Detroit Evening Report: Census Bureau publishes data on new ‘MENA’ category
The U.S. Census Bureau recently published the Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A), which included information about...
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.
Take a tour of Southwest Detroit for National Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) the City Institute is hosting guided tours in Southwest Detroit...
New survey aims to identify needs of Arab American business owners
Reda Taleb is the New Economy Initiative project manager with the Arab American Women's Business Council, an organization that empowers...
Detroit Public Schools launching new Computer Science Education program
A new Computer Science Education initiative was launched with the Detroit Public School Community District this week that aims to...
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...
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....