CNN Profiles - Alisha Ebrahimji - Social Discovery Producer

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Southwest Airlines canceled her entire family's flights and they missed her wedding day
She buried her 10-year-old who died from Covid. Less than 24 hours later, she was combating misinformation at a school board meeting
He rented a 10-foot U-Haul truck and drove over 500 miles to get home after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights
US Marshals track down Dodgers fan who resembled most wanted fugitive
Texas school district 'postpones' a Black author's school visit because parents claim his books teach critical race theory
He's been on the run for 23 years. US Marshals say he may have been spotted at a Dodgers game
1 DEA agent killed, 2 officers injured in Amtrak train shooting in Tucson
Virginia family is trying to process how their healthy 10-year-old daughter died from Covid in five days
This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them
Nearly two dozen species of birds, fish and other wildlife are set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list
People near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito's memory
First grader wears mask for school picture because his mom told him not to take it off at school
Man punches nurse in the face multiple times after his wife is vaccinated for Covid
'Funeral home' ad spreads message for the unvaccinated
A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave
Officials wrapped the world's largest tree in protective foil to guard it against California wildfires
Police are investigating after flags at a 9/11 memorial were knocked over or broken
The youngest orca at SeaWorld San Diego just died suddenly
This Virginia school board just passed an inclusive policy for transgender and gender-expansive students
Vandals replaced rainbow flags with Confederate ones at Virginia Tech campus ministry
Parents of Florida students with disabilities are taking a stand over masks. They're suing Gov. DeSantis
This emergency room physician went from the horrors of the Surfside disaster back into the ER battling Florida's Covid-19 surge
450,000 honeybees have been occupying the walls of this home for 35 years. They just got rehomed
Wine expert charged in New York City dining structure arsons, FDNY 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.