By Hudhaifah Siyad We always get moved by street kids’ life hustles, struggles and how they got neglected by their families, yet at most times people take no effort to help them. Actually most people want the street kids off the streets. This poem is written from the perspective of a street kid. If I...
April 25, 2025
Category: Youth – Generation Next
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Landforms Story
By Luqman Makina Editor’s Note: The writer of this essay is a 7th grader who is interested in animal and physical sciences. ____________ It all started while I was hiking a trail in Colorado; I went up some rocks and kept going. I looked around to see where I was. It seemed like I was...
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Somali Youth in Nairobi Make Films to Promote Peace Via Social Media
By Moulid Hujale As the world celebrates the international day of peace, Somali youth around the world are making efforts to contribute to peace in their country by creating forums and programs that bring them together in the spirit of peace building in Somalia. Badbaado Team, a young dedicated Somali youth group in Nairobi has...
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My Passion or my Parents, Student’s dilemma
By Abdifatah Sheikh Ibrahim We all develop passion for the things we like to do, at an early stage in life. We garner and come up with marvelous ways of sharing intimate love and enthusiasm with that passion. We all cherish it and harness it to be the beacon of the light that leads the...
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“Can I just take the hijab off?”: Developing safe spaces for Somali children in mainstream classrooms
By Sirad Shirdon In September, my two nieces began school at a local Montessori school, a far cry from their previous school: a charter school in Columbus with questionable educational quality. The charter school she attended, like many in North Columbus, has a large Somali student population. In recent years, Somali parents in the US have...
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“SUFFER BUT SMILING”- MY CONVERSATION WITH YUSUF
By Steve Odhiambo “Show me a stranger, and I’ll show you a friend that you haven’t met yet.” Boonaa Mohammed Towards the end of last year, 2013, it dawned on me that I once again would not be able to meet with my family over Christmas. Eek!, It had been 4 years since I last...
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Haji Ahmed Juuni: Everyday Hero
By Safia Abdulaziz Hashi Arguably, the strongest form of support in humanity is compassion. Some say we have lost our humanity; I say we have lost our sense of kindness. We live in a time where complete disconnect is better than avid activism. We live in a time where education is taken for granted, and...
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Somali immigrant’s story that enlightened an entire community
By Omar Abdul This paper will focus on a Somali-immigrant named Barack Barir who fled his home country of Somalia, in search for peace, stability, and an opportunity to pursue a university degree. Barack is a member of the Somali-diaspora community living in America, and he along with most Somalis had to overcome many hardships...
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The Aisle of Ethnicity
By Carima Nur I am shopping with my mother at Giant; the top of my braided head barely meets the counter of the register while my mother’s head soars high above my sights. We walk past the register, and begin to shop. As we pass the different aisles, I take a quick whiff of each...
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Killer whales
Children’s Corner Luqman A. Makina Have you ever wondered about Killer whales? I’m here to tell you about Killer whales. Killer whales are worldwide animals. Killer whales are great animals. Killer whales eat anything except their own kind. Killer whales are common animals. Killer whale pods are transient and resident pods. Different pods eat different...