Cities
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For Puget Sound Muslims, Ramadan during crisis is an opportunity to help
(Crosscut) Rehan Bashar misses the night prayers most of all. As he and his fellow Muslims observe the holy month…
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From Campus Activist to city council
STORY BY MANISHA JHA | PHOTO BY QUINN RUSSELL BROWN | VIDEO BY CAEAN COUTO | MARCH 2020 (UW Washington.edu) On…
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‘I am ready and the city is ready’: Khan becomes first Muslim woman on Redmond council
wenty-four-year old Varisha Khan is Redmond’s first Muslim woman to serve on Redmond City Council. Khan was officially sworn in…
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He lost and lost and lost and lost, but he never gave up
MUKILTEO — He’s the guy who wouldn’t give up. Riaz Khan, 50, a Boeing engineer, ran for public office five…
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New Redmond City Council member is among Washington state’s first Muslim women elected to local office
REDMOND — While Varisha Khan and her team were canvassing to tell residents about her candidacy for the Redmond City…
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Washington state might have just elected its first two Muslim women to office
wo very different communities in Washington state are on the verge of making history following this year’s general election. Across…
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Washington state might have just elected its first two Muslim women to office
Varisha Khan is holding on to a narrow lead in her race for a seat on the Redmond City Council…
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A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child
Dr. Anisa Ibrahim, picture on her graduation day, is now directing the same Seattle clinic that took care of her…
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Accommodation law inspired at UW Bothell
College students observing Ramadan and fasting during the day can now wait until night to take exams. A new Accommodation…
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Growing Up Muslim in Seattle
As a Gen X teen growing up in L.A., religion was the furthest thing from Fathia Absie’s mind. Since then,…
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