Nargis Rahman

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman

Editor’s Note: This story is part four of a new four-part series from WDET’s Nargis Rahman called, “Shustho: Mind, Body, and Spirit,” exploring health care and health care access for Bangladeshi women. Ayesha Tanjum moved to the U.S. about two years ago with her husband, an international student. Shortly after, she learned she was pregnant.  “It was really tough for me in Michigan, because I didn’t have any friends or relatives around, and I was struggling to make friends,” she said.

4 weeks ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman

Editor’s Note: This story is part three of a new four-part series from WDET’s Nargis Rahman called, “Shustho: Mind, Body, and Spirit,” exploring health care and health care access for Bangladeshi women. The Health Unit on Davison Avenue in Detroit (HUDA Clinic) is the largest free health care clinic in Wayne County. It serves uninsured and underinsured patients helping about 5,000 patients annually. Nurse Practitioner Joann Harrison says about 30% of HUDA’s patients are Bangladeshi women.

1 month ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman

Editor’s Note: This story is part one of a new four-part series from WDET’s Nargis Rahman called, “Shustho: Mind, Body, and Spirit,” exploring health care and health care access for Bangladeshi women. When the pandemic shut down many doctor’s offices, Family Nurse Practitioner Farzana Noor noticed a growing need among Bangladeshi women seeking care at her clinic in Hamtramck. Noor is the medical director at the Children’s Clinic of Michigan.

1 month ago | wdet.org | Nargis Rahman

Organizers and volunteers of the Muslim Foster Care Association (MFCA) hosted a buffet-style meal and celebration for its third annual Ramadan iftar, bringing Muslim foster youth and families together. Iftar is the meal where Muslims break their fast during Ramadan. There was a row of savory food from the halal restaurant Sukho Thai in Dearborn Heights, and a table full of sweet treats like knafeh and enormous Macadamia cookies. MFCA Co-founder Sameena Zahoor welcomed the attendees.

1 month ago | religionnews.com | Nargis Rahman

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (RNS and NPR) — Organizers and volunteers put the final touches to the iftar feast, adding plates of desserts, including knafeh and enormous Macadamia cookies, to an already heaping spread of pad thai, crab rangoons and beef stir fry. The sun is low, and any moment now, four dozen youth and families will fill the HYPE Athletics Center in Dearborn Heights, eager to break their Ramadan fast together.