Abstract
Coming to Minnesota in the 1990s to escape a devastating civil war, our Somali interviewees found themselves among the group with the highest poverty rate and living in rental units that had little resemblance to the homes they left behind. Units were too small for children and extended family; separated kitchen spaces enabled women to cook unveiled but made child supervision difficult; lack of places for children to play outdoors stressed mothers; and bathroom sinks did not lend themselves to washing prior to praying. Supporting well-being were rooms deodorized with unsi; walls adorned with Somali handicrafts and excerpts from the Quran; windows that recreated a familiar aesthetic; floors that served as the site for eating; and beds that transformed into libraries, communicating to children how the quest for knowledge can be a catalyst for success.
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Notes
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Although this chapter refers primarily to the veiling of Somali women, Islam prescribes that men also cover themselves and dress modestly. Here is the verse in the Quran, as translated by Talal Itani (2012): “Tell the believing men to restrain their looks, and to guard their privates. That is purer for them. God is cognizant of what they do” (The Quran, 24:30).
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See Waines (1982) for a detailed description of Islamic law and all that it entails.
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In Minneapolis, the minimum and maximum occupancy limits for admission and continued occupancy for each size and type of apartment in public housing includes the following (MPHA, 2016, p. 33):
Unit size
Minimum
Maximum
0 bedroom
1 person
2 person
1 bedroom
1 person
2 persons
2 bedroom
2 persons
4 persons
3 bedroom
3 persons
6 persons
4 bedroom
6 persons
8 persons
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Hadjiyanni, T. (2019). Somali Stories: “I hope God will not isolate me from my community”. In: The Right to Home. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59957-5_4
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