Somali

Somali Bomb Kills Government Ministers In Mogadishu

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN and JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 12.04.2009 | World


MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide bomber disguised as a woman attacked a graduation ceremony in Somalia on Thursday, turning a rare reason to celeb...

Paul And Rachel Chandler, Kidnapped Britons, Say Somali Pirates May Kill Them Soon

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


LONDON — A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or hande...

Somali Islamist Insurgents Behead 7 People

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali Islamist fighters on Friday beheaded seven prisoners accused of abandoning the Muslim faith and spying for the governmen...

Blowback Amnesia

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.16.2009 | World


Allison Kilkenny

If Americans can collectively act like adults and think past the next thirty seconds, they'll see that a ground invasion into Somalia is an awful idea.

Somali Autism Mom: "We Thought America Was the Last and Best Stop in this World"

David Kirby | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living


David Kirby

Idil, a Somali mother in Minnesota, told me she had been trying for more than a year to get state officials to pay attention to all the sick kids in the local Somali community. She's now "taking off the gloves."

Is Autism an "American Disease?" Somali Immigrants Reportedly Have High Rates

David Kirby | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living


David Kirby

An unusually large proportion of Somali children in Minnesota have autism. Why? There's likely a genetic connection, but other factors might be at play, including a lack of vitamin D from sunlight, or, yes, vaccinations.