Bartamaha (Nairobi):-A Kenyan court has sentenced seven Somali pirates to five years in prison for attacking a Spanish ship last year. The seven are the third pirate gang jailed since foreign warships started patrolling the area two years ago. They have been held in Mombasa since being captured by the Spanish navy while trying to hijack the Maltese-flagged merchant ship...Continue reading »
Category Archives: Diaspora [ QURBAHA ]
Bartamaha (Mnnesota):-A Somali woman claims she “was not in her right mind” when she allegedly locked her five children inside a closet before leaving to visit a friend. Ten hours later she returned to find her 3-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter dead inside. An Indianapolis police report released Tuesday said 28-year-old Edyan Farah allegedly put her five...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- For Mohamed Mamow, this day could produce but one result: A smile to light the world. “I am very excited. I am very so happy,” said Mamow, 31, a Somali refugee who escaped death and war to take the oath of citizenship Wednesday at Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum with dozens of other new citizens. His emotions were understandable. He followed...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula has expressed concern over the situation in Somalia saying it has remained a source of collective shame to the International Community. He said the conflict in Somalia is a source of great insecurity and instability in East Africa and the Horn of Africa in general. “The security situation is dire as armed...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (London):-Facebook has launched its location-based Places service in the UK. It allows people to “check in” wherever they are and see who among their friends and other Facebook users is – or has been – at the same location. The service also lists nearby businesses and attractions, and Facebook will target the locations it lists to each...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Toranto):- A Somali man deported from Canada on Sunday because of his criminal record claims he is being held for ransom by “extremists” who have threatened to kill him unless $100,000 is paid. Mohamed Said Jama, 40, told CBC News in a phone interview Tuesday he was refused entry to Somalia and is being held, in the dark, on a chartered aircraft...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (London):- Waxaa xaflad balaaran lagu qabtey maqaayada Caynu shamsi oo ku taal Waqooyiga magaalada London halkaasi oo lagu qabtay munaasabad qurux badan. Xafladaas oo ay ka soo qayb galeen bahweynta isboortiga Soomaaliyeed ee degan magaalada London, run ahaantiina waxay ahayd xaflad ay ka muuqatey farxad, raynreyn iyo saaxiibtinimo isboorti . Furitaanka barnaamijka...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Montreal):- The National Parole Board is expected to decide on Tuesday whether an Ontario man convicted of helping a terrorist group to obtain firearms should be released. Ali Dirie, currently serving a prison term at the Special Handling Unit in Ste. Anne des Plaines, 30 kilometres north of Montreal, appeared before the board Monday morning. But in a rare occurrence,...Continue reading »
Bartamaha — Barnaamijka Wargelin ayaan todobaadkan kusoo qaadanaynaa sida ay dadweynaha reer London u arkaan madaxweynayaasha faraha badan ee Soomaaliya ay leedahay. Sidaad ogtihiinba maamul goboleedyada Soomaaliya mid walba wuxuu leeyahay madaxweyne u gaar ah. Waxaan kaloo kusoo qaadanaynaa waraysi gaar ah oo lala yeeshay C/salam Caato. Waxaa barnaamijka maanta...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- Magaalada Nairobi oo ay si aad ah u daganyihiin Shacabka Soomalaiyeed ayaa waxaa maanta looga Ciidan si farxadi ay ku dheehnayd iyadoo dadka ay wada ahaayeen kuwa Midayasan. Magaalada Nairobi oo ay soomaalida si gaar ah u dagto xaafada Islii ayaa waxaa looga dabaal dagay Ciida si farxad iyo reen reen ay ku dheehantahay waxaana Bulshada ay isugu soo...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Mississippi):- Members of Winnipeg’s Somali community are looking for answers after two young men were pulled from a car at gunpoint in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Police briefly detained Mustafe Nur and a passenger in his car after a traffic stop at Kennedy Street and Cumberland Avenue just before 2:41 a.m. CT Sunday. In a video of the incident...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- Seven men of Somali origin who were facing piracy charges were sentenced on Monday to five years in jail by a Mombasa court. The suspects breathed a sigh of relief when the judgment was delivered to them by Chief Magistrate Rosemelle Mutoka as that was seen as the “most lenient” punishment meted out against pirates since Kenya agreed...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Minneapolis):- A group of elders in the Minneapolis Somali community on Wednesday publicly denounced al-Shabab, making it clear that they do not support the terror group they say is responsible for “sinister” acts of recruiting young Americans to fight in Somalia. The elders made the statement shortly before a closed-door meeting with a representative...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- The challenge facing Kenya in providing physical and social infrastructure became clear on Tuesday with the release of 2009 Census results showing that the country’s population is growing at a pace that is out of tune with its development goals. Kenya is facing the grim reality of feeding additional one million mouths every year – translating...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (London):-Al-Huda Cultural Centre & Mosque,Fund Raising Appeal for the Mosque. 91 Mile End Road, London E1 4UJÂ Â Â Tel: 0207 780 9495Â Â Â Â Fax: 0207 780 9495 Fund Raising Appeal for the Mosque Asalaama Alaiykum, Dear Brothers and Sisters, Allhamdulillaah by the Grace of Allah, Al-Huda Cultural Centre & Mosque is in a position of...Continue reading »
 Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of the reappointment of Sakawdin Mohamed, MS, MPA-candidate to the Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service, also known as the ServeMinnesota Commission. Sakawdin is one of 15 Minnesotans appointed to three-year terms that will expire on August 1, 2013. Sakawdin Mustafa Mohamed,...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Canada):- A controversial Somali-Canadian painter, cartoonist and activist unveiled his first Canadian exhibition in Edmonton on Sunday. Known as the voice of Somalis around the world, Amin Amir launched a series of five paintings depicting key moments in his life at City Hall. The works include an image of a young Amir in Somalia drawing with the charcoal he...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Nairobi):- The Somali sporting community in Kenya held a very huge ceremony at the Kilimanjaro Restaurant in Nairobi on Friday evening to show their support for last month’s election congress (19 July) of Somali Football Federation (SFF) in the presence of high level Somali-Kenyan football dignitaries. The ceremony had two main goals, one was to show...Continue reading »
A Wigan Athletic XI of mainly youth team players came back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with Robin Park FC. A youthful Latics line up started against a much older and bigger Robin Park side on Saturday afternoon, and found themsleves 2-0 down at the interval. However, after the introduction of some of the more senior players in the second half, Latics were...Continue reading »
