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
MOGADISHU, A public awareness forum held in Mogadishu on Tuesday called for an end to violence against women in conflict in Somalia. The forum organized by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) noted that the privacy of the victims … Continued
KHAOULA GHANEM DUBAI: Rawdah Mohamed knows all about delivering a head-turning style moment. The Somali-born model who is based in Finland, has amassed a loyal legion of Instagram followers, mainly followers of modest fashion, who flock to her page for … Continued
BY EMMA SPECTER Somalia has birthed some of the most visible members of the fight for social justice here in the U.S. and abroad, including Minnesota congressperson Ilhan Omar and Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development founder Hawa Aden Mohammed. Perhaps the youngest of … Continued
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan has launched a women’s football league, a move that reflects the new transitional government’s aspirations for the country and allows female players to push for wider acceptance. Under deposed president Omar al-Bashir, who was toppled in … Continued
Nasra Mohamud Omar, 14, an orphan in the Somaliland town of Burao, is feeling thoroughly dejected that her school days have already come to an end at her young age. Having lost both her parents and coming from a poor … Continued
More than 200 young women graduated from different faculties at Somali International University (SIU) in Mogadishu this week, reflecting a major advancement overall in female education in Somalia. Bilan Abdullahi Mohamed, who lives in Daynile district of Mogadishu, told Radio … Continued
(ERGO) – Saynab Abdi Warsame, a midwife, has devoted almost 30 years of her life to providing lifesaving care to women and children in the northern Somali town of Hingalol. Saynab, who graduated from a nursing school in Buran, Sanag region, in 1988, has never earned a salary … Continued
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