They say the arrival of a daughter Is undesired, unwanted, parents committed slaughter They say it marks the beginning of a nightmare How come they don’t see beauty and blessing over there She is a burden on the shoulders that Have raised her, it has always been her trait Even the womb that carried her [...]

Surrounded by people Yet the needles of loneliness constantly pierces my heart My eyes wander around in search of that noble sight Yet that gullible feeling in my chest knows oh too way That the coming of this sight is like witness day break at pitch black night The complexity of the situation has stolen [...]

Recently my sister (Fatima) and I were sort of reflecting back on our childhood and the countries that we lived in and more specifically on Somalia. We both are striving individuals who sincerely want to contribute to the betterment of our homeland. Fatima has better memories of Somalia, and I often get to live them [...]

“Aqoon Laan Wa Iftiin Laan” Without knowledge there is no light – a famous Somali proverb. My journey began in Somalia. I was born in 1987, just three years before the civil war would shatter the lives of most Somalis and leave them, literally, homeless in their own land, which forced them to seek shelter [...]