Farid Omar
Digital Journalist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Joined on Mar 31, 2009
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With impeccable public relations skills and the drive and determination to bring change, the Dublin-based, Mogadishu-born, Ifrah Ahmed, continues to work tirelessly in her quest to fight for the rights of the most vulnerable members in society.
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Hundreds of Somali-Canadians and members of the general public recently took to the streets in Toronto in a public demonstration aimed at voicing support for Bashir Makhtal, the Canadian citizen illegally held in Ethiopia for the last five years.
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Zambia clinched the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating clear-cut favourites Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a nerve-wracking final played in Libreville, Gabon.
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Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Nacional romped into the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (ACN) after notching a historic 2-1 victory over highly rated Teranga Lions of Senegal early Wednesday.
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The dramatic entry of multi-talented, young Somali-Canadian singer Amaal Nuux into the performing arts arena has generated a great deal of enthusiasm within the Canadian musical landscape.
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The Somali-Canadian cultural scene is rich with poetry, music and other artistic forms. Of late, stand-up comedy and especially the urban brand presented by multi-talented comedian and poet, Wiilwaal, has taken the Canadian comedy landscape by storm.
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In charting a new era for their beleaguered homeland, young Somali-Canadians are embarking on an innovative nation-building process aimed at reconciling factions divided by the 20 year destructive civil war.
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Hundreds of revelers and supporters gathered at the Pine Point Banquet Hall at Toronto’s West end on Friday, September 30th to observe the 10th anniversary of Ogaal Radio (Somali Media), 88.9FM
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The Walk for Somalia team that recently concluded an eight-day, 400-kilomtre walk from Toronto to Ottawa passing through 20 communities held a memorable meet and greet session at City Hall in a colorful event attended by community members and artists.
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The heroic Canadian youth who trekked from Toronto to Ottawa covering 400 kilometers in eight days through 20 cities and towns received a celebrity treatment upon arrival in Ottawa where they completed their walk on Monday evening at the Bayshore Park.
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The historic Walk for Somalia has surpassed the halfway mark with the successful completion of day 5 of a trans-cities trek that kicked off on September 19.
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Dr. Augustine Mahiga, the UN Special Envoy for Somalia, was in Toronto last weekend for a consultative meeting with the Somali-Canadian Diaspora.
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One of the biggest walks in recent Canadian memory kicked off at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario, shortly after noon on Monday, September 19th 2011.
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To symbolize the hardships experienced by Somali families who trek hundreds of miles each day to far away refugee camps, an entire young Somali-Canadian family is walking from Toronto to Ottawa in support of their famine-ravaged homeland.
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Ontario NDP Leader, Andrea Horwath, made her first campaign stop in the York South-Weston riding where the popular Paul Ferreira is running a strong campaign to return to Queen’s Park.
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Research conducted by Unison Health and Community Services revealed that the Jane- Weston- Mount Denis corridor has long been an underserviced area where residents virtually had not access to much needed programs and services.
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Concerned Somali-Canadians in Toronto converged at the Alliance Neighbourhood Services on Jane Street on the evening of August 17th for a community consultation meeting to map out an effective response plan for the ongoing famine in Somalia.
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The campaign to feed Somalia’s starving hit Toronto’s underground as an energetic team of young volunteers descended on the TTC subway system to raise much-needed funds for their famine ravaged homeland.
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Somali-led initiatives to raise greater awareness on the plight of Somali refugees took to the silver screen in Toronto and other western capitals with the recent screening of the acclaimed documentary, "Dadaab: Get There or Die Trying".
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The stifling summer heat was no deterrent for the concerned Somali-Canadians who converged outside the US Consulate in downtown Toronto to galvanize action for their drought and famine ravaged homeland.
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