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
UNITED NATIONS, New York/SOMALI REGION, Ethiopia – Trik Dulene knows all about bullying and coercion when it comes to a woman’s reproductive choices. Although she and her husband agreed to use family planning after their two daughters were born, her in-laws demanded she … Continued
R&B artist was not allowed to listen to this type of music while growing up Laura Robinson and Deane Sumanac-Johnson Growing up, Amaal Nuux was not allowed to listen to the type of music she releases now. Her traditional Muslim … Continued
‘She died doing what she loved, which is to promote the country of her birth’ Jordan Omstead Members of the Somali community in Edmonton organized a memorial Friday for the woman who dedicated her life to telling their stories. Local politicians, … Continued
BY NATALIE SCHACHAR AND TRACEY LINDEMAN OTTAWA, ONTARIO,As bombings and attacks rocked the African nation of Somalia in recent years, Canadian-Somalian journalist Hodan Nalayeh found what she believed was a higher calling: Showcasing the hidden beauty of her homeland and … Continued
By Amina Wako Some time in 2018, a young girl of Somali origin shared her story of a sham marriage to a sex tourist from the west. A thousand of miles away, a woman heard her cry for help after … Continued
Donna Ferguson As a Somali girl she underwent the horrific practice. Now a new film tells how she risked her life to end it Ifrah Ahmed refuses to let the horrific female genital mutilation she suffered at the age of … Continued
Thousands in Dadaab camp were ready to travel to the US and start new lives, but they were denied entry two years ago. By Osman Mohamed Osman Dadaab, Kenya – It is late-morning in Dadaab, the semi-arid refugee camp in northeast … Continued
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