[In Somalia] it’s considered weak or even ungrateful to ‘co… - Ilwad Elman

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[In Somalia] it’s considered weak or even ungrateful to ‘complain’ or speak of the trauma that one has encountered.

Ilwad Elman

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Ilwad Elman is a Somali-Canadian social activist. She works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu alongside her mother Fartuun Adan, the NGO's founder.

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[In Somalia] it’s considered weak or even ungrateful to ‘complain’ or speak of the trauma that one has encountered. - Ilwad Elman

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