Tag: Somalis in Minnesota
Community celebrates Somali Independence Day in style
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The flags were a sign that Somali Independence Day was nearing, and the Somali community was marking the day by holding a festival Saturday....
Being in exile oceans away has not changed how Somalis feel...
For the last three decades, Somalia has been one of the most unstable countries in the horn of Africa region. More than 1.5 million...
Saint Cloud’s GarGaar FC wins 2023 Somali Week soccer tournament in...
A week-long soccer tournament to celebrate Somalia’s Independence Day ended on July 3 with Saint Cloud-based GarGaar FC taking home the coveted trophy after...
For Somali Americans, July 4 is a celebration of double Independence...
For Somali Americans in Minnesota, the week leading up to the July 4 is not only an opportunity to celebrate the Independence Day of...
Man with hit-and-run history jailed after high-speed crash kills five young...
A man who served a hit-and-run sentence in a California prison until his release earlier this year remained jailed Tuesday, awaiting charges after a...
Trailblazing author releases Somali language novel to promote her heritage
When she’s not working her day job as a medical device engineer, Fadumo Yusuf writes the stories her younger self yearned for.
“I never saw...
President Hassan of Somalia meets diaspora in Minnesota, lays out roadmap...
Hours after attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington hosted by President Biden, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressed a near capacity crowd of...
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to visit Minnesota Thursday
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia will speak at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Thursday, December 15 after attending a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that...
Minneapolis public safety career fair targets East African immigrant community
Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) held an informational event Thursday in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood for immigrants from East Africa, as it looks to increase the...
Somali community leader Abdirizak Bihi appointed USCIS citizenship ambassador
Abdirizak Bihi, a long-time Minneapolis resident and leader in the local Somali community, has been appointed a citizenship ambassador by the U.S. Citizenship and...