This monkeypox outbreak seems eerily familiar to the early days of COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. Black and Brown people are the most infected, but the focus remains on White patients. Meanwhile, the outbreak is being weaponized to demonize a group of people. A thread 1/13

Beloved and perhaps the greatest Somali poet and storyteller of our time. Allaha u naxariisto🤲🏾.

WHO issues global alert over India-made cough syrups which could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. bbc.com/news/world-afr…

Sending you all 🤗 + warmth your way. #minnesnowta

When you see this image, give proper shout out to my lovely sisters Ebyan D. Abdulle & Habon Abdulle, PhD of Ayada Leads who trained, mentored and helped these and other women in US win elections. They believe women are born to lead and their tireless work is bearing fruit. Proud of them👏🏾❤️🙌🏾

In summary: (1) Family time is limited—cherish it. (2) Friend time is limited—prioritize real ones. (3) Partner time is significant—never settle. (4) Children time is precious—be present. (5) Coworker time is significant—find energy. (6) Alone time is highest—love yourself.

Ignorance itself is form of oppression, if we don’t know about knowledge in Islam and humanity, on both Quran and Sunnah level we oppress ourselves—and others. It hurts to see Taliban oppress women’s rights in Islam and suspend women access to universities.

“Equity, better access to opportunity, and collaboration are the fiber of our PAWH community’s DNA”. Check out our IWD2023 blog: ‘Harnessing Digital Technology To Elevate The Status of Women’ pawh.org/harnessing-dig…

Adorable kids. Lovely song

We’re excited to announce that 12 countries in Africa will be allocated a total of 18 million doses of the world’s first #malaria vaccine over the next two years with Gavi support! bit.ly/44bLvOA World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF GSK Unitaid The Global Fund MedAccess @PATHTweets USAID Global Health

Today, we’ve come to the end of a six weeks leadership training by Grit partners facilitated by Sahra Noor (Sahra Noor) I am happy I was part of the participants, and grateful. I must say what we learned in this training are really not thought at universities. #Gritpartners

What if women truly ran the world? Who Runs the World? by Pathfinder’s Lois Quam explores this and shows how investing in women drives progress for all. Get your copy Pathfinder.org/WhoRunsTheWorld  #leadership #InvestInWomen #GlobalHealth #WhoRunsTheWorldBook

As promised, Part 2 of looking back at Catalyst Press's first year (2017) with two more African titles, The Lion's Binding Oath and Other Stories by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf and Love Interrupted by Reneilwe Malatji catalystpress.org/all-content/lo… catalystpress.org/all-content/li… #ReadingAfrica

Join us tomorrow for African Life-Writing: Mapping Lives, Making Meaning. Date: Tuesday, December 9 |11AM EST | 8AM PST | 6PM SAST Cost: Free | Link to Register: tinyurl.com/bdetaxf9 If you can't make it, sign up, and we will email you a link to watch it later! #ReadingAfrica

Read THE LION’S BINDING OATH this #BlackHistoryMonth! In these stories, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf “weaves together Somalia's political, social, and religious conflicts with portrayals of the country's love of poetry, music, and soccer.” Catalyst Press catalystpress.org/all-content/li…

"When Men With Guns Enter the Neighborhood: Finding Unwanted Echoes of Mogadishu," a letter from Sahra Noor, Author of Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story (June 2026, Catalyst Press), in Literary Hub's Letters from Minnesota lithub.com/letter-from-mi…