Amina Musa

Feb 28, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Amina Musa

"My family is a group of photo takers," Yasmin Yassin says. "We documented a lot: I remember taking film rolls to Walmart as a kid and waiting to pick up the warm envelope of freshly developed images." Credit: Yasmin Yassin (photo courtesy of the artist)Photographer Yasmin Yassin seems to see everyone in Minnesota eye-to-eye: say, a small-town mayor in rural Minnesota, or a synchronized swimming crew. She may not share a history with any of these individuals.

Feb 28, 2024 | sahanjournal.com | Amina Musa |Michael Tortorello

Photographer Yasmin Yassin seems to see everyone in Minnesota eye-to-eye: say, a small-town mayor in rural Minnesota, or a synchronized swimming crew. She may not share a history with any of these individuals. Yasmin landed in south Minneapolis by way of Canada. She was formally trained in the sciences, taking a degree in microbiology and genetics, and then a master’s in public health at John Hopkins University.

Nov 24, 2023 | sahanjournal.com | Amina Musa

Hafza Yusuf, a London-based artist and textile designer who creates captivating traditional Somali clothing with a contemporary flair, will premier her first international exhibit on Saturday, November 25, at Soomaal House of Art in Minneapolis. Her Hafza Studio designs and sells scarves, traditional Somali guntiinos (an off-the-shoulder traditional Somali dress that’s also wrapped around the waist), and tote bags. The exhibit of her work is titled “Ilays,” which means light in Somali.

Oct 18, 2023 | sahanjournal.com | Amina Musa |Michael Tortorello

On one of the last scorching weeknights in August, with temperatures hitting 100 degrees, Minneapolis hosted an outdoor Somali concert at Lake Harriet. Somali music events usually take place at night and tend to occur in conjunction with political events. This event, “Som-Fest: Somali Cultural and Music night,” attracted some of the community’s political leaders. But the event focused on a different kind of unity—a gathering of Somali Minnesotans of different ages and regional backgrounds.

Oct 18, 2023 | sahanjournal.com | Amina Musa

Dalmar Yare started a nonprofit, Ambassadors of Culture, to stage the kind of lost cultural events that bring Somalis together, across age and background.