Khat in Somali Culture In New York, three Somali men were recently convicted of smuggling khat, a leafy plant that produces a high when chewed for long periods. Immigrants in Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

Somali Week events include a street festival in Minneapolis, a multiday soccer tournament, a concert at the Ordway, and festivals in Plymouth, Rochester, Owatonna and St. Cloud.

In summer 1904, millions of people descended on Bradford for arguably the biggest festival it has ever seen.Along with typical fairground fun and examples of the city's industrial might, Bradford ...

Learn about Somali culture in Willmar, MN. Learn about Somali culture in Willmar, MN. Community member, Mohamed Sayid, invites us into his daily life and explains his family traditions. We also ...

If the Somali woman is comfortable shaking hands, she will extend her hand. It's not polite in Somali culture for someone to extend their hand to a female during a greeting. Follow David Unze on ...

Somalia's top leaders, all men, ... Mrs. Fawzia will face a stiff challenge from strong Islamic and deep-rooted Somali culture that regards men as the only custodians of leadership,” Abdifatah said.

"After these men (al-Shabab) claimed to be Muslims and tried to use Islam wrongly, the Somali scholars reached a decision and concluded that the culture of these men is the culture of khawarij ...