Habiba Nosheen

In their opening statements Wednesday, federal prosecutors said the alleged al-Qaida spokesman used "murderous power of his words" to help Osama bin Laden publicize the attacks of S...

Filmmakers Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann discuss their Frontline documentary “Outlawed in Pakistan,” about a 13-year-old Pakistani girl who accused four men of gang rape, risking her reputation, her education, and even her life. In Pakistan, women and girls who allege rape are often more strongly condemned than their alleged rapists. The film shines a light on Pakistan's flawed justice system—and find that those rare rape cases that do make it to court are often fraught with complications, from police non-cooperation to a systemic lack of forensic evidence. “Outlawed in Pakistan” airs Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 10 p.m. on PBS.

If you are out this weekend looking for an apartment to rent in Manhattan, your options could be limited. A recent report from Citi Habitats, the New York residential real estate agency, finds that the "tenant's market" of the last few years is fast disappearing.

When hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam was arrested in October 2009 on charges of insider trading, his name was unfamiliar to most. But now the Galleon group founder has the dubious and historic distinction of being convicted in the biggest insider trading case involving hedge funds in U.S. history.

New York City officials announced a new jobs program to help returning veterans find employment. City Council speaker Christine Quinn said the program will partner with the non-profit firm Seedco and the city's Workforce-One Career centers to provide job search assistance and placement.

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The small suburban hamlet of Pearl River sits nearly 20 miles north of New York City. In January, The New York Times set the spotlight on the Rockland County community for its charming homes and above-average schools. But recently, the town ...

The Super Bowl is coming to New Jersey. The NFL has decided to hold it's 2014 championship game, Super Bowl XLVIII, in the new $1.6 billion Meadowlands home of the Giants and Jets.

It'll be the first open-air Super Bowl ever in a northern ...

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Local officials in the Hudson Valley town of Newburgh are crediting federal authorities with leading the region's largest gang raids in recent memory.

Some 300 local, state, and federal law enforcement officers swept through Newburgh, arresting dozens of alleged members of the Latin Kings and Bloods. ...

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On the corner of Eldridge and Grand Streets, 45-year-old Wai Man Kwok sits sipping green tea at a Chinese restaurant. Across the street is the empty lot where his building and the one next door used to be. Both were demolished after one of the ...

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Members of the city's Pakistani community are reacting to the news that the suspect arrested in Saturday night's failed car bombing in Times Square was originally from Pakistan. WNYC's Habiba Nosheen spent some time in Midwood, Brooklyn yesterday, and joins us now.

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Now that Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad is in federal custody, accused of an attempted car bombing in Times Square, conversations are happening all over the city about him -- especially in the Pakistani community. WNYC's Habiba Nosheen listened in on one conversation at Farrah's Gold and ...

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As authorities investigate possible motives for this weekend's attempted car bombing in Times Square, members of the local Muslim community are condemning the incident. Waseem Sayed is spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which has several mosques in New York and New Jersey. He says ...

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A Manhattan jury has convicted a former New York City police officer of lying about a clash with a bike-riding activist in Times Square, one that was captured on video and seen by millions on YouTube. But, in a split decision, the jury acquitted Patrick ...

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Shawn Austin sits in the living room of his home in Prospect heights, Brooklyn. He grabs a photo of his wife from on top of the piano. It shows an African-American woman with long straight hair, a slender build, and a mischievous smile. That was ...

Afton Branche, immigration analyst for the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, examines the ways that the Census count directly affects how things are funded. We'll also check in with NPR fellow and WNYC reporter Habiba Nosheen, who is at a Census Day event on Northern Boulevard in ...

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Richmond Hill, Queens, had some of the city's lowest response rates in the 2000 census. And as of this week, the community's response rates remained almost 10 percent lower than the city's average. So for this census, the bureau is working with cricket teams hoping ...

I think we should have stayed home. But during the rain storm last Saturday my husband and I got into our car and started to drive to a restaurant near our home in Hoboken, NJ.

A mere six blocks ...

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It's hard to imagine with weather like today's that just a week ago the region was battered by record-setting rainfall and high winds. Some people are still cleaning up, or getting their power restored. In Hoboken, floods brought the city to a near standstill. Turns ...

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Richard Ravitch, 76, became the lieutenant governor of New York in July 2009 when he took the oath for his new job from his favorite restaurant, Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn.

Ravitch was appointed by Gov. David Paterson on July 8, 2009, a move that was ...

Today is International Women’s Day, an official holiday in many countries. In some nations, the day has similar status to Mother’s Day, where children honor their mothers and grandmothers with small gifts.

IWD was created by American and European Socialist ...