Harun Maruf A 10-year-old girl has died in Somalia due to complications from female genital mutilation (FGM). Mumtaz Qorane was the third child to die in the country this week after undergoing the practice, which is also known as female … Continued
By Hassan M Abukar When Lul “Araweelo” Kulmiye was a child, she had big dreams. “I will work with a pen and notebook in my hand,” she recalled saying. Recently, when she found herself standing in a Norwegian court interpreting … Continued
By Emma Batha Fadumo Cusman , mother of Deeqa Nuur, a 10-year-old Somali girl who died from FGM, is pictured (left) with anti FGM campaigner Ifrah Ahmed while filming a documentary in Lasoley, central Somalia, August 11, 2018. Photo by Nuur … Continued
By Emily Witt, New Yorker Most coverage of Ilhan Omar, the thirty-five-year-old state legislator who won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District last night, has focussed on her identity. She was born in Somalia, and she came to the United … Continued
People are keeping count of how many women they have seen driving. AFP NOOR NUGALI RIYADH: Ever since June 24, when the ban on women driving was lifted, many Saudis have been trying their luck at spotting an actual woman … Continued
By Salma Zulfiqar , Daily Beast A “Migration Blanket” created by refugee women from Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Senegal – together with international artist and activist Salma Zulfiqar – shows the challenges they face with integration in the UK as well as … Continued
Halah Alhamrani runs a women’s gym called FlagBoxing in the Rea Sea city of Jeddah in a country where exercising in public has long been seen as ‘unbecoming’ for women Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, … Continued
Militants and religious extremists, controlling many parts of Somalia, branded women’s participation in sports an immoral act — but women are playing basketball again there BY SUAD GALOW BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN MOGADISHU PREPARING FOR THE INTERSTATE TOURNAMENT THERE. (SOMALI WOMEN FOUNDATION). … Continued
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Somaliland has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, banning female genital mutilation (FGM) – and paving the way for the breakaway region to pass legislation against the internationally condemned practice, a senior official said … Continued
Respect Awards winner Jawahir Roble tells James Olley of her deep desire to succeed BY JAMES OLLEY Jawahir Roble (above) officiates a game for the Football Beyond Borders charity Rex Features Many people might believe their battle for respect in life … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar Special report for WardheerNews Several months ago, at the US. Institute of Peace in Washington, a young Somali attorney spoke about the humanitarian crisis in her native country, Somalia. Confident and poised, she described the plight … Continued
The Somali women that Djesa describes in her PhD thesis on female genital mutilation often feel patronised by Norwegian health personnel. Credit: iStockphoto Lack of communication hampers the prevention of female genital mutilation, according to anthropologist Rachel Issa Djesa. She … Continued
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