Somali Americans
Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office
By Samantha Hendrickson and David Sharp — October 20, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Across the country, 11 Somali Americans are running for legislative seats in Maine, Minnesota, Ohio and Washington state.
Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape
By Giovanna Dell’Orto — June 2, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This spring Minneapolis became the first large city in the United States to allow the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, to be broadcast publicly by its two dozen mosques.
In Minneapolis, a Somali-owned mental health clinic seeks to heal its community
By Aysha Khan — June 17, 2020
(RNS) — Healing Path Wellness Services in South Minneapolis burned down during protests. But the Somali community the mental health clinic serves needs it more than ever.
Boston mosque aims to keep young Somali immigrants off the streets
By Omar Sacirbey — July 12, 2012
BOSTON (RNS) While Somali Muslims in America have been in the news for joining terrorist groups overseas, few people have paid attention to a more substantive problem of young men getting involved in the drug trade and joining gangs. By Omar Sacirbey.
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