Danger in my belly: I know where Donald Trump's tribal rhetoric can lead

I came to America as a refugee from Somalia. I know what happens when a group of people is labeled as a threat

Published by SALON

The "good pirates" of Somalia

My father's hometown of Eyl, Somalia, was once a pirate's haven. I sat down with an ex-pirate to learn why

Published by SALON

I used to be a number in a refugee camp. In America I became a person

I lived among 30,000 refugees in Kenya, surrounded by death and decay. When we had the chance to leave, we didn’t look back

Published by THE GUARDIAN

Home No More

I was once one of those refugees fleeing the horrors of war. What the images couldn’t show—what I shall never forget, for as long as I breathe—is the colossal void that existed in our minds in the camp.

Published by HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL

Somali-Born Writer Boyah Farah Blasts Trump Ban on Refugees From His Country

Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer talks about the president's "tribal rhetoric" with author Boyah Farah and discusses how Farah uses nonfiction to combat refugee stereotypes. Transcript added.

Published by TRUTH DIG

Q&A: Author Boyah J. Farah reflects on being Black in America

In his new memoir, America Made Me a Black Man, Farah tells the story of what American blackness has meant to him, from his childhood in Somalia to his adolescence and early adulthood in the Northeast, to the moment as an adult that he decided to return to Somalia after decades spent away.

Published by NPR

Words Made You.

"I was introduced to Boyah J. Farah by Somerville poet Kirk Etherton at Bunker Hill Community College, where Boyah and I both teach. He had quite a story to tell, and I was lucky to have him share a poem with us for the LYRICAL. "

Published by LYRICAL SOMERVILLE