Detroit Evening Report: Demolition of Detroit incinerator scheduled for June 11
Detroit officials say they'll use explosives to demolish the shuttered incinerator smoke stack later this month.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is a Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Detroit Documenters program to increase civic engagement. She's also a producer, weekend anchor, and a co-host of the Detroit Evening Report.
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.
American physician documents Syrian refugee crisis in new book
Nour Akhras is a Syrian American pediatric infectious disease physician and author of “Just One: A Journey of Perseverance and...
Detroit Evening Report: Community fridge provides access to free food on Detroit’s westside
A community refrigerator with free food was placed outside a church on Detroit’s westside over the weekend.Subscribe to the Detroit...
Detroit Evening Report: City of Detroit accepting applications for Arts Alley Fellowship program
The City of Detroit’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship has launched a new Arts Alley Fellowship program, where fellows...
Garden City dentist leads focus elevating women Arab American business owners
Dr. Asmaa Abdel-Salam is a general dentist at Precision Family Dental in Garden City and leads the Arab American Women's...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council approves Juneteenth as paid holiday for city workers
Detroit will recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday for city workers.Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening ReportNPR | Apple...
DER Weekends: Muslim women of business
In the latest installment of DER Weekends, Nargis Rahman tells the story of Muslim businesswomen in Southeast Michigan coming together...
UM Dearborn exhibit brings people together to discuss criminal justice reform
An art and poetry exhibit that hopes to inspire conversations about criminal justice reform in the U.S. opens this weekend...
Detroit Evening Report: Construction starts on Detroit transit center at former Michigan State Fairgrounds site
Construction has begun on a new transit center at the site of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds.Listen and Subscribe to...
‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ explores the life of Bengali men who jumped ship in the early 1900s
‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ is a documentary film about comedian Alaudin Ullah who went on a journey to learn...
Detroit Evening Report: Activists say pipe repairs still not finished 9 years after Flint water crisis
Activists are marking the ninth anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis.Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
MOVE Summit unites Arab Americans with BIPOC allies in Dearborn
A summit designed to advance and strengthen the Arab American community will take place later this week. The MOVE Summit,...
