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A candidate running for mayor of Minneapolis has called Somalia his “home” despite being born in America and running for American office. Omar Fateh, a current Minnesota state senator and mayoral candidate, was born in Washington, D.C., to Somali immigrants. Yet, during his state Senate campaign, he repeatedly referred to Somalia as his “home.” “I understand that our Somali communities are all connected to each other, here in Minnesota and back home, and I ask for your support. There’s always been a link between our community here as well as back home and I’m running to bridge that gap and...

Mohamed Adan Mohamed had a plan. Having been named ‘Mohamed’ twice, he decided to live up to his illustrious forefather by following in his footsteps, stealing stuff and threatening non-Muslims in Minnesota.

Four men and one juvenile are charged in connection with an assault on a Fridley basketball player with a tire iron during a high school basketball game on Tuesday.Dursa Muktar Mohamed, 18; Ayub Mohamed Ali, 19; Yahya Abdul Khanyare, 18; Mubashir Nasir Ali, 18; and a 16-year-old juvenile were all charged with one count each of second-degree assault and second-degree riot. Mohamed was additionally charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.None of the suspects were Cooper High School students or affiliated with Robbinsdale Area Schools.All five suspects were arrested Tuesday following the attack at Cooper High School...

Public transactions on the Venmo page of Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, show payments on Juneteenth spread across four of the last six years. The daughter of a well-known Congresswoman seemingly accepted “reparation” payments from her white friends for years, according to a report from the Washington Free Beacon. Public transactions on the Venmo page of Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, show payments on Juneteenth spread across four of the last six years. Captions to the currency exchange include “reparations” and “Happy Juneteenth. It’s unclear how much money was sent as “reparations.”...

1 in 3 Minneapolis Public Housing residents are Somalis... Glass ceilings get broken, then wallets get stolen. Only in America? No. Only in Gov. Walz’s Minnesota. But first, let’s pause to celebrate the incredible historic moment of the first Somali refugee to run a public housing agency. Sharmarke Issa was confirmed by the Minneapolis City Council to chair Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA). Issa is the first immigrant and first East African to serve as chair of the MPHA Board of Commissioners. “Having grown up in in Minneapolis public housing after coming to our city as a refugee, Sharmarke’s story...

The victim told officers Jal attacked her because he was upset she was wearing a shirt with the American flag on it. Jal allegedly choked the victim and punched her, then ripped a towel rack out of the wall and stabbed the victim with it. Police say the victim had a puncture wound.