Opening statements are scheduled today in the trial of a man accused in the shooting death more than six years ago of a Somali man outside a City Heights taco shop. Shane Christopher Pilson, 23, is one of two men charged with murder in the Aug. 14, 2003, slaying of 26-year-old Khadar Hasan. Co-defendant Sherman Strong, 31, is charged with murder and being tried separately...Continue reading »
Category Archives: Diaspora [ QURBAHA ]
Mombasa;Bartamaha; Nine North Korean sailors who were shot and wounded by Somali pirates this week in an unsuccessful hijacking bid arrived in Kenya Saturday for treatment. Four seriously injured seafarers were taken to a hospital in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa while others had received treatment on board, port police chief Ayub Gitonga said. “Nine crew members...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Columbus 04-02-2010) Waxaa magaalada Columbus ee gobolka Ohio ka bilowday maanta Tartankii kubada cagta ee gobolada Maraykanka oo sanadkiisii 4aad maraya, ciyaarahan ayaa soconaya ilaa iyo maalinta axadda ah oo ah maalinta Final-ka. Kooxaha sanadkan isugu yimid ayaa ka kala yimid gobolada Maraykanka iyo Dalka Kanada, Tirada kooxaha ku loolamaya ayaa ah 20 kooxood. Hoos...Continue reading »
The Canadian Somali Congress recently hosted a community town hall meeting in Ottawa in order to discuss issues of importance to the Canadian Somali community with the Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Transport Minister John Baird. The main issues that were brought up included immigration issues as well as problems that are constantly faced by Canadian...Continue reading »
Some members of Winnipeg’s Somalian community are torn about what should be done with a refugee who has a history of criminal violence. Mohamed Said Jama, 40, is in custody at Stony Mountain Institution. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wants to deport him but Jama’s lawyer has said his client fears he will be killed if returned because he is the son...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (London) Waxaan maanta oo ay tahay 31 March 2010 ka dhacay Mudaaharaad looga soo horjeedo madaxweynaha dalka Itoobiya Meles Zenawi oo booqasho ku yimid Dalka Ingriiska. Mudaaharaadkan oo ay qayb ka ahaayeen mujtamaca bariga Africa oo ay ka mid ahaayeen Somalida, Xabashida, Oromada iyo Soomaali Galbeed iyo Ogaden. Dadweynihii halkaas ka mudaharaadayay ayaa ...Continue reading »
This is an article written in Britain’s The Sun. The headline grabbed our attention, it read Jail won’t stop Somali Criminals coming to the UK…the choice is stay there and be killed. Please read it and let us know what you think. London (The Sun) A SHOCK new survey this week showed how Britons feel let down by Labour’s immigration record....Continue reading »
Fargo may have its first African-American candidate for mayor. Ahmed Haji, president of the Somali Community Development of North Dakota, filed his paperwork Monday with the city auditor’s office. Sharon Odegaard, a longtime employee of the mayor’s office, said she is “quite sure†Haji is the first African-American to run, but the city auditor’s...Continue reading »
Several local Somali leaders worry that too many of their community members won’t be counted in this year’s census – resulting in less political clout and federal money for social services. “We need to know the real numbers of Somalis in Columbus because our population is growing and has a powerful impact on the community,” said Hawa Siad,...Continue reading »
Burnsville, Minn. — ( by Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio) Somali-Americans in Minnesota have long been told they have a duty to help their homeland. But few took that calling to heart like Mohamed Aden. The Burnsville dad left his life of suburban comfort two years ago for an especially violent corner of Somalia. Now Aden is that region’s leader. He’s...Continue reading »
The Canadian Somali Congress invites you to a Canadian Somali Community Town hall meeting with the Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Transport Minister John Baird. The meeting will enable engagement with the Government of Canada on immigration issues affecting the Canadian Somali community for a long time. These issues include delays in spousal...Continue reading »
A NEW centre for the Somali community has opened in South Harrow. The Somali Youth and Family Centre, in Stanley Road, will offer mentoring, drug prevention advice and a homework club for young people, as well as parenting classes for adults. There will also be an entertainment room and employment advice at the facility, run by the Harrow Association of Somali Voluntary...Continue reading »
Another Somali man awaiting sentencing on a terror-related charge has been released to a halfway house. Court documents made public Thursday show U.S. District Court Judge James Rosenbaum ordered the release of Salah Osman Ahmed on March 15, with certain conditions. Ahmed was released Tuesday after posting bond. The FBI is investigating a group of men who left Minnesota...Continue reading »
NAIROBI, (AlertNet) – Tens of thousands of refugees seeking safety and a livelihood in Kenya’s capital suffer police harassment, violent attacks and deprivation, a report said on Thursday. Many refugees chose Nairobi over the country’s crowded refugee camps because they want economic independence and a sense of community but often they instead fall victim...Continue reading »
Somali-Canadians caught in Alberta’s deadly drug trade EDMONTON — Four months after he left Toronto, 21-year-old Abas Abukar was dead. On Halloween morning in 2008, the former Humber College student’s body was found in Northmount Park, a wooded area in this city’s north end. Abukar had been shot a few hours earlier, an autopsy concluded. He...Continue reading »
The National: For the 1st time a group of Somali-Canadians speaks out (video) Somali-Canadian families in the Greater Toronto Area are demanding justice after 29 of their sons have been slain in separate incidents in Alberta in recent years and only one arrest has been made. In the past five years, 29 men have been killed in Calgary, Edmonton and Fort McMurray in...Continue reading »
An Australian man of Somali origin suspected of terrorism links has escaped from police custody in Kenya, local media have reported. Immigration officers reportedly arrested him earlier this month at the Busia border post in western Kenya, suspecting he had a forged passport. But he managed to escape before the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit arrived from Nairobi...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Washington, DC) Congresska dalka Marayakanka ayaa meel marshay sharci uu watay Madaxweyne Barack Obama, oo ku saabsan daryeelka caafimaadka. Madaxweyne Obama, oo natiijada codaynta soo dhoweeyey, ayaa yiri. “ka dib markii mudo ku dhow boqol sanadood laga dodaayey laguna daalay, ay dadka Maraykanku aakhirkii heleen xaqiijin ah in caafimaadkooda la daryeelayo†Musharixiinta...Continue reading »
President says ‘this is what change looks like’ about legislation that ensures coverage for 95% of Americans Bartamaha (Washington):- Barack Obama last night forced his bitterly-fought health reform bill through Congress, bringing near-universal coverage to the US and delivering the first major triumph of his presidency. After days of manoeuvring by the Democratic...Continue reading »
St. Cloud waxay 50 mile ka xigtaa magaalda Minneapolis waxaa St. Cloud degan soomaali badan oo u badan Arday dhigata Jamacadaha iyo darajooyinka kale ee wax barashada waxaa Ardaydaas ka dhex muuqada ardayda dhigata Jamacada wayn ee Magalada St. Cloud State university, waxay sanad walba soo qaban qabiyaan Habeenka Soomaalida Habeen loogu magac daray oo lagu soo bandhigo...Continue reading »
