Somali Links

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Somali Culture and Customs: MN Dept. of Human Rights

An Islamic point of view, Somali dress, greetings, dating, culture and customs, history, human rights concerns, etc.

Confederation of Somali Community

Information for and by the Somali community: youth services, advocacy & intervention, education & outreach. Tips to understand Somali culture, family, religion, social norms, tips for employers.

Somali Action Alliance

Focus on political education and action to strengthen the interests of the Somali community.

East African Recipes from Kenya, Somalia, Etiopa, and Tanzania

Find Somali recipes within this site.

Somali Music

Background information on Somali music

Overview of Somali Culture (pdf document by CDC)

Language, religion, food and dress, social structure, family & gender, common values, etc.

General/Background Information:

Portals to the World: Somalia

Links to numerous sites pertaining to Somalia compiled by the Library of Congress

Mogadishu: Images from the Past

"A cartographic and photographic record of Mogadishu, Somalia, from the late 1700s to 1990. This page has been created and maintained by Rick Davies, a resident of the city in the 1980s."