Hodan Nalayeh

• Vaughan Secondary School formally renamed in honour of Hodan Nalayeh after community advocacy

  "If she was here with us today, (she) would say that she wants all of us to continue to follow our dreams, our passions, that we are here in this life to live life to the fullest."

  Education

  May 19, 2021
  
• Canadian fatally shot in Somalia was among expats returning amid wave of activism

  Preliminary investigations show Almaas Elman was killed by a stray bullet this week in Mogadishu.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2019
  
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• Family, friends gather for celebration of life honouring Hodan Nalayeh

  Almost one week after Hodan Nalayeh’s untimely death, friends and family gathered for a celebration of life remembering the former Toronto journalist.

  World

  Jul 18, 2019
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• Trudeau condemns hotel attack that killed 26 including Somali-Canadian journalist

  "Together, we must create a safer, more peaceful world, where the media freedom so central to healthy democracies and strong societies can flourish," Trudeau said in the statement.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2019
• Former Toronto journalist killed in attack remembered as someone who followed her passion

  "Everybody should try to emulate the type of life that she lived," said Ricardo McRae, a longtime friend.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2019
• 26 killed, including Somali-Canadian journalist, in siege on Somalian city

  A Somali official says the attack started with a suicide car bomb blast and then gunmen stormed a hotel in the port city of Kismayo.

  World

  Jul 13, 2019
• Former Toronto journalist among dead in Somalia car bombing: reports

  Somali Journalists Syndicate, a journalists' group, said in a statement it had confirmed that two journalists were among the dead.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2019