Alhamdulillah 2021 is a wrap. Here’s a look back at the top nine moments from the year. 1. Detroit Documenters Program: As the civic reporter for WDET, I helped train people to take notes or tweet Detroit public meetings. The program helps people become more civically engaged. 2. Embassy of Bangladesh stories: The Embassy comes […]
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South Asian American Digital Archive Fellowship Project
During the course of nine months, I researched and created 10 oral histories of Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit for the South Asian American Digital Archive as a fellow in 2020-2021. This project was to highlight the sense of entrepreneurship among women who celebrate tradition and culture while finding new ways to create businesses […]
Muslim Stories
How Losing Her Job Led Bangladeshi Woman to Launch a Catering Business During the Pandemic Explore the World with These Metro Detroit Pop-up Restaurants and Food Trucks For American Muslims, 9/11 Changed Life in America Metro Detroiters Share Their Citizenship Journey Pharmacist Tania Begum serves Bengali community State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud’s Dearborn Mayoral Primary ‘a […]
Bangladeshi Stories
How Losing Her Job Led Bangladeshi Woman to Launch a Catering Business During the Pandemic Opinion | How I Embraced My Muslim Identity After 9/11 Pharmacist Tania Begum serves Bengali community Why understanding the impact of the pandemic in Detroit’s Bangladeshi community is more complicated than you think. How one Bangladeshi family’s lifeline of support […]
Mental Health Resources
12 Things You Can Do to Prioritize Your Mental Health Should We Carry the Mental Load of Others During Stressful (Pandemic) Times? Hamtramck’s Bangladeshi Women Aim to Break Barriers on Mental Health Stigma How women in Detroit’s Bangladeshi communities cope with mental health stigma — and fight it
Domestic Violence Resources
Coping With Domestic Violence & What You Can Do To Help Victims: Part I Surviving Domestic Violence & A Path To Healing: Part II Growing Up with Domestic Abuse – Powerful Stories From Women Impacted as Children Childhood Suicides in Muslim Communities – A Problem We Cannot Ignore (Part One) Childhood Suicide Warning Signs and […]
2020 Highlights
A global pandemic, the #BLM movement, and figuring out create new traditions among the old ones, 2020 has been a roller coaster of emotions. However, like during any obstacle, this year came as an opportunity to create new norms. Here are a few things I’ve covered, participated in and experienced in 2020. Misinformation about COVID: […]
Detroit’s Own Co-Working Ecosystem
At the heart of midtown Detroit, Green Garage, a triple bottom line business incubator operating out of a former Model T showroom, is home to approximately 50 businesses and nonprofits. From sustainable food co-ops to nonprofits mobilizing Detroit’s immigrant population, the Green Garage community is diverse. But the businesses share one common thread — a […]
Ingredients: Garlic, Ginger, Onion Pastes
Note: Summertime is all about grilling, cooking and enjoying time with family. For many Bangladeshi homes, it’s the time when people share homecooked meals called dawath, an invitation. I will be sharing some of my favorite foods, as well as highlight ingredients used in common Bangladeshi foods. Bangladeshi cuisine uses a lot of textured cooking, […]
Collaboration: Burgers, Shakes and Entrepreneurship
Recently I met up with Tahura Holly, owner of Festive Essentials, a custom jewelry business, at California Burgerz in Hamtramck, Mich., where both of us grew up. Tahura and I have been in touch recently as I embarked on researching creating and building a social media presence professionally. We also discussed the need for collaboration in places […]
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