This week’s discussion evolved around on Professor Samatar and his stance on on the Somali community. Listen it for a very heated debate. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. AudioPlayer.embed("audioplayer_1", {soundFile:"aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ub21hZHJhZGlvLmNvLnVrL3VwbG9hZHMvYXVkaW8vaW5kZXguaHRtbD9yZWFsJTIwdGFsayUyMDA2LjAxLjA5JTIwJTIwUHJvZmZlc29yJTIwc2FtYXRhci5tcDM"}); This...Continue reading »
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The recent posting of offensive anti-Islamic cartoons in St. Cloud was part of a pattern of hatred toward people of color in this area, some said Wednesday at a rally at St. Cloud State University. The university’s Somali Student Association sponsored the rally, which drew comment from city and university leaders, students and one gubernatorial candidate. The session...Continue reading »
By Abdiaziz Hassan and Njuwa Maina NAIROBI, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Somalia’s hardline al Shabaab rebels threatened on Thursday to attack neighbouring Kenya following a crackdown on Somalis in the capital Nairobi, according to a recording posted on an al Shabaab Web site. Islamist al Shabaab has threatened to attack Kenya before, although anger has been rising...Continue reading »
Kenya has warned MPs from Somalia to stop using Nairobi as a safe haven from the chaos in their own country. Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang told the BBC he was on the verge of telling the MPs to register as refugees if they wanted to stay in Kenya. The BBC’s Will Ross, in Nairobi, says there are estimated to be 100 Somali MPs in Kenya at any one time. Kenyan...Continue reading »
Minnesota (www.Bartamaha.com) Norm Coleman’s decision to pass on a campaign for governor in Minnesota has removed a looming shadow from the contest and essentially narrowed the GOP nomination fight to a two-man race, according to Republicans in the state. Republican political operatives said Coleman’s conclusion helped bring much-needed clarity to a crowded...Continue reading »
State authorities are warning businesses about a large-scale check fraud scam that could affect hundreds of businesses across the state. Source: Sctimes.com Investigators believe the suspect is a former Department of Labor and Industry employee and that the potential victims are businesses that sent a check to the department to pay fines imposed between Jan. 1 and Nov....Continue reading »
Nairobi (www.Bartamaha.com) Ciidamada ammaanka Kenya oo maalmahaan baaritaano xoog leh ka waday xaafadaha soomalidu ay ka degto magaalada Nairobi ee caasimadda dalka Kenya ayaa xalay waxay hawgalo dad badan ay ku xirxireen ka qabteen xaafadda komorock ee degmada Embakasi oo ka mida xaafadaha aay sida aadka ah u degto soomaalida ku dhaqan magaalada Nairobi. Xaafadda komarock...Continue reading »
Bartamaha — Mahdi Warsame oo ka mid ah maamulka Masjid Salaama ayaa waraysi gaar ah siiyay Bartamaha isagoo ka waramayay Xaaladda Masjid Salaama halkay ku danbaysay iyo khudbad uusan jeclaysan oo laga jeediyay Masjid Ibn Taymiyah oo uu ku sheeegay inay ahayd “barobagaando”. Mahdi waxaan kaloo weydiinay joornaal kolambas kasoo baxa oo ay ku qornayd cinwaanka...Continue reading »
Yasmeen Maxamuud lives in San Diego, but she set her debut novel in Minneapolis because “when I visit, it feels like home,” she said. Maxamuud, who grew up in northern Somalia, has written “Nomad Diaries,” what may be the first attempt by a Somali woman to tell the story of her people in America through fiction. She is one of a growing number of...Continue reading »
A 16-year-old boy who’s been in the care of the provincial Community Services Department since 2001 has accepted responsibility for his role in a “chilling” attack on a boy at a bus stop in downtown Dartmouth last March. The teenager, whose identity is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act, pleaded guilty last week in Halifax youth court to charges...Continue reading »
Minneapolis, MN Maalintii Axadii 01/17/2010 ayuu soo garay magalda Minneapolis, ee Gobolka Minnesota halkaas oo uu kala kulmay Taageerayaasha xusbigiisa halkaas oo uu ku waydiisanaya kaalmo deeqeed iyo mid codeed ba oo ay ugu ololeeyaan xisbiga. SAWIRADA HALKAN KA DAAWO Â Â Soo dhawayntii Garoonka Diyaaradaha Ee Minneapolis, MN M. Treek (wiilwaal) ...
Ciidamada ammaanka ee dawlada Kenya ayaa xabsiga dhigey inka badan 15 xildhibaan iyo saraakiil kale oo katirsan dawladda soomaaliya sida ay ii xaqiijiyeen ila ku dhaw dhwa dadka xabsiga la dhigey. Waxa ku dhaw 300 ruux oo Soomaaliya ayay habeenimadii xalay ahayd xabasiyada u taxaabeen ciidamada ammaanka Kenya oo isugu jirey cutubayada booliiska iyo Ciidamada rabshadaha...Continue reading »
Bartamaha(Nairobi):-Warar dheeraad ah ayaa laga helayaa howlgalo xalay ay sameeyeen Ciidamada Booliiska Dalka Kenya iyadoo dadka xabsiga la dhigay ay Xildhibaano ku jiraan. Howlgalkii xalay ka dhacay xaafada Islii ee Magaalada Nairobi ayaa waxaa xabsiga lagu dhigay saraakiil caan ah iyo Xildhibaano ka mida Dowlada KMG ah. Laanta Ammaanka ee loo yaqaan General Service...Continue reading »
The raid followed a protest against the detention of a Jamaican Muslim cleric in the heart of the capital Friday that turned violent, killing at least one person. Ahmed Nur Ugas, a Somali member of parliament (MP), told Reuters police were picking up people they considered to be Somalis, whether they had legitimate papers or not. “They arrested us in the Andalus...Continue reading »
Bartamaha — Laan kamida ciidamada ammaanka dalka Kenya ee loo yaqaano General Service Unit (GSU) ayaa caawo hawlo culus kawada inta badan xaafada islii oo hooy u ah kumaanka soomaalidaa ee deggan magaalada Nairobi ee caasimadda dalka Kenya. Hawlgaladani ayaa waxaa ilaa iyo hada waxay ka soconayaan hoteelada iyo dhabaaoyinka ugu caansan xaafadda islii ee degmada kamamkunji. Salaadii...Continue reading »
More than 200 East African immigrants tried to squeeze into back-to-back Hennepin County court sessions Friday for two teenage Somali boys facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of three men last week at a Seward neighborhood store. More than half those who came to support the families of the victims and the defendants had to wait outside as Mahdi Hassan Ali, 17,...Continue reading »
Relatives say two teens decided to rob a store to get a car out of the impound lot. Charges say the robbery left three dead. They entered the store shortly after 7:30 p.m. wearing ski masks and looking for money. One talked tough to a couple of customers in a grocery aisle; the other pointed a gun at two men behind the front counter. “This is a robbery!” he...Continue reading »
St. Paul, Minn. — Charges in the shooting last week at a Minneapolis corner market that left three men dead aren’t expected until Thursday. Charges against two 17-year-old boys had been expected Wednesday, but a spokeswoman for the Hennepin County Attorney’s office said prosecutors have gotten a second extension in the case. Charges must now be filed...Continue reading »
