By Nafisa Masud on April 26, 2017
concealed carry, gun rights, guns
Politics & Policy

Earlier this year, a new bill was introduced into the House and Senate that could throw New York’s system of concealed carry weapon enforcement into chaos. In New York, residents can become licensed gun owners if they are 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, and are not convicted of any felony, do not use controlled […]
By Nafisa Masud on April 22, 2017
March for Science, news, newyork
Manhattan, Multimedia, News, Photo

Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets in the city on Earth Day; similar marches took place across the country.
By Nafisa Masud on March 9, 2017
A day without a woman, International Women’s Day, Women's march
News, Politics & Policy

Three who felt they had to do their jobs on “A Day Without a Woman”
By Nafisa Masud on February 14, 2017
#Election2016, NYC Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee, Pro Publica, The Southern Poverty Law Center
100 Days, Public Health

A training session to learn to take on haters, in a time of rising hate
By Nafisa Masud on February 7, 2017
Romania, St. Mary’s Orthodox Church
Neighborhoods, Queens, The Global City

Immigrants are troubled by events in their home country, which remind them of its turbulent past.