DHAF in the Media

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The New York Times: Hawa Abdi, Doctor Who Aided Thousands in Somalia, Dies at 73

The Washington Post: Hawa Abdi, trailblazing physician who built a haven for Somali families, dies at 73

Global News Wire: Dr. Hawa Abdi awarded Lifetime Achievement World Citizen Award by TRT World

BBC World: Dr. Deqo Mohamed, “I saved my patients by negotiating with a warlord”

Harvard Magazine: Harvard’s 2017 Honorary-Degree Recipients, from Abdi to Zuckerberg

Pittsburgh Business Times: Somali doctor, foundation leader to serve as Chatham's commencement speaker

Yale News: "Internationally recognized Somali humanitarians are next Chubb Fellows"

Sarah J. Robbins in The Daily Beast: Somali Shabab Militants Target Dr. Hawa Abdi's Camp

American Friends Service Committee Nominates Somali Physician for 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

NPR: "In Somalia, Mother and Daughter Are 'Keeping Hope Alive'

Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times: "Heroic, Female and Muslim"

Eliza Griswold in The Daily Beast: "Somalia's Mother Theresa Fights Famine"

Mohammed Ibrahim and Jeffrey Gettelman in The New York Times: Under Siege in War-Torn Somalia, a Doctor Holds Her Ground

Dr. Hawa Abdi on ABC News: "Kill me if you will, I will die with dignity"

Abdi, 64, is the mayor, caregiver, teacher and landowner of this city 15 miles from Mogadishu. The town has grown significantly from the private women's clinic Abdi first opened in 1983. She is now called "Mama Hawa."

Interview with Dr. Hawa Abdi on Somali TV of Minnesota (in Somali)

Somali TV Of MN