October 3, 2023“We have to share the truth about FGM—the unnecessary pain and trauma it causes. We must help the voiceless to speak. We must educate.” Raha’s inspiring story of surviving FGM and becoming a champion for women’s rights.Published 10/3/2023 Raha Europ was born to Somalian parents in a Kenyan refugee camp, where she lived until […]
November 2, 2022Islamists kill over 100 in Somalia – Modern Tokyo TimesSunni Islamists have killed over 100 people in Somalia after two car bombs exploded. Once more, it highlights […]
January 17, 2022UN steps up to fight against FGM, gender-based violence in Somalia – IPPMEDIAThe United Nations has partnered with a leading non-governmental organisation to step up the fight against female genital […]
September 17, 20182 Young Sisters Die After Undergoing Female Genital Mutilation – National Public RadioTwo sisters from a remote pastoral village in Puntland State, Somalia, died on Sept. 11 of complications from […]
July 30, 2018Somalia announces first prosecution for female genital mutilation – ReutersThe image above is a stock image. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Somalia’s Attorney General Ahmed Ali Dahir […]
January 24, 2017An Interview with Qadar Issa, Survivor of Kidnapping and Honor ViolenceHonor violence most often hurts women and girls, but it can also affect men and boys. One of […]
January 30, 2016Persecution of Homosexuals in SomaliaMany homosexuals in Somalia keep their sexuality a secret out of fear of retribution from al-Shabaab, the Islamist terror […]
March 3, 2014Human rights workers are campaigning in Somaliland to end female genital mutilation (FGM), but the custom is proving difficult to eliminate.Human rights workers are campaigning in Somaliland to end female genital mutilation (FGM), but the custom is proving […]
February 24, 2014It is a ritual supposed to keep women “pure”, but an increased understanding of the severe health risks of extreme forms of female genital mutilation appears to be slowly rolling back its prevalence in Somalia’s northwest.It is a ritual supposed to keep women “pure”, but an increased understanding of the severe health risks […]
October 18, 2013Human rights campaigner Waris Dirie discusses her work against female genital mutilation (FGM) and why the practice has to stop.Human rights campaigner Waris Dirie discusses her work against female genital mutilation (FGM) and why the practice has […]
September 25, 2013Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah explains why getting kids to school is vital.Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah explains why getting kids to school is vital. Read his analysis here.
November 8, 2011Somalia: Women lobby for law against FGMWomen’s groups in the Somali town of Galkayo are lobbying the authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of […]
November 8, 2011Female genital mutilation “re-emerging” in SomaliaFemale genital mutilation is becoming more common in one region of Somalia, it has been claimed. Head of […]
October 18, 2011Somali women’s basketball team plays on, despite Islamist threatsIn Somalia, Islamist threats have failed to stop the women’s basketball team from playing. Via:[http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105501]
January 7, 2011Somalia’s al-Shabab bans mixed-sex handshakesMen and women have been banned from shaking hands in a district of Somalia controlled by the Islamist […]