Student protestors kicked out of Wayne State Board of Governors meeting after disruption
Pro-Palestinian protestors interrupted the Wayne State University Board of Governors meeting on Friday after the public comments were over, calling...
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, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of 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.
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House bill would require religious accommodations for higher education students
Michigan lawmakers have introduced a new House bill that would require certain postsecondary education institutions to adopt policies that offer...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan research institute examines impact of war in Gaza on religious minorities
The Michigan and Washington, D.C.-based educational research group Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) this month released the third...
Detroit Evening Report: Arab American businesses highlighted during NFL Draft, metro Detroit rivers report card, more
On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, stories include Arab American businesses being highlighted during this week's NFL Draft in...
Detroit Evening Report: GM seeking high school students for paid summer internship
General Motors is looking for high school students in metro Detroit, Flint and Pontiac to apply for a comprehensive paid...
Muslims in metro Detroit celebrate Ramadan differently as war in Gaza rages
As the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, many American Muslims are approaching the holiday with grief rather...
What the US Census’ new ‘MENA’ category means to Arab Americans
The state Office of Management and Budget recently announced the addition of a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) category...
CAIR reports increase in discrimination complaints against Michigan muslims
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a civil rights report this week that cited...
Detroit Evening Report: State grants aim to improve access to substance use treatment services
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding transportation services for people accessing substance use disorder treatment...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Central offering Detroiters free training for EV tech skills
Michigan Central is partnering with two electric vehicle support companies to bring free skills training programs to Detroiters. Subscribe to...
Dearborn among 4 cities selected to join national environmental justice Policy Academy
The City of Dearborn is one of four cities selected nationally by the National League of Cities to participate in...
Detroit Evening Report: Muslims across metro Detroit begin holy month of Ramadan
Muslim community members in metro Detroit and around the world began observing the month of Ramadan on Monday. Subscribe to...