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If the Columbus Police Division doesn’t change its policy banning head scarves for female Muslim officers, Ismahan Isse might have a couple of options outside Ohio. The Edmonton Police Service in Alberta, Canada, has reached out to Isse, the 29-year-old Somali-American who said she dropped out of the Columbus police academy this year because she was prohibited from wearing her …

As the economy picks up across Minnesota, the state’s Somali-born population continues to battle higher than average unemployment. The most recent figures, for 2011-2013, put Somalis’ unemployment at 21 percent, about three times the rate for the general population during the same period of time. Some Somali community leaders are concerned that the lack of opportunities can fuel despair, especially …

The Voice UK finally went live this evening and all the contestants on the show really have high expectations to live up to. The amazing Autumn Sharif of Team Ricky just took to the stage and … It was certainly a tough decision for Ricky to cut his team down from eight to just three last week, but it seems …

Entrepreneur and business media has created a legend around the entrepreneur. For many reasons, this has helped – increasing the amount of people who choose this career and lifestyle is a great thing for our economies and society. The downside is that the narrative it espouses tells a tale of a successful solo entrepreneur facing all odds and coming out victorious …

Ugaaso Boocow’s Instagram account has 50,000 followers and aims to bring light relief to a country returning to life after the trauma of war A mother is justifying her son’s divorce, absolving him from all blame. “These girls of 2014 are wasteful youths,” she says, talking on the phone and shaking her head. “The one my son Weheliye was married …

Most men have a hard time understanding women. Even a woman they’ve been married to for years. One minute she’s perfectly fine. The next, she’s crying like a baby. She complains about something but when we offer advice on how to fix it, she still isn’t satisfied. After several years of marriage (and counselling) I’ve learned to not worry so …

He does not sleep well at night. All night he is neither asleep nor awake. He spends most of night sitting long hours chewing and grinding. During the day time, he is bored, hallucinated and sleepy. Always bad-tempered, with red eyes yelling to everyone and maniacally looking for it, he is looking for the thing that had changed his life. …

While I agree with the article on many points I have to add that some light make up every now and then is a must. What gives the face its glow, is Allah’s Grace. It is a purified inner-reality. The glow is simply a reflection of our deeds, clean faith, intentions, thoughts, motives and everything we do for the real pleasure …

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, acne is the most common skin disorder in the United States, affecting an estimated 40 to 50 million people across the nation. While acne usually begins in puberty, this unpleasant inflammatory condition — which manifests as pimples, lumps and plugged pores across the body, especially the face and back — is not restricted to …

Children across the Midlands who speak English as a second language are outperforming native British speakers at GCSE, new figures have revealed. Statistics released by the Department for Education show that in the last academic year, 64.3 per cent of children in Birmingham who speak English as a first language got five GCSE passes at A* to C – while …

“It feels like our relatives back home are being sentenced to starve,” says Somali American and Capitol Hill resident Ifrah Ahmed. “Everyone is in shock.” Thousands of families across Seattle are in a panic, trying to find a way to keep their loved ones alive. This is a crisis that has been brewing for three years, and February 5 was …

Lion International Bank and Somali Micro Finance in partnership with BelCash Technology Solution PLC launched the official pilot of the HelloCash mobile money services. BelCash Technology Solution PLC is an Ethiopian based technology service provider for financial industry. The HelloCash mobile money platform will provide financial services to all Ethiopians. The HelloCash service enables existing and potential customers of Lion …

Seven Somalis held more than $15 million in secret bank accounts in the global banking giant HSBC’s private bank in Switzerland, according to documents leaked to the media. The accounts, opened between 1988 and 2007, are linked to 22 secret bank accounts, holding about $15.5 million. Twenty nine percent of the clients have a Somali passport or nationality. According to the documents, one client connected to Somalia …

Abdi Nour Barkad, of St Paul, played with his daughter Shadiya Abdi on Friday. Barkad sends about $400 a month to his family in Somalia, and now has no way of getting the money there. Photo: KYNDELL HARKNESS, Star Tribune WASHINGTON – Somalis living in the Twin Cities are begging Minnesota’s elected officials to help find a way to safely …

Tokyo -A robot-staffed hotel, said to be the world’s first, is set to open in Japan in July where guests checking into the futuristic facility will be greeted and served by remarkably human-like robots. Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in typical Dutch style in terms of its architecture in Nagasaki Prefecture has unveiled plans to open the modern hotel …