Manchester- A young man from Somalia with no formal education has triumphed through adversity to become the first-ever asylum seeker to be admitted onto a PhD programme by The University of Manchester. Abbas Roble came to England in 2007 having travelled through Africa to the Libyan coast, on a people smuggler’s boat across the Mediterranean...
November 6, 2026
Category: Everyday People
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New generation, new hope
By Dr. Hamdi Mohamed “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars” Khalil Gibran Change is in the air! No, it is not the vibrancy of rebuilding a country – nor the new buildings, roads, hospitals, schools, and start-ups. It is not the dynamism of creative business...
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WDN PERSON OF THE YEAR 2015: Ahmed Hussen, the new Canadian member of Parliament
By WardheerNews Canada, the land of maple leaf and the new land of opportunity for immigrants offers assured security and varied opportunities for new comers has accorded Ahmed Hussen, a native of Somalia and a Canadian citizen, to be elected to the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament. While the ravages of war in...
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Sahankii Richard Burton ee Afrikada Bari Cutubka II Nolosha Saylac
Tarjumo & Tifaftir Boodhari Warsame Kugu daalin maayo gacaliye L[umsdenoow] faallada 26 maalmood oo aan wax la sheegaa dhicin, isu wada eg, oo aan wax xiise ah lahayn. Maalmo hurdo, beeb nuugid iyo qaxweysi Saylac la isku dhaafshay uun iska dheh. Intii waddo lagu safro la sii raadinayay, dalmariyeyaal ayaa la sii xulay, awr gaadiid...
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Effective Philosophy: The Missing Concept of Somalia’s Ailing Education Sector
By Abdirasaq H. Nuurre (Xuubay) In Somalia, where more than two decades of civil and proxy wars devastated the lives of millions of people, different education philosophies quietly emerged from the ruins of the country’s learning structures. One is dominant and active at the moment while the other is on the horizon awaiting an opening...
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‘Our first expedition was in 1961 … driving to Yemen in a Citroën 2CV’
By Isabel Choat Our first expedition was in 1961. We fitted a Citroën 2CV with outsized tyres and arranged the interior so that we could sleep in it, then caught a cargo ship from Marseille to Djibouti. We stopped off for a few weeks on the coast of what was then French Somaliland and then...
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Burao Academy- Seattle Fundraising Dinner
Burao Academy- Seattle Fundraising Dinner. Improving their today and investing in their tomorrow. When Date: SATURDAY AUG 29, 2015 Time: 7:30PM – 11:00 PM Dinner Served at 8:00 PM Where New Holly COMMUNITY CENTER 7054 32nd Ave South Seattle WA 98118 For more information contact: Asha Farah Ashafarah@buraoacademy.org Phone: 206.349.7863 www.Buraoacademy.org Burao Academy- Seattle Fundraising...
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The Most Generous Bride on Earth: Couple Feeds 4,000 Syrian Refugees on Their Wedding Day
By Nina Strochlic A couple in Turkey swapped out lavish nuptials with their friends and family for the bread line with thousands of Syrian refugees. Last Thursday, Fethullah Üzümcüoğlu and Esra Polat doled out food to 4,000 Syrian refugees for their wedding reception on the border town of Kilis. The bride wore an elaborate white...
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Shirqoolka Yuusuf Dirir Cabdi
W/Q Maxamed Baashe X. Xasan “Nimaan ku aqooni ku ma qiimayn karo!” “Kuwa libinta geerida ka dayey way gedmanayaan”- Faarax Murtiile. Maalintii Sabtida ee taariikhdu ku beegnayd 23, 05, ee sanadkan 2015, ayaa shirqool toogasho ah lagu diley xildhibaan Yuusuf Dirir Cabdi Ciise maqaalada Muqdisho. Alle ha u naxariisto’e, Yuusuf waxa uu ka laabtay London...
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The burden of Somalia’s leaders on people and economy: In pictures
The burden of Somalia’s leaders on people and economy: In pictures WardheerNews