Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck swears in first Yemeni Muslim police chief in the US
The city of Hamtramck held a swearing in ceremony on Monday to inaugurate the city's new Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri...
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.
Passenger Recovery in Hamtramck creates spaces for musical substance use recovery
Passenger Recovery Community Center is one of metro Detroit’s new substance abuse recovery support spaces. It’s free for people in...
Detroit Evening Report: EPA invests in solar for low-income families; Detroit seeks feedback for oral history project and more
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the recent $156 million EPA investment in solar rooftops for...
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...
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...