Battling ISIS With Narratives
In this article for Foreign Policy, Cynthia Schneider (scholar and former ambassador to the Netherlands, and co-director at MOST) reports about tackling extremist groups with an unconventional tool – … [Read more...]
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.
In this article for Foreign Policy, Cynthia Schneider (scholar and former ambassador to the Netherlands, and co-director at MOST) reports about tackling extremist groups with an unconventional tool – … [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) These Married … [Read more...]
For years, more babies were born to Christian women than to any other religious group but by 2035, PEW reports, Muslim women are expected to "modestly exceed" newborn births. According to … [Read more...]
Last February, more than 3,000 people – many of them young, Muslim women -- flowed into London’s Saatchi Gallery for the first ever London Modest Fashion Week (LMFW). Launched by online fashion … [Read more...]
Asiya and Basheer Shakir are a married couple in Oklahoma City, both doctors, and are behind a local initiative called “Totes of Love” which aims to shed light on the issue of domestic violence in the … [Read more...]
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On Ziad Ahmed’s college application for Stanford University, the high school senior was asked: "What matters to you, and why?" According to the teen, only one thing came to mind: #BlackLivesMatter … [Read more...]
“Letters from Iraq” is Iraqi-American composer Rahim AlHaj's new album, a personal reflection of the 2003 war. The composer was inspired by letters from Iraqis who wrote of love, loss and hope during … [Read more...]
Obstetrician Dr. Farida and her ophthalmologist husband Dr. Abdulkhal only give reporters their first names – for security reasons. Last year, they were among a handful of physicians who remained in … [Read more...]
Supermodel Bella Hadid has just declared that she is "proud to be a Muslim." Bella comes from a long line of famous models -- her sister is Gigi Hadid and her mother is Yolanda Foster, a former model … [Read more...]
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The New York Magazine reports that the Southern Poverty Law Center released a new survey about the impact of the new administration and the nation's classroom, revealing that "of the more than 10,000 … [Read more...]