John Enger, Author at Sahan Journal

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Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

‘I didn’t want him to feel alone’: A daughter’s complicated goodbye to her father

by John Enger May 21, 2020May 24, 2020

A civil war scattered Mohamed Omer’s family more than 30 years ago. He spent his life trying to unscatter them. But in his death, his daughter said, the separation was even worse: The family couldn’t even gather for a traditional Muslim funeral.

Immigration

This Minnesota county has not directly received refugees in the past five years. Now it became first in the state to reject refugee resettlement

by Jon Collins and John Enger January 7, 2020April 1, 2020

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‘I didn’t want him to feel alone’: A daughter’s complicated goodbye to her father

This Minnesota county has not directly received refugees in the past five years. Now it became first in the state to reject refugee resettlement