Somalis assess their life in Minnesota

Two Somali men who are longtime Minnesota residents discuss the major concerns of Somalis living in Minnesota, including whether young men are being recruited to fight with terrorists.

Guests

• Ahmed Samatar: Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College in St. Paul. He is a native of Somalia and a U.S. citizen.
• Hussein Samatar: Founder and executive director of the African Development Center in Minneapolis. He is a native of Somalia and a U.S. citizen.

More from MPR

• Earlier Somali money transfer case went nowhere
  April 13, 2009
• Somalis in Minnesota react to barrage of bad news
  April 10, 2009
• 'Hawalas' provide lifeline to impoverished Somalia
  April 9, 2009
• FBI raids Minn. money transfer businesses
  April 8, 2009
• Missing Somali men may have romanticized their homeland
  March 2, 2009

Resources

• About Ahmed Samatar
• About Hussein Samatar
• African Development Corp.