"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging."
"Maryan Hashi remembers the thoughts running through her mind when she began hitting the ski slopes in northern Sweden. As a Black woman from Somalia, she felt like an "alien." Am I wearing the correct clothing for this? Does it fit? Do I look weird? Am I snowboarding correctly? Do they think it's weird I'm on the slope?" she said."
The Independent emphasizes the need for on-the-ground journalism and asks for donations to fund reporting without paywalls, citing trust across the political spectrum. Maryan Hashi, a 30-year-old Somali-born student in Sweden, describes initial feelings of alienation on ski slopes and questions about clothing, technique and belonging. Snowboarding became her passion and a means of integration into Swedish society. Immigration from Africa and the Middle East has transformed Europe’s demographics, visible in sports like soccer, but that diversity has not significantly reached winter sports. At the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Sweden is sending a team made up almost exclusively of white athletes.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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