Published Work

What’s dhaanto? A popular dance, and music scene, unifies Somalis in Minnesota–and beyond.

Celebrate Somali Week: A how-to guide for learning about Somali culture, arts, and history.

Somali Funky Resistance on BBC 4 Radio

I took part in this conversation about Somali Funky music and resistance in Somalia before the state collapse

“When Reality Crashes the Imagination: Experiences of young Qurbojoog(foreign raised) Somalis in Somaliland”

This is my master’s research paper completed in 2016 after carrying out research in Hargeysa.

Yasmin Yassin says a Somali artistic renaissance is coming—and she can’t wait to photograph it

A conversation with VOA Somali about Somali artists & my podcast