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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...

Obama Expands War With Al Qaeda to Include Shabab in Somalia

By CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTINOV. 27, 2016 WASHINGTON — The escalating American military engagement in Somalia has led the Obama administration to expand the legal scope of the war against Al Qaeda, a move that will strengthen President-elect Donald J. Trump’s authority...

Blind Somali math teacher adding to his legacy in Minneapolis

By Faiza Mahamud Star Tribune Mathematician blinded by diabetes stays dedicated to teaching People in the packed Minneapolis mosque gasped when Abdikadir Mohamed Adan stepped before them. Hadn’t he died? The longtime teacher, mathematician and fixture of the local Somali community had been hospitalized with complications of...

Hundreds miss KCSE at Dadaab over repatriation

At least 145 out of 1148 candidates registered for this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary School (KCSE) in Dadaab refugee camp missed the examinations due to the ongoing repatriation. Some schools, according to Windle Trust Kenya, an organisation that manages secondary and Tertiary education in...

EU Stands by Somalian Gov’t, Defies ‘Senseless Violence’ After New Bombing

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A huge blast rocked a vegetable market in the Eastern African country on Saturday, killing at least 11 and wounding scores of others as the Eastern African nation is voting in a government and parliamentary election. "Somalia, following decades of civil war...

Somalia:At least 10 killed by blast in Somali capital Mogadishu – police

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suspected car bomb killed at least 10 people when it exploded at a police checkpoint next to a busy market in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, police and witnesses said. Reuters witnesses saw several bodies...

Corruption allegations tally up during Somalia’s first ever elections

Accusations of corruption have surrounded Somalia’s first ever set of elections, as around 13,000 people cast their votes for a new parliament. The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation team (FIEIT) and Independent Electoral Disputes Resolution Mechanism (IEDRM) have both reported irregularities in the election process, with...

Ethiopia’s internet crackdown hurts everyone

By:James Jeffrey Freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa and regular contributor to IRIN Ethiopia has never been an easy place to operate. But a six-month state of emergency, combined with internet and travel restrictions imposed in response to a wave of anti-government protests, means it just got...

Somalia:Legal Maritime Workshop for Police and Prosecutors Organised in Mogadishu

From November 21st to 23rd EUCAP Nestor, in cooperation with EU NAVFOR (Somalia) Operation Atalanta, organised a Legal Maritime Workshop for prosecutors and police officers in Mogadishu. The eleven participants, including a female prosecutor, learnt about and exchanged views on several legal and maritime security...

Refugees In The U.S. Wonder If They’ll Still Have A Home In Trump’s America

ST. PAUL, Minnesota ― The Hasen children came home from school a few weeks ago telling their mother that their fellow Somali classmates were threatening to leave the country because they worried that Donald Trump, who had just won the election, wanted them out. Their mother,...