Rawan Elbaba

On Our Minds is BACK and this season takes you on an audio road trip across the United States.

CPJ calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained under new security and fake news laws. Read more: cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-ca… #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedEldin

THIS - Muslim Americans and GOP: Given the chance, @speakerjohnson notably did not condemn remarks by Reps. Fine and Ogles about Muslim Americans - including Ogles' post (still up) saying "Muslims don't belong in American society", To @Olivia_Beavers question, @SpeakerJohnson instead clearly indicated he sees a valid debate and concern behind those remarks about Sharia law and unspecified movements to impose Sharia law in America. Olivia and I both tried to follow up but he did not take our questions.

Happy Women’s History Month! This month, we’re celebrating American Muslim women and the research that helps make their experiences visible. Our studies examine civic engagement, leadership, and the challenges they face daily. To learn more: bit.ly/4slRewV

PBS News + NPR have been named joint recipients of this year’s First Amendment Award from the @RTDNA Foundation. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that work to defend press freedom and preserve the First Amendment. Congratulations to our team and public media colleagues! to.pbs.org/465NLtu

To wrap the year, we’re highlighting ten stories where student journalists used their curiosity and personal reporting style to amplify efforts to protect the planet, to protect targeted communities, and spotlight artists whose work inspires. studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/10-…

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My outfit I wore at the Emily In Paris premiere… in Paris 🥐

We’re still here. Still reporting. Still telling stories that deserve to be heard. Continue supporting student journalists by following along with our work 💛

We won GOLD at the @anthemawards⭐️ for Run Hide Fight. "PBS gave me the chance to tell this important story: no kid deserves to feel unsafe, not on their own block, not in their own school, not in their own community," said student producer Ethan Rodriguez

“New York will remain a city of immigrants. A city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.” Watch the best of @ZohranKMamdani victory speech after becoming New York City’s first Muslim mayor.

Our documentary, Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun, is in the running to win an Anthem Community Voice Award! 👏 Vote for Run, Hide, Fight: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting?u… #AnthemAwards

Introducing SECOND NATURE 🌎🌱 This digital series showcases young people working to protect the environment and combat climate change. Produced by college students across the country, this landmark series premieres this week on the @NewsHour YouTube channel.

Nearly eight in 10 Americans said the U.S. has gone too far in restricting the right to freedom of speech, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Wednesday. Another 19% said the country has gone too far in expanding freedom of speech. Nearly a third of Republicans share that view. Will Creeley, the legal director for FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, is encouraged that the overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned about government efforts to limit free speech. “We've seen an unprecedented assault on freedom of expression over the last eight months,” Creeley said. “The scale, scope, severity and volume of this attack on dissent and criticism has been serious.” About four in 10 Americans believe the federal government should play no role in deciding what speech is unacceptable or too extreme. Another 44% believe the government should play a minor role in those determinations, while 15% said the government should have a major role. If the government does weigh in on the validity of speech, one thing Americans across political divides seem to agree on is that the Supreme Court — not the president — should make those determinations. Eleven percent of Americans, including 15% of Republicans, would put their trust in the president to define extreme speech, compared to 62% who said that decision should be left to the justices. “The government shouldn't have a major role or really any role in deciding what we can say, think or debate,” Creeley said. “And if folks disagree with that, they should imagine their political opponents in power. You might think differently when someone is occupying the White House or Congress who doesn't like what you have to say.”

In this coming season, SRL’s award-winning podcast On Our Minds is hitting the road (metaphorically) with place-based stories about what makes teen life unique across the country. We’re seeking creative students to contribute to the season through these PAID opportunities:

This is absolutely insane. Israel just launched an attack on the capital of a major non-NATO US ally in the midst of US-supported negotiations against officials who were originally hosted there *at the US's request.*

Half of Gaza’s population is children, and many of them have been left scarred, traumatized and forever changed by the war. to.pbs.org/3JnxPKZ

“Interpreters are neutral. We are there to facilitate communication, but we are not robots. Everything that the person says physically goes through us and comes out in the first person.” theguardian.com/science/2023/f…

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

Extremely unsettling reports from multiple sources of children in Gaza dying of starvation. @MedGlobalOrg reports that 5 children have died of starvation in 72 hours. @MSF has also flagged there’s no food for 28 neonatal babies in ICU and 168 children in other wards @NewsHour

This is devastating. via @TheAtlantic @hanamkiros theatlantic.com/health/archive…