Bartamaha (Minnesota):- St. Paul, Minn. — Muslims in Minnesota’s Somali community are condemning what they believe to be extreme views espoused by both a Twin Cities imam and the operator of a local Somali website. Upset that the two men publicly derided Islamic spiritual leaders as “infidels” for attending a recent interfaith service, followers of...Continue reading »
Category Archives: Diaspora [ QURBAHA ]
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- Immediately you step-off the noisy and brightly coloured public service minibuses, a blast of hot air mixed with dust flashes across your face and a din replaces the blaring music you’ve just left behind. Welcome to Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate, you are now at the global commercial hub of Somali entrepreneurship. Here, paradox reigns supreme. Stores...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- ABDIIRISAK Artan came from a world at war. Now, living in the commission flats in Flemington, the 20-year-old has not only made a life for himself, he is improving things for his fellow migrants and refugees. Mr Artan is modest, reluctant to list his achievements, which this month were recognised with two community awards. And he has little recollection...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- A western Kentucky city has decided for a third time to consider a proposal to put a mosque in a downtown building. The Mayfield Board of Zoning Adjustments voted Tuesday night to discuss again Khadar Ahmed’s plan to put the worship center in the building on behalf of Somalis who had recently moved to Graves County to work in a chicken-processing...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Wajir):- The mother of six left home on Saturday at noon to search for water, 20 kilometres away. Ms Maow, a resident of Malah Libah, 50 kilometres from Habaswein, the biggest trading centre in Wajir South constituency, said she spent much of the time digging the river bed with her bare hand as she struggled to fill her jerricans. “I have to be careful not...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Ottawa):- Mohamed Alaweh is reaching out to the top four mayoral candidates to discuss Somali and immigrant issues one-on-one, and so far, he says Larry O’Brien has ignored him. “Unfortunately, his campaign office has not returned our repeated invitation,” Alaweh says. “I don’t know why, maybe he thinks we’re insignificant,...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (MOMBASA, Kenya): — The US navy on Tuesday handed Kenyan authorities nine Somali pirates they captured in the Gulf of Aden last month while attempting to hijack a German vessel, police said. The nine men boarded Antigua-Barbuda flagged, German-owned MV Magellan Star on September 8 and spent nearly 20 hours searching for the crew who had locked themselves up...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- The European Union naval force had detained 92 Somali pirates since the mission moved on in the Indian Ocean in 2008. EUNAVFOR chief commander Philipe Coindreau told reporters in Dar es Salaam on Monday that 25 of the pirates have been sentenced to five years in jail while the remaining 67 cases are ongoing. He added that Somali pirates have hijacked...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- The United Nations has not given up on Kenya trying suspected Somali pirates, a senior officer said on Monday. Special advisor on piracy to the UN Secretary General Jack Lang said they were assessing modalities for resuming the trials. “We have to share our common efforts; it will be a mistake to abandon the trials,” he said. The UN was discussing...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Minnesot):- Xaflad Balaaran oo Xalay ka dhacday Gobolka Soomaalida dagan tahay Ee Minnestota ayaa waxaa aad loogu taageeray Musharax u tartamaya Kursiga Xaafada 61A. Xaflada oo ahayd mid balaaran oo si heer sara ah loo soo agaasimay ayaa waxa ay xalay ka dhacday Gobolka Minnesota Ee Dalka Maraykanka iyadoo Hoolka Xaflada ka dhacaysay ay soo buuxiyeen Taageerayaasha...Continue reading »
Fanaanadda da’da yar ee Ikraan Caraale ayaa soo saartay hees aad u macaan oo lagu magacaabo GAARSIIYA. Ikraan Caraale ayaa ah hormuudka fanaaniinta da’da yar ee maalmahan la wareegay fanka Soomaalida. Ereyada heestan iyo videoga ayaa ah kuwo aadan marnaba ka xiiso dhacayn, waxaana ballan ah inaad dhowr jeer ku celceshan doonto, waa sida aniga igu dhacdaye. Kala...Continue reading »
An Apple Valley man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a taxi cab driver to death, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. Abdirahman Abdiwahab Abdikarim, 19, had been charged with killing then-41-year-old Michael Allen Palm, a Suburban Taxi driver, during the course of a robbery. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said Abdikarim pleaded guilty to second...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Dale ):- It’s been a little over a month since the move-in date, and many walls in the Yusuf-Ismail home still stand unadorned. But for Mariam Ismail, the cozy two-level single-family residence on Kerrydale Road in Dale Cityis full of everything she needs. Perhaps most importantly, she has a backyard and a basement “PE room” for her four children...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Canada):- The 10-year-long saga of a Canadian man convicted in the United States of sending money to al-Qaeda may have drawn to an end Friday as he was released from prison and returned to Canada. Over the last decade, Mohammed Warsame has been accused of fighting for the Taliban, dining with Osama bin Laden and teaching radical Islam at a school in Afghanistan. He...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (CHICAGO ):- The United States on Friday deported a Somali-born Canadian national who pleaded guilty to attending an Al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan and said he met Osama bin Laden. Mohammed Warsame, 37, was turned over to Canadian officials at about 12:30 pm (1630 GMT), the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. “There is no place in...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Canada):- In January the Star met Ismael Khalif Abdulle inside the guarded presidential compound in Mogadishu. Al Shabab, a group of Islamic insurgents aligned with Al Qaeda, had cut off his right hand and left foot in a barbaric public amputation, as a lesson to others who refused to join. He was 17 and his story touched a network of Somali-Canadians who spent...Continue reading »
A Somali man in a prayer cap strolls by the coffee kiosk and waves at the young barista in the hoodie. “Latte,” he cries out. The young man behind the counter nods and starts making the drink. As the customer pays, the two chat briefly in Somali. “I’ve seen him around before. But that’s the first time I actually spoke to him,” says...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- Kenyan authorities report that more than 1,000 teachers have been fired during the past two years for sexually abusing girls.Education officials said the teachers have been dismissed for impregnating students and committing other sexual offenses. More of the cases have occurred in public schools. In addition to being fired from their jobs, some...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Mankato, Minn):- On a typical weekday morning at the Sabrie household, Lul Omar, 32, scrambles eggs and pours cereal into little plastic bowls. Her three Somali-American daughters — all under the age of 7 — are in the living room watching cartoons. Three older children have already left for high school. As Omar rushes the little ones to the table,...Continue reading »
