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Canada Parliamentarians praise Somaliland for presidential Election and security development

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Horndiplomat-Chandrakanth "Chandra" Arya is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Nepean in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Mp Chandra arya posted on his facebook this statement  said."Yesterday in the House of Commons I...

Barron city council election features first-ever Somali candidate

Isaak Mohamed is the first Somali refugee to run for city council in Barron, Wis. He came to the U.S. in 2013 after fleeing civil war in Somali and living in a refugee camp in Uganda. Rich Kremer/WPR
By:Wisconsin Public Radio Residents call candidacy a major step for Somali refugees who began moving to city 20 years ago Voters in the small, northern Wisconsin city of Barron will take part in a historic election on Tuesday. That’s because for the first time since Somali...

Wall Street-Sponsored School In Somaliland Finds Its Way In The Age Of Trump

By:Deniz Cam ,   FORBES STAFF Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Herding goats and camels in Somalia as a teenager, Mubarik Mohamoud had no idea he would go to college – let alone attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities, the Massachusetts...

What the hijab means to me

From Nigeria to Uruguay, women share their thoughts and feelings about the hijab. By:Al Jazeera Staff Women from around the world share their thoughts and feelings about wearing - or not wearing - the hijab. For more, watch the documentary The Veil. 'Hijab makes me feel free' Ifat Gazia...

Sumiya Faruq wants to create the Islamic YouTube

As a child, Sumiya Faruq would love listening to her father’s bedtime stories, most of which were of incidents from the Prophet’s (PBUH) life. Sumiya’s parents would encourage her to question and dig deeper into the stories, and as she grew older, the youngster studied...

SOMALI MUSLIM CANDIDATE DENIES ACCUSATIONS OF BIGAMY

Us Elections-America’s soon-to-be first female Muslim legislator has a problem on her hands. She’s accused of being married to two men, at the same time, including one who may be her brother. The second marriage was allegedly a sham, meant to deceive the U.S. government’s...

Ilhan Omar, marriage, and Somali culture: an FAQ

Last week, Ilhan Omar made national headlines after her historic win over longtime Rep. Phyllis Kahn and fellow Somali-American Mohamud Noor in the DFL primary race for House District 60B. In the heavily Democratic district, the primary victory put the 33-year-old mother of three...

Spreadsheet-armed US soldiers bring lessons to Somalia

The first group of soldiers has completed a U.S. Army-led effort to train Somalia’s fledgling military in logistics, a stepping stone toward building a force that can sustain itself in a fight against Islamic militants. The 101st Airborne Division dispatched a team of logisticians to...

Liberal incumbent Ahmed Hussen re-elected in Ontario riding

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen pauses in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he is concerned by numbers in a new poll that suggest a majority of Canadians believe the government should limit the number of immigrants it accepts since the country might be reaching a limit to its ability to integrate them. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
By: Global News Global News is declaring that Liberal candidate and incumbent MP Ahmed Hussen has been re-elected in the Ontario riding of York South—Weston. Hussen has served as Canada’s immigration minister since January 2017, when former Liberal MP John McCallum stepped-down from the role to...

Referee Forces Muslim Teen To Leave Basketball Game Because Of Her Headscarf

Nasihah Thompson, a 16-year-old African-American basketball player from Mastery Charter School, Philadelphia, was prevented from playing in a basketball game by the referee due to her headscarf. “My hijab is part of me, and I feel like I was going to take off a...