Malika Bilal (Senior Presenter., Al Jazeera English) tells the recently discovered story of Muhammad Kahn, an immigrant from Afghanistan who traveled to the United States in 1861, fought in the Union Army, and left behind a 200-page pension file documenting his experiences. While piecing Kahn’s story together, Malika also discovers the stories of other Muslims involved in the conflict.
A federal immigration file shows how early border laws shaped the Muslim experience in the U.S.
A photograph reveals the rise of Black Muslim life in northern cities during the Great Migration.
A Lebanese homesteader recalls the building of one of the first mosques on the Great Plains.
