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Articles by Farhia Ahmed

  • MPs and Somali Community Gather on Parliament Hill To Mourn The Victims of the Mogadishu Attack

    News•Oct 21, 2017

    MPs and Somali Community Gather on Parliament Hill To Mourn The Victims of the Mogadishu Attack

    On October 19th, a vigil was organized by Somali community members in partnership with the office of the Minister for Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugees, Somali Canadian Ahmed Hussen, to mourn the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu which has killed over 500 people, leaving…

  • Lessons I Have Learned One Year Following The Death of Abdirahman Abdi

    Stories•Aug 2, 2017

    Lessons I Have Learned One Year Following The Death of Abdirahman Abdi

    Farhia Ahmed is co-chair of the Justice for Abdirahman Coalition , a mother of four, a productivity junky and lover of coffee. Here she reflects on the death on Abdirahman Abdi and its impact on Ottawa over the past year.

  • Why I Joined The Justice for Abdirahman Coalition

    Stories•Jan 24, 2017

    Why I Joined The Justice for Abdirahman Coalition

    Farhia Ahmed, co-chair of the Justice for Abdirahman Coalition , spoke on December 10th, Human Rights Day, at the IDRF Dignity Tour in Ottawa. Muslim Link has gained permission to publish her speech today, in acknowledgement that it has been six months since the death of Abdirahman Abdi on July…

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