5/15/2023 0 Comments 2018 midterm elections map![]() ![]() House.This month marks my 5th year with ZoomInfo/DiscoverOrg. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum win reelection to U.S.Somali Prime Minister meets his Djiboutian counterpart - HOL.Government forces capture a village in Galgadud region - HOL.Somalia's al-Shabab militants widening revenue base - VOA.Somalia retakes key town controlled by al-Shabaab for over 15 years - AA.Man tells court he wanted to buy Kiswahili Koran in Somalia - The Standard. ![]() Crypto’s white knight lost 94% of his wealth in a single day - CNN.Paul elected to the Minnesota Legislature. Samakab Hussein becomes first Somali American politician from St.Harun Maruf contributed reporting from Washington. "Over there, the neighborhood they live in is going to elect them when they see the person is trustworthy, honest, working and clean. "What made it possible is, first, the places they live in, where men and women are viewed equally, where they get encouragement from the schools, from the university, and from the parents, and they can see achievements by other women," she said. She said women in the diaspora, including those in the United States, Europe, and Canada, have opportunities that women in Somalia do not have. "I congratulate them, I encourage them, and we are proud of them." "This is a victory for Somali women in the diaspora," she said. "I did not get the support I'm sure are getting when they stand, because here the culture and other factors are causing a lack of encouragement ," she said.Īdam welcomed the success of Somali American women. In 2022, female candidates secured only 20%, well short of the 30% quota.įawzia Yusuf Haji Adam, the only female presidential candidate in the May 15 presidential election, got just a single vote - her own. In 2016, Somali women occupied 24% of the 329 seats in the two houses of parliament. But women still were never given the opportunity to get the 30% quota promised. eclipses that of female aspirants for elected office in Somalia.įemale politicians in Somalia are so disenfranchised that in 2016, Somalia's federal and regional leaders had to start allocating a specific quota of seats in parliament. The success of Somali American female candidates in the U.S. I said to her, if you want to compete, just do it." Many women say we will do this, we will do this tomorrow, we will do this next year. "She said she wanted to run for the open seats in her area or seats that will be open in the future in Washington state," Dhalac recounted. In an interview with VOA Somali, Dhalac confirmed that when she visited Washington in 2018, Olow asked her questions about running for office. Shukri Olow, who lost a state House seat outside Seattle, Washington, told VOA Somali that she was inspired to run by the women before her, including Omar, Hassan and Dhalac. God willing, a lot of men and women will follow me and will come through." "This is a victory for me, for my family and for the Somali people. "I'm very happy with this victory tonight, thank God," she told VOA Somali. Mohamed, one of the hijab-wearing Minnesota winners, expressed hope that more Somali Americans will run for office. That shows if you trust in yourself, if your people trust you, stand with you, everything is possible." "Tonight, Minnesota is electing three new women who are wearing hijab. "There was a time when we believed that women with a hijab could not get elected," she said. Speaking to her supporters Tuesday night, Omar highlighted the significance of victories achieved by Somali American women. Minnesota and Ohio have among the largest Somali American populations in the U.S. In Ohio, Munira Abdullahi and Ismail Mohamed, a man, won seats in the state House. Mana Abdi, who was running unopposed for a seat representing Lewiston, Maine, joins her in the House. city, South Portland, has now been elected to the state House after handily defeating Republican opponent Michael Dougherty. In Maine, Deqa Dhalac, who made history last year as the first Somali American mayor for a U.S. Born in northeastern Kenya's Somali region, Dakane, who won Fargo's District 10, came to the U.S. In neighboring North Dakota, Hamida Dakane also made history, becoming the first woman of Somali descent elected to the state House. Other Somali American women running for offices in Minnesota were victorious, including Fathia Feerayarre, who won a seat on the Minneapolis Public Schools board. Meanwhile, Hodan Hassan defended her seat in the state House of Representatives. In Minnesota state races, Zaynab Mohamed was elected to the Senate, becoming the first woman of Somali descent elected to the chamber, according to MPR News. ![]()
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