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.

Only 46% of the Somali businesses recently surveyed for the World Bank could access overdraft facilities, with an even lower rate for women-owned businesses, at 21%. The recent World Bank Group ...

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 ...