Tag: Somalis in Minnesota
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...
Siad Ali will not seek re-election to Minneapolis school board
Siad Ali, a member of the Minneapolis Board of Education, will not seek re-election to the board next year after serving two terms, he...
Sahra Odowa vies for Minnesota Senate District 55
Public health professional Sahra Odowa is ready to be a policy maker. The DFL endorsed Shakopee resident is vying for a seat in the...
Minnesota hospital offers Hijabs for patients and staff
Hijabs made by Henna & Hijabs, a company owned by full time medical student Hilal Ibrahim are now available for sale at Methodist Hospital...
North Central and Maakhir become sister universities
North Central University in Minneapolis and Maakhir University located in the semi-autonomous federal state of Puntland in Somalia have entered into a “sister university"...
A more vibrant, more equitable state for all of us
Mohamud Noor, a Democrat, represents District 60B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. As of the 91st Minnesota Legislature, he is the only black...
Building a Minnesota that works for all of us
Hodan Hassan, a Democrat, represents District 62A in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
I ran for office because I saw our state coming up short...
Halima Aden makes Sports Illustrated history as she makes cover in...
Somali-American model, Halima Aden, will be featured in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition wearing a hijab and burkini, becoming the first model in...