When the situation is bleak and dire that’s when you know you’re a dying empire when the situation is dire and bleak that’s when you know you’ve reached your peak When all those you have killed happen to be ragtag and they spit and stomp on your flag and you lack the courage to fight back that’s when you know, you’re a dying empire It’s...Continue reading »
Category Archives: Diaspora [ QURBAHA ]
By AMY FORLITI , Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS – Attorneys for a Minneapolis man held in solitary confinement on terror charges for more than five years are asking he be released while he awaits trial, saying Mohammed Warsame’s pretrial incarceration has gone on so long it has become punitive. After U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim said he would...Continue reading »
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Mohammad Qatanani’s mosque was full of FBI agents the night before he was to find out if he would be deported. But even though the federal government was trying to link Qatanani to foreign extremists, the agents weren’t there to keep an eye on him. They wanted to show their support for a Muslim leader they considered a valued ally for the...Continue reading »
CTV.ca News Staff — Canada is extending the anti-piracy mission of HMCS Winnipeg off the coast of Somalia, Defence Minister Peter MacKay told CTV’s Question Period Sunday. MacKay said the federal government agreed to a NATO request for the frigate to continue operations as part of an allied effort to deter pirates who have seized dozens of vessels off the Horn...Continue reading »
By JASMINE FRANKLIN, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA — Concerned parents and members of Edmonton’s Somali community gathered yesterday to create a plan for protecting their children in light of another slaying. “The lack of knowledge on both parents and children’s parts is what is steering our youth in the wrong direction,” said Mohamednur Madowe, executive...Continue reading »
By Ben Gelinas, The Edmonton Journal — One of two men who were kidnapped and robbed on the weekend watched as his friend was shot in the stomach with a shotgun in Hermitage Park, police say.Mustafa Warsame dove into a nearby pond to escape his captors, according to a search warrant in the case, obtained by The Journal. Police searched an apartment suite on 118th...Continue reading »
by Scott Russell — April 16 was “open mosque†night at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center at 504 Cedar Ave., the former home of Bedlam Theatre in the building that houses, at the other end, Palmer’s Bar. At around 5:30 p.m., there was lots of activity around the center as both Somali Muslims and others from the neighborhood filed in for this, the...Continue reading »
By MANUEL VALDES ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER — SEATTLE — With headlines about pirates hijacking ships and terrorist groups recruiting their countrymen to fight in Africa, Somali community leaders in the Seattle area are speaking out in an effort to counter negative public perception. “The media has portrayed a lot of negatives,” said Mohamed Mohamud,...Continue reading »
New research opens the door to new understanding of the disorder. Scientists have long known that people with autism have brains that work differently — their brain activity doesn’t follow the usual pathways for speech, thought or social interaction. Still, the lingering question has always been: why? New research published in the online medical journal...Continue reading »
"You wouldn't think that something like that would happen in America where someone who has not done a crime, someone who serves their community, someone who always tries to be positive and tries to add something positive to the community," said Farah. CBS (WCCO) —Since last summer, dozens of young Somali men have disappeared from the Twin Cities. And...Continue reading »
Police put up a tent while they investigate a body found in Hermitage Park in northeast Edmonton. Photograph by: Shaughn Butts, Edmonton Journal Two men were abducted Sunday by kidnappers armed with a shotgun, then robbed and confined before one of them was killed and dumped in a city park, according to an indictment obtained by The Journal. The body of 20-year-old Mohamed...Continue reading »
PUSH Dhalinyaro Isku bahaysatay in ay ka caawiyaan Caafimaad darada ka jirta Soomaaliya ayaa waxay qabteen banaamij ay ugu baahaynayeen Cusbitaalo Soomaaliya ka dhisan waxayan ku soo casumeen dad badan oo u leh cilmi dhibta ka jirta caafimaadka Soomaaliya Uruka soo qaban qabiyey banaamijkan waxaa la yiraahdaa PUSH Marka la soo gaabiyo magacooda. ...
Samatar Sooyaan, Qoraaga buugga (Singal Maadar) Qoraa Somaliyeed oo aanu ka waraysanay Buug cusub oo uu qoray. Samatar Sooyaan waa wiil da’ yar oo ku caan baxay qoraalka afkeena hooyo. waxaan kula talin lahayn hadaad doonayso inaad akhrisato sheeko Soomaali ku qoran oo ku cajab galisa inaad raadsato buugaas Singal Maadar. Waxaad ka gadan kartaa buugga halkan ...
by Omar Hashi (Bartamaha News) — Columbus, Ohio. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdulle (Azhari) Minister for Diaspora and Community affairs visited state of Ohio as part of his journey to North America meeting with different Somali fanctions in the diaspora, among them were business leaders, intellectuals, students and other community members. The newly formed Ministerial post...Continue reading »
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A number of Minneapolis-area Somalis are being asked to testify before a federal grand jury. It’s part of an investigation into whether young Somali-American men were radicalized here and recruited to fight with terror groups in their homeland. Details about the investigation are limited because grand jury proceedings are secret. Government...Continue reading »
Mahamed Diini The early morning hours of April 10, 2009, the plane carrying brother Mohamed Diini, an effective Islamic leader and international speaker touched down at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. He has come to speak at the annual conference of the Sverige Unga Muslimer ( Swedish Young Muslims) which attracted over 1,500 participants this year from places as...Continue reading »
MinnPost — It seems like a strange idea: get a group of about 85 Somali and Swedish Americans together, mix them up at different tables, and ask them to talk about their communities, their immigration experiences and their identity as an American with deep cultural roots. On the surface, you might not expect that the two groups would have a lot in common. Swedes...Continue reading »
"Seifert: No taxpayer support for pirate lovers and terrorists." ST. PAUL (AP) ― A Minnesota lawmaker said he wants to ensure that no taxpayer dollars or state grants go to groups supporting pirates, after a Twin Cities-based Somali advocate said he helped get an attorney for the Somali teen facing piracy and hostage-taking charges. House Minority Leader...Continue reading »
Amina Harun Ogaysii dhamaan dadka degan Magalada Miineapolis, MN waxaa jira wiig loogu tala galay In laguxuso wiiga dadka ay soo gaadhay dhibaatooyinka la xiriira dil, dhac iyo dhawacyo wiigan oo lagag hadalay sidii loola wadaagi lahaa dadka dhibtaasi soo gaartay loogana feejignaanlaha sidii aanay mid la mida dhibaatooyinkan oo kale aanay dhicin. ...
