NAIROBI, Kenya – The radical cleric named to lead the Muslim militia controlling most of Somalia’s south said Monday that he envisions an Islamic state, a stand likely to reinforce U.S. fears the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A renowned Quran teacher was among five people killed over the weekend following inter-clan clashes in central Somalia, in an incident that has been widely condemned across the ...

DUBAI, UAE-In the past days a story about a Somali competitor in the annual Quran competition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was rumored in the social media to be linked to Somalia’s position to ...

What's the ugliest side of Islam? Maybe it's the Somali Muslim militias that engage in atrocities like the execution of a 13-year-old girl named Aisha Ibrahim. Three men raped Aisha, and when she ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than anyone else's Sufism, a ...

Talking about mental health in the Somali community is hard. There's a stigma in the community, especially around seeking professional help. But mental health is something that many in the Somali ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, October 5 (UNHCR) - More than 40 religious leaders from around northern Somalia's Puntland region have taken part in a UNHCR-funded discussion on refugee and asylum law that will help ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Beginning as a teenager, Abduallahi Mohammed Nur rarely ventured into the Mogadishu streets without an AK-47 assault rifle, which he often used to harass civilians and extort ...