ICE detains a father outside of Detroit mosque, family concerned about accommodations during Ramadan
A Dearborn father, Abdelouahid Aouchiche was detained on Oct. 6 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Masjid Al-Furqan in...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor's in Journalism and a Master's in Media Arts & Studies. She is an alumna of the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity.
Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
New illustrated children’s book shares the joy of Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan kicks off this week.Syrian Canadian author Nadine Presley has written an illustrated children’s book, “A...
Detroit Evening Report: DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for Yemen
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the end of Temporary Protected Status for Yemen. The designation was...
Detroit Evening Report: Bangladesh ambassador visits Michigan
The Bangladeshi ambassador to the United States visited Hamtramck Saturday to meet with Bangladeshi Americans. Tareq Md Ariful Islam joined...
Overdose deaths continue to decline in Dearborn
The Dearborn Department of Public Health says there’s been a decrease in overdose deaths in the past two years. Chief Public...
Black-led birthing center provides alternative options for families
Birth Detroit is Black-led, community-based midwifery practice and the first free-standing birth center in Detroit.The organization’s co-founder, Elon Geffrard, says...
Detroit Evening Report: The loss of a legend, Ismael Ahmed
Listen to the latest episode of the “Detroit Evening Report” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your...
Detroit Evening Report: MDHHS offers stipends for behavioral health interns
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering stipends for interns enrolled in a behavioral health bachelor or...
Black Birth Joy project amplifies Black maternal health through photography
Tiana Lashae is a doula and birth photographer based out of Ann Arbor. Her business is called Motherhood Portraits by...
Entry Points hopes to give juvenile lifer artists a place to flourish after release
A Hamtramck-based artist residency program has received a $175,000 innovation award for three years.Entry Points is a program that offers housing...
Detroit Evening Report: Hundreds in Michigan protest against ICE
Hundreds of people across Michigan protested against Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend after an ICE agent shot a woman to...
Detroit Evening Report: Councilmember Santiago-Romero seeks to limit ICE activity in Detroit
Detroit Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero hopes to ban or limit Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE agents access in the city. This follows...