These customs are meant ensure the safety and wellbeing of both a mother-to-be and her unborn baby (Shutterstock) When a Somali woman falls pregnant, everyone is delighted and her wellbeing ...

It is unusual for Somali women to be the primary storytellers, yet they are now the ones taking on that mantle in the diaspora. Getty Images/PA Nadifa Mohamed has been shortlisted for the Man ...

The BBC's Mary Harper writes about her experiences at Somali beauty parlours. I was relaxing in a comfy chair when a woman came at me with a long, sharp knife. That first time, I was terrified.

"It is tone-deaf for the Somali government to have men on the frontline, representing women at the conference," Fathiya Absie ...

In Somalia's challenging financial landscape, accessing capital remains a huge hurdle, particularly for women and men running Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in productive sectors such as ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. We opt to buy her and the children breakfast before sitting down for an interview. Curious ...

“She is also the first Somali Muslim (woman) to join the Westerville City Schools Board of Education,” Meyer said. “Our ...