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Scrap metal collectors in Dusamareb make a hard living for their families
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Scrap metal collectors in Dusamareb make a hard living for their families

(ERGO) – Aqbal Adawa Haji has been struggling to feed her nine children and relied in the central Somali city of Dusamareb, as displacement left her without any source of income. Now she’s collecting discarded metal from neighbourhoods across the town, earning $4 to $6 a day selling the scrap to local companies. It might not...

I Am Somali: Tall, and I Don’t Want to Be Hidden
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I Am Somali: Tall, and I Don’t Want to Be Hidden

By Eng Mohamed Ali Mirreh For years, Somalis living in the United States and Europe have found themselves in the media spotlight. Whether in political debates, social commentary, or news reports, Somali immigrants appear more frequently than many other communities of similar size. Their visibility raises a question that many observers struggle to answer: Why...

Nearly 118 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution last year, UN says
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Nearly 118 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution last year, UN says

The U.N. refugee agency said forced displacement of people due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade. But the agency warned in its annual report Thursday that 118 million people who had to flee their homes or nations is still alarmingly high. A look at the agency’s Global...

Somali soccer referee who was denied US entry comes home to hero’s welcome
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Somali soccer referee who was denied US entry comes home to hero’s welcome

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan returned home ​to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday after being barred from entering the United States for the World Cup, describing the decision as a matter ‌of “fate” and urging his fellow Somalis not to lose heart over it. Artan, Africa’s referee of the year in...

River floods in Ethiopia’s Somali Region leave farming families facing ruin and children out of school
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River floods in Ethiopia’s Somali Region leave farming families facing ruin and children out of school

(ERGO)– More than 2,800 students in Qallaafe zone in Ethiopia’s Somali Region have been out of school since April after flooding from the Shabelle River forced families from their homes and destroyed schools, farms, businesses, and water sources. The floods closed 18 free primary and secondary schools in Qallaafe and surrounding villages in Shabelle zone, leaving...

Africa is the deadliest place in the world to have a baby, while its population booms
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Africa is the deadliest place in the world to have a baby, while its population booms

BIRAO, Central African Republic (AP) — The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset. Her baby was coming. She was in a refugee camp, weakened by typhoid. There were no camp facilities for what was about to happen, and she had no money to travel. She struggled to her feet and started walking....

Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, in photos
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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, in photos

Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” is an Islamic holiday that begins during the Hajj, on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. See more- Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, in photos Source: AP

HAJJ: EID AL ADHA
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HAJJ: EID AL ADHA

By WardheerNews Editorial “In it are Signs Manifest; (for example), the Station of Abraham; whoever enters it attains security; Pilgrimage thereto is a duty men owe to Allah,- those who can afford the journey; but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures” Surat Imran. Performing the Hajj Performing...

An Overview of Islamic Inheritance
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An Overview of Islamic Inheritance

By Sheikh Abdunasir Jamac Warsame, PhD Introduction Definition of the science of inheritance: It is a discipline governed by rules and regulations, grounded in jurisprudence and mathematics, that determines the portion of each heir and their entitlements from the estate of the deceased. The study of inheritance is closely tied to economics, necessitating careful consideration...

Credit crunch faces drought-stricken pastoralist households in Adado
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Credit crunch faces drought-stricken pastoralist households in Adado

(ERGO) – Local traders in central Somalia have stopped extending credit to customers buying food and other necessities from their shops, revealing the stark impact of prolonged drought on pastoralist livelihoods and the overall economy. Mohamed Ali Farah, a shop owner in Adado in Galgadud region, told Radio Ergo that he has credit accounts with more...