By Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroff Abdisamad Adan is starting at Harvard University later this year. Abdisamad Adan could barely carry a conversation in English five years ago, but he’s just been accepted to study at Harvard University. He credits the … Continued
By Pam Fessler NPR Clarkston, a small town outside of Atlanta, is sometimes called the “Ellis Island of the South.” Several thousand refugees live there, resettled by the U.S. government from Somalia, Burma, Bhutan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo … Continued
By ABDIMALIK HAJIR, Daily Nation The mysterious killings of two people in Garissa Town last week have puzzled many including the security agents who are unable to explain the motive behind the shootings. At the same time, the victims’ relatives … Continued
Introduction This report summarizes patterns and trends in the number of individual asylum claims. submitted in Europe and selected non-European countries during 2014. The data presented are based on information available as of 14 March 2015, unless otherwise indicated. The … Continued
There is a corner in a part of the world commonly associated with the worst kinds of upheaval that is quietly making some surprising positive change happen, while all around it there is turmoil. Close to the very tip of … Continued
By Ali H. Abdulla I would like to recall an incident that happened to me when I was a kid attending Sheikh intermediate school in Northern Somalia. It was in the early 1970s during the early years of the military … Continued
Jon Jensen and Alex Court, (CNN) – Demand for South African food is booming in an unlikely place: the United Arab Emirates. Sizzling in the kitchen at the Abu Dhabi-based restaurant “The Meat Company,” there’s only one specialty — and … Continued
By Prof Said S. Samatar Editor’s note: Peaking into the rich WDN archives full of ten years of rare collection of historical pieces, news, commentary, opinion as well as cultural and poetry analysis and writing from across the globe, we come … Continued
By Karl Muth After past trips to Somalia and Somaliland, I’ve argued that Somalia is really the westernmost province of China. But, today, I argue there is – in turn – a westernmost province of Somalia in the American midwest. … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar This is the last installment in a 10-part series of true stories about Somali men and women and their blunt assessments of their marriage and courtship experiences. The names and locations of the individuals have been … Continued
By Prof Said S. Samatar Can a case be made that adults are educable? I’ve lived a life of segmented improbabilities. I was born and raised a camel herder in the over-heated sand dunes of Ethiopia’s eastern Ogaden (Somali region), … Continued
By Sirad Shirdon Talk to a Somali-American anywhere in the US. Chances are high that they know of a child and/or children who are on the Autism Spectrum. Many Somali mothers have been impacted by a diagnosis, which is unfamiliar … Continued
