Commentary Archives — Sahan Journal

Image of Amira Adawe standing outside and holding a poster that reads "Dangerous. Racist. Illegal. Toxic skin lightening creams."

Skin-lightening products cost Black and brown communities our money and our health.

by Amira Adawe and Hodan Hassan March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

A new bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives can help educate our communities about toxic “beauty” products that are rooted in racism.

I got my first job in the U.S. at an Amazon fulfillment center in Minnesota. The work was dehumanizing and awful.

by Safiyo Mohamed January 25, 2021January 24, 2021

Black and brown people have been subject to suffering and neglect at the hands of doctors in the past. It’s still worth getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

by Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo January 18, 2021January 19, 2021

As a foreign correspondent, I watched Bosnia self-destruct based on toxic propaganda. I saw the same forces at work yesterday in Washington.

by Mark Porubcansky January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

‘Time to uproot systemic racism’: Case of Dolal Idd highlights disparities in fatal police shootings

by Habon Abdulle January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Power cannot be obtained through violence in Ethiopia. Now is the time for dialogue.

by Abdul Dire December 23, 2020December 24, 2020

Commentary: Trump’s anti-refugee policies are a betrayal of American values

by Mustafa Jumale October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

Haji Yussuf: Ilhan offers best chance to advance progressive agenda

by Haji Yussuf May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Zafar Siddiqui: Don’t succumb to hate virus while fighting coronavirus

by Zafar Siddiqui May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

Hudda Ibrahim: Coronavirus hits central Minnesota’s Somali-owned businesses hard

by Hudda Ibrahim May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Commentary, Coronavirus

I’m Asian American in rural Minnesota and have felt the sting of pandemic-fueled racism

by Hannah Yang and Abdirahman Mohamed March 25, 2020April 1, 2020

Commentary, Culture & Community

Moving to Mexico for love sounded awesome. Then my African uncle called.

by Jeffrey Bissoy November 25, 2019April 1, 2020

Immigrants built Minnesota’s economy and culture. They still do.

by Hamse Warfa November 1, 2019April 1, 2020

Gandhi’s dream lies in tatters, 150 years after his birth

by Zafar Siddiqui October 2, 2019April 1, 2020

On 9/11 anniversary, blame the terrorists, not Muslims

by Ashalul Aden September 11, 2019April 1, 2020

Goodbye St. Cloud. I love you, but I can’t stand the hate.

by Haji Yussuf August 11, 2019April 1, 2020

Justice is not blind in America. Ask Mohamed Noor.

by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf July 23, 2019April 1, 2020