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Minneapolis men face deportation to Somalia they had escaped as children

January 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet When Hassan was recently asked to come to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center in Bloomington, he thought immigration authorities needed the usual updates he had often given since he was freed from … read more »

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Somalia’s President addresses thousands in US and promises a new era

January 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

About 4,000 jubilant, flag-waving Minnesota Somalis greeted their homeland’s new president Friday at the Minneapolis Convention Center, hailing his vows to bring peace, stability and opportunity to the nation after a generation of chaos. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud asked for patience … read more »

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The rise and fall of al-Shabab

October 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Nasser Mussa rom remote villages in Somalia to the U.S. Federal Court in Minneapolis, al-Shabab has garnered attention throughout the world as a terrorist group from the Horn of Africa. rom remote villages in Somalia to the U.S. Federal … read more »

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FBI probes if Somalia bomber was US man

November 1, 2011 by benim

Minneapolis – The FBI is working to obtain the remains of a suicide bomber in Somalia, to try to determine whether he was one of at least 21 young Somali-American men believed to have left this US city in recent … read more »

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32 000+ Somalis in US’ Minnesota

October 27, 2011 by benim

Minneapolis – A new Census Bureau estimate raises the number of people of Somali ancestry in Minnesota to more than 32 000. That means the state is still home to the largest Somali population in the United States. The new … read more »

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US man pleads guilty to aiding Somali militants

July 19, 2011 by benim

A U.S. man pleaded guilty on Monday to providing material support to a militant group that recruited young men of Somali descent to fight in Somalia, at least two of whom blew themselves up in attacks. Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, … read more »

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Women who smoke at ANY stage of their live ‘are more likely to get breast cancer’

March 2, 2011 by benim

Women who have smoked are at greater risk of developing breast cancer in later life – even if they gave up the habit decades earlier. According to a study, women are 16 per cent more likely to suffer from the … read more »

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Nearly 1 in 3 US Somalis live in Minnesota

December 14, 2010 by benim

Nearly one in three people with Somali ancestry in the United States now live in the Minnesota, which has the largest concentration in the country, according to government data released Tuesday. The latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American … read more »

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Missouri: 3 Men Charged in Plot to Funnel Money for Terrorism

November 4, 2010 by benim

A Missouri man and a Minnesotan are among three people facing charges in a plot to funnel money to a terrorist group in Somalia. An indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses Mohamud Abdi Yusuf, of St. Louis, of providing material support to … read more »

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