Monthly Archives: March 2014

Family Pleads For Answers About Father’s Murder

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A family pleads for help finding their loved one’s killer. Someone fatally shot 31-year-old Abdul-Fatah Yussuf at a north Columbus apartment complex on November 9. “Every night when I put the kids to sleep, I cry myself,” … read more »

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Bristol schoolgirl meets UN secretary general to end FGM

Fahma Mohamed’s incredible journey from Bristol schoolgirl to the global figurehead of the movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM) took another extraordinary step yesterday when she met United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon. It is the start of the … read more »

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The Somali love of ‘rude’ nicknames

In the West, people tend not to call their friends and colleagues nicknames that pick on negative physical traits. But in Somalia, people have a love of such nicknames. When I got my ID badge for the president’s office in … read more »

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Somali parents decry TDSB action plan, saying move will stigmatize community

A move by the Toronto District School Board to begin hammering out an action plan to offer Somali students more help sparked an outcry among dozens of Somali parents who came to a meeting Wednesday night to oppose the extra … read more »

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New Initiative Enables Somali Farmers To Become WFP Suppliers

The joint initiative has helped farmers produce maize that meets international quality standards 6 March 2014, Mogadishu – For the first time, Somali farmers are turning themselves into suppliers of high-quality food assistance for their fellow Somali people. A new initiative … read more »

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MN GOP endorses Somali-American for Minneapolis state House seat

The Republican Party of Minnesota says it is endorsing a Somali-American for a seat in the state Legislature for the first time. On Wednesday, the party said it was supporting Abdimalik Askar. Askar will carry the Republican Party’s endorsement in … read more »

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Qaramada Midoobay oo wakhti dheeriya ku dartay Muddada qafiifinta Xayiraada hubka saaran Soomaaliya

Xubnaha gollaha Amaanka oo maalintii shalay fadhi ka yeeshay arrimaha cunaqabataynta hubka ee saaran Soomaliya ayaa muddo dheeriya ku kordhiya in la khafiifiyo cunaqabataynta hubka ee saaran Somaliya. Golaha  ayaa isku raacay in ilaa 25-ka bisha October ee sanadkaan laga … read more »

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Madaxweyne Gaas oo kahadlay duulaanka lagu qadayo Al-shabaab

Garowe_ Madaxweynaha dowlada Puntland Dr. Cabdiweli Maxamed Cali (Gaas) ayaa waraysi uu siiyay Wakaaladda Reuters waxa uu ku sheegay in Al-shabaab ay khatar ku yihiin Deeganada Pl. Madaxweyne Cabdiweli ayaa sheegay in looga baahan yahay ciidamada AMISOM inay gacan kagastaan sidii … read more »

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Safiirka Turkiga Soomaliya oo maanta soo gaaray Garoowe

Garowe_ Waxaa maanta soo gaaray magaalada Garoowe ee caasimada dowlada Puntland Safiirka dowlada Turkiga u fadhiya Soomaliya, DR. Koni Turan iyo wafdi uu hogaaminayo. Wafdiga ka socda Turkiga ayaa kullamo gaara la yeelan doona madaxda usaraysa Puntland, iyagoona kawada hadli … read more »

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S Arabia deported 12,000 to Somalia since 2014

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that Saudi Arabia has deported more than 12,000 people to conflict-ridden Somalia since the beginning of 2014, Press TV reports. New deportees, including women and children, arrive on a daily basis at the Mogadishu international airport. “I was involved … read more »

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2 rival groups compete for formation of Somali federal state in Baidoa

The Somali government expressed concerns over the political situation in Baidoa, where two groups are competing to form a regional administration, with one party electing a new president Monday (March 3rd) for a new regional administration called Southwestern State of … read more »

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VIDEO: Duqa Magaalada Muqdisho Sarreeye Guuto Muungaab oo xilka la wareegay sheegayna in Ha’adaha Amnigu ay isaga qura ka Amar qaadan doonaan

Maxamuud Axmed Nuur (Tarsan), ayaa waxa uu maanta xilka ku wareejiyey Guddoomiyaha cusub ahna Duqa magaalada  Sarreeye Guuto Xasan Maxamed Xuseen (Muungaab). Guddoomiyaha cusub ayaa sheegay in ahmiyadda ugu ballaran uu siin doono Amaanka Caasimadda, wuxuuna kaloo ku daray in hayadaha ammaanka … read more »

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VIDEO: Family seeks answers in boy’s drowning at St. Louis Park school

A 12-year-old boy who drowned in a St. Louis Park school swimming pool was part of a class of about 30 children being supervised by a teacher who was not a certified lifeguard, the family’s attorney said Monday. The boy, Abdullahi Charif, … read more »

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Exclusive: Lupita Nyong’o Is Dating “Wavin’ Flag” Rapper K’Naan

All through awards season 2014 rumours have been swirling that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o is dating fellow oscar winner Jared Leto. The two have been spotted at various ceremonies since the start of the year looking like they could be … read more »

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Nicholas Kay oo ka hadlay Shirarka Dowlad dhisidda ku saabsan ee ka socda Baydhabo

Ergaygga-Gaarka ah ee Xoghayah-Guud ee Qaramadda Middoobay u Qaabilsan Soomaaliya, Nikolas Kay  ayaa si hoose  ula socda  arrimaha ka dhacaya Baydhabo aarimahaas oo ay  ku jiraan  natiijada maanta ka soo baxday Shirka Baydhabo. Sdoo  kalena waxaan arkay jawaabta ka soo … read more »

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Guddomiyaha cusub ee G. Banaadir oo maanta xilka la wareegay (sawirro)

Muqdisho_ Waxaa maanta si toosa xilka ula wareegay guddomiyaha Cusub ee gobalka Banaadir ahna duqa magaalada Muqdisho, Xasan Maxamed Xuseen Mungaab. Munasaabada uu xilka kula wareegayay ayaa waxaa kasoo qaybgalay guddomiyihii hore Maxamuud Axmed Nuur Tarzan, Wasiirka Arrimaha gudaha iy Federaalka C/llaahi … read more »

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Wasiirka kowaad ee Xukuumada Soomaaliya oo la kulmay Ra’iisul Wasaare ku xigeenka Dalka Isu-taga Imaaradka Carabta

War-Saxaafadeed;- Abu Dhabi, March 4, 2014—–Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Mudane Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed ayaa maanta magaalada Abu Dhabi kula kulmay Ra’iisul Wasaare ku-xigeenka dalka Isutaga Imaaraadka carabta, ahna wasiirka arimaha madaxtooyada Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan iyagoo ka … read more »

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How Somalia aid cash funds Al-Shabaab

Daily Nation — Donor funds to Somalia are being diverted for personal use or to fund militia, thereby undermining the war-torn country’s reconstruction efforts. Documents made available to this writer show that millions of dollars in aid to the current … read more »

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Police find 6 Somali migrants abandoned by people traffickers in Mexico

Police found six Somali migrants who were abandoned in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas by the people traffickers they hired to smuggle them into the United States, officials said. The men had been lost for eight days, the Chiapas … read more »

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Barkhad Abdi, Oscar-Nominated Actor, Faces Money Problems

The Captain Phillips star not quite living the Hollywood dream. By Evelyn Diaz – Barkhad Abdi has had a whirlwind year of red carpets, limo rides and golden statues, but the actor’s reality isn’t as glamorous as the images we see on television. Abdi, … read more »

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