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Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIsmail Mohamed, a young Somali lawyer and candidate for the Ohio Legislature. The 30-year-old...
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...
‘Salt Lake is totally different’: Helping Utah’s largest refugee community of 10,000
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFadumo Abdulkadir shows a video of her friend Khadijah Wasuge at the Somali Community Self...
American troops are still in Somalia, fighting an endless war
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSomali national army soldiers stand in formation during a logistics course graduation ceremony in...
Somali Cultural Festival to bring together Somali Ohioans on July 1
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMohamed Ali and Leebaan Osman, co-founders and organizers of the Somali Cultural Festival in...
On This Day, Oct. 3: Battle of Mogadishu begins
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA U.S. Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopter flies over a Mogadishu residential area on a patrol mission to look for signs of hostilities on December 1, 1992....
Civil war turned Somalia's main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it's hosting games again
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoA stadium in Somalia's violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three...
Supposedly, All These US Elected Officials Hold Dual Citizenship. Here's Why That's Unlikely
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom left to right, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images Depending on the nation...
New Somali president calls for reconciliation as U.S. troops return
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSomalia's new president has applauded the return of U.S. troops to help fight a deadly insurgency...
Man who killed Columbus imam, Somali community leader sentenced to prison
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Columbus man who kidnapped, robbed and killed a prominent member of the local Somali and Muslim...