Posts tagged Al-Qaeda
Somali Women Recall Pain And Punishment Under Al-Shabaab
Somali Women Recall Pain And Punishment Under Al-Shabaab

‘’The town is free, but my mind is not free, and I am still traumatized and remember the pain and punishment meted on women by al-Shabaab Shariah police,” Suleqha Mahat said. Her story is an example of the kind of displacement and migration experienced by many Somalians forced to leave their home country by radical Islamists.

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Africa, Islam, women, Women, Primary FeatureAbjata KhalifSomalia, Abjata Khalif, Al-shabaab, Al-Qaeda, Adanyabal, Kenya, refugee, refugees, Primary Feature, Primary feature, secondary feature, Secondary feature, rechargeComment
Faith Organizations On The Frontline As Horn Of Africa Faces Famine
Faith Organizations On The Frontline As Horn Of Africa Faces Famine

As another year of drought looms in Somalia and famine stalks many rural communities, the prayers for rain have already begun. Horn of Africa faith-based organizations are increasingly playing a prominent role in responding to potentially massive famine that has received little attention.

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Africa, Primary FeatureJoseph HammondJoseph Hammond, Ethiopia, Zenger News, Zenger, Somalia, Horn of Africa, Salāt al-istisqah, Issa Mohamed Hussien, Qadiriyyah, Salihiyyah, Ahmadiyya, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, World Food Progam, Al-Qaeda, President Barrack Obama, Ambassador Salah S. Hammad, United Nations Human Rights Council, Mohamed Abdi Affey, Addis Ababa, Yohannese Getachew, Haile Selassie, Primary Feature, Secondary FeatureComment