Minnesota's Somali community: 30 years
of growth
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/3/2025 9:36:22 PM
MINNEAPOLIS - The Somali community in Minnesota has a rich history, shaped by migration and integration over the past 30 years. Somali migration to Minnesota What we know: Somalia's civil war, which began in 1991, forced 3.8 million people to flee their homeland. Many of these refugees found new homes in Minnesota, with at least 24,000 arriving in the state. (Snip) Ahmed Ismail Yusuf mentioned that despite their integration into American society, many Somalis still hold onto memories of their homeland. "Where you were raised, is always going to be a part of you. So because you want to
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MINNEAPOLIS - The Somali community in Minnesota has a rich history, shaped by migration and integration over the past 30 years. Somali migration to Minnesota What we know: Somalia's civil war, which began in 1991, forced 3.8 million people to flee their homeland. Many of these refugees found new homes in Minnesota, with at least 24,000 arriving in the state. (Snip) Ahmed Ismail Yusuf mentioned that despite their integration into American society, many Somalis still hold onto memories of their homeland. "Where you were raised, is always going to be a part of you. So because you want to
Rosie O’Donnell says daughter blames
Trump for forcing their family's move
out of America 27 replies
Trump for forcing their family's move
out of America 27 replies
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with ‘dark isolation’ as community
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with ‘dark isolation’ as community
raised concerns 24 replies
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Trump calls Ilhan Omar 'garbage' and
says Somalis should 'go back to where
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says Somalis should 'go back to where
they came from' 17 replies
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ripped Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., as “garbage” and said Somalis should “go back to where they came from,” in disparaging remarks that have been strongly criticized by local leaders in Minnesota. “I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you, OK. Somebody will say, ‘Oh, that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason," said Trump, who has a history of disparaging African people and migrant communities.
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Useless U
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A Close Call: Delaware University Student
Found With 'Machinegun,' Plans for Major
Terror Attack 16 replies
Found With 'Machinegun,' Plans for Major
Terror Attack 16 replies
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Police searched the Tacoma and found several items inside, including a loaded handgun, extended magazines, body armor, a laptop and binoculars.[snip]
The man, 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan, turned out to be a University of Delaware student. It gets worse:
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Hands, Force Americans to Pay Illegal
Aliens' Legal Bills 14 replies
Hands, Force Americans to Pay Illegal
Aliens' Legal Bills 14 replies
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Not too many rocket scientists amongst them. And I bet they'll overrun the place within 10 years.