Binta Kanteh

2 months ago | sahanjournal.com | Binta Kanteh |Alberto Gomez

The month of Ramadan will commence on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Hijri calendar, also known as the Islamic calendar and is the month in which the Quran was revealed. Fasting from the break of dawn to sunset, reflecting on important themes and lessons in the Quran, charitable giving and deep introspection are all hallmarks of the holy month for Muslims all over the world.

Feb 11, 2025 | sahanjournal.com | Binta Kanteh |Trisha Collopy

As a teen growing up in Maryland and New York, Fatma Sheekh played soccer and tennis. Later on, her uncle introduced her to the art of boxing. Working out as a young adult gave her “consistency and clarity,” she says. After the death of her uncle, Sheekh reintroduced herself to a fitness regime in 2022, starting with memberships at Life Time Fitness and Title Boxing Club in Edina. She was energized by this fresh beginning but felt out of place.  “I was like, this is it. I’m going to work out.

Oct 29, 2024 | sahanjournal.com | Binta Kanteh |Elza GOFFAUX

Most young people who come to Daniel Solis-Corona tell him that they do not know who to vote for or think they can’t vote because they have been charged with felonies in the past. When he tables with Make Voting a Tradition, a program launched by the Native American Community Development Institute, his role is to help young voters register and to inform people with previous felonies that in Minnesota they have the right to vote.

Oct 17, 2024 | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Elza GOFFAUX |Binta Kanteh |Alfonzo Galvan

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Oct 2, 2024 | spokesman-recorder.com | Binta Kanteh

Doulas, doctors, nurses, and researchers recently descended on the campus of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation to learn from each other how they can continue to identify the roots and extinguish the adverse impacts of institutional racism on Black and Brown women working in the birthing industry.