Mohamed Alkawaja
WLRN InternMohamed Alkawaja is an international journalism intern in partnership with the Bob Graham Center at the University of Florida.
He is a college senior about to graduate at the University of Florida, where he studies political science. He grew up in Toronto, Canada, but his family moved to Miami, Florida, a couple of years ago.
He’s passionate about storytelling and has an interest in international political journalism.
In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, going to the gym, watching movies and going to the beach.
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A survey found that about one in three Florida homeowners want to sell their homes but won't because giving up their pandemic-era mortgage interest rate simply costs too much. This equates to more than 113,000 homeowners in the state. -
Zumper's latest Miami Metro Report shows that Homestead, Weston, and Miramar recorded the largest annual rent price declines in the region last month, each falling more than 7%. -
The late Jimmy Ryce, the 9-year-old boy whose 1995 abduction and murder sparked sweeping national reforms in child safety and missing children's protections, will be honored on Friday with a street naming ceremony. -
Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The event runs from July 10 through July 19. -
"Hands Across America 2.0 is about bringing communities together to stand united to save our democracy, support our immigrant neighbors, and show that the will of the people still matters," Myra Kremenitzer, head of Indivisible Boca Raton, said in a statement announcing Monday’s planned protest. -
“I’m fighting to lower costs for Florida families, and that starts with an immediate pause on the federal gas tax to provide immediate relief for Floridians.” Vindman said in a statement. -
"It is clear that the security conditions are not met at the level for us to have elections in August," Fils-Aimé said in an interview broadcast Monday on Magik9 radio in Haiti and reported by Reuters.
