CUNY TV’s “Short Docs Web Series” speaks to multimedia journalist Anuz Thapa about his new documentary, “Fighting for Justice,” on the aftermath of the murder of Imam Maulana Akonjee and his assistant Thara Uddin in 2016.
The NYC Commission on Human Rights released a study documenting bias, harassment, discrimination and acts of hate against Muslim, Arab, South Asian, Jewish and Sikh New Yorkers – and suggested recommendations for getting more victims to report incidents.
The City Council has allocated $1 million toward a halal and kosher lunch pilot program for the schools.
CUNY TV’s “Asian American Life” looks at how the Nepalese, Filipino Muslims, Sikhs and Sri Lankans have settled in the NYC area and preserved their cultures while integrating into the mainstream.
BRIC TV profiles a young imam in Albany whose father was arrested in an FBI counterterrorism sting operation.
In a video from BRIC TV, a Bangladeshi American reflects on being Muslim in Brooklyn and running a youth support group.
Bklyner profiles UMass journalism professor Shaheen Pasha, who is writing about growing up in an immigrant family in Brooklyn.
Meet lawyer Naz Ahmad, who advocates for immigrants “particularly affected by national security and counter-terrorism policies and practices.”
Fatima Coundoul, a DACA recipient who aspires to be an English teacher, tells her story to Open City.
A sophomore at Manhattan College introduced World Hijab Day to fellow students and faculty of the Roman Catholic college, reports The Riverdale Press.
Bukharian Times reports on the forthcoming Shashmaqam concert, which features the classical music of Uzbekistan, played by both Muslims and Jews.
Muslim beauty gurus on YouTube inspired playwright Sarah Badiyah Sakaan to produce “The Art of Hijab, Kohl Black, and the Right Way to Pray,” an interfaith play premiering Jan. 11 in Crown Heights, reports Brooklyn Paper.
Omar Vaid, a candidate for the 11th Congressional District, speaks to Kings County Politics about receiving national support with the help of social media and why he wants to represent south Brooklyn and Staten Island.
A reporter for Bklyner speaks of her reactions as she thought about the young man of Bangladeshi origin who exploded a pipe bomb in a Times Square area subway passage.
Ahmadi Muslims speak to Bklyner about the persecution they faced in their homeland and how that has changed – for the most part – in Brooklyn.
