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Lolla Mohammed Nur

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Lolla Mohammed Nur (lolla@tcdailyplanet.net) is a freelance journalist based in the Twin Cities, and a senior at the University of Minnesota.

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Twin Cities Somalis despair over hawala closures

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, TC Daily Planet

Amina Hassan hasn’t felt this helpless in a long time. A refugee who fled Somali 20 years ago and now an American citizen, the middle-aged single mother can’t send remittances to her impoverished relatives in Somalia anymore.

Hassan is one of thousands of Minnesota Somalis who have despaired ever since the shut-down of Somali-owned money services businesses (MSBs) in the Twin Cities two weeks ago.MORE »

Is Lady Gaga’s "Americano" a genuine political statement or cultural appropriation?

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, Brown Ink

Lady Gaga performed her newest single, ‘Americano,’ a few days ago at a concert in Mexico. You can see the video here (it’s poor quality but the best I could find).MORE »

OPINION | Don’t devalue, defund or deprioritize diversity

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, The Minnesota Daily

As a freshman at the University of Minnesota four years ago, I remember my eagerness for the opportunities offered to me as an underprivileged student. Between the services at the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence and the cultural centers in Coffman Union, I found my niche, despite the general lack of campus diversity.MORE »

My Middle East questions for Fareed Zakaria

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, Brown Ink

Yes, THE Fareed Zakaria - who recently called birther and joke-slash-wannabe-of-a-presidential-candidate-Donald-Trump a racist for his accusations questioning Obama's citizenship - is going to be speaking at my college, the University of Minnesota, this Friday, April 29.MORE »

OPINION | Voices from Cedar-Riverside

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, The Minnesota Daily

It was four days after last week's shooting when I visited the Brian Coyle Center, and it seemed like any other typical Thursday.MORE »

Pakistan's "moderate" 500 scholars and the AP's change of heart

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, Brown Ink

"Muslim scholars praise killer of Pakistani governor" was the headline of a January 4 AP article carried by MSNBC on the murder of Punjab governor Salman Taseer earlier this week.

My first reaction? Disbelief, doubt, and a twinge of anger.MORE »

Egyptian Muslims used human shields as civil resistance

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, Brown Ink

This brief but powerful January 6 article in the Washington Post describes the grassroots demonstration of 1,000 Egyptian Muslims -- including some well-known figures such as President Mubarak's sons and Amr Khaled, a popular host of EgyptiMORE »

Cedar-Riverside welcomes new Somali beat cops

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, The Minnesota Daily

For years, Minneapolis police have struggled to gain the trust of the Somali community in Cedar-Riverside. The first precinct assigned two Somali beat officers to the neighborhood in the hopes that trust between police and the community can be built.MORE »

Historic designation process frustrates Prospect Park residents

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, The Minnesota Daily

Be careful what you wish for. That's what Prospect Park residents learned after they began the arduous process of becoming a designated national historic site almost 10 years ago. MORE »

Immigrants get computer training

By Lolla Mohammed Nur, The Minnesota Daily

Abdiaziz Mohamed is a Somali refugee who is unemployed, can't speak fluent English and doesn't have the basic computer skills most people take for granted. MORE »

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