(VOA) From the streets of Minneapolis in Minnesota, home to the largest Somali community in the United States, to the northeast side of Columbus, Ohio, home to the second-largest Somali population, to Maine and the state of Washington, the mindset of the members of the African diaspora community has been focused for weeks on the midterm elections.
This year, despite recent deadly terrorist attacks in Somalia and the fight against al-Shabab, the U.S. midterm election has been a topic of interest and under discussion for the community at restaurants, mosques, community markets and on social media platforms.
“It is another demonstration of political enthusiasm and will as well be a sign of the community’s potential elective power in the U.S.,” says Husein Nur, a father of nine children, who fled six years ago from the violence in Somalia.
