Tweet Ahmed Tharwat Commentary A democratically elected president, ousted by a military general, imprisoned and systematically mistreated. Familiar tale. By Ahmed Tharwat JUNE 19, 2019 — 6:00PM On June 17, 2012, Mohammed Morsi was elected as the president of Egypt. On the same date seven years later, having been ousted from that role, he died in court while on trial for bogus charges such as conspiring with Qatar and Hamas, breaking out of jail, and letting prisoners escape during the chaos of the 2011 revolution. Morsi did not have much leadership experience, he wasn’t a military man, he showed a great level of incompetence and political naivety, he was…
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First Somali Woman Elected to Kenyan Parliament… Talked to Somali American Leaders!
Tweet A private meeting with member of Kenyan Parliament Sophia Abdi Noor,she is the first Somali female who ever being elected in this position. It will be happening in this Monday at 7:00pm location 7475 Flying Cloud Dr eden prairie , Minnesota Gallery: [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”45″ gal_title=”Sophia Abdi Visit”]
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Somali American Poet, Ladan Osman, Exiles of Eden
Tweet Exiles of Eden, Poems steeped in the Somali tradition refract the streets of Ferguson, the halls of Guantánamo, and the fields near Abu Ghraib through the myth of Adam and Eve to ask: What does it mean to be a refugee? Gallery [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”42″ gal_title=”Ladan Osman”]