Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
The MOST Story Bank is a live archive of stories on the most current events, people and cultural perspectives of Muslims in America and around the world. With writers in mind, MOST carefully selects story-driven news from the most reputable published sources.
"Amaliah started as a personal frustration," says 24-year-old entrepreneur, Nafisa Bakkar. "We realized that it was a big pain point for Muslim women to find clothes that were modest but also … [Read more...]
We here at Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST) have crafted an 'in case you missed it' #ICYMI list of this past week's most timely and relevant stories from across the web: 1) Hasan Minhaj To … [Read more...]
“Everyone Has a Story” occurs every few months in Los Angeles -- it's an evening filled with storytelling put together by IKAR, a progressive synagogue, and NewGround, a Muslim-Jewish group that for … [Read more...]
Qal’bu Maryam Women’s Mosque is set to open this Friday in Berkeley, California – making it the second female-led mosque in the country (Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles opened two years ago). … [Read more...]
Last winter, the New York Times published a profile on Idi Diallo, a Muslim young man who came to America as a teenager from Abidjan, the capitol of the Ivory Coast. As a boy, Idi had played soccer … [Read more...]
It was just announced that Hasan Minhaj will be hosting this year's White House Correspondents Dinner. Despite President Trump saying he will be a no-show, the comedian is in good company, host-wise, … [Read more...]
“The Seventh Art Stand” is a film series that will run across the country in May featuring movies from countries affected by President Trump’s latest travel ban which has recently been blocked by the … [Read more...]
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland who six weeks ago was forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
Europe’s top rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, has warned that the rise of ultra-nationalist parties and damage to the European Union caused by Brexit threatens the security of Jewish and Muslim … [Read more...]
Last month, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding released a new study that said 42% of young Muslims had reported bullying in U.S. schools. Recently, the San Diego Unified School District … [Read more...]
