Name: Nargis Rahman

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2024

School Name: Wayne State University

Major: Media Arts & Studies Masters

Description: Nargis Hakim Rahman is an award-winning Bangladeshi American Muslim journalist and writer. She is a reporter, producer, and fill-in anchor for WDET 101.9 FM, Detroit's NPR station. She is also a co-host of the Detroit Evening Report podcast. She graduated from Wayne State with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and a psychology minor. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.

Sponsor: Iqbal Family Scholarship