Ahlaam Ibraahim
Stories
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Ask a cop, get beyond 'protect and serve'
“To protect and serve.” That’s the motto of many police agencies. But recent police shootings in Seattle and around the nation have undermined respect for the job cops do.
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'When do we get past the starting point?' Ask a transgender person
Transgender people are coming out (to welcome and rejection) more now than ever. We learn something about their experiences in news of a looming military service ban, from prominent transgender celebrities, TV shows and movies, but many of us don’t have personal connections with transgender people.
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Ask an immigrant, hear stories of struggle and success
Questions surrounding immigration are regular parts of the news cycle these days. We hear stories of immigrants being harassed, detained and deported. We hear stories of families separated.
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Ask a Muslim, go further than the political discourse
What if you lived in a place where people often looked at you with suspicion? How would you get past that — the stares, the mistrust, or worse? KUOW's series of person to person conversations, Ask A®, got Muslims together with people curious about them.
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What Can Schools And Students Learn From Each Other?
RadioActive youth producers take a look at one of the most important things in their lives: school. They explore the transition from high school to...
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What Does Colorism Look Like In Seattle?
"When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised," said Ahlaam Ibraahim, one of the hosts on this month's RadioActive podcast. She along with...
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RadioActive Tests The Issues
This month RadioActive is taking issues on the minds of many Seattleites. We’ll hear about standardized testing in the Seattle school district,...
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Seattle Superintendent Weighs In On Standardized Testing
Marcie Sillman talks to Seattle Superintendent Larry Nyland about the new state standardized test. Also, RadioActive reporter Ahlaam Ibraahim asks...
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Why Do We Love Spooky Things?
It’s that scary time of the year again, and RadioActive gets spooked out.
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From The Past To The Present In Our Communities
What are the amazing stories in our community that get looked over? Nia Price-Nascimento learns about West Coast jazz by starting in her sub-basement, and Ahlaam Ibraahim shares how computer science has a huge affect on one girl's life.