“Anyone can wear a baati, so in that sense, it can’t be appropriated,” says Somali storyteller Hawa Y. Mire. “Sure, you can wear the baati to the beach, but it carries memories and stories ...

New York (CNN)-- Two Somali women are making a splash in the New York fashion scene, designing a range of clothes that take their inspiration from Africa. Identical twins Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim ...

Older women have tended to dominate the female clothing market in the Twin Cities Somali community, Hersi explained. But in recent years, the industry has seen an increase in a new generation of ...

Clothing must cover heads and bodies, must be black, white or red Somali media say women who don't conform will spend 12 hours in jail Edict could get a boost from parliament vote to allow Islamic law ...

Somali women have turned en masse to entrepreneurship in part out of necessity, said Osman Ahmed, who manages the Riverside Mall — where 37 of 44 businesses are owned by women — in Minneapolis ...

Sisterhood Boutique was started by group of young Somali women who noticed how much fun their brothers and male classmates had running a coffee shop at the Brian Coyle Community Center in the ...

Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to maintain ...

LEWISTON – To show the difference between a hijab (head covering) and a jilbab (coat) and why they wear them, a group of Edward Little and Lewiston high school students are hosting a Somali ...