Columbus Sheikh Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Covid Funds
Ahmed A. Sh. Ahmed, 43, pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from Ibn Taymiyah Masjid and Islamic Center (ITMIC) in Columbus.
The former director of a...
Why Devastating Drought in Somalia Was Hardly Noticed
After a series of particularly devastating famines in East and West Africa in the early 1980s—the ones that sparked the Live Aid concert and...
5 Facts About the Somalia Crisis
Displacement, drought, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks are fueling a humanitarian emergency in Baidoa
Somalia is still in the grips of an unrelenting drought—the worst in 40...
The Gold Coast King Who Fought the Might of Europe’s Slave Traders
New research reveals links between the 18th-century Ahanta leader John Canoe and the Caribbean festival Junkanoo
Every Christmas, residents of the Bahamas head outdoors, crowding...
World population at 8 Billion Visualized
At some point in late 2022, the eight billionth human being will enter the world, ushering in a new milestone for humanity.
In just 48...
The Spectre of Social Jihad: Is A New Grim Reaper Emerging?
Social jihadists are mass radicalising people to become their weapons, with youngsters being their primary recruits
If we see the terror landscape across the world,...
$250 Million Minnesota Fraud Suit Rattles Somali Community
Over forty Somalis stand accused of involvement in pilfering over US$250 million US taxpayer money that was to feed children in need. Instead, attorneys...
Somaliland: Burao University Gets Valuable TSL Equipment from Somtel
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Somaliland, Musa Bihi Abdi, today, cut off the ribbon from a telecommunications systems laboratory (TSL), the...
WFP Head Warns of Tsunami Famines Worldwide
UN warns 345 million people will face starvation worldwide in a ‘tsunami of hunger’ and ‘real and dangerous risk of multiple famines this year’
The...
Ukraine Grain to Come to Somalia
Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises...