Madeleine Cummings – CBC News The death of an American Black Lives Matter activist has inspired two Canadian women to compile a list of resources for Somali Canadian survivors of sexual violence. Asmaa Ali, a nurse in Edmonton, and Habon … Continued
The coronavirus crisis has affected the daily lives of millions of people. Yet, thousands of families separated and dispersed by conflict, violence, migration and disasters are still searching for their loved ones. Amid the crisis, a young woman named Sahra Warsame living … Continued
Maulid Hujale Selling fish has enabled some to quadruple their usual earnings but sexist attitudes are harder to overcome Every morning before sunrise, when most residents in the southern coastal city of Kismayo are asleep, Fardowsa Mohamed Ahmed, 32, goes … Continued
By Avv. Abdiwahid Abdullahi Warsame “Iyana waxaan kaga gudbaa gobey liicoo ha jabin”by Hassan Ganey To be frank I love politics. This is because politics is the battleground for ideas and discourse in order to engineer a good society. Unfortunately, … Continued
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four million girls are at risk of child marriage in the next two years because of the new coronavirus pandemic, a global charity said on Friday, as campaigners warned that the crisis could undo decades … Continued
Sudan has criminalised carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14 and 49 have undergone some form of FGM, according to the UN. In Sudan it … Continued
Neha Wadekar and Will Swanson in Oog Ibado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women who have been made refugees in their own country by the impact of the climate crisis The long, black hem of Ibado … Continued
Kenya banned FGM in 2011, but Europeans still bring their daughters to underground clinics there to be cut. by Abdullahi Mire Nairobi, Kenya – In a “good month”, about 100 girls will be brought by their families to Halima Hirsi’s* underground clinic … Continued
Jeckonia Otieno Four teenage girls tell the story of how culture can destroy the dreams of girls. The situation worsens if they live in a refugee camp. Mariam got married to a fellow pupil when the two were at a … Continued
Mohamed says she is sometimes lonely, but has not lost sight of her goals Shane Ross When Shukri Mohamed slipped out to a supermarket in Somalia to buy rice and vegetables for supper on Dec. 20, 2008, she could not … Continued
The flight was aimed at highlighted female contribution to the aviation industry and women’s progress in conquering male-dominated professions ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES marked International Women’s Day by operating an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Washington DC. The flight, which took … Continued
JEDDAH: The Saysed Driving School in Taif has put out an advertisement for women who want to work as driving instructors, in order to meet the increasing demand on driving courses for women. The announcement said over 10,000 women had … Continued
