The word for "mother "in Somali is "hoyo." In 2018, we introduced you to a company by that name. Mariam Mohamed, who came ...

After feeling alone and unsafe during her early months in Cedar-Riverside, Ayan Isaq decided to find a way to bring her community together. Her idea spurred local Somali women to create a traditional ...

GALKAYO, Somalia (UNHCR) - Hawa Aden has been called a witch. She and her women colleagues have been labelled traitors to Somali culture and the Islamic religion, and had Friday sermons preached ...

That question echoed through the hall in Mogadishu as journalists, diplomats, and human rights advocates gathered for a one-day workshop on "Digital Safety and Gender Justice: Ending Impunity for ...

Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year's ...

UNESCO joined forces with the Somalia Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA) in collaboration with the Somali National Commission for UNESCO and the Somali Permanent Delegation to UNESCO to organize a ...

Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland said on Thursday it had cancelled its first women's football tournament as it fell foul of Islamic values, sparking outrage among women's rights groups.

Salom Abdulle is worried her 13-year-old daughter won’t speak Somali, potentially straining her family relationships. “I don’t have any problem understanding my daughter, but my parents do,” she said.

For every individual, there is a journey completed by those who came before that eventually comes to define the current days and shapes stories. These are roots, origin stories and for many, it ...

For Somali society, TikTok is more than an entertainment app; it is a powerful force reshaping identity, politics, and community life. It amplifies clannism by rewarding emotional, divisive content, ...