somali
Haye, Haye: A Look Inside Toronto's Somali Rap Scene
How "the children of the snow" are finding an identity in rap music, and why are artists like Drake paying attention.
Westgate Mall Set to Reopen Nearly Two Years After Deadly Al Shabaab Attack
The high end mall in the Kenyan capital has been closed since the attack in 2013, but the shopping center’s main anchor store said the shopping will reopen its doors next week.
Unanswered Questions Following Death of Toronto Trans Woman of Colour
Sumaya Dalmar was the first Somali trans woman I ever met. She was a liberatory personality—no small thing in our community.
Al Shabaab Calls For Westgate-Style Attacks On Western Shopping Malls In New Video
A day after al Shabaab killed dozens in an attack on a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali militant group called for assaults on shopping centers in the US, UK, and Canada.
A Feminine Man Is a Powerful Thing to Be
For British-Somali author Diriye Osman, embracing the feminine side of his personality was an act of empowerment.
The Man Who Tried to Sell the Rob Ford Crack Tape Claims There’s a Second Tape, Featuring a Crack-Smoking Judge
Mohamed Farah discusses crack-smoking videos, his belief that Rob Ford threatened him on camera, and his attempts to foster a more positive environment in the Dixon community.
'Fishing Without Nets' Is Coming to You on October 28
Cutter Hodierne's excellent film about Somali pirates, Fishing without Nets, premiered earlier this year at Sundance to glowing praise. Now, the film will be making its full release at the end of October. Over the course of the next month, we'll...
Ottawa Is a Paradise
Despite its clean image and desire to remain the most boring town in Canada, Ottawa is actually wonderfully scummy.
The Mob Justice of Kenya's Somali Stop-and-Frisk
In recent years, there’s been a trend of underpaid police using anti-terror operations as an excuse to round up and extort innocent Somalis.
The Mob Justice of Kenya's Somali Stop-and-Frisk
Eastleigh, a bustling business district in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, is home to thousands of ethnic Somalis—both Kenyan citizens as well as refugees from Somalia and Ethiopia. In recent years, there’s been a trend of underpaid police using anti...
Firing Grenades at Somali Pirates Was the Most Fun I've Ever Had
One day we stopped to refuel and one of the guides was like, "OK, let's go shoot an underwater machine gun while we wait." So I was like, "Fuck yeah," obviously. So we did that for a bit, then I went and got my rocket launcher and shot that off the...
Fishing Without Nets with Pirates in Somalia
Last year, my producing partner John Hibey and I flew to Kenya from Washington, DC, to shoot a fictional short about why Somalis become pirates.