Changes are coming to Sahan Journal — a mark of the award-winning digital newsroom’s success and its lasting impact on the media ecosystem in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Mukhtar Ibrahim, the pioneering founder, is stepping down as founding publisher and CEO.
After building a robust, award-winning nonprofit news site covering immigrant communities, Ibrahim announced in the fall of 2023 that he is ready to make way for new leadership. His desire to spend more time with his family also factored into his decision. He and his wife, Aisha Elmi, welcomed a son in the summer of 2023. They are also parents to three daughters, ages 9, 8, and 5.
Five years in, Sahan is a thriving enterprise with a $3 million annual budget and 23 full-time staff members. Laura Yuen, a columnist at the Star Tribune of Minneapolis and chair of Sahan Journal’s board of directors, said a search is underway for a new leader, who will have the title of executive director.
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