Tag: Somali

  • Judge Denies New Trial for 4 Somali Men Convicted of Supporting Terrorism

    By Amita Sharma A San Diego federal judge Thursday rejected a new trial bid by four Somali immigrants convicted of terrorism-related charges earlier this year. Judge Jeffrey Miller disputed the men’s claims that the controversial National Security Agency surveillance dragnet violated their rights. The case against the men was initiated after the NSA found a…

  • ‘Rites of Passage’ Exhibit Features Artifacts From Local Refugees

    Some regions of Somalia celebrate the Shaash Saar, or scarf ceremony. Seven days after the wedding, a Somali bride will attend a big gathering of women who each bring a shaash and, one by one, place it on the bride’s head. | Photo Credit: San Diego Museum of Man By Carissa Casares and Maureen Cavanaugh…

  • Navigating Food Traditions as a Somali Refugee Family

    By Ruxandra Guidi Mana Ahmed Mohamed arrived in San Diego from Somalia with her husband and oldest son in 1997. They have since had a boy and two girls here. One of the things she found most challenging, she said, was finding the kinds of foods that were acceptable by her faith, Islam. “When I…

  • Tweet City Heights: Somali Leaders Inspire Community

    By Megan Burks Local Youth Leader Recounts Aid Trip to Somalia Abdumalik Buul, a local Somali leader who recently returned from a trip to deliver aid in Somalia, visited Speak City Heights partner KPBS this week to talk about his experience in the famine-ravaged country. In a radio interview, he described a crumbling Mogadishu filled…

  • Local Somali Youth Take Lead In Fundraising for Famine Victims

    A member of the Somali Youth League participates in a car wash fundraiser in San Diego to help famine victims in Somalia. | Photo Credit: Somali Youth League By Amita Sharma It’s the story of a mother who left her home in Somalia with her six children seeking food at a Kenyan refugee camp that…