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Tasmiha Khan

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Tasmiha Khan is an independent journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Vox, among other outlets. Currently, Tasmiha covers a wide range of topics related to health, race, politics, culture, and religion. This past year, Khan was named a Fellow for Knight Science Journalism at MIT, a IFYC/RNS Religion Journalism Fellow, a Higher Education Media Fellow at the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, and Woodrow Wilson Higher Education Media Fellow. 

Tasmiha's Latest Articles

Yasir Syed, 12, puts his lunch in his backpack before leaving for school from his home in Glendale Heights, Ill., Nov. 11, 2022. Syed’s mother packed him a halal meal of macaroni and cheese and pineapple. Photo by Michelle Kanaar/Borderless Magazine
Illinois Students Struggle to Find Halal Food
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April 28, 2025

Despite a growing Muslim population in the Chicago area, few public schools offer students halal food options. (Originally published by Borderless Magazine)

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