Mariam Mohamed has fond memories of eating sambusa when she was growing up in Somalia. It was a special-occasion food, the stuff of weddings and iftar, the evening meal to break a Ramadan fast.

They are preparing iftar, the evening meal when Muslims break their ... we started collecting half dollar, one dollar or two dollars" from families for food, said resident Mohamed Warsame Hirsi.

Local NGO prepare Iftar food for internally displaced people in a camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, March 24, 2023. This year's holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest ...

“While tonight’s iftar was about food and faith, The Huddle’s work ... humility without ego or self-importance. SALAH DIRIYE, SOMALI COMMUNITY MEMBER "This is positive — something we ...

So far we’ve had Cherno – the man with enviable levels of discipline – who’s been eating the same iftar for 11 years ... fluctuating between traditional Somali dishes – suqaar (a ...

he gathers with his students around the zinc tables to enjoy iftar together, on the spot. Last week, they roasted a leg of spiced lamb. "For me, food is without boundaries — I am a Somali-born ...

The "spiciness" of Somali food is optional ... was for 275 people), and the restaurant has been regularly booked for Iftar parties, which is when fasting ends at sunset. "One of our most ...

For the second year in a row, Iftar has been happening mostly ... and Batulo Nuh, a Somali raised in Kenya. Together, they cook food that crosses the borders between their East African homelands ...

Extra 1 Million People Could Be Engulfed in Somalia Hunger Crisis, WFP Says GENEVA (Reuters) - One million more people in Somalia could face crisis levels of hunger in coming months due to a ...

Mogadishu, Somalia - As part of this year's International Women's Day (IWD) celebrations, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hosted a State iftar dinner ... in providing food, medical aid ...

And occasionally, community hubs like the Somali cafeteria Bulsho stay open late enough to sell food for suhoor ... sitting down one evening for iftar, the fast-breaking meal eaten at sunset.