Iowa City Press-Citizen: Mazahir Salih made history this year. Not only is she the first Sudanese-American on the Iowa City Council, but she’s also the first elected to public office in the United States. And now she’s also the first Sudanese-American to be named the Press-Citizen’s 2017 Person of the Year. But Salih’s run for office isn’t the only reason the Press-Citizen named her person of the year. Since coming to Iowa City in 2011, she’s played a pivotal role in the Sudanese community and in championing a $10.10 minimum wage, even after the Iowa Legislature essentially rescinded the right for Johnson County to mandate that wage. Salih has been and continues to be the voice of a unique community in Iowa City that, practically speaking, had no voice and no role in decision-making.