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Author Archives: Aala Abdullahi

Aala Abdullahi is the innovation editor at Sahan Journal, where she leads the newsroom's community engagement efforts. An Al Jazeera and CBC alum, her passion lies most in using concrete data and audience insights to make strong editorial decisions, and producing ambitious, visual-first, interactive stories that put readers at the center of the story.

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St. Cloud man’s request to sponsor family’s immigration granted, but reunification could take years

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Hibah Ansari and Aala Abdullahi June 27, 2023October 11, 2023

Rabi Mohamed has been trying for seven years to sponsor his family’s immigration from an Ethiopian refugee camp to Minnesota.

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How does a community forum about mosque safety come together? Lots of hard work.

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi June 9, 2023October 13, 2023
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St. Cloud man sues U.S. government after failed six-year effort to sponsor family’s immigration from refugee camp

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Hibah Ansari and Aala Abdullahi April 13, 2023June 13, 2023
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VIDEO: Abdirahman Warsame seeks to heal communities through his work as a substance abuse specialist and poet.

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi June 16, 2022June 16, 2022
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Legos, fellowship, and pistachio baklava: At an iftar in Hopkins, Afghan refugees came together to celebrate their first Ramadan in Minnesota.

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
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What makes a useful voter guide? We started by asking immigrant groups in Minneapolis what they wanted to know about the 2021 city election

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi September 22, 2021September 24, 2021
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Building generational wealth for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color: A Sahan Journal community conversation.

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
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‘We were able to achieve what we thought was impossible’: In a senior year like no other, these graduates found a way to thrive

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach and Aala Abdullahi June 14, 2021June 11, 2021
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Inside Sahan Journal: When a charter school closed in Cedar Riverside, we realized we had a lot to learn about getting the news to immigrant parents.

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi June 1, 2021June 1, 2021
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A Black-focused therapy practice in Minneapolis sees ‘trauma, trauma, trauma.’ Here’s how they’re helping people to heal.

Avatar photo by Aala Abdullahi April 13, 2021September 30, 2021

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