At the hearing, Bihi repeated beliefs that have made him unpopular in some parts of Minnesota’s Somali community, the largest in the country. He spoke of how his family was affected when his teenage nephew was recruited by religious extremists. His nephew, Burhan Hassan, is believed to be among those killed in Somalia.

Bihi reiterated his view that the leaders of Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Centre denied that the young men were missing and they accused the families of trying to destroy the mosque. The center is the largest Somali mosque in Minnesota and the place where the young men’s lives intersected.

Bihi also took aim at CAIR-MN for “blindly supporting” the mosque leaders and not the families of the missing men.

Abdirizak Bihi testifies about the disappearance of Somali American children that are linked to mosques.

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