Somali journalists and social media influencers attending a three-day tourism and media training event in Mogadishu have been challenged to share positive images and messages about the country as it ...
The risk of increased attacks that the media face is exacerbated by the lack of investigations and prosecution of perpetrators involved in the killing of journalists. Impunity for attacks on the press ...
FARGO — The metro community is gathering this weekend for the annual Somali Heritage Celebration — a free event filled with cultural food, music, art, storytelling, dance and cultural connections.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — In a theater where a suicide bomber detonated years ago, Hassan Barre stepped forward to offer a different hallmark of Somalia: poetry. In one of the world’s most volatile ...
UNESCO joined forces with the Somalia Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA) in collaboration with the Somali National Commission for UNESCO and the Somali Permanent Delegation to UNESCO to organize a ...
In a Minneapolis rehearsal room, a group of Somali musicians gathers in a circle, playing music rooted in the cafés of Mogadishu. The sound is emotional, rhythmic and steeped in memory. It’s called ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio is home to the second largest Somali population in the U.S. and now there is a place to uplift their heritage after a new museum opened last weekend. Co-founder Mohamed ...
An exhibit featuring profiles of notable Somali residents, traditional artifacts and poetry highlighting East African culture in Minnesota opened last weekend in St. Paul. The “Somalis + Minnesota” ...
Letting your pen guide along paper gives you a sense of freedom. “It just rejuvenates you; it just gives you some kind of spirit that you did not know exists,” said Ahmed Ismail Yusuf. Yusuf is an ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — In a theater where a suicide bomber detonated years ago, Hassan Barre stepped forward to offer a different hallmark of Somalia: poetry. In one of the world's most volatile ...