Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck
The Somali militant group al-Shabab recruits thousands of foot soldiers, but also…
Why a Somali-born fighter is being honoured in Rome
Rome's city council voted earlier this month to name a future metro…
Mohamed Moalimu: ‘How I survived my fourth siege’
Former BBC reporter Mohamed Moalimu survived Sunday's siege on a beachfront hotel…
Ifrah Ahmed: From powerless victim to powerful role model
As unrest broke out in 2006 in countries neighbouring Somalia, and threatened…
Edna Adan Ismail: Building a hospital on a rubbish dump
Known and called by many as the 'Muslim Mother Teresa', Edna Adan…
Omar Mohamed: ‘Waiting 23 years to see my mum’
No-one wishes to be a refugee and it will most probably be…
Mother and daughter graduate from US university on same day
Not many people get to study in the same class as their…
From child-refugee to an international activist: the story of Hamdia Ahmed
Born as her family was fleeing civil war in Somalia, 21-year-old Hamdia…
Sports Illustrated features first burkini girl
A Somali-American supermodel has become the first Muslim model to appear in…
