Somalia made global headlines in recent times after its parliament briefly outlawed child marriage, only to reverse the ...

They run child care centers, health care agencies, salons, restaurants, consulting firms and retail shops. Many work two jobs ...

Maggie Kornfeind ’25 of Ringoes, New Jersey was one of two Bates seniors recognized recently for outstanding community-engaged academic work. Below, Maggie discusses her research into experiences of ...

It's tough to wrap up everything that's unfolded at Hoyo Sambusa since it started a decade ago. Hoyo, which means "mother" in Somali, was founded to help empower women from Somalia. Ghita Worcester, a ...

Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving unexpected opportunities to women like Fathi Mohamed Abdi and ...

A Twin Cities nonprofit serving Somali and Afghan women is expanding its services for victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Isuroon launched a hotline for victims last summer and is developing plans ...

GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a ...

On a recent Thursday evening, 14-year-old Nubia Rhamato met one of her celebrity heroes at the new North End Community Center in St. Paul. Jamad Fiin, a Boston-bred former professional basketball ...

Campaigners for greater representation of women in Somalia’s Parliament have stepped up efforts during this election period, emphasising that the quota of seats for women wasvitalto the development of ...

Trump claimed without evidence that Somali immigrants who entered the country illegally are responsible for "90%'"of the ...

When the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed today that Afghanistan had topped its list of the world's most dangerous countries for women, Somalia's women's minister, Maryan Qasim, had one reaction: ...