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List Of British Somalis
The following is a list of notable British Somalis. Entertainment *Poly Styrene, early Punk musician *Maya Jama, radio presenter *Chunkz, YouTube personality * Prince Abdi, stand-up comedian * Aar Maanta, singer-songwriter *Hudeydi, musician Politics *Abdulrahim Abby Farah, Welsh born diplomat *Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim, Deputy Foreign Minister of Somalia (formerly lived in Harlesden) *Magid Magid, Green Party politician; former Lord Mayor of Sheffield (2018-2019) and MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber (2019-2020) * Sir Mark Hendrick, Labour MP for Preston (2000-present) Business * Abdirashid Duale, CEO of Dahabshiil Fashion * Samira Hashi, model and activist Media * Mohamoud Sheikh Dalmar, journalist * Mo Ali, film director * Rageh Omaar, journalist and writer Activism * Adam Matan OBE, activist * Nimco Ali, activist *Hanan Ibrahim, activist * Leyla Hussein, psychotherapist * Amal Azzudin, activist *Hashi Mohamed, barrister/activist Writing * Nadifa Mohamed, novelist *Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Somalis
Somalis in the United Kingdom include British citizens and residents born in or with ancestors from Somalia. The United Kingdom (UK) is home to the largest Somali community in Europe, with 109,567 Somali-born immigrants residing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the time of the 2021 census and 1,313 in Scotland at the time of its 2022 census. The majority of these live in England, with the largest number found in London. Smaller Somali communities exist in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Cardiff. The earliest Somali immigrants in the UK were lascars and merchants who arrived in the 19th century. A second small group of seamen came during the Second World War with the Royal Navy from the British Somaliland (present-day Somaliland). During the 1980s and 1990s, the civil war in Somalia led to a large number of Somali immigrants, comprising the majority of the current Somali population in the UK. British Somalis are one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MP (UK)
In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. Since the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, Parliament is automatically dissolved once five years have elapsed from its first meeting after an election. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the Representation of the People Act 1981 any MP sentenced to over a year in jail automatically vacates their seat. For certain types of lesser a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadifa Mohamed
Nadifa Mohamed (, ) (born 1981) is a Somali-British novelist. She featured on ''Granta'' magazine's list "Best of Young British Novelists" in 2013, and in 2014 on the Africa39 list of writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define future trends in African literature. Her 2021 novel, '' The Fortune Men'', was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, making her the first British Somali novelist to get this honour. She has also written short stories, essays, memoirs and articles in outlets including ''The Guardian'', and contributed poetry to the anthology '' New Daughters of Africa'' (edited by Margaret Busby, 2019). Mohamed was also a lecturer in Creative Writing in the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London until 2021. She became Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University in Spring 2022. Personal life Mohamed was born in 1981 in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Her father was a sailor in the merchant navy and her mother was a local landlady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amal Azzudin
Amal Azzudin (born 1990) is an Egyptian-Scottish campaigner and activist who co-founded the Glasgow Girls, a group of seven young women who campaigned against the harsh treatment of asylum-seekers in response to the detention of one of their friends. The group's efforts raised public awareness and won the support of the Scottish Parliament. Azzudin has been featured in ''The Guardian'', '' The Herald'', ''The Scotsman'', '' The Press and Journal'', ''The Sunday Post''. Early life In 2000, Azzudin moved from Egypt to Glasgow, Scotland, with her mother. Four years later the Home Office granted the family leave to remain. She is one of the founders of The Glasgow Girls – a group of Drumchapel High School students who, from 2005, campaigned against dawn raids and the deportation of refugee families. The other Glasgow Girls were Roza Salih, Ewelina Siwak, Toni-Lee Henderson, Jennifer McCarron and Emma Clifford. The group was formed after the home of one of their school friends, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyla Hussein
Leyla Hussein () is a Somali-born British psychotherapist and social activist. She is the founder of Dahlia project,"'FGM is violence, child abuse and sexual assault' – Leyla Hussein",''The London Economic'', 8 September 2017. one of the co-founders of the Daughters of Eve non-profit organization and a Chief Executive of Hawa's Haven. In 2020, Hussein was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, making her the third woman and first woman of colour to hold this position. Hussein received significant criticism during her role as Rector of the University of St Andrews owing to her lack of involvement in the role. Career Hussein worked for ten years in reproductive health after being a youth outreach worker. Hussein worked for African Well Women Clinic in Waltham Forest where she worked closely with female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors from the UK. Leyla worked at the NAZ project London as a sexual health advisor working with Somali affected by HIV and AIDS. In 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanan Ibrahim
Hanan Ibrahim (, ) is a Somalis, Somali social activist. She is the Chairperson of the Barnet Muslim Women's Network, among other organizations. Early years Ibrahim grew up in Somalia. She is a mother of three children and a Muslim."Twenty five Muslims awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours" Muslimnews.co.uk. Accessed 30 August 2022. After the outbreak of the Somali Civil War, civil war in her native country, she moved to the United Kingdom in 1998. Career 
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Nimco Ali
Nimko Ali (), alternatively spelled Nimco (born ), is a British social activist of Somali heritage. She is the co-founder and CEO of The Five Foundation, a global partnership to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Ali underwent female genital mutilation in Djibouti. She released her first book in 2019 that contains 42 stories from 152 interviews that Ali collected from women across 14 countries. Later that year she co-founded The Five Foundation with Brendan Wynne, which is her current full time role. In 2020, she also co-founded the Ginsburg Women's Health Board with Mika Simmons. She contested a seat in the 2017 general election under the Women's Equality Party. In 2019, she supported Boris Johnson, endorsed the Conservative Party and campaigned for Conservative candidates. She was appointed as Independent Government Adviser for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in 2020, a post which ended in 2022. Early life Ali was born 1983 in Somalia. When she was four, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Matan
Adam Matan OBE ( Somali ''Adan Mataan'') (Arabic: آدم متان) is a Somali-British civil society leader and social activist. He is the former Director of the Anti-Tribalism Movement, a non-profit organisation established in 2010 to combat tribalism and inequality amongst the British-Somali community. In 2019, he became the first British-Somali to be appointed an OBE for "services to the Somali community in the UK and wider British-Somali relations". Personal life Matan came to the United-Kingdom as a teenager following the Somali Civil War. He lives in London and holds a PgDip in Law and Leadership from SOAS University of London and an LLM in International Minority Rights Law from Middlesex University. Career Matan was the director of Anti-Tribalism Movement for over 10 years —a charity established in 2010 in the United Kingdom to combat tribalism within the Somali community following the Somali Civil War. He is a former One Young World Ambassador and has advised th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rageh Omaar
Rageh Omaar (; ; ; born 19 July 1967) is a Somali-born British journalist and writer. He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq. In September 2006, he moved to a new post at Al Jazeera English, where he presented the nightly weekday documentary series ''Witness'' until January 2010. ''The Rageh Omaar Report'', first aired in February 2010, is a one-hour, monthly investigative documentary in which he reports on international current affairs stories. From January 2013, he became a special correspondent and presenter for ITV News, reporting on a broad range of news stories, as well as producing special in-depth reports from around the UK and further afield. A year after his appointment, Omaar was promoted to international affairs editor for ITV News. Since October 2015, alongside his duties as international affairs editor, he has been a deputy newscaster of '' ITV News at Ten''. Since September 2017, Omaar has occasionally presented the '' I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Ali
Mo Ali (, ) is a Somali-British film and television director. Biography Ali was born in Saudi Arabia. He rose to prominence after directing several prominent grime and house music videos in the early 2000s including the first video for Lethal Bizzle's " Pow (Forward)", Skepta's " Rolex Sweep" and Boy Better Know's "Too Many Man". He began his movie career in 2010, making his directorial debut in the drama film '' Shank'', set in a futuristic London. Ali is sometimes confused with the other Mo Ali, a writer and artist featured among the cast of ''Lint the Movie'', a 2011 documentary on the cult science fiction author and philosopher Jeff Lint. He directed the second block of COBRA series 2 starring Robert Carlisle and Victoria Hamilton for New Pictures and Sky and is currently in pre production on a new series PILOT SKIES starring Idris Elba. Filmography *'' Shank'' (2010) *''Montana'' (2014) *''Somaliland: The Documentary'' (2018) *''Breathe'' (2021) *''COBRA'' (2021, 2 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamoud Sheikh Dalmar
Sheikh Mohamoud Sheikh Dalmar (, ) is a Somali journalist and Islamic scholar. He worked for many years with a variety of Somali media outlets as well as the BBC's Somali service. Dalmar presently serves as a radio and television producer in the UK with the private Somali Horn Cable TV network. He is a public intellectual and an authority on Muslim scripture. Additionally, Dalmar is an expert on Somali poetry and Arabic grammar, syntax and calligraphy. See also * Abdirahman Yabarow Abdirahman Yabarow (, ) is a Somali journalist. He hails from the Abgaal Hawiye clan. In the early 2000s, Yabarow worked in the UNDP's Documentation Unit. He later served as a Washington, D.C. correspondent for the BBC The British Broa ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalmar, Mohamoud Sheikh Living people Ethnic Somali people Somalian journalists Somalian scholars Somalian emigrants to the United Kingdom Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samira Hashi
Samira Hashi is a Somali-British model, social activist and community worker based in London. Career, activism and other ventures Samira Hashi moved to Britain at the age of 3 with her mother Lul Musse and grandmother Faduma when the Somali civil war began. She began modelling at the age of 17 after being regularly stopped by modelling agencies. She has since been doing regular photo shoots, editorials, fashion shows, modelling campaigns and promotional runways. She is also involved in charity work. She was a winner of the 2011 Fashion4 Africa prize. She was filmed in a documentary about her country of birth with BBC3. In the Film, she discusses the practice of Female Genital Mutilation Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision) is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. Prevalence of female ge ... (FGM), and other issues she claims are bligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
