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With the arrival of the crescent moon, a period of deep reflection begins

When the anticipated birth of the new crescent moon of Ramadan occurred Saturday, Liban Adam and Khalid Mohamed moved forward with their plan for the holy month: To help ensure that poor Muslims have food on the table after long … read more »

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Minnesota si buuxday u taageertay Madaxweynaha (VIDEO)

Soomaalida ku nool magaalada Minneapolis ee gobolka Minnesota ayaa xaflad taageeero ah u sameeyey Madaxweynaha cuysub ee Soomaaliya mudane Xasan Shiikh Maxamuud.

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‘Galab wanagsan’ West Bank mosque greets community visitors at April open houses

by Scott Russell — April 16 was “open mosque” night at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center at 504 Cedar Ave., the former home of Bedlam Theatre in the building that houses, at the other end, Palmer’s Bar. At around 5:30 … read more »

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Somali Leader Stunned To Learn He’s On No-Fly List

(WCCO) —Since last summer, dozens of young Somali men have disappeared from the Twin Cities. And the FBI has focused its attention on the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center in Minneapolis. Two of the leaders at that Mosque were put on … read more »

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Tales from the Horn (PUSH)

Dhalinyaro Isku bahaysatay in ay ka caawiyaan Caafimaad darada ka jirta Soomaaliya ayaa waxay qabteen banaamij ay ugu baahaynayeen Cusbitaalo Soomaaliya ka dhisan waxayan ku soo casumeen dad badan oo u leh cilmi dhibta ka jirta caafimaadka Soomaaliya Uruka soo … read more »

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Bartamaha oo waraystay Qoraaga Samatar Sooyaan (Video)

Qoraa Somaliyeed oo aanu ka waraysanay Buug cusub oo uu qoray. Samatar Sooyaan waa wiil da’ yar oo ku caan baxay qoraalka afkeena hooyo. waxaan kula talin lahayn hadaad doonayso inaad akhrisato sheeko Soomaali ku qoran oo ku cajab galisa … read more »

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Minn. Somalis subpoenaed to testify before grand jury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A number of Minneapolis-area Somalis are being asked to testify before a federal grand jury. It’s part of an investigation into whether young Somali-American men were radicalized here and recruited to fight with terror groups in their … read more »

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An unusual get-together: Swedish and Somali Minnesotans explore common links

MinnPost — It seems like a strange idea: get a group of about 85 Somali and Swedish Americans together, mix them up at different tables, and ask them to talk about their communities, their immigration experiences and their identity as … read more »

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MN Lawmaker: No taxpayer support for pirate lovers and terrorists.”

ST. PAUL (AP) ― A Minnesota lawmaker said he wants to ensure that no taxpayer dollars or state grants go to groups supporting pirates, after a Twin Cities-based Somali advocate said he helped get an attorney for the Somali teen … read more »

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National Victims’s Rights Week April 30 th Brian Coyle.

Ogaysii dhamaan dadka degan Magalada Miineapolis, MN waxaa jira wiig loogu tala galay In laguxuso wiiga dadka ay soo gaadhay dhibaatooyinka la xiriira dil, dhac iyo dhawacyo wiigan oo lagag hadalay sidii loola wadaagi lahaa dadka dhibtaasi soo gaartay loogana … read more »

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Azhari oo si ballaaran loogu soo dhoweeyay Minneapolis (Sawiro)

Wasiirka Jaaliyadaha Dibadda, Cabdullaahi Axmed Cabdulle (Azhari) oo si weyn loogu soo dhoweeyay Magaalada Minneapolis, Minnesota Halkan ka daawo sawiradii Xafladda.

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Somalis, FBI in other U.S. cities on alert for terrorist recruiting

By JAMES WALSH and RICHARD MERYHEW, Star Tribune staff writers COLUMBUS, OHIO – In a corner office of a strip mall here, Somali leaders are working on a mission that has its roots in a string of sudden disappearances more … read more »

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Somalis assess their life in Minnesota

Two Somali men who are longtime Minnesota residents discuss the major concerns of Somalis living in Minnesota, including whether young men are being recruited to fight with terrorists. Guests Ahmed Samatar: Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester … read more »

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Poems (Islam Awareness week 2009) Minneapolis, MN

Poems Islam Awareness week 2009 Minneapolis, MN Lola M. Nur Roda Hasan

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Gravity Of Hope waa urur dhalinyaro ah oo raba in ay cawiyaan Dadkooda iyo Dalkooda

Gravity Of Hope oo ah urur dhalinyaro reer Minnesota ah Abaabuleen waxay ugu tala galeen in ya ku caawiyaan dadka ku dhiban Dalkii Hooyo.

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Video: Qosol & Qaraami

Qosol & Qaraami waa barnaamij aanu ugu talagalay in lagu bar baariyo Fanka iyo Suugaanta Wuxuu ka dhacaa Makhaaxida kutaal Minnihaha (Minneapolis) oo la yiraahdo 1st Cup Coffe. Bartamaha Media oo ah kuwa ugu horreeya oo had iyo goor usoo … read more »

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Democrat wins round in Minnesota U.S. Senate race

MINNEAPOLIS, April 13 (Reuters) – A Minnesota court panel ruled on Monday that Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the long-fought contest for a U.S. Senate seat and said the comic turned politician should be certified as … read more »

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MASAAJIDKA IYO XARUN DHAQAMEEDKA DAR AL-HIJRAH AYAA AL BAABADA U FURAY…

Masaajidka iyo Xarun dhaqameedka Dar Al-Hijrah ayaa al baabada u furay kuna soo dhaweeyay dhamaan dadka degan kuna dhaqan labadda magaalo ee mataanaha ah (Minneapolis/St.Paul) iyo nawaaxigooda ee Gobolka Minnesota. Xafladdan ayaa waxay dhacday Khamiistii, April 2, 2009. Maamulka Masaajidka … read more »

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Minneapolis: FBI -da oo maanta Baaritaan weyn ku samaysay Alaabana ka qaadatay Xawaalado Soomaali leedahay

Waaxda sir raadinta ee FBI da ayaa waxay maanta baartay saddex xawaaladood oo ku yaala magaalada Minneapolis ee gobolka Minnesota. FBI da ayaa maanta iyaga oo wata warqad iyo cadeyn ogolaansho u siinaysa in ay baaran xawaaladdaha kala ah, Al-Mustaqbal, … read more »

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‘A voice for the voiceless’ in Somali autism debate

  By MAURA LERNER, Star Tribune Until a few months ago, Idil Abdull avoided taking her 6-year-old son out in public. She worried that strangers would stare at Abdullahi, with his angelic face and gap-toothed smile, and wonder: “What’s wrong with him?” … read more »

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