Sen. Bernie Sanders, a progressive Democrat who ran for president, has endorsed Nida Allam in a North Carolina congressional race. Allam, a Durham County commissioner and the first Muslim woman elected in North Carolina, previously worked for Sanders’ presidential campaign.…
The first Muslim woman to win elected office in North Carolina is now seeking higher office: U.S. Congress. Nida Allam, a Durham County commissioner, is announcing her run for the seat currently held by longtime Rep. David Price, a Chapel…
Sitting in an exam room at the Duke Fertility Center, Nida Allam decided she wanted to share on social media something that only she and her immediate family members knew: She’d had a miscarriage. It was August 9, and by…
Parents want to protect their children. Nida Allam’s parents did. Allam, a Durham County Commissioner and the first Muslim woman to hold elected office in North Carolina, was in third grade when the World Trade Center was attacked by Islamic…