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Dec
10
Arrest Finally Made for 2008 Murder of Brooklyn Cabbie

Arrest Finally Made for 2008 Murder of Brooklyn Cabbie

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND — Eleven years later, a man has been arrested for the murder of a livery cab
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Sep
26
Farhad Muhammad Believes In Giving Back To The Modern Ummah

Farhad Muhammad Believes In Giving Back To The Modern Ummah

Farhad Muhammad wearing one of his signature Modern Ummah hoodies. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)LITTLE PAKISTAN – Farhad Muhammad is a
3 min read
Sep
06
Little Pakistan Stands With Jammu & Kashmir

Little Pakistan Stands With Jammu & Kashmir

A man holding the Azad Kashmir flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Makki Masjid has long served as a place
3 min read
Feb
23
Local Bengali Community Celebrates Day Honoring Linguistic Freedom

Local Bengali Community Celebrates Day Honoring Linguistic Freedom

Memorial honoring International Mother Language Day near the corner of Beverley Road and McDonald Avenue. (Photo: Nicole Levit)A reader
2 min read
Dec
10
Pakistani Community Leader Shahid Khan Had A Long Road From Lahore To Brooklyn

Pakistani Community Leader Shahid Khan Had A Long Road From Lahore To Brooklyn

Shahid Khan (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Shahid Khan has become an important local community leader in the
3 min read
Dec
10

Pakistani Community Leader Shahid Khan Had A Long Road From Lahore To Brooklyn

Shahid Khan (Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBK)Shahid Khan has become an important local community leader in the past few
3 min read
Oct
28

Officials Join COPO To Pray For Victims Of South Asian Earthquake

A local imam prays for the victims of the recent earthquake in South Asia. (Photo by Shannon Geis / Kensington BK)
1 min read
Aug
14
Brooklyn Mela Will Be Celebrated On Coney Island Avenue This Sunday; Watch Out For Street Closures And Bus Changes

Brooklyn Mela Will Be Celebrated On Coney Island Avenue This Sunday; Watch Out For Street Closures And Bus Changes

A food vendor at last year’s mela. Photo by Ditmas Park CornerMusic and food will fill Coney Island Avenue,
1 min read
Dec
19
Hundreds Gather On Coney Island Avenue For Vigil In Wake Of Peshawar School Attack

Hundreds Gather On Coney Island Avenue For Vigil In Wake Of Peshawar School Attack

Standing in front of a poster that read “the smallest coffins are the heaviest,” neighbor Tahir Rajput glanced at the
4 min read
Aug
19
Thousands Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence At Brooklyn Mela

Thousands Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence At Brooklyn Mela

Thousands of people flocked to Coney Island Avenue Sunday to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with food, dancing, and an
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