Maryam Ahmad
Producer/ReporterMaryam Ahmad is a journalist based in Cohoes. She graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Political Science in 2024, and graduated from Shaker High School in 2020. Maryam writes about pop culture and politics, and has been published in outlets including The Polis Project, Nerdist, and JoySauce.
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An investigation is underway into threats made against a Palestinian American family in Yonkers for displaying flags outside their home. -
Moroccan restaurant Tara Kitchen began as a small stall at the Schenectady Greenmarket. Then, owner Aneesa Waheed and her husband decided to open a full-service eatery in the city in 2008. WAMC's Maryam Ahmad spoke to Waheed about the evolution of the business over 20 years. -
The New York State Museum houses the largest collection of artifacts and objects related to 9/11. Part of its collection is on display in its permanent exhibit, which opened just a few months after September 2001. The museum is marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a new exhibit this year. -
A former Stewart's is set to become a Middle Eastern bakery. Meezan Kitchen will be one of the first Palestinian-owned food establishments in the Capital Region. -
Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ramped up its deportation and detentions across the country, including in New York. While most people detained by ICE in the state were men, women detained by ICE are more likely to be transferred out of state, since there is no ICE detention facility for women in New York. -
WAMC analyzed data from the Deportation Data Project regarding detentions and deportations in New York State to better understand the expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across upstate New York.
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While sex trafficking cases often get the most attention, Director of Human Trafficking Prevention Julina Guo at the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services says the state has seen a rise in labor trafficking in recent years. -
The New York State Museum and RPI are launching a partnership to enable better preservation of historical artifacts. -
Wholesale retailer Sysco announced in March its $29.1 billion acquisition of one of its primary competitors, Restaurant Depot. Although the deal is yet to be finalized, small business owners in the Capital Region say the acquisition could raise prices in an already difficult market. -
As the New York State Legislature reaches the end of its session, Epstein survivors are among those calling for enhanced protections for children who are 15 to 17 years old from sexual exploitation.
