JOHN GODDARDÂ Toronto Star STAFF REPORTER —Â If a passport, driver’s licence, OHIP card and citizenship certificate are not enough, Suaad Hagi Mohamud is ready to give fingerprints to prove who she is. The Toronto woman jailed in Kenya after being told she no longer looks like her four-year-old passport photo says proving her identity is easy. “When...Continue reading »
Category Archives: Diaspora [ QURBAHA ]
Somali immigrant Ali Abdulrahman immigrated to Cedar Riverside five years ago. He enjoys drinking coffee and talking about politics with other Somali men at the neighborhood Starbucks. By Nathan Palm —Â In the heart of Minneapolis on Riverside Avenue, Somali men gather on the white plastic chairs outside Starbucks. The strong aroma of freshly made coffee hovers...Continue reading »
Ex-husband Asbscir Hussein, top left, along with babysitter Shukri Abdi, top centre, and son Mohamed Kati Asbscir Hussein, 12, says he could vouch for ex-wife Suaad Mohamud Haji's (in family handout photo, bottom) identity, but they haven't been asked. A Toronto woman says she faces jail in Kenya because she no longer looks like her passport photo. Suaad Mohamud...Continue reading »
St. Cloud resident Ahmed Abdulle (right) spends part of Thursday afternoon sipping his coffee and listening to his friend Abdihaye Hamsshi tell a story at the 33rd Meat & Grocery in St. Cloud. (Kimm Anderson, [email protected]) By Jamie Hughes (St Cloud Times) Ahmed Abdulle doesn’t need July 4 to celebrate living in the United States. He does it, on...Continue reading »
Waxaa maalmihii lasoo dhaafay laysla dhex marayay warar kala duwan oo sababay in magaalada Columbus, Ohio waxa kaliya oo laga hadlo ay noqotay arrintan. Todobaadkii nasoo dhaafay ayaa waxaa la sheegay in lakala iibsaday dhul weyn oo ganacsi iyo masjid isugu jira, dhulkaas oo ku yaal wadada Westerville una dhow xaafadda Capital Park oo ah xaafadda Soomaalida, haddaba...Continue reading »
Nairobi: The bustling Eastleigh suburb in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been the hub of business for Kenyan-Somalis and thousands of refugees escaping civil war in neighbouring Somalia for decades. In the district east of downtown Nairobi, shops and houses built soon after independence from Britain have been razed and shopping malls have been built by businessmen from...Continue reading »
Dabaaldegga 1da luuliyo ee ka dhacday magaalada Columbus ee Ohio ayaa ahaa mid sanadkan si weyn loosoo abaabulay, Sanadkan wuxuu uga duwan yahay sanadyadii ka horeeyay iyadoo la suray Calankeena Buluuga ah Aqalka Gobolka Ohio (State House). Halkan ka daawo gudoomiyaha Comunity-ga Soomaalida reer Ohaayo Xasan Dheere oo ka waramaya: ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are dwindling. Justices said Franken is entitled to the election certificate he needs...Continue reading »
Abdihakim Mohamed, aged 25, autistic, without his primary caregiver, denied passport, stuck in Kenya for over 3 Years  INTRODUCTION Abdihakim Mohamed is a 25-year-old Canadian citizen who is at grave risk both in Kenya and, should he be deported to his birth country, Somalia, unless Ottawa acts immediately to bring him back to Canada in order to rejoin his mother...Continue reading »
***By Chris — The Somali situation is very much in the news but many Kenyans have no idea that we have been at war with the Somalis before—and it was for a long time. There was heavy loss of life in that war (the numbers are still a closely guarded state secret) and in my book the Somalis won that war… easily. Indeed even Kenyans who were old enough...Continue reading »
By Abdiaziz Hassan NAIROBI (Reuters) – The bustling Eastleigh suburb in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been the hub of business for Kenyan-Somalis and thousands of refugees escaping civil war in neighbouring Somalia for decades. Â In the district east of downtown Nairobi, shops and houses built soon after independence from Britain have been razed and shopping...Continue reading »
jleiva Mohamed Abdi of Lewiston, wearing an American flag lapel pin, places his hand over his heart during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening ceremonies of the Somali Independence celebration held at the Lewiston Multi-Purpose Center on Saturday. The Somali community invited the public to their celebration featuring traditional African...Continue reading »
Magaalada Minneapolis, MN oo maanta lagu xusay maalintii Xornimada Soomaaliyeed goobo badan oo ay ka mid ahayd Safari Ex.. oo ah Makhaaxida Ugu caansan Soomaalida Makhaaxiyahooda waxay soo qaban qaabiyeen xaflad lagu qabtay suuqa weyn ee Midtown Exchange, waxay ku soo bandhigeen barnaamin iskugu jira Hido iyo Dhaqan, Heeso, Ciyaaro, Ciyaar Dhaqameed, Dhaanto,...Continue reading »
CSMonitor – LEWISTON, MAINE – Much has been made of the transforÂÂmaÂtion of this former mill town from one of America’s whitest cities to a place where 1 in 10 residents is of Somali descent. Since the first Somali refugees settled here eight years ago, almost every national media outlet has visited. Early accounts portrayed Lewiston as racist...Continue reading »
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has returned a guilty verdict for a man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a Somali man outside Village Market Mall last September. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office reported that after a day of deliberation, the jury Friday found Hassan Abdillahi of Richfield guilty. Sentencing is scheduled July 21. A criminal complaint...Continue reading »
AGE of  AUTISM By Abdulkadir Khalif — As Quresha and I prepared for the short flight to Chicago from Minneapolis for Autism One Conference on the evening of 05/19/2009, I was not sure what to expect and how events would fold out for the next few days. I was mostly quiet worrying about the other members of the Minneapolis Somali parents many of who would join...Continue reading »
