Al-Shabab has recruited Muslim militants from the Somali community in Minnesota. One Somali imam in the Twin Cities is determined to fight the terrorist group and any talk of extremism in Islam.
Nairobi Attack by al-Shabab: ‘A Sign of Desperation’
Somalia’s plight often overlooked among global trouble spots
Some Somalis in America are concerned that the famine that’s battering the nation isn’t getting the level of coverage that other recent disasters, like the Japan tsunami or Haiti earthquake, have gotten.
Musician K’Naan on the hope and hopelessness of Somalia
Somali-Canadian musician and writer K’Naan recently returned from Somalia, where he saw the ravages of famine and war, but also found hope for the future.