{"id":116011,"date":"2025-05-01T10:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_person&#038;p=116011"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:51:40","slug":"kiara-nirghin","status":"publish","type":"ftm_person","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/people\/kiara-nirghin","title":{"rendered":"Kiara Nirghin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--profile\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"container grid grid-cols-4 px-5 pt-8 mx-auto sm:px-7 md:px-10 sm:pt-10 md:pt-12 gap-x-9 sm:grid-cols-6 md:grid-cols-8 lg:grid-cols-10 sm:grid-row-2 gap-y-2 md:gap-y-6\">\n\n            <!-- image and title -->\n            <div class=\"col-span-full sm:col-span-4 md:col-span-6 lg:col-span-8\">\n\n                <div class=\"md:grid-cols-6 lg:grid-cols-8 md:grid md:gap-8 \">\n                    <div class=\"md:col-span-2\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kiara-Nirghin-headshot-BW.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=600&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1\" class=\"square-img profile-block__image w-full mb-8 md:mb-0 rounded-2xl lg:w-auto\" alt=\"A young woman with long dark hair and earrings looks at the camera, wearing a high-neck sweater and patterned coat. 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