Somali Faces
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Type of site | Photoblog |
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| Owner | Mohammed Ibrahim Shire |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | January 1, 2016 |
| Current status | Online |
Somali Faces is a nonprofit organization[1] which shares day-to-day stories of ordinary Somali people from around the world. It was co-founded by Mohammed Ibrahim Shire,[2] a Somali storyteller, author and academician.
Blog
[edit]Somali diaspora
[edit]Mohammed Ibrahim Shire started the Somali Faces platform in January 2016. They have traveled across Europe and the Americas by initially focusing on Somalis living in the diaspora. They proceeded in efforts to narrate the diaspora experience in the face of perpetual stereotypes of Somalis in the media.
Somalis in Somalia
[edit]Following this, the Somali Faces started touring the Horn of Africa visiting many remote villages and towns in Somalia and Somaliland to capture their human stories.
Humanitarianism
[edit]In January 2017, following the gang rape of two Somali girls in Galdogob, Puntland, Somalia, and the subsequent release of the video footage, Somali Faces raised emergency funds online to resettle the two families.[3]
Awards
[edit]- 2018: International Somali Award, Innovative category, 2018 International Somali Awards for Somali Faces.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Project shows true face of Somalis"". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ""Somaliske hverdagsfortællinger"". Globalnyt (in Danish). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ""Gesichter Somalias"". Welt-Sichten. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016. - ^ Daldorph, Brenna. ""We aren't just pirates, refugees, and terrorists": The stories behind everyday Somalis". France24.
- ^ "Outrage over Somali gang-rape video". BBC News. 17 January 2017.
- Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith (18 January 2017). "Gang rape video on Facebook of 16-year-old girl sparks outrage". The Independent.
- Migiro, Katy. "Somali gang rape video sparks call for justice, not fine of camels". Reuters UK. - ^ "Innovative Award". International Somali Awards. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
General references
- Ibrahim Shire, Mohammed (23 May 2016). "Ni pirates, ni réfugiés, ni terroristes : portraits de Somaliens contre les clichés". France24 (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Thirty Years Looking for Mum". BBC. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.