Salimah Y. Ebrahim – Journalist, Environmentalist, Producer

Salimah Ebrahim was recently selected to be in the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders 2009 list.

Update: Salimah spent past year covering (as a journalist for various Canadian media outlets including “The Globe & Mail” and “The Walrus” Magazine) the 2008 US Presidential Campaign/elections. Traveling across the states covering Hillary Clinton, McCain, and ultimately Obama, from beginning to end – from the early primaries across South Carolina, Texas etc, last January through to election night in Grant Park, Chicago and finally ending up on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC just recently to cover the historic inauguration.

SALIMAH Y. EBRAHIM | JOURNALIST | ENVIRONMENTALIST | PRODUCER

Salimah Ebrahim, born in East Africa and raised along the West Coast of Canada, has traveled around the world to cover some of the most engaging and important stories of her generation.

Based between North America and the Middle East, her work, for major international news outlets – including CBC Television, The Globe and Mail, The Cairo Times and A & E’s Biography Channel – documenting global politics, youth movements, environmental security challenges in Africa, international G8 & G20 summitry in Italy, Canada, France & Russia and most recently the war in Iraq, has afforded Salimah a unique view of international affairs – landing her a seat across from presidents, prime ministers and world leaders since the age of 17.

Combining her journalism and diverse background, at 26, Salimah is also an accomplished global humanitarian and environmentalist having for the past decade been working for the protection of Canada’s white Spirit Bear and its remarkable habitat in the Great Bear Rainforest – one of the most ecologically sensitive and diverse areas of our planet. Salimah knew from an early age that she wanted to promote environmental sustainability, and established the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition– what has today become the largest youth led environmental organization in the world.

With a membership of over 6 million members in 60 countries, Salimah and the Youth Coalition have enjoyed the support and mentorship from many high profile figures – ranging from Dr. Jane Goodall to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Backstreet Boys As Co-Executive Producer for the groundbreaking The Spirit Bear – the first major Hollywood animated movie with a mission to protect its namesake – Salimah is dedicated to a new approach to environmentalism where global social and economic bottom lines finally allow for the establishment of a new paradigm of social entrepreneurship – one that constructively engages young people and adults alike in tackling global issues.

Holding a joint honors degree in Middle Eastern & Islamic History and International Relations from the prestigious Trinity College, Salimah has been awarded and recognized for her work as both journalist and environmentalist – recently having been chosen and profiled by CBC Television as one of 25 Canadians who are changing the world. Most recently, Chatelaine magazine declared her one of its “80 amazing Canadian women to watch.”

http://www.spiritbearyouth.org