I once met her in Nairobi and it was very Erie, almost as if she was possessed.
Very weird, childish, unprofessional and erratic behaviour.
I immediately turned to a friend and said the same thing from observing her.
That white boy is her handler.
He has her under control.
“Men are quite controlling in my culture”
Why portray an entire society this way and generalize one personal experience to a whole community? Notice that her mother belongs to the generation that lived under Siad Barre, when Somalia’s nationwide literacy campaign raised literacy from roughly 5% to nearly 70%.
What kind of men does she want Somali men to become? Gay?
Whenever you hear calls like this, what they are really targeting is the fierceness of Somali men, a trait that reflects the nature of a land that has always been coveted throughout history. Yet the Somali character has remained unchanged and, perhaps, has only grown fiercer.
Her whole perspective of her homeland and her community is completely wrong, so there is no reason for me to even wait for the film.
I like the fact that she proudly carries our flag everywhere, but she should have stuck to that role instead of trying to impose her own ideas and project her personal choices onto Somali society.
A non-Muslim father and son travelling the world to learn about Islam have met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a visit to Istanbul.
Dan and 12-year-old Josh - who is autistic and loves the peaceful atmosphere of mosques - have visited over 100 masjid's across the world, gaining a huge social media following along the way.
Their viral "Cake Not Hate" series, in which they hand out cakes to mosque-goers, has won hearts globally, and the pair recently visited Madinah and the Prophet's Mosque ﷺ.
Their Istanbul trip saw them visit mosques and meet Turkish diplomats before their audience with President Erdoğan.
Marc Cucurella:
“Otizmli bir oğlum var. Keşke hiç param olmasaydı da oğlum sağlıklı olsaydı.
Saçlarımı onun sevdiği için uzatıyorum… Bir gün beni unutursa, en azından saçlarımdan tanıyabilsin diye.”