Nushmia Khan

I could not read.: Thelbert recently began to read. He’s 60 years old. He’s lived his entire life with dyslexia, but was only recently diagnosed. I filmed this short documentary for my Multimedia Narratives class, and was wowed by a beautiful mind with a beautiful perseverance.

Time in Lahore: In October 2011, I visited my family in Lahore, Pakistan. I took more than 5,000 photos. Here are a few of them–HIGH SPEED!

lifeless: Reflections on Muslim burial : Reflections on the Muslim process of burial from two of the female washers at the IAR mosque in Raleigh, NC. Unlike many other traditions, Muslims are given a very simple burial ceremony. After being washed and applied with perfume, the body is wrapped in a biodegradable cloth and placed directly into the earth (with some states requiring a board to be placed on top).

This tradition can be related to the Qur’anic verse, “From the earth We created you, into it We shall return you, and from it We shall raise you a second time.” [Qur'an 20:56]

A look at ‘Art in Bloom’: Floral arrangements inspired by great works of art are positioned throughout Milwaukee Art Museum during “Art in Bloom,” which opened Thursday, March 29th, 2012. 

Hippie Tom: Why I Collect: Tom Cerny of the History Channel’s “American Pickers” gives a tour of his farmhouse, which is packed with all sorts of collections, from outhouses and hose reels to bottle caps and receipts from the 1890s.

The Taps Bugler: Doug Gruehn, a member of the Army funeral honors guard in Wisconsin, has volunteered to play Taps at funerals since he retired from his civilian job in 2003.

San Franciscans share their thoughts on MUNI: While working for Phil Ting’s San Francisco mayoral campaign, I worked on a stop motion video on San Francisco’s ‘MUNI’, or municipal railway. I conducted man on the street interviews and the feedback I got was not too pretty. Phil Ting used this video to rally for MUNI reforms.

Two Truths & a Lie: A simple lighting and interview practice that I did for my Multimedia Narratives class.

UNC student withdraws to join revolution in Tunisia: Here’s an example of a short news video with a tight deadline (she was leaving the same day). There were some sacrifices, like the terrible audio, but overall, I think it was an effective video. Senior Mariem Masmoudi recently withdrew from UNC-Chapel Hill after the former Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country, leaving the possibility for a new government after 23 years of one-party rule.

In Tunisia, Masmoudi hopes to rally youth behind the idea of a Tunisian democracy. In August, Masmoudi hopes to reapply to UNC and finish her bachelor’s degree in political science and religious studies.