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Horn of Africa

Land projection in East Africa in the Punt peninsula

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Dec 2, 2025
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What routes do Somalis use to reach the US in 2025 (refugee program, asylum, or parole)?

Somalis reach the U.S. in 2025 mainly through established legal tracks—refugee resettlement and asylum—and through humanitarian statuses such as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and various parole pro...

Dec 11, 2025
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is omar a us citizen? and does she still owe allegiance to somalia?

Ilhan Omar is widely reported and self-described as a naturalized U.S. citizen who became one in or around 2000; news outlets and fact-checkers cite her citizenship date and her status as a sitting U....

Dec 8, 2025
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What do studies of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) reveal about connections to ancient Israelites in 2010–2020 research?

Genetic and historical research from 2010–2020 portrays Beta Israel as a community with deep local Ethiopian roots combined with some signals compatible with ancient Levantine contact: genome‑wide stu...

Nov 29, 2025

Which London boroughs have the highest percentage of Muslim residents according to the 2021 census?

Tower Hamlets and Newham have the largest shares and counts of Muslim residents in London in the 2021 census: Tower Hamlets recorded the largest proportion at about 39.9% (123,912 people) and Newham a...

Dec 20, 2025

How does the Ethiopian Bible's canon differ from the Protestant and Catholic canons?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon is significantly larger and more varied than the Protestant and Catholic canons: commonly cited as 81 books (sometimes more in broader collections) versus the Pro...

Dec 10, 2025

Have Omar's faith-based views influenced her votes on humanitarian aid and refugee policy?

Ilhan Omar’s public record shows consistent support for humanitarian aid and refugee-friendly immigration policy and several public statements tying that stance to her personal refugee background; she...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the total population of Arabs in the Middle East

Estimates vary because “Arab” and “Middle East” are defined differently by different institutions; the available reporting places the population of the Arab world in the mid‑hundreds of millions (roug...

Jan 12, 2026

What are the major scholarly debates about when and why the Ethiopian canon stabilized at ‘81 books’?

Scholars disagree about both the chronology and the mechanisms by which the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon assumed its distinctive count of eighty-one books: some emphasize a long, organic process ...

Dec 13, 2025

What cultural and religious influences from Somalia and Kenya influenced Ilhan Omar's identity and public life?

Ilhan Omar’s identity and public life have been shaped by Somali clan and religious roots, a childhood displaced by Somalia’s civil war and four years in a Kenyan refugee camp, and later deep engageme...

Dec 5, 2025

How did US humanitarian aid to Gaza, Ukraine, and the Horn of Africa compare in 2024?

In 2024 U.S. policy sharply prioritized Ukraine with congressional packages earmarking roughly $61 billion in that supplemental bill while Gaza received aid through a mix of humanitarian channels, eme...

Dec 2, 2025

How do Omar's foreign-policy positions compare with other Muslim members of Congress?

Rep. Ilhan Omar is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and has frequently foregrounded human-rights language, advocacy against Islamophobia, and criticism of U.S. policy toward Israe...

Nov 25, 2025

Abu Dhabi crimes of American military

Reporting in the supplied sources does not present a single, authoritative dossier titled “Abu Dhabi crimes of American military”; instead the material shows (a) allegations that Abu Dhabi has facilit...

Nov 7, 2025

Are there any notable theological or interpretive differences between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version?

Executive Summary The core difference between the Ethiopian Bible and the King James Version is canonical: the Ethiopian tradition preserves a that routinely includes books such as 1 Enoch, Jubilees, ...

Oct 24, 2025

What role does the Biden administration play in refugee resettlement programs?

The Biden administration has played a central and active role in reshaping U.S. refugee resettlement: it rebuilt processing capacity, raised admission targets and launched private sponsorship initiati...

Oct 24, 2025

Trump ending 7 wars

Donald Trump’s repeated claim that he “ended seven wars” (sometimes stated as eight) compresses complex, ongoing diplomatic situations into a simple tally that . Contemporary reporting shows he has be...