Leadership
Fraud, Citizenship, and the Rule of Law: What Somali Americans Need to Know
Recent statements from the White House regarding the possible denaturalization of Somali Americans convicted in the Minnesota fraud scandal have raised fear, confusion, and...
Leadership
Somaliland Denies Hosting Israeli Military Bases or Resettling Palestinians
Hargeisa – Somaliland has firmly denied claims that it agreed to host Israeli military bases or accept the resettlement of Palestinians displaced from Gaza...
Community and Culture
How Many More Deaths Before Justice Comes to Garissa?
Garissa is once again mourning a young life lost under circumstances that raise more questions than answers. The death of 25-year-old taxi driver Sheikh...
Leadership
Bad Politics, Petty Outcomes:
How Short-Sighted Narratives Undermine Minnesota’s Somali Success StoryBad politics rarely stops at bad ideas. More often, it produces petty outcomes; fear, division, and the...
Opinions
What if Somali Minnesotans were not a problem to be explained – but a contribution to be understood?
What if, instead of seeing Minnesota’s Somali community through the narrow lens of scandal, we looked at the full picture: workers, taxpayers, entrepreneurs, and...
Community and Culture
Bringing 100,000 Books to Fellow Refugees in Kenya
Former Child Refugee Abdullahi Mire Receives UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for Transformative Contributions"Abdullahi Mire, a former child refugee from Somalia, has been honored with...
Community and Culture
New St. Paul Facility Tailors Addiction Treatment for East African Women
The Alliance Wellness Center has opened a groundbreaking facility in St. Paul to address the unique needs of young East African women battling drug addiction. Yussuf Shafie, the founder, stressed the importance of culturally competent and trauma-informed professionals to assist these women, who often grapple with stigma, social isolation, and family neglect.
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