APEGA President Nima Dorjee, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) presented a recognition award to Somali Canadian engineer and former #APEGA_MH chair Mr. Said Yussuf, P. Eng., for his service and commitment to the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta over the years. The milestone recognition award acknowledges engineers and geoscientists who make measurable contribution […] More
Amal Mohamed grew up watching her father work to build the life he created for his family after immigrating to the United States from Somalia in 1990. Mohamed, who was born and raised in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, now works at the Somali Museum of Minnesota as its communications and marketing manager. Her father is a […] More
One of the organizers of the second annual Columbus Somali Culture Festival believes that now, more than ever, events that help people bridge their differences are important. “Given everything that’s going on, there couldn’t have been a better time for such events that break stereotypes and showcase the diversity and beauty of central Ohio,” said […] More
By Peggy Revell, MEDICINE HAT NEWS Said Yussuf, past-chair of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta – Medicine Hat Branch, stands with other dignitaries. Future engineers from Medicine Hat are being given an academic boost, as the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta Medicine Hat has pledged $10,000 for a scholarship […] More
Turkey’s engagement with Somalia is striking for its brevity and ostensible success. Turkey has been involved in Somalia since just 2011, yet Ankara can point to a string of reported accomplishments and an arguably outsized presence in an often violent country regularly described as a failed state. Turkey’s presence in Somalia certainly embodies one of the most interesting […] More
From the gender revolution to designing for disability and female empowerment, the Business of Fashion’s latest gathering for big thinkers explored the fashion industry’s shift towards inclusivity. Over the course of the morning talks at VOICES, we heard insights and calls to action fromTeen Vogue’s digital director Phillip Picardi, trans model activist Laith Ashley, Intersex activist Hanne […] More
As the village wells dried up and her livestock died in the scorched scrubland of southern Somalia, Abdir Hussein had one last chance to save her family from starvation: the beauty of her 14-year-old daughter, Zeinab. Last year, an older man offered $1,000 for her daughter’s dowry which was enough to take her extended family […] More
Five-thousand-year-old rock art is tucked into an outcropping 40 miles northeast of Hargeisa, the capital of this breakaway region of Somalia. But its ambiguous political status has made protecting the site especially challenging. AUGUST 16, 2017 LAAS GEEL, SOMALILAND—Hidden in the Somali desert, beneath stunning, ancient rock cave paintings, the thin trail of a snake traces […] More
Meet Cherrie, a singer-songwriter from Sweden whose music video “163 För Evigt” may have popped up in your timeline recently. People have fallen in love with the song, which translates as “163 Forever”, even though many have no idea what Cherrie is saying because, hello, it’s in Swedish. Still, people are really feeling it, and one […] More
At Hoyo’s Kitchen, Angie Sharkey says she likes a little of everything. Sharkey, who came with two colleagues from the Columbus Metropolitan Library, says they’re regulars here. When owner Abdilahi Hassan comes around to take her order, she tells him, “Surprise me.” Tucked into a nondescript Cleveland Avenue strip mall, between an Irish pub and “Waterbeds and Stuff,” […] More
Husky Energy is investigating after three Edmonton residents who were fired from a maintenance project in Lloydminster launched a human rights complaint against a contractor over incidents of alleged Islamophobia. Amino Rashid, 24, and two former colleagues who are also Muslim, say they were dismissed after reporting two separate incidents, just days apart. Rashid said […] More
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