American Muslim Town Hall kicks off Michigan advisory council listening sessions
The Growing Michigan Together Council and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding hosted a private American Muslim Town Hall...
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.
Mailchimp CEO named Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year
Rania Succar is the CEO of Intuit Mailchimp. She’s also the co-founder and board member of Jusoor, a global nonprofit...
Detroit Evening Report: ‘Little Amal’ visiting Metro Detroit to raise refugee crisis awareness
As part of a campaign to raise awareness of the global refugee and migrant crisis, a performance art project will...
Islamic advocacy group files lawsuit to end federal watchlist
A lawsuit was filed in federal court last Monday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on behalf of a...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department recommends getting updated COVID vaccine
Michigan's state health department is recommending that people get the updated COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older for...
Detroit Evening Report: Arab American National Museum hosting JAM3A music and arts fest
The Arab American National Museum is hosting a two-day music and arts festival this weekend in Downriver. Subscribe to the...
Detroit Evening Report: Jefferson Chalmers to get $11M from FEMA to prevent flooding
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is receiving more than $11 million in federal funding...
Advocates seek temporary protected status for Lebanese nationals in US
Arab American community members are urging the Department of Homeland Security to declare Temporary Protected Status for people from Lebanon....
Detroit Evening Report: New Era Detroit launching public safety app to help reduce crime
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, city officials and community members are celebrating the New Era Community Partnership to create a crime...
Detroit Documenters network acts as watchdog on Wayne County juvenile jail challenges
The Wayne County Detention Facility has been facing complaints of overcrowding and children being left in their rooms for long...
Detroit hosting National Street Art Summit during BLKOUT Walls street art fest
Detroit is partnering with Philadelphia to host the National Street Art Summit next month. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan expands financial assistance for crime victims
Michigan’s Crime Victim Compensation program is expanding to include more services and money to help victims of crime in the...