Overcoming the Somali stigma of mental illness
By Asiya Mohamed Its early in the morning, I couldn’t sleep because my neighbor’s kid Abdi who is suffering from a relentless mental illness…
My visit to Wajir county headquarters
By Abdullahi Jamaa December 2017 I went for a holiday to Wajir, a promising town but one that has suffered from so many years…
Disabled Muslims face barriers in accessing mosques
By Harun M. Hassan We live in a harsh world where people are increasingly facing various challenges, many of which affect their well-being and…
And yes the money will come
Lubnah Abdulhalim tells you “All these sacrifices you are making now? They will pay off. Everything will fall into place if you keep walking.…
Ladies, our value is measured by piety not makeup!
“It was then i came to the realization: our society teaches us to be obsessed with appearance.” – Na’ima B. Robert (excerpt from, From…
Curving my niche
By Lubnah Abdulhalim Almost a week after the publication of ‘Unbroken Wings’, a friend texted me. We were basically internet friends; a fellow blogger…
Patience will get you there……
“We have such an aversion to waiting that we have even been known to knowingly drink very hot beverages,” writes Najma S. Abdusheikh …
Isn’t the killing of a pregnant mother a new low in Wajir’s clan sins?
“The recent killing of a heavily pregnant mother shows the depth we have sank into and how much we have lost sanctity for human…
Muslims are people of beautiful, rich and intelligent heritage.
In fact, Muslim doctors established the world’s first hospital, which originally was adjacent to the mosques. Also, there were hospital caravans that brought medical…
Using social media to advance humanity
By Abdullahi Jamaa This week, a dinner event organized and attended by social media activists from the Somali community of Kenya was the peak…
