Getting Here from There: The Somali Refugee Experience When: Tuesday, April 14th, 2009, 5:00-9:00pm Where: Mondale Hall (Law Building), Room 25 University of Minnesota, 229 19th Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55455 From the refugee camps of Dadaab, Kenya to Libya, Malta, and the European mainland, Somali refugees have faced and continue to face harrowing journeys as they … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Somali Community
Amina Saleh builds bridges
By Nathanial Minor, TC DAILY PLANET She survived Somali’s civil war, spent years in a Kenyan refugee camp and is a single mother in a strange country, but Amina Saleh’s biggest challenge is getting people to talk to each other. As a community organizer, Saleh works for a Somali population that often finds itself at … Continue reading »
Minneapolis Mosque Opens Its Doors to the Community
by Nelima Neighbors and friends; reporters, local politicians and law enforcement streamed through the doors of Abubakar As-Sadique Mosque to interact with the Somali Community. The response to an open house invitation by the mosque was overwhelming. Media reports connecting the Minneapolis mosque to the Somali men alleged to have gone back to Somalia to … Continue reading »
Public Discusssion on News Coverage of Somali Community Tonight
by Nelima Sorry for the short notice. If you have found the news coverage of the Somali (and by extension African community) wanting, come with your questions, complaints and most importantly suggestions. Where: U of MN Journalism School — Murphy Hall Room 130 When: Thursday, February 12, 2009 | 7:15 – 9:00 p.m What: A discussion about news … Continue reading »
Why can’t mainstream media exercise ‘responsible journalism’ when reporting on the Somali Community?
by Nelima For the past couple of weeks I have watched Minnesota’s mainstream media attraction to the Somali community grow into an addiction. I don’t know what’s worse the fact that the news is always negative or that the investigation of these stories have been half-hearted nature and at times baseless. Whatever the case, the … Continue reading »
Somali’s in MN barred from getting on flight to go for Hajj.
by Nelima The ‘affection’ for the Somali community by Minnesota’s mainstream media continues. Yesterday the Star Tribune did a story on some Somali’s who were barred from getting on a flight to go to Saudia Arabia to make a spiritual pilgrimage. Among the group were an Imam and youth co-ordinator of Abubakar As-Saddique, which is … Continue reading »
Brian Coyle Community Center food shelves lay bare.
In today’s Minnesota Daily there’s an article talking about the diminishing stock of food at the Brian Coyle Center’s metal food shelves. The only thing that’s worse than the dwindling food and money contributions is the increasing demand. Since July, when Becky Burand took over responsibility for the Brian Coyle food shelf, she’s seen monthly increases in … Continue reading »
Stopping Somali Youth Violence
A few days ago, Somali youth, community leaders and law enforcement met in Minneapolis to discuss avenues to address the escalating violence in the Somali community. As you might know, in the last year, 10 young Somali have lost their lives in a series of what many think are gang-related shootings. Continue reading »
U of MN student falsely accuses Somalis of bomb plot in order to skip class
by Nelima To say I was irritated by this incident is an understatement. At 7am on Tuesday a 19 year old white female U of MN student said she had overheard ’3 Somalis discussing bombs’ prompting a lock down and evacuation of two buildings. After further investigation her story was found to be false. Her … Continue reading »
Painful Reflections…….What does life mean to you?
In recent years, the Somali Community has been overcome by a wave of violence that has resulted in the loss of many young lives. The reasons for this violence are complex, but for the friends of the departed the pain is still deep. This Wednesday the City pages published an article that brought up memories … Continue reading »
