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A Perth entrepreneur working to launch DIY skin care brand that will contribute funds to prevent exploitation and promote sustainability around the world has scored $20,000 to take her business to the next level. Mud and Musk founder Haweya Ismail won the intense pitching competition hosted by BSchool, which cut through more than 150 initial applicants to reach its five …

Mahmoud is Syrian, and Naama a refugee from Somalia. They met and married in Damascus. War has ravaged their lives. Today, the couple and their 18-month-old daughter wait to be resettled in Finland where they hope to finally build a future.

A short series which follows the difficulties that young people face when deciding whether or not they should venture into marriage.   To help decided where this story goes please put your suggestions into the comments below and the best idea will be picked up and featured onto the next episode with full credit for whoever came up with the …

A 13-year-old boy’s passion for making electronic toys in Somalia has won him local fame and a free education. Guled Adan Abdi, from the northern town of Buhodle, taught himself how to make plastic toys from bits of discarded objects, and then worked out how to motorise them by studying real cars. “I started making toys when I was younger,” …

It’s perfectly normal to have ups and downs in your marriage…but what happens when there are more downs than ups? What happens when those downs seem to be spiralling out of control? Here are 10 signs your marriage is dying a slow and painful death… Plus we’ll share how you can get your marriage back on track for success. 1.  …

On the menu, it is called the Federation Combo: to one side, basmati rice in sunrise shades of orange and gold, with dark tears of stewed raisins on top; to the other, linguine as creamy as Alfredo. In Somalia, the noodles and grains would be more than neighbors, mixed happily together. But at Safari, which opened in Harlem in May, …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — OF the millions of young men and women settling into college dorms this month, one of the most unlikely is Abdisamad Adan, a 21-year-old beginning his freshman year at Harvard. Some of his 18 siblings are illiterate and never went even to first grade, and he was raised without electricity or indoor plumbing by an illiterate grandmother …

  They prize entrepreneurship and help make the community thrive A tax preparer in a shirt and tie dropped in on Bulbulo Mohamud’s cafe last week and said he believes it’s better for women to stay home and take care of children. Mohamud, a mother of three in a red and black headscarf whose husband travels for work, poured a …

Efritin.com an online classifieds platform that provides a marketplace for buyers and sellers to exchange their items has employed over 100 Nigerians within its first 3 months of operation in the country. This was stated at the official launch of the company at a media conference held recently in Protea Hotel ikeja. According to Mr. Babak Tighnavard, Chief Operating Officer …

(kstp abc)–Tired of trying to keep track of assignments and exams as a student at St. Cloud State University, one computer science major decided to take matters into his own hand and create a mobile app to do it for him. Guled Ahmed of North St. Paul set out to create an app in December 2014 during his junior year …

Being healthy in Ramadan It’s important to be healthy in Ramadan so that we can benefit fully from everything this month has to offer. It’s a busy and intense period of ibadah (worship) alhamdulillah, and we can and should help ourselves by being in the best possible physical condition. We can ensure this by eating foods that are rich in …

Sweets and desserts have always been an important delight to people all over the world. They offer joy and bring a sense of positivity around the dinner table. Different cultures around the world have their own versions of how to make and serve desserts and sweets and the Somali community is no exception in this regard. Somali culture is mostly …

Source: mprnews.org By: Mukhtar Ibrahim Faduma Warsame is a woman on a mission. The 21-year-old graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in English and a minor in teaching English as a second language. One might expect Warsame to start hunting for a teaching job, or take a break from school in the summer. She’s doing neither. In late …

Asha Farah, spent the first 11 years of her life as a nomad in Somalia. For half the year, she chased the rainfalls and raised livestock with her mother and siblings. Their only shelter was a portable house made of bent sticks, dried grass and woven mats. “As a child, my daily life focused on battling thirst, hunger and extreme …

Last month, a Minnesota high school student received national attention after being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools plus Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Minnesota. After weeks of weighing the options, Munira Khalif has decided to attend Harvard University. “I was humbled to be able to choose amongst these incredible schools, and it was truly a difficult decision,” …