CNN Profiles - Alisha Ebrahimji - Social Discovery Producer

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The judge who shamed a cancer patient for his untidy yard says she's embarrassed and made a mistake
A Canadian restaurant had to close its dining room because it accepted dog photos in lieu of proof of vaccination, negative Covid tests
A judge shamed and fined a cancer patient for his unkept yard and said if jail time was an option, she'd order it
Penn Law's dean calls professor's comments 'anti-intellectual' and 'racist' after she said the US is 'better off with fewer Asians'
I-95 in Virginia reopens after winter storm strands some drivers for more than 24 hours
New York teacher is arrested for allegedly administering a Covid-19 vaccine at her home
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'I'm hanging by a thread'
Two officers survived a tornado that battered their patrol cars. They escaped and saved an injured girl
A jury awarded the family of two drunk driving victims more than $301 billion, but they don't anticipate seeing any of it
A Black man is entitled to a new trial after an all-White jury deliberated in a room filled with Confederate symbols, court says
Oxford school shooting victim's brother: 'Never in my life will I feel this pain again'
Sleeping in cars, teaching on Zoom and several cancellations: These travelers are stranded over restrictions tied to the Omicron variant
He faked PPP loan applications, got the money, then spent it on a Lamborghini and Rolex. Now he's serving nine years in prison
The youngest Astroworld victim's family declined Travis Scott's offer to pay for their 9-year-old's funeral
He ordered a letterman jacket in high school but couldn't afford to pick it up. His brother just found it at a thrift shop 28 years later
Thousands of people have raised more than $1 million for a man who served 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit
After spending 43 years in prison for a triple murder he says he didn't commit, a Missouri man is finally free
He visited his mother's grave for the first time after spending 43 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit
A signal from an iPad saved a dad and daughter who went missing after their small plane crashed in Pennsylvania
A man has spent 43 years in prison for a triple murder. He says he's innocent and prosecutors agree
Travis Scott's concerts have a history of rowdiness and injuries
How Indian Americans are making Diwali their own
A White teacher is under investigation after showing up to school in blackface, the principal says

About

Alisha Ebrahimji is a Social Discovery Producer for CNN where she newsgathers and writes on domestic and international topics from New York City.

Ebrahimji comes to CNN after a career in local news as a TV reporter, most recently spending three years at WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas. Prior to her time in Dallas, she was a TV reporter in Norfolk, Virginia and Phoenix, Arizona.

Throughout her career, Ebrahimji has traveled nationally and internationally to get "the story." In the communities she's lived in, she covered a variety of topics from breaking news to pop culture. Ebrahimji is an Emmy-nominated journalist and an Associated Press award recipient. Additionally, she's the recipient of an Edward R. Murrow Award winner for a story that took her to Bihar, India.

Ebrahimji has moved several times for work but she's not shy to call Dallas, Texas home. She has a degree in Mass Communication/Journalism from Texas State University.