Abe Asher, Author at Sahan Journal

Sheikh Abu Taymiyyah was speaking at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center in Minneapolis when overcrowding caused some people to faint. The Minneapolis Fire Department said it encountered “deadlock” traffic when it arrived to help more than 10 injured attendees.

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Minneapolis mosque’s packed event leads to fainting, partial evacuation

Minnesotans, U.S. sepak takraw team win gold at international competition

Non-binary, Ojibwe, Mexican: Representative-elect Alicia Kozlowski brings life experiences to Legislature.

Minnesota voters sweep in the state’s most diverse Legislature after historic wins at the polls.

St. Paul artist Marlena Myles celebrates Indigenous narratives in her Google Doodle and a new exhibit.

Mercado Central demands that gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen remove its image from his ads.

Minneapolis city employees accuse Mayor Jacob Frey of retaliation.

Imam Abdirahman Aden Kariye was buckled into his airplane seat Sunday ready to fly home. Then TSA agents ordered him off, causing him to miss Eid at his Bloomington mosque.

This week, Minnesotan KaYing Yang joins President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans. One searing experience she’ll bring to the job: Watching her Hmong parents work against daunting obstacles to build a new life in America.

Nine years ago, Zinet Kemal boarded a flight to Minnesota and a country she’d never seen. Today, she’s a mother of four, an IT professional seeking an advanced degree—and now, a children’s author.

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor re-sentenced to 57 months in prison for the 2017 killing of Justine Ruszczyk.

Hmong Cultural Center moves forward after vandals attack

Brooklyn Park mayoral recount tilts toward Lisa Jacobson

Cute folk art or nostalgia for Jim Crow: St. Paul auction items raise questions about the market for racist memorabilia.

After a long wait, Somalis with Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. gain an 18-month extension.

Arts groups led by people of color often get little in foundation grants. Now some groups in the Twin Cities and beyond are in line for a major boost in funding.

In anxious times, Twin Cities residents say the whir of helicopters and the buzz of drones make matters worse.

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