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Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoIt’s a busy Friday afternoon at a Somali restaurant on the northeast side of Columbus, home to...
‘A moment of a lifetime’: Nadia Mohamed celebrates becoming nation’s first elected Somali American...
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIf someone had told Nadia Mohamed when she was a child that she would one day become mayor of the...
Minnesota town is believed to be the first to elect a Somali American as mayor
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDeqa Dhalac of South Portland, Maine, was the first Somali American to serve as mayor of an American...
In a small Wisconsin town, Somali-Americans drop call-to-prayer request
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBARRON — Somali-American residents in Barron have withdrawn a request to play an amplified call to...
Nadia Mohamed Is The First Somali-American Elected As Mayor In US History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe city of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, made history on Election Day, becoming the first city in the...
Somali Cultural Festival to bring together Somali Ohioans on July 1
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMohamed Ali and Leebaan Osman, co-founders and organizers of the Somali Cultural Festival in...
Columbus celebrates Somali Independence Day with City Council, festival events
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDozens of Somali Americans, waving blue and white Somali flags, gathered on the steps of Columbus...
Somali American woman's father lauds Columbus detective's indictment in fatal hit-run
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe father of a Somali American woman killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on Columbus' Northeast Side a...
Primary results: Columbus picks a Somali American while Delaware ousts an incumbent
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore: LIVE ELECTION RESULTS Democratic voters in Columbus made history on Tuesday when they chose...
Violence in Somalia highlights local community's ties, divided views of homeland
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThirteen-year-old Ugbad Khalif was visiting her grandmother in Somalia last month when violence...