Somali refugee from Maine running for Jubaland president
by editors@theworld.org (Ari Snider) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QW25)
Over the past 30 years, hundreds of thousands of people have fled political instability and civil war in Somalia. Over that time, there's been something of a trend of displaced Somalis returning home to seek public office. As Maine Public Radio's Ari Snider reports, a man who's lived in Maine for over a decade is hoping he can make a difference by becoming president of Jubaland state in Somalia.