Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters
Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his…
‘Why I spent my university fees on Somali TikTok battles’
Scrolling through Zara’s transactions shows she has spent thousands of dollars on…
Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference
Outrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir…
Climate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems – but there’s still hope
Somalia may be one of the poorest countries in the world and…
‘I wanted my clitoris back’ – FGM survivor opts for reconstructive surgery
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved in female…
Inside the beauty pageant in one of the world’s worst places to be a woman
While many people in Somalia squeezed into cafes and homes on Sunday…
What it’s like to be your country’s only Olympian
As the only athlete sent by his country to the Olympics in…
Inside Villa Somalia: 72 hours with the president promising to rebuild his broken country
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Somalia’s factions can find peace, political Islam need…
The sand doodler who conquered her Somali Islamic critics
Nujuum Hashi, who has overcome traditional prejudice to become a respected artist…
Ramla Ali: From refugee who fled war-torn Somalia to undefeated boxer, model & activist
Thunderous chants of "Ali, Ali, Ali" from a boisterous crowd reverberated around…
