Nairah Ahmed
Reporter | Mississauga |
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About Nairah Ahmed
Nairah Ahmed is a Mississauga-based journalist covering young people in the Greater Toronto Area, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
She is a recent graduate of Carleton University's bachelor of journalism program with a combined honours in law and is currently working towards her masters in public policy, administration and law at York University.
Depave Paradise project challenges idea of urbanization
A Canada-wide initiative is showing people it's not too late to return the concrete jungle back to nature.
Teens turn to cannabis to ease their mental pain. But is there a better way?
New statistics on medical cannabis use raise questions about what qualifies as pain management and highlight the need for more open conversations between young people and health professionals, researchers and mental health experts say.
Queer youth face high rates of bullying, but there’s LQBTQ2+ peer support to lean on
According to Statistics Canada data released last month, 77 per cent of sexually and gender-diverse youth aged 15 to 17 reported being bullied.
Progress Toronto and its candidates give municipal politics a good shake
“We’ve changed the makeup of city council quite significantly. It means there is a mandate now from Torontonians that they want to see change,” Saman Tabasinejad, 29, organizing director at Progress Toronto, said.
Young woman’s TikTok goes viral, warning others of Toronto-area taxi scam
Saja Kilani, 24, shared her experience of being taken in by a taxi scam on TikTok, which has over one million views, helping educate unknowing youth on the topic.
Young voters in Mississauga hoping for equality and opportunity with new elected officials
Young voters, many with their parents, strolled steadily into the Churchill Meadows Library in Mississauga to vote for their Ward 10 councillor, school board trustee and mayor.
The new face of Mississauga — young BIPOC candidates ready to take over
At 26, Kushagr Sharma is the youngest candidate in his ward vying for a seat on Mississauga's city council. His age is part of the reason he decided to run for public office.
Young musician pushes their industry to sing a climate-friendlier tune
Brighid Fry is using their platform as a musician and songwriter to push the music industry for more action on climate change.
Tired of cramped, unsafe living quarters, this Toronto-area student is fighting for affordable co-op housing near campus
When Bria Hamilton was a 19-year-old student at York University, a fire started in the basement kitchen of the three-storey townhouse she shared with nine other people.
Muslim youth across Canada raise the bar on giving back
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association is hoping to build on its “unprecedented” success after raising more than $550,000 so far this year for charitable causes, including food banks and hospitals around Canada.