The largest Somali community in the U.S. is finding itself the subject of unwanted attention in the wake of criminal investigations and attacks from the Trump administration. Abdi Samatar left Somalia ...

Ryan Thorpe and Christopher Rufo are to be congratulated for the attention they have drawn to the issue of fraud committed by a large cast of Minnesota Somalis. I have devoted attention to the issue ...

Last week, my colleague Ryan Thorpe and I broke a story about widespread fraud committed by Somalis in Minnesota. Members of the state’s Somali community allegedly participated in complex schemes ...

She 'could not be sponsored in Canada by her husband, because polygamous marriages are not legally recognized under Canadian law,' says a recent Federal Court decision You can save this article by ...

National Award winning director Raam Reddy is all set to direct Lavender Fire. His sophomore directorial, Jugnuma: The Fable, released theatrically on September 12. According to Variety, Lavender Fire ...

Jason Rantala joined WCCO as a reporter in June 2023. He's a Minnesota native and is thrilled to be telling the stories of those in his hometown. On Sunday, members of Minnesota's Somali community ...

From the Karmel Mall in south Minneapolis to the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, there is concern among the Somali community. “So, this has been very scary, lot of people are very fearful ...

Indian filmmaker Raam Reddy is moving ahead with his third feature, “Lavender Fire”, a pared-down coming-of-age drama set in Mumbai’s modelling and influencer scene. The project follows Reddy’s Berlin ...

President Donald Trump says he’s “immediately” ending temporary legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” ...

Somali pirate activity in early November 2025 represents the most serious cluster of incidents in the Western Indian Ocean since the mid-2024 downturn. The attacks do not signal a broader resurgence ...

Newly re-elected Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey is facing backlash from conservatives for giving a victory speech in Somali and saying that Minneapolis welcomes Somalians. In a video of the ...

A European Union anti-piracy force has reached the Maltese-flagged merchant tanker Hellas Aphrodite, which pirates had boarded off Somalia on Thursday, the EU naval mission Operation Atalanta said.