
Hibah Ansari
Reporter at Sahan Journal
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4 days ago |
niemanreports.org | Hibah Ansari
In the far-right stronghold of Shasta County, California, journalist Annelise Pierce’s work has made her a target. Pierce runs Shasta Scout, a small nonprofit newsroom she founded to bring independent reporting to the Northern Californian county where she lives. It’s a place where local law allows permit-carrying residents to attend county board meetings armed, where readers send her threats online, and where others work to undermine her reporting in a variety of ways.
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4 days ago |
sahanjournal.com | Katelyn Vue |Hibah Ansari |Mohamed Ibrahim |Monika Pronczuk
The new travel ban impacts people from Somalia, Eritrea, Myanmar, Laos, Afghanistan, and other countries. Join Sahan Journal for a live conversation, with expert panelists who can answer your questions.
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2 months ago |
reasonstobecheerful.world | Hibah Ansari
This story was originally published by Next City, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on solutions for equitable and just cities. Get Next City’s stories in your inbox: nextcity.org/newsletter. Once an outdoor educator, Laura Wildenborg spent 10 years taking kids on field trips to go rock climbing or cross-country skiing across the region, all to inspire children to love and care for the environment. After receiving her MBA in 2020, she made a drastic career pivot — to banking.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
popularresistance.org | Hibah Ansari
Above photo: Laura Wildenborg walks into Sunrise Bank, a CDFI in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sunrise Bank. Here’s How It Works. Sunrise Banks’ new net zero banking program lets customers put their money where their mouth is. Once an outdoor educator, Laura Wildenborg spent 10 years taking kids on field trips to go rock climbing or cross-country skiing across the region, all to inspire children to love and care for the environment.
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Mar 25, 2025 |
nextcity.org | Hibah Ansari
Once an outdoor educator, Laura Wildenborg spent 10 years taking kids on field trips to go rock climbing or cross-country skiing across the region, all to inspire children to love and care for the environment. After receiving her MBA in 2020, she made a drastic career pivot — to banking. But she brought her care for the environment along with her.
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