‘Be fiercely you’: Halima Aden says it’s a great time to be a Muslim woman at International Somali Awards
Halima Aden is a 21-year-old model who was born into a refugee camp. The American-Somali was the first hijab-wearing model to be featured on the cover of Vogue, advertise a headscarf for Nike, and be part of a Kanye West Yeezy presentation. She recently became the proud designer of 27 new headscarves. So when Halima […]
Abaarso School Of Science & Technology
In 2018 at the International Somali Awards, we saw incredible, inspiring nominees and winners. The ethos of ISA is to award, highlight and celebrate those inspirational achievements from Somalis from across the globe. Particularly at ISA18, we were privileged to award Abaarso School to an Outstanding Community Contribution Award. Abaarso School educated hundreds of young […]
Diaspora citizen returns to Somalia to change the narrative
Mohamed Bashir Osman recently won the Business Of The Year Award at the 3rd international Somali awards held in London. Mohamed Bashir Osman better known as ‘Midnimo’ grew up in the Netherlands but always had a deep love and affinity towards his homeland. He studied graphic design and worked as a community educator there. He became an […]
International Somali Awards hosts Third Annual Gala event in London
4th April 2018 – The International Somali Awards hosted its third annual gala event at a prestigious ceremony in London to showcase and celebrate Somali success, bringing together the most inspirational Somalis from the UK and all corners of the world. After a seminal year for the Somali community this year’s theme was ‘Inspire to Innovate’ and […]
International Somali Awards celebrate all the achievements of an underrated community
At the International Somali Awards, UNHCR Special Envoy Ambassador Affey praises the strength of the “the Somali spirit”, joining in the celebration of Somali people around the world. ‘Somali women are the most beautiful women in the world, it’s a fact,’ said Dawn Butler, Labour MP., And the third annual International Somali Awards was certainly […]
Awards honour achievements of worldwide Somali community
LONDON – On Wednesday evening 4th April 2018 the 2018 International Somali Awards (ISA) were held in London to honour the achievements of the Somali diaspora around the world. The ISA ceremony shone a light on the successes of Somalis in the field of sports, entertainment, education, innovation and business, as well as Somali organisations which are […]
Somali Stories: “I was born blind and I faced a lot of difficulties growing up” Hawa Jama Abdi
SLnnews-Hawa Jama Abdi:A recent graduate of the Somaliland Brail Centre with one of the highest marks on record, Hawa has never let her blindness stand in the way of her eagerness to learn. She is currently working on a diploma in journalism, and hopes to gain a PhD in the future, whilst the humanitarian work […]
Somaliland: UK Ministers Celebrate Contribution to International Society of Somali Worldwide
Caption: Minister for Africa, James Duddridge (left) presents Dahabshiil CEO, Abdirashid Duale with the Business of the Year award Prime Minister David Cameron was among a group of senior MPs to publicly recognise the contribution of the Somali community to international society. Mr Cameron supported a ministerial assembly at the International Somali Awards (ISA), which […]
Somali Diaspora Celebrate Alongside UK Ministers To Show New Narrative For Somalis
Prime Minister David Cameron cited the incredible success of the Somali diaspora in fields such as business, sport and academia as a group of UK ministers demonstrated the Britain’s commitment to international integration by attending the inaugural International Somali Awards (ISA). A number of British officials including the Minister of Defence Rt Hon. Earl Howe […]
Money transfer firm Dahabshiil awarded at international Somali gala
Britain’s Minister for Africa James Duddridge (left) presents Dahabshiil CEO Abdirashid Duale with the Business of the Year award. Mr Duale has said Dahabshiil is ready to work with the AU for the benefit of the larger African community that benefits from remittances from the diaspora. Money transfer company Dahabshiil is one of the institutions […]
