hello, i’m nisa khan.
i am a journalist.
Here are some selected samples of my work published in NPR, KQED, Michigan Public, Detroit Free Press and ProPublica.
Palestinian-Americans in the U.S. say helping loved ones in Gaza is an uphill battle
NPR
Alameda County Set to Approve Reparations Fund for Displaced Russell City Residents
KQED
‘A Death Sentence’: US Denies Parole for Gaza Family of California Resident
KQED
How to Be a Valkyries Fan: A Beginner’s Guide to Bay Area WNBA Fandom
KQED
When ICE Is Waiting at Immigration Court, What Can Advocates Do?
KQED
Newsom Pledged $12 Million for Racial Justice in California. What Now?
KQED
Asian Art Museum's New Exhibit Recounts Experiences From Partition of India and Pakistan
KQED
'Let’s Fight Back': 127 Years After Momentous Supreme Court Ruling, San Francisco Honors Wong Kim Ark
This Santa Cruz Congressman Received More Than $250,000 From a Powerful Pro-Israel Lobby
You're Entitled to an Abortion in California. What Can You Do if You're Denied One?
KQED
‘Apocalyptic Horror Movie’: What Bay Area Volunteers Witnessed in Gaza, the West Bank
Charli XCX Said ‘Kamala IS Brat.’ 3 Months On, Do Her Bay Area Fans Agree?
How the Fandom Vote is Shaping the 2024 Election
KQED
In an Oceanside Town, a Woman Fights for Her Family's Survival in Gaza
KQED
Why These Queer Pro-Palestinian Advocates Are Calling for a Boycott of SF Pride
Applying For Student Aid Was Supposed to Be Easier This Year. It Wasn’t
California's Class of 2024 Lags in Student Aid Applications, Data Shows
'Do Whatever It Takes': California's Palestinian Americans Seek Safety for Loved Ones in Gaza
‘This Is Resistance’: Queer Palestinian Artists and Activists in the Bay Area Are Speaking Out
'This is Getting Good Now': Bay Area Fans Brace Themselves for Taylor Swift's '1989' Album Re-Release
KQED
As housing costs soar, Mich. tenants eye rent control. But there’s a catch.
Michigan Public
Detroiters facing unsafe conditions can withhold rent payments. Here’s how one woman put her rent money aside and got to keep it.
Michigan Public
“Was this gonna be a death sentence for me?” Inside the pandemic at the Wayne Co. Jail
Michigan Public
At least 120 inmates locked up in Wayne County for 18 or more months without trial, conviction
Michigan Public
“I will never be a ‘Go Blue’ girl”: Survivors find it hard to trust UM’s efforts to improve sexual assault complaint process
Michigan Public
A year after “defund” protests, most large Michigan cities spending more on police, not less
Michigan Public
White neighborhoods received PPP loans at twice the rate of Latino communities in metro Detroit
Michigan Public
'We Lived It': Mom of 'asthma family' is petrified of COVID-19
Michigan passes 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths
Where coronavirus cases are increasing — and decreasing — in Michigan
Michigan coronavirus cases: Tracking the pandemic
Detroit Free Press
We Found a New Batch of Trump Administration Appointees