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By John Njiraini The stark reality of Kenya’s ethnic affiliation has finally been laid bare amid concerns of its implications on a fragile nationhood. In what might raise eyebrows and form the basis of political alliances ahead of 2012 General Election, the Kikuyu have been listed as the leading ethnic group, with a population of [...]
The Somalia National U-17 Squad has defeated Qatar’s Al-Shahania FC by two goals to nothing in a friendly match which took place at the club’s own stadium in Doha on Monday evening The hotly-contested game was refereed by a Qatari referee appointed by the Qatari football federation and the Somali team was having the upper [...]
By Mike Carter A Somali woman who was handcuffed for nearly five hours during a 2006 raid at her apartment while wearing only a nightdress received $40,000 to settle a lawsuit against federal agents she says ignored pleas to allow her to cover herself in front of strangers in keeping with her Muslim faith. The settlement [...]
The Emirates’ looming crackdown on BlackBerry services will extend to foreign visitors, putting the government’s concerns over the handheld devices in direct conflict with its aim to become a business and tourism haven. ________ Source: AP Share on FacebookScridb filter
A Day in my Life One of Qaraabo Magazine’s aims & Objectives is to create and promote harmony and brotherhood among the Somali people. First thing that needs to be done is to identify the barriers to harmony and brotherhood. One of the many obstacles so far identified is the fact that many Somali youth, [...]
GAROWE, 12 August 2010 (PlusNews) – In conservative Somali culture, discussions about HIV are frowned upon, but four young people recently broke with tradition to speak to IRIN about their experience of living with the virus. “I always thought that anyone with the disease is like a dying person or worthless,” Hangade Hufane Ambad, who [...]
Pregnant women who fast during Ramadan could be putting the health of their unborn baby at risk, according to a new study. Fasting during the month is one of the five pillars of Islam, although pregnant women are exempt if it poses a risk to their health. However, some Muslim women still choose to fast, [...]
Mohamed Abdi looks across the mob of children shrieking with joy and smiles. “Now,” he says, “is the time to shape their futures.” It’s early August, and even though school doesn’t resume for another month the gym at Ecole Pere-Lacombe in the northside neighourhood of Lauderdale is packed with kids from kindergarten to junior high [...]
The Somali Football Federation (SFF) and the country’s main Students’ Union on Sunday held a huge ceremony to mark the conclusion of the recently-ended Primary and Intermediate Somali schools football tournament. During the ceremony, the trophy was presented to the Captain and the winners at the Jaber Bin Hayan School, while certificates, football equipment and [...]
KISMAYO, 9 August 2010 (IRIN) – Five years after a local charity opened a university to offer this bullet-scarred city’s youth an alternative to militia life and emigration, the first degrees have been awarded. “I want our people to know that education is the ladder of life and that every step of development that a [...]
Please Click on the image to read Q Magazine online. Welcome to the first issue of Qaraabo Magazine where we will discuss a lot of current issues related to our beloved country Somalia. We are aiming to spread a positive image and enlighten the minds of those who are unaware or voluntarily ignorant towards the [...]
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The strong man is not the one who wrestles others; rather, the strong man is the one who controls himself at times of anger.” [The Book of Al-Birr: Sahih Muslim] Commentary: That is why we see that people [...]
Abdirizak Mahboub was the executive director of the Cedar-Riverside NRP. Published: 08/04/2010 By Mukhtar Ibrahim When he moved to Minnesota from Maine in 2006, Abdirizak Mahboub saw several killings in the state’s Somali community, including that of an Augsburg College student who was shot dead in broad daylight after tutoring at the Brian Coyle Center. [...]
Teens developing online curriculum for schools in war-torn Somalia At 16 and 17 years old, it is no surprise that Bashir Warsame and Sahnun Mohamud are focused on education. The direction of that focus, however, is what sets them apart from their Annandale High School classmates. The two teens are working to establish an educational [...]
