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It was 2005 and then 21-year-old Hani Jacobson was visiting family in St. Cloud. The Somali-American’s stay was supposed to be temporary. But after filling in for her sister at her job at the Whitney Center, fate had other ideas. “My first impression was she was beautiful, hard-working and smart,” said her husband Nathan Jacobson. Nathan was volunteering at Whitney …

Mumbai – Continuing its expansion in Africa, Qatar Airways has launched three-times-weekly flights from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in the Horn of Africa. The airline has deployed Airbus A320 on the Doha–Djibouti route featuring up to 12 seats in Business Class and up to 132 seats in Economy Class. This is the airline’s 145th destination on …

The management of Adan Hospital decided to put a Somali patient in isolation to ensure he is free from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). This step was taken when the patient exhibited some symptoms of the disease like high temperature; hence, the need to put him away from other patients. The Ministry of Health had previously confirmed that Kuwait has been …

A nurse’s release Tuesday from an Atlanta hospital leaves a single person in the United States now battling Ebola, though she and others — including President Barack Obama — stressed the fight against the deadly virus isn’t over. “While this is a day for celebration and gratitude, I ask that we not lose focus on the thousands of families who …

In a heart-breaking letter to her mother, Reyhaneh Jabbari wrote a moving message before she was hanged last Saturday for killing a former intelligence officer she claimed had tried to sexually assault her. (Letter reproduced from National Council of Resistance of Iran) Jabbari, 26, who had been on death row for five years, was put to death at dawn, the …

The EU will launch a patrol mission in the Mediterranean on Saturday amid warnings the number of boat migrant deaths could rise with Italy mulling pulling the plug on its own rescue mission. To complicate matters further, Britain said Tuesday it won’t support the planned EU search and rescue operation, arguing it will create an unintended “pull factor” for more …

One of the richest man in the world Billionaire Mr. Bill Gates, the former chief executive chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company speaking this week at the Sibos closing plenary in Boston on October 3, 2014, lauded TELESOM one of the leading telecommunication Company for its innovative methods for introducing its mobile money banking and transfer service, …

The UK will provide £37 million over the next three years to support economic development in Somalia. The support, delivered through UKaid, will be focused on enabling the Federal Government of Somalia to build the capacity of its public institutions; and improving the business environment, particularly for young people and women. An initial contribution of £6 million was made in …

Nuruddin Farah’s novel Hiding in Plain Sight centers around Bella, a Somali living in Rome, who has become a famed fashion photographer. Her beloved half-brother Aar, a UN official, is murdered by extremists in Mogadishu and leaves behind two teenagers who are Bella’s niece and nephew. Bella’s a globetrotter, with tightly scheduled lovers and global obligations, but she feels drawn …

A new mosque on the West Side features ornate chandeliers, plush carpeting, moldings etched with verses from the Quran and spacious washrooms. The new space for the Abubakar Asiddiq Islamic Center is a far cry from the storefront that the congregation has been leasing, with open ductwork, exposed PVC pipes and a leaking ceiling covered by a tarp. But when …

Physical inactivity presents a major public health challenge and is estimated to cause six to ten percent of the major non-communicable diseases. Studies show that immigrants, especially women, have an increased risk of non-communicable diseases compared to ethnic Swedes. Somali immigrant women have increased rates of overweight and obesity, low fitness levels and low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness compared to …

Three people suspected Ebola were hospitalized in the Turkish provinces of Izmir, Kahraman Marash and Konya, the Anadolu Turkish news agency said Oct.22. One of the hospitalized is a Turkish student who studies in Somalia and returned to his homeland, and the rest returned from the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Thus, the number of hospitalized suspected Ebola in Turkey reached …

(The Daily Beast) – The Qat plant, a staple in Middle Eastern cities, has become popular in China for its mild buzz—but the government says it’s a dangerous gateway drug. It’s a common sight in this city, as it is in Yemen, Somalia or Ethiopia: idle men plucking leaves out of a flimsy plastic bag, grinding them into mush between …

In a morbid synthesis of two Paul Greengrass movies, “United 93” and “Captain Phillips,” the found-footage film DEFAULT imagines the hijacking of a United States news crew after a visit to the Seychelles. Somali pirates storm the crew’s plane; as the aircraft sits on the tarmac, the hijackers’ leader, Atlas (David Oyelowo), insists on having cameras set up everywhere. He demands …

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies have boomed in recent years. But the headline figures often mask longer-term problems – not least, an over-reliance on natural resources and chronic inequalities. Inclusive, sustainable growth is achievable, but only by tapping the continent’s greatest reserve of energy and creativity: African women and girls. Health and development experts, economists, non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies, and banks …