Daily Archives: July 16, 2014

Interview with Prof. Ahmed Samatar about the new Somali Ambassador to the US

MPR interviewed Prof. Ahmed Samatar about the new Somali Ambassador to the US. Somalia’s first ambassador to the US in 20 years LISTEN THE INTERVIEW (Click the link) [MPR RADIO MINNESOTA] Omar Abdirashin Ali Sharmarke served as Somalia’s Prime Minister in 2009 and … read more »

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Somali women are ‘buck-toothed herdswomen’ Wandsworth school places decision maker

A volunteer for Wandsworth’s school admissions panel has been dismissed after publishing an offensive blog describing Somali women as buck-toothed herdswomen from a Saharan oasis. Retired journalist Hugh Thompson, from Putney, will no longer sit on the borough’s Independent Appeal … read more »

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U.N. monitors allege ‘conspiracy’ to divert Somali assets

VIENNA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – A United Nations panel that monitors compliance with U.N. sanctions on Somalia has accused the country’s president, a former minister, and a U.S. law firm of conspiring to divert Somali assets recovered abroad, according to a new … read more »

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Minneapolis: Court sides with Kahn in election judge dispute

The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Rep. Phyllis Kahn’s campaign today in a dispute that led to the reassignment of a Minneapolis election judge last week to keep her away from voters until a city investigation is completed. The case … read more »

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FM Beileh visited Real Madrid’s Estadio Santiago (PHOTOS)

Somali Foreign Minister Abdirahman Beileh and his delegation visited today FC Real Madrid’s The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid Spain.  

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Watching ceramics masters do their work is incredibly soothing

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