By Anya Alvarez In 2014, when 18-year-old Rihana Ibrahim, a Somali refugee, arrived in Tucson, Arizona, she recalls: “I was happy, but scared. Nobody was around.” For Rihana, the fear was well placed. Affected with polio as a child, she lost mobility in her lower limbs, sometimes dragging herself on the ground, or using old wooden...
October 20, 2026
Category: Youth – Generation Next
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SOMALI DIASPORA CHILDREN: SHACKLED BY DISTORTED MENTAL IMAGINATIONS
By Adan Makina Nowadays, a look at how some of the Somali youth living in the Western Hemisphere prepare for their future upon graduating from high school is cause for alarm. By developing distorted mental imaginations, these youth who hail from disadvantaged backgrounds and broken families, find it difficult to heed the advises given by...
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Line of Death: A short Story
By Abdihakim Marayare Editor’s Note: This is a vivid, poignant, fictionalized portrayal of Al-Shabaab’s vast infiltration of Mogadishu. The militant group has long waged a war of terror in the capital, killing politicians, journalists, entertainers, and other innocent people. This short story, translated from its Somali version published on WardheerNews, captures the fear, trauma, and ambivalence...
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A day in the life of a young Somali girl
Editor’s note: Humanity Against Poverty (HAP) begins their work with a human story. By dipping into the rich stories of people impacted by poverty. It’s a digital platform that prides itself in depicting the beautiful, ornately layered stories of people challenged by circumstance. There is often triumph, happy moments, celebrations, food sharing and laughter. These...
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Nadia, 16, has overcome the odds to follow in the footsteps of Sam Cam and Kate Middleton
By Eleanor Harding, Education Correspondent For The Daily Mail A girl whose mother fled war-torn Somalia in the 1980s has won a scholarship to the leading private school that Kate Middleton and Samantha Cameron attended. Nadia Hassan, 16, a comprehensive school girl from one of London’s poorest areas, has been accepted to Marlborough College. She...
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Scavenging for survival: Young Orchids in a Squalid Dumpsite!
By Najeb Ahmed Ali Throughout the existence of mankind, the world has had been full of mysterious surprises. It is an undeniable fact that few of us who are lucky enough have the ability to lead a high end lavish lifestyle indulging and basking on the delights that come with the bountiful variety of opulence...
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Here Come the Young
By Kristin Lord, FP As tweets and headlines skip from crisis to crisis, the largest youth population in human history is coming of age in a steady, unstoppable wave. While countries across Europe and East Asia are grappling with declining birthrates and aging populations, societies across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia are experiencing...
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New generation, new hope
By Dr. Hamdi Mohamed “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars” Khalil Gibran Change is in the air! No, it is not the vibrancy of rebuilding a country – nor the new buildings, roads, hospitals, schools, and start-ups. It is not the dynamism of creative business...
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Somalia refutes claims of child abuse
Xinhua- The Somali government on Wednesday slammed a sensational report that appeared in the Washington Post, alleging its security forces were involved in violation of children’s rights. In a statement, Mogadishu trashed the report from the leading American newspaper, terming it misleading and factually inaccurate. “We are concerned by the report appearing in the Washington...
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An Interview with Jonathan Star the Headmaster, Founder, and Managing Director of Abaarso school of science and technology
By WardheerNews Editor’s note:The recent visit to Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somaliland by the CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper for a 60 minute special assignment, has created a renewed interest of the school’s accomplishment as well as a controversy on the status of Somaliland. WardheerNews would like to re post an interview we...