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Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to ...
The new ethnic food vendors at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair are Lumpia City, Hoyo Sambusa, and Midtown Global Market's Oasis ...
Somali Week celebration in Minneapolis wrapped up on Saturday with a street fair that drew tens of thousands to Lake Street ...
Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to a study published July 9 ...
Ahmed Ismail Yusuf is an author and playwright who writes about Somalia and the Somali American experience.
This celebration isn’t just for the Somali community — it’s for all of us," Ahmed Makaraan said. "It’s a chance to ...
Somalia's defense ministry is investigating an explosion at a military training school in Mogadishu. The incident at the Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy has been claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked ...
After years of preparation, the Somali Museum of Ohio is ready to open its doors to the public this weekend, offering the chance to explore Somali culture and history through historical artifacts ...
People of all nationalities gathered in Broadway Square this Saturday to celebrate Somalian culture. Folkways partnered with ...
The free mini hut workshops offered at the Chocolate Church Art Center served as a tool for potential healing past traumas. A Minnesota-based Somali multimedia artist and playwright shared her ...
Many in Somalia find the idea of beauty pageants appalling. Some see them as an affront to Islam and to Somali culture. Others say they are another form of gender abuse, reducing women to objects.
In Somali culture poetry can be a language of politics: a way to warn and inspire, admonish and exhort. When I met her at an arts venue in Hargeisa recently, she recited the first poem she had ...