Omar is the first woman to represent Somalia, a conservative and conflict-struck nation, in a beauty competition. Just days after this visit to the Kenyan sanctuary, she flies to Puerto Rico to ...

In Somalia, the Bilan reporters quickly made a name for themselves as tough, dogged journalists. They are currently planning a trip to an area that the army recently liberated from al-Shabaab ...

The BBC's Mary Harper writes about her experiences at Somali beauty parlours. I was relaxing in a comfy chair when a woman came at me with a long, sharp knife. That first time, I was terrified.

Many in Somalia find the idea of beauty pageants appalling. Some see them as an affront to Islam and to Somali culture. Others say they are another form of gender abuse, reducing women to objects.

A Dunkin’ Donuts employee in Maine called the cops on a Somali beauty queen — along with refusing to serve her and demanding that she vamoose — all because she spoke to her family in her nati… ...

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In the most full circle moment, her mother’s steadfast use of these Somali beauty rituals eventually prompted Elba to create S’ABLE Labs.Her skincare brand champions using the same African ...

Somali women have applied qasil powder in a bid to achieve clearer, smoother and brighter skin for centuries. Qasil powder: the Somali beauty staple that’s all over TikTok right now ...

As a first generation African, the Somali founder is leading the A-beauty charge. “My mom was mixing her turmeric and her qasil mask everyday,” she recalls growing up.

Many in Somalia find the idea of beauty pageants appalling. Some see them as an affront to Islam and to Somali culture. Others say they are another form of gender abuse, reducing women to objects.