Daughters of Arraweelo Abuela and an inspiring argument for

and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice

much isn’t written about his mother who passed soon after his birth nor about the women who raised him

and the reality of how it was practiced across Islamic civilization

He feels upset when his Dad rushes to leave for work in the morning and doesn’t have time to pick him up after school

Daughters of Arraweelo Abuela and an inspiring argument forSomali women tell their stories, sharing experiences of love, war, displacement, family, identity, and everyday life. After civil war broke out in Somalia in 1991, thousands of families fled the country and sought asylum all over the world. Many Somali women carried the responsibility through this catastrophic time for finding safe passage and new homes for their families. Minnesota now holds the largest number of Somali immigrants of any state.