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Sophia Qureshi

Sophia is the founder of 285 South, Metro Atlanta’s only English language news publication dedicated to the region’s immigrant and refugee communities. Before launching 285 South in 2021, she worked for over 15 years in media and communications, including at Al Jazeera Media Network, CNN, the United Nations Development Programme, and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT).

Her writing has been published in Atlanta Magazine, Canopy Atlanta, the Atlanta Civic Circle, the Atlanta History Center, and The Local Palate. She won the Atlanta Press Club award for Narrative Nonfiction in 2023 and 2024; and was a recipient of the Raksha Community Change award in 2023 and was a fellow of Ohio University’s Kiplinger Public Affairs Journalism Program in 2024.

Contact her at sophia@285south.com and learn more about her here.

Sophia's Latest Articles

Amid warehouse job cuts and an end to food stamps, many families in Clarkston face an uphill battle
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May 6, 2026

Rohingya families open up about the cost of living, layoffs.

Rosheeda Binti Abu Sayad sits with her son in their home in Stone Mountain.
A Rohingya man in New York died under mysterious circumstances— his relatives in Georgia are grappling with the loss
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March 19, 2026

Federal immigration officers left Nurul Amin Shah Alam outside a closed coffee shop in harsh winter weather— days later he was found dead. He was getting ready to move to Georgia, says his niece in Stone Mountain.