Qahwah House is officially opening on the Upper West Side, not far from Columbia University:

“We’re expanding; we’re going to be everywhere. We are expanding all over the U.S. at the moment, and then our plan for next is we’re gonna be overseas as well.” columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…

survey of queer muslims by Bay Area based org had 700 respondents across the U.S.

Among findings:
•20% of respondents had experienced homelessness
•Nearly 9 in 10 reported some degree of anxiety around government surveillance

story from nisa khan

kqed.org/news/11982529/…

It's an open secret: The five richest people in Mexico have seen their net worth grow by $79 billion under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, despite his criticism of their fortunes. By Michael O'Boyle bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“The resulting collection reads like a juvenile burn book, totally uninterested in the world outside her group chat.”

🥵 bookforum.com/print/3004/lau…

My first time at Quesabirria Jalisco, I asked Ventura Orozco why his tacos were halal.

He answered with a moving story bout how a Palestinian restaurant took him in when he was at his lowest & how making his own shop halal led him to success.

Read here: chicagotribune.com/2024/04/09/que…

Just go ahead and bookmark this. teenvogue.com/story/so-you-t…

Todo listo para presentar a Chilango y Radio Chilango en el journalism festival de Perugia la próxima semana. Hablaremos sobre periodismo local, sus amenazas y oportunidades.
Gracias Hanaa’ Tameez y Nieman Lab por la invitación!

How are local news outlets across the U.S. covering, and capitalizing on, the total solar eclipse?

The answers include Spotify playlists, at least 2 walkouts, and everything in between -

niemanlab.org/2024/04/dateli…

DO NOT miss the extremely fun design by the brilliant Joshua Benton !

Come for the story by Sophie Culpepper on how local news outlets are covering tomorrow's eclipse

Stay for me pushing the boundaries of legibility with a real animated eclipse on the page

niemanlab.org/2024/04/dateli…

we’re really getting floods, an earthquake and a solar eclipse all in one week huh

Ain’t no way Muslim orgs are already leveraging the earthquake in their fundraising texts I’m dying LOL

A new parody game is taking aim at bias in The New York Times’ coverage of Gaza. The simulator by Paolo Pedercini 🥶 often uses real headlines published over the past year. More here: niemanlab.org/2024/04/a-new-…

A newsletter about our uneasy relationship to phones becomes The Guardian’s fastest-growing email ever

“Reclaim Your Brain” acknowledges “the effect that the news cycle is having on us psychologically.”

Nieman Lab
niemanlab.org/2024/04/a-news…

did you know that over 98,000 people voted 'uncommitted' in Tues's Dem presidential primaries in NY, WI, RI, + CT?

did you know the US sent billions in bombs and fighter jets last week, and on Mon was preparing to send another $18bil in jets, to Israel?
teenvogue.com/story/primary-…

kudos to The Harvard Crimson for breaking a super important Cambridge local news story thecrimson.com/article/2024/4…

For Nieman Lab, #Maynard200 alum Hanaa' Tameez (@HanaaTameez) interviewed seasoned war reporter Jane Ferguson (@JaneFerguson5) on conflict coverage, Gaza, and her new book 'No Ordinary Assignment.' Read more: niemanlab.org/2024/03/war-co…

Mexican journalist Lu Ortiz 🧜🏼‍♀️ interviewed journalists from around the world about their relationship with the profession and what mental and physical injuries they suffer. The result is a play that Ortiz wrote, directs and acts in, titled: #HumanCondition
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The guiding question behind their migration is: “What else can I do with my U.S. citizenship? Because I’m not treated like a citizen in my own country, where can I go to get the experiences, the life that I want?”

capitalbnews.org/how-black-amer…

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE NEWS:

With 96% of the unit voting, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Canandaigua Daily Messenger journalists Newspaper Guild of Rochester unanimously authorize a STRIKE over Gannett’s unfair labor practices if a contract isn't agreed on by EOD Friday.

'You’re a person, not a brand. You might think by drinking the Kool-Aid that you’re standing on business, but in fact, the business is standing on you.'

This is the one, abolish media parties!!!
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