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. [1] Normally, this diaspora group fades into the ...

Lamu, Kenya - In a move aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation and supporting development in regions with a strong Somali presence, Somalia's Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Jabril Ibrahim Abdulle, ...

Somali herders water their livestock in northern Kenya, on the border with Somalia, on Feb. 13, 2019. Many Somali elders believe that female genital mutilation is a religious requirement and that ...

Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to ...

(RNS) Somali author Abdisaid Abdi Ismail has been threatened with death and labeled an infidel for his book, “The Rule of Apostasy in Islam: Is it True?” Religion News Service photo by ...

An international conference organised in Helsinki is focusing on Somalia’s rebuilding process and the construction of a Somali identity – both in the diaspora and in mostly Muslim environments.

Community members held meetings across the metro in response to a wave of violence that has left the Somali community shaken and ready for solutions.

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Somali-American residents in Barron have withdrawn a request to play an amplified call to prayer from two mosques after facing opposition from some community members.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- "Home Grown: The Somali-American Struggle" looks into the lives of the Somali population in Minnesota. In the second part of this series, WCCO's Jennifer Lewerenz takes a ...

Somalis share more than a language; a religion. They share customs, values, a rhythm of life shaped by generosity, endurance, ...

A Somali scholar is stoking Muslim anger after he published a book questioning the concept of the death penalty for apostasy in Islam.

BARRON — Somali-American residents in Barron have withdrawn a request to play an amplified call to prayer from two mosques after facing opposition from some community members. Barron, a town of ...