Voice of America21d
Somali activists mark International Women's Day with eye toward future
From advocating for human rights to supporting their communities, these women continue to shape the future of Somalia. Somali human rights defender Zahra Mohamed Ahmad is one of an extraordinary ...
Star Tribune28d
‘A cultural shift’: As more Somali women speak out about domestic abuse, need for services grows
A Twin Cities nonprofit serving Somali and Afghan women is expanding its services for victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Isuroon launched a hotline for victims last summer and is developing ...
Electrek29d
Velotric Nomad 2 launched as an ultra-comfortable fat tire adventure e-bike
Velotric has continued to regularly update its popular e-bike models, with the latest launch today bringing us the Nomad 2. This fat tire adventure bike carries a host of new features and ...
ABC News6d
Somali militants kill 6 Kenyan police reservists and ransack their border camp
Last week, a Kenyan police officer at a border post in Mandera county was shot and killed by armed men suspected to be Somali intelligence officers. Kenyan police officials said the attack was a ...
Indiatimes21d
International Women's Day 2025: Google Doodle honours women in STEM, here's what it means
Happy Women's Day 2025: Top 50 Wishes, Messages and Quotes to share with your loved ones Happy Women's Day 2025: 51+ Best Women's Day Wishes and Messages to share with your friends and family ...
USA Today4d
5 books about forgotten female heroes to celebrate Women's History Month
Women’s History Month is almost at a close, but there is still time to add empowering reads to your TBR before March is over. Stories of unsung female heroes are having a moment, like Kristin ...
The New York Times5d
Germany’s New Parliament Is Sworn In, but Where Are the Women?
Three-and-a-half years after Angela Merkel, the only woman to serve as chancellor, retired, German national politics seem to be backsliding when it comes to gender parity. The new German ...
USA Today7d
Women's March Madness scores: First-round results, highlights from NCAA Tournament
Editor's note: See below for updates from Saturday's Women's March Madness first round. For live updates from Sunday's second round of the 2025 NCAA tournament, click here: The Women's March ...
The New York Times25d
The Secret Campaign in China to Save a Woman Chained by the Neck
Three years ago, a video blogger stumbled on a shack in a tiny village in rural China. Inside, stood a woman. She was dazed, shivering — and chained by the neck. The video set off the biggest ...
Toronto Star28d
After years of effort and a major setback, Toronto’s Somali community gets funding for a cultural centre
A plan to build a recreation and cultural centre for Toronto’s Somali community that sparked outcry in an Etobicoke neighbourhood last year is moving ahead, but in a new location. In a ...
BBC17d
Somali forces end deadly 24-hour hotel siege
Somali security forces have ended a deadly 24-hour siege by Islamist fighters who stormed a popular hotel in the central city of Beledweyne, authorities said. The attack by al-Shabab began with a ...