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Ankur Singh

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Chicago
As seen in: Thorax, Truthout, Chicago Reader, In These Times, The Progressive, Portside, Prism, Austin Weekly News, Cicero Independiente
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Ankur Singh is a journalist and organizer based in Cicero, Illinois near the southwest side of Chicago. He has written on topics from politics, labor, police violence, education, and issues related to the South Asian diaspora for a variety of mostly local publications.

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My great-grandfather had a horse and a pistol.

My great-grandfather had a horse and a pistol.

He had a horse and a pistol. He also had a house that was so big that when British soldiers raided it, appare…

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Oak Park Starbucks workers win union election despite retaliatory firing

Oak Park Starbucks workers win union election despite retaliatory firing

On Thursday, April 6 Amanda Carelli walked into what she thought was going to be just another average day at …

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Does BDS solidarity lose elections?

Does BDS solidarity lose elections?

Data from the mayoral election shows that Chicagoans on both sides of the Israel and Palestine conflict were …

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'This is the kind of stuff I've looked for my entire time in America'

'This is the kind of stuff I've looked for my entire time in America'

The Chicago Mehfil creates a space for South Asian arts that's free of casteism and religious nationalism and…

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Starbucks CEO's Senate Hearing Was a Watershed Moment for Workers

Starbucks CEO's Senate Hearing Was a Watershed Moment for Workers

On Wednesday, March 29, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was questioned by the Senate Committee on Health,…

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Activists push Amazon for quick open of West Side warehouse - Austin Weekly News

Activists push Amazon for quick open of West Side warehouse - Austin Weekly News

On Valentine's Day a group of West Side residents and elected officials including Representative Delia Ramire…

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The Sunny Naqvi case shows how outrage, politics, and incomplete information collide

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By Ankur Singh
| Chicago Reader Verified
As a journalist, it’s always been important for me to center the people directly impacted by injustice and tell stories that capture their full humanity, not just ones that fixate on their trauma. So, when I opened Instagram last Friday and learned that 28-year-old Sundas ‘Sunny’ Naqvi, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, had allegedly been detained for roughly 30 hours at O’Hare International Airport, I, like many others, was outraged.
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When a genocide hits close to home: Q&A with Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

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By Ankur Singh
| Cicero Independiente Verified
Last summer, in August 2025, news broke that Khamis Ayyad, a Palestinian-American father of five who raised his family in Cicero, was killed in the West Bank by Israeli settlers. Ayyad moved back to the West Bank five years ago. His family claims that Israeli settlers had set fire to cars in his village and Ayyad was killed by inhaling smoke as he attempted to put out the flames.
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Cuando el genocidio se siente cerca de casa: Entrevista con el representante Abdelnasser Rashid

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By Ankur Singh
| Cicero Independiente Verified
en agosto de 2025, se dio a conocer la noticia de que Khamis Ayyad, un padre palestino-estadounidense de cinco hijos que crió a su familia en Cicero, murió en Cisjordania tras un ataque de colonos israelíes. Ayyad se había mudado de regreso a Cisjordania hace cinco años. Su familia afirma que colonos israelíes habían incendiado vehículos en su aldea y que Ayyad murió por inhalación de humo mientras intentaba apagar las llamas.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Peter Parker

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Docs, Adobe Lightroom, Otter.ai

Why did you become a journalist?

To learn about the world