As access to abortion care changes quickly across the United States, one Durham County commissioner is lobbying for the local health department to provide options and access for women. Her cause is rooted in her own personal choice to have an abortion of her own.
On Seventh Anniversary of Muslim Friends’ Murder in Chapel Hill, NC Official Keeping Their Legacy Alive with Congress Bid
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam said she is helping to keep her friends’ legacies alive in her current run for Congress. Seven years ago this Thursday, three Muslim college students -- Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, Abu-Salha's husband, Deah Barakat, 23, and her sister Razan Abu-Salha, 19 – were murdered in their...
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam Is Running For Congress
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam is running for Congress. Allam made history in March 2020 when she became the first Muslim American woman to be elected to office in North Carolina. She was one of five women to win the party's primary for the Durham County Board of Commissioners' five...