Amina Rahman
Citizen ReporterAmina Rahman has recently joined NPR as an apprentice citizen journalist, the J-Corps. She received a Bachelor of Education from McGill University in Montreal, where she was born and raised. She is passionate about curriculum development and interdisciplinary/STEAM education and has taught in different capacities from pre-K to high school in Montreal, in Chicago, and in the Springfield area. She enjoys spending time with her family, engaging with various community and service groups, and gardening.
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Amina and Hafsa Rahman completed their project as the first NPR Illinois J-Corps citizen journalists. Before the recognition dinner on June 17, we reviewed the experience with our mother-daughter team. -
The conclusion of the series on the central Illinois Muslim community and, in this segment, how current events are concerning. -
Part three of a series on Muslims in central Illinois looks at the community's diversity. -
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Springfield: Where the Muslim community feels like home -
The J-Corps team shares inteveiw observations from the Muslim community. -
Amina Rahman and her daughter, Hafsa, reflect on their experiences with the NPR Illinois J-Corps pilot. Follow along each Friday through May with this J-Corps Audio Journal.
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Amina Rahman and her daughter, Hafsa, discuss increaseing uncertainty about travel for the Muslim community and the experiences of immigrants. Follow along each Friday through May with this J-Corps Audio Journal.
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Hafsa and Amina Rahman with the latest J -Corps Audio Journal. It's the end of Ramadan, which is a very important part of the holy month, worshiping and getting ready for Eid.
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As this J-Corps team of Amina and Hafsa Rahman continue to prepare their reports as community journalists for NPR Illinois, they find current world events are impacting the Muslim community in Springfield.
