SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The South Portland woman who made history as the country’s first Somali-American mayor has made headlines once again. On Nov. 8, Deqa Dhalac, a Democrat, was elected to represent the Maine House of Representatives District 120. She was running against Republican Michael Dougherty. Dhalac began her political career in South Portland […]
LEWISTON — One of the stars of Lewiston’s immigrant community, 26-year-old community organizer Mana Abdi, won election Tuesday to a state House seat that will make her the first Somali-American lawmaker in Augusta. “Maine should be celebrating it,” Abdi said, because it’s a sign that the Legislature is growing more representative of the people it […]
More than 50 journalists have lost their lives reporting in Somalia in the last decade – the most recent fatality happened on Saturday in a bomb blast. The BBC’s Bella Sheegow reflects on life there as a reporter. Working in Mogadishu was one of the most difficult things I have done in my whole life. […]
Kenya in collaboration with Somalian security forces Tuesday, November 1, mounted a rescue operation that successfully freed three people who were taken hostage by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. The three are among four people who were abducted after Al-Shabaab hijacked an ambulance they were traveling in along Lafey road. Confirming the incident, Mandera County Commissioner Onesmus […]
Finland’s first Somali-born MP, Suldaan Said Ahmed, has wowed audiences gathered in London for the Somali Festival Week with his singing voice. He was attending one of the events put on for the ongoing annual festival, which takes place during Black History Month in the UK. The 29-year-old, who moved to Finland from Somalia’s capital, […]
As the World Cup in Qatar is just a matter of weeks ago, we are at a fever pitch as the action is so close to getting underway. Obviously, the football is the main attraction, but a big part of any football World Cup is its anthem. The Qatar 2022 official song is ‘Hayya Hayya […]
Sir Mo went on to become a four-time Olympic Gold medallist (Picture: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Sir Mo Farah has revealed he’s ‘still looking for answers’ after he opened up for the first time about being trafficked to the UK. The Olympian received an outpouring of love after revealing he was trafficked into the country as a child […]
Nujuum Hashi, who has overcome traditional prejudice to become a respected artist in Somalia, decided on her career as she drew pictures in the sand as a seven year old in the capital, Mogadishu. Her family had no fixed abode as this was the height of the civil war of the 1990s and early 2000s. […]
The man who attacked two Black Muslim women in the Southgate Centre parking lot was sentenced to 16 months in jail on Friday. Family representative Dalal Souraya said the judgement was precedent setting but nothing can make up for the pain cause to the family and community. © Trevor Wilson/CBC Relieved smiles broke out among the […]
Somali Americans who fled war and famine are seeking to join the political process in greater numbers during the midterm election. Nearly a dozen Somali Americans are running for legislative seats in four states from Maine to Washington State as the newcomers seek to join the political process. “Most of us that are running for […]