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By KARON LIUStaff Reporter. Cups of milky chai, crispy beef-filled samosas, a plate of hummus and a side of spaghetti. To the uninitiated eater like me, this might seem like a bunch of disparate dishes fused together on a menu but I soon learned that...

By:Sarah Barker   How My Daily Commute as a 20-Something White Woman Taught Me About the National Political Situation Most Twin Cities high school cross country and track teams have Somali students on the roster. Some of these prep runners have gone on to successful college and...

Growing up in Somaliland, Ismail Ahmed saw the power of money transfers. He later learned the sector’s potential for corruption Some people use their savings to start a business, while others turn to family and friends to borrow cash. But Ismail Ahmed’s case was more...

In the past week, Halima Aden's face has been everywhere, from newspapers to magazines to television here and abroad. But Aden, 19, is fitting in time to be a normal teenage girl between interviews and video shoots, arriving to the Times offices having just...

The music video went up on December 22. It's got all the ingredients to go viral: a catchy beat, smooth vocals and easy-to-copy dance moves. It's garnered over two million views so far and inspired copies around the world. But it's definitely not your typical internet...

By: MoDuale Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo has congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris on winning the U.S. presidential election. Farmajo says he looks forward to “closing cooperation and partnership.” "Congratulations President-elect of the United States of America JoeBiden and VP-elect Kamala Harris. Somalia wishes...

By:David Fält I don’t agree with much of the Trump Administration’s policies and I’m not an American citizen. Normally, that would mean it’s not my place to comment. But given the Washington Post’s Editorial Board recent brutal character killing of Ken Isaacs, I’m compelled to...

  A Somali-American from Minnesota will speak on behalf of youth at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York and other events. Munira Khalif, who will be a junior this fall at Harvard University, was chosen from 350 applicants as the 2017-2018 U.S. Youth...

US president receives warm welcome by King Salman as he seeks to repair ties with Washington's closest Arab ally. US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of his first foreign trip since taking office, in a crucial test abroad...

By Liz Sawyer Star Tribune Halima Aden said she entered the competition to break barriers for Muslim women and counter the prevalent notion that they are oppressed. It seemed only fitting that Halima Aden was the first contestant to introduce herself to the audience. Many of...