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

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 (AP) — Somali-American residents in Barron have withdrawn a request to play an amplified call to prayer from two mosques after facing opposition from some community members.

A small aircraft serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia on Wednesday crashed at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu. The aircraft crashed and caught fire while landing at ...

Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to a study published July 9 ...

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BARRON — Somali-American residents in Barron have withdrawn a request to play an amplified call to prayer from two mosques after facing opposition from some community members.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