Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Zamzam I.A. Ali from the ...

The Somali government believes that reviving the country's culture can help tackle radicalization among its youth, a view shared by the European Union. "We are called a nation of poets," Somali ...

Muna Yusuf, 43, of Brooklyn Park, said she spoke Somali when she was 7 and her family moved from Somalia to Germany; after a few years in Germany, she replaced Somali with fluent German. When she ...

Khat in Somali Culture In New York, three Somali men were recently convicted of smuggling khat, a leafy plant that produces a high when chewed for long periods. Immigrants in Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

Somali immigrants began making their way into Minnesota in the 1990s, bringing with them centuries-old East African traditions and culture. As they have become part of Minnesota's melting pot, it ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Some Twin Cities doctors and nurses spent Monday sharpening their skills in an area many are not familiar with -- Somali culture and language. "Learning a few key phrases goes ...

ST. JOSEPH — A new class will teach the basics of Somali culture and how it has been influenced by Central Minnesota. The Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization and Cultural ...

In Sweden there is a small diaspora community of Somali immigrants who fled war and poverty who make up just .69 percent of the total population. Normally, this diaspora group fades into the ...

At the end of 2016, Somalia will select a new government. The current governing body will be replaced by a new administration chosen by 275 parliamentarians, which will be selected by 135 clan elderly ...