American delegation, which came from Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya, were warmly welcomed in Bosas commercial town by President Abdurrahman Sheikh Mohamed Mohamoud Farole and some of his ministers.

The US delegation and puntland officials discussed a number of issues including solving the deteriorating Puntalnd-Mogadishu ties and strengthening the peace and stability in the region after rampant insecurity in Galka’yo.

In the duration of discussions, the US Senator also raised holding Somalia’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Mogadishu after three months.

The visit of US senator comes as the Somali transitional federal government’s term is to end in August, 2012.

To Somali American Community in Minneapolis MN , I Only Have One Question for you. can't your U.S. Rep Keith Ellison have the guts to visit the Somalia Visitedby US Senatorthrough the Columbus City Schools District for after-school tutoring.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Imad Enchassi, imam and president of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, holds a copy of the Holy Quran at Mercy School, an Islamic school opened in 2010 in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY JOHN CLANTON, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE

Imad Enchassi, imam and president of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, often tells jokes as he shares about his Muslim faith and culture.

BY CARLA HINTON
Oklahoman
April 29, 2011

As one of the more prominent Muslim leaders in the Oklahoma City metro area, Imad Enchassi’s quick smile and endless supply of jokes often diffuses any tension over religious differences.

Enchassi, the imam and president of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, said he learned that making people laugh humanizes him