City says 'yes' expansive Costco store, complete with 32-pump gas station, on west Herndon Avenue. Fresnoland

fresnoland.org/2024/04/18/cos…

here at @usc where a considerable crowd has come out to protest against the cancellation of valedictorian asna tabassum’s speech

New: Blinken has known for months his own experts concluded multiple Israeli units should be disqualified from U.S. aid for flagrant human rights abuses.

And for months, he's sat on those recommendations. 'They've been sitting in his briefcase.' propublica.org/article/israel…

Why isn’t PEN America paying its incarcerated literary prize winners? Alex Tretbar & Natalye ask in a new op-ed. Recent winners of PEN America’s Prison Writing Awards are missing a total of $925 in payments—a small fortune in prison.
prismreports.org/2024/04/17/pen…

after years of getting rejected by The Seattle Times for internships, never thought i'd see a 1700 word enterprise story written by me featured on the seattle times homepage this early in my career :')

Does she get an article in The Atlantic ?

I highly recommend everyone listen to this powerful audio doc reported by Salman Ahad Khan telling the story of pregnant woman in Gaza. It’s such an impactful piece and so rare to have a story follow someone as closely as this one, I’ll be thinking about this story for a long time

I’ve worked at Reveal for 5 years now and think this week’s episode feat. Gabrielle Berbey and Salman Ahad Khan’s reporting is one of the strongest we’ve put out.

Please make time for it.

open.spotify.com/episode/1j96jt…

Since November, Gabrielle Berbey and I have been reporting this audio documentary on pregnancies in Gaza and I'm so proud to share it's finally out today on Reveal and @motherjones. 🧵 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-…

As California’s new fast food wage law kicks in, thousands of Fresno County workers set to feel impact fresnoland.org/2024/04/09/new…

The MTA denied Muslim bus drivers a day off for Eid. They might walk off the job.

buff.ly/3JdnQ7t

“It increased so much,” Lao said of the growth from last year to this year. “I think it’s because of Gaza. Mostly, it’s because of personal reasons, but that is a part of it.”
sahanjournal.com/changing-minne…

Introducing Fresnoland Futures - a new live event series fresnoland.org/2024/04/09/int…

As Ramadan comes to an end, I wrote about how somber this month has been for Muslim Americans in Michigan as they grieve for Gaza. Eid celebrations have also been cancelled for Wednesday.

My latest for Al Jazeera English

aljazeera.com/features/longf…

hello sharks… i present to you a project The Objective & The Sick Times is working on that’s deeply important to me — a guide for better covid19/long covid reporting!

we’re seeking feedback from people living w/LC. form open for 2 wks, all qs voluntary!!

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You may have noticed a familiar name in the latest The Sick Times newsletter this morning!

(It’s us, and we need your help to collaborate on a new project to improve Long Covid and Covid-19 reporting!)

This email I got from a college student just made my day so much better

Four months ago, eight employees at a Philz Coffee in Berkeley were sent home for wearing pro-Palestine pins. Now, they’re the first Philz to unionize. The Daily Californian dailycal.org/news/city/loca…

In today’s paper: Sanger Police report unsafe conditions at Mary’s Chicken processors after second worker death in a year.

Our brother Hamza is home after 38 years in prison. Alhamdullilah 🤲🏼