Author: Said Shaiye

1,000 Somali Shillings: How mosques hold Somalia together

A small mosque in Awdal, the northwestern corner of Somaliland. (Photo by Hana Omar)   Back when I lived in Seattle, I really only had a working understanding of what it meant to be Muslim. I’ve prayed in Seattle mosques before —Continue reading1,000 Somali Shillings: How mosques hold Somalia together