Somali war criminal Tuke arrested in Virginia
By: FOX5
Federal investigators have arrested a former Somali army officer who is now living in Springfield, Virginia.
Homeland Security Investigations says 69-year-old Yusuf Abdi Ali, a.k.a. "Tukeh," committed human rights abuses against...
Earth’s population reaches 8-billion milestone, but this upward trend may not continue for long
By:· CBC News
On Tuesday, the United Nations officially marked the day the global population reached eight billion people.
It's not an exact science. It may have happened weeks or months ago or may not even...
Somali American legislative candidate poised to make history
By :Associated Press
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Democratic candidate is poised to become the first Somali American to serve in the Maine Legislature after her challenger dropped out of the race.
Republican Fred Sanborn-Silvers'...
US kills Al-Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent
Over the weekend, the US killed Al-Qaeda's top leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
Ayman Al-Zawahiri was the...
Dutch Woman Convicted in US of Al-Shabab Fundraising
By:AP
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Dutch woman has been convicted of raising money for the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, according to a federal prosecutor.
Farhia Hassan, 38, was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, Jessica Aber, U.S....
Somali-American Hamse Warfa Appointed to Biden-Harris Administration
By: Zakariye Ahmed
WASHINGTON - Hamse Warfa, the deputy commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Growth, was appointed as a senior advisor to the State Department of Biden-Harris Administration.
Deputy Commissioner Hamse Warfa said. “I am grateful to Governor Tim Walz and DEED Commissioner Steve Grove...
A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
SOURCE:CNN NEWS
Deqa Dhalac saw it in their faces when she started campaigning.
Some people, she says, seemed scared to open their doors when she knocked. Others saw her hijab and assumed she didn't speak English.
But Dhalac kept knocking and telling her story.
And...
Somali Heritage Week inspires hope for the next generation
By: CBC
Mayran Kalah acted as an interpreter to help grandmas group share history, knowledge with next generation
Mayran Kalah is a Somali language interpreter and also acts as an essential human channel that connects her Somali community in Winnipeg intergenerationally.
Kalah is part of the Somali...
Changemakers: From Somali refugee to elected official, meet Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai
PORTLAND, Ore. — Here on KGW, in honor of Black History Month, we're saluting local people who are breaking barriers and inspiring their community.
We call them "Changemakers."
We've featured leaders in the nonprofit world and in business. And today, we're focusing on "Changemakers" in politics.
That certainly describes Nafisa Fai....
How Jeff Bezos thinks
By William Cooper
Jeff Bezos announced last week that he is stepping down as Amazon's CEO. He built Amazon from scratch. He also built Blue Origin – a pathbreaking spacecraft company – on the side. In the process, Bezos became the richest person of all time.
How did he do it?
The key...