Nausheen Husain – Page 2

Mutasim Odeh fields telephone calls at his clothing and electronics shop, Exclusive, on West 87th Street in Chicago on June 11, 2020. The store was hit by looters in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Chicago’s Arab American store owners face reckoning in wake of George Floyd killing

June 15, 2020 at 7:40 a.m.

At Exclusive, an electronics and clothing store in Auburn Gresham, the windows are boarded up. But the boards have art on them, five black faces peering out into this South...

Protesters carry a "Defund the Police" sign on West Division Street during the March of Justice from Union Park to Cabrini-Green on June 6, 2020, in Chicago to demand police accountability.

‘Take your knee off my neck,’ chant marchers during new round of George Floyd-inspired demonstrations in Chicago

June 13, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.

West Side religious leaders, politicians and officials from the Chicago Police Board and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability convened on Friday to cry for a remedy to what they...

Umha, 16, her sister Nina, 10, and their cousin Yalda, 5 at their apartment in Aurora on April 13, 2020.

Refugees try to make new start in Chicago as COVID-19 upends daily life: ‘Once we get back to the normal life, we want to walk freely’

April 27, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Like many practicing social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, Farhan Ali has turned to Netflix. But Ali, 21, isn't just watching for entertainment. He's improving his English. About a month...

Sara Sadat, right, and her husband, Raza Siddiqui, left, are decorating their Lisle home for Ramadan, with the help of their children Yunus, Myra and Zoya Shaik.

For Chicago-area Muslims without traditional mosque access, a remote Ramadan isn’t a new concept

April 24, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

Helping prepare the iftar meal. Missing going to the mosque at night. Dealing with technical difficulties during prayers. Ramadan will look different this year, particularly for men used to centering...

A man walks along 87th Street near the Metra tracks in Auburn Gresham, April 8, 2020. Auburn Gresham, where more than 90% of residents are black, includes the Chicago ZIP code with the most COVID-19-related deaths in the city, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Before data showed Chicago blacks dying at higher rates, communities of color knew recovery from COVID-19 would be slow

April 21, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.

In early January, Renee Mounia, 50, was admitted to Cook County Hospital with an illness that claimed her life in a matter of days. Family members confirmed that her diagnosis...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Chicago’s coronavirus disparity: Black Chicagoans are dying at nearly six times the rate of white residents, data show

April 8, 2020 at 6:58 a.m.

Black Chicagoans are dying from the coronavirus at a rate higher than any other racial demographic, public records show, a reflection of the deadly consequences that economically disadvantaged communities have...

A shopkeeper waits for customers as a woman wearing a face mask to help protect against the new coronavirus walks by at Tehran's Grand Bazaar in Iran on March 17, 2020. The new coronavirus ravaging Iran is cutting into celebrations marking the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz.

Tables laid for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, feature items starting with ‘S,’ like sekkeh — coins — for prosperity. With coronavirus, families joke they’re adding sanitizer and soap.

March 20, 2020 at 5:36 p.m.

The table in a Persian home is set up for the Iranian new year with very specific items. Seven foods that start with the Persian letter for "S" are displayed,...

Assia Boundaoui is flanked by her attorney, Christina Abraham, left, and producer Jessica Devaney as they arrive Jan. 22, 2020, at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse for a public hearing about FBI surveillance in her community. Boundaoui released a documentary about Bridgeview in 2018 called "The Feeling of Being Watched."

A suburban filmmaker sued to find out why the FBI was watching her Muslim community: ‘It’s weird to read how they wrote about us’

January 30, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

Since 2016, documentary filmmaker Assia Boundaoui has been waiting for answers from the FBI to one question: Which parts of her Arab American community in Bridgeview were surveilled after 9/11?...

Look up how your Illinois school district reported its use of physical restraint

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

All public school districts are required to report their use of physical restraint to the U.S. Department of Education. Enter a district's name below to see how many incidents it...

The Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, shown in 2013.

‘Guantanamo North’ prison units in the Midwest are under fire for their harsh conditions. After 10 years, one man is still fighting his case.

December 6, 2019 at 7:29 a.m.

At 13, Sara Jayyousi started a new lunchtime routine. Once a week, she'd rush to the cafeteria, buy lunch and take it to the school parking lot where her mom...

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