Somalia News News Somalia » Social: Social media erupts after clip of Minneapolis mayoral candidate speaking Somali at rally goes viral
Conservative activists and commentators blasted Fateh, who has been referred to as the Zohran Mamdani of Minneapolis, for appearing to support another country while running to be mayor of a major ...
News Somalia » Social: “Where would America be without us?” A community of refugees is stunned by White House limits
In Minneapolis, where Somali refugees helped revitalize entire neighborhoods, the community was stunned by the presidential order capping annual refugee admissions at 7,500, the lowest number since ...
News Somalia » Social: Minneapolis mayoral candidate faces backlash over viral Somali flag clip
The Minneapolis mayoral election is garnering more and more national attention. This comes as candidate Omar Fateh Fateh, a current state senator and candidate of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, ...
News Somalia » Social: How TikTok fuels division in Somali society
Although in the beginning, digital technology platforms were celebrated as spaces for cultural pride and connection, TikTok has increasingly become a stage where centuries-old clan identities are ...
News Somalia » Social: Libs of TikTok, far-right social media targets Columbus-area state rep from Somalia
State Rep. Ismail Mohamed, a Democrat from Columbus' Northeast Side, was recently targeted by far-right social media accounts after posting a video in which he speaks in Somali to his constituents.
News Somalia » Social: Viral Video of Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Omar Fateh Waving Somali Flag Sparks Controversy | WATCH
Minnesota State Senator and Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh sparked controversy after a viral video showed him waving a Somali flag and speaking Somali at a rally. While Republicans ...
News Somalia » Social: Warning to shipowners as pirate mothership and skiffs sighted off Somalia
Maritime security companies have alerted shipowners to a renewed threat of pirate activity off Somalia. Africa Risk Compliance (ARC) said that on Sunday a “possible sighting” of a pirate group was ...
News Somalia » Social: Female-only gym in Rochester allows Somali women to stay active and fight chronic conditions
In Rochester, a new gym is giving Muslim women a place to work out comfortably, and it could help fight rising rates of chronic illness in the Somali community.
News Somalia » Social: Somalia suspends TikTok, Telegram to combat false information
Having made his fortune and name through TikTok, Somali social media star Bilaal Bulshaawi was surprised to learn that the Somali government had shut down several social network applications, ...
News Somalia » Social: Delays imperil nearly half of AfDB’s $246mln Somalia projects
Red-flagged projects are those that breach the lender’s commencement and implementation timelines due to challenges ranging from difficulties in hiring to sluggish procurement ...