Mukhtar Ibrahim

Ibrahim is a leader not only for Sahan Journal, one of the truly bright lights in journalism to emerge in recent times. He also has created an opportunity, through Sahan Journal, for the future Minnesotan majority to see itself in action in real time. And he’s demonstrated for the rest of the field how to hold fast to the core principles and practices of great journalism, while also publicly articulating his, and Sahan Journals, commitment to service and change.bIbrahim previously covered Minneapolis city government and local affairs for the Star Tribune and wrote about national security and immigration for Minnesota Public Radio News.

Honorable Mentions:

• Nissa Rhee (co-founder and executive director of Borderless)
• Tasneem Raja (editor-in-chief of The Oaklandside)