Showing posts with label somalia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label somalia. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Somalis in MN

Here is a great timeline of articles that have been published on MPR News Q and their respective links.

And here's a pretty in depth NYTimes article, "A Call to Jihad" about the relatively recent concern over Al-Shabab.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Somalian Culture:

DOWNLOAD PDF HERE

This is a great summary of Somali life written by the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center. It covers historic Somalia, customs, practices, medicine, and re-contextualizes the way we understand and view their community in America, today. This will definitely help anyone who was interested in further understanding Somali culture.