The Twin Cities metro is home to one of the largest Somali populations in the country. Now, Minneapolis Public Schools is launching a new course that spotlights the Somali language and culture. "I ...

Both Somali and Ojibwe will be introductory courses. If there's enough interest, the district will add more advanced courses in the coming years. Students who become proficient in a world language ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — In a landmark move, Normandale Community College in Bloomington became the first community college to offer a full five-course Somali Area Studies Program. Classes began for the ...

NORTH MANKATO — A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn't include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students in various ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: This is a Somali lullaby from an elder in Minnesota that Marian Hassan recorded for a new project she's working on. She spent her career ...

Farhiya Iman is single-handedly helping to overcome barriers in her community by teaching others about her native Somali culture and language, one phrase at a time. Farhiya Iman moved to St. Cloud, ...

The Somali language has its own cultural insights, which are only spoken by elders, and once they are no longer here, those insights will be lost, Muhidin said. For example, elders might use the ...