When A Somali-American Woman Was Attacked, Support Came From An Unlikely Source
Asma Jama was out to dinner with her family at an Applebee's in Coon Rapids, Minn., in October 2015, when a woman seated nearby starting getting angry. Why? Jama, who is Somali-American and Muslim, was speaking Swahili and wearing a hijab.
The woman, Jodie Bruchard-Risch,...
Somali-American lawmaker says she was harassed by cab driver
The nation's first elected Somali-American lawmaker says she was harassed and called "ISIS" by a taxicab driver in Washington, D.C.
Minnesota Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar detailed the incident on her Facebook page on Wednesday. She said the cab driver called her ISIS, lobbed sexist taunts and...
Why Trump’s “Muslim ban” won’t stop the terrorism threat
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday temporarily blocking people from several countries from entering the US on visas. The list of countries reportedly includes Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — all Muslim-majority countries.
Trump peddled this...
US and Saudi Arabia sign arms deals worth almost $110bn
US Secretary of State says the arms agreements will help Saudi Arabia deal with 'malign Iranian influence'.
The US and Saudi Arabia signed arms deals worth almost $110bn on Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump's visit to the traditional US ally.
US Secretary of State...
“I am America’s hope and the president’s nightmare”: Ilhan Omar talks with Trevor Noah
The Minnesota state rep. is a refugee and the first Somali-American Muslim legislator, so the travel ban's personal
Few people in the United States can relate to the plight of foreign refugees. But one politician knows just how devastating President Trump’s moratorium on refugees can be....
Visa denials force organisers to cancel US-Africa energy summit
US visa denials for African invitees have forced cancellation of a US-Africa Energy Summit scheduled for later this month, organisers said on Wednesday.
A notice to prospective attendees said the fully booked two-day event would not take place “because of the denial of US visas...
U.S. SIGNALS POSSIBLE AIRSTRIKES IN SOMALIA BY ASKING AID GROUPS FOR THEIR LOCATIONS
By:Samuel Oakford
U.S. OFFICIALS THIS WEEK requested the geographic coordinates of aid groups working in Somalia, according to a document obtained by The Intercept — a move that could indicate an escalation of military action against the Shabab. The notice to NGOs comes a month after...
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Just Became the First Muslim Women Elected to Congress
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have become the first Muslim women elected to Congress after both Democrats won their congressional midterm 2018 races.
Omar, the first Somali-American Muslim to ever become a lawmaker when elected to the Minnesota’s House of Representatives in 2016, is now...
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart | BRUSSELS
Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.
Germany, Canada...
US flight evacuated after another Samsung phone fire
A Southwest Airlines flight leaving Louisville, Kentucky was evacuated Wednesday after a passenger's Samsung phone began emitting smoke.
Flight 994 was evacuated on the runway prior to take-off after a passenger's Samsung Galaxy Note 7 — described as a replacement in Samsung's global recall of...
