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'''Amun Abdullahi Mohammed''' ({{Lang-so|Amuun Cabdulaahi Maxamed Koraaye}},{{Lang-ar|أمون عبدالله}} ; 23 October 1974 – 19 October 2024) was a [[Somalis in Sweden|Somali-Swedish]] journalist and founder of a girls' school in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=𝕯𝖗. 𝐗𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐆 |date=2024-10-21 |title=Tragedy in Afgoye: The Murder of Amun Abdulahi a Visionary Somali Agriculturalist |url=https://www.idilnews.com/tragedy-in-afgoye-the-murder-of-amun-abdulahi-a-visionary-somali-agriculturalist/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Idil News |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 19, 2024, Amun Abdullahi 49. was shot and killed by an unidentified masked group of men who were believed to be [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] in the [[Lower Shabelle|Shabelle region]] capital city of [[Afgooye|Afgoye]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swedish-Somali journalist killed in Somalia {{!}} Sweden Herald |url=https://swedenherald.se/article/swedishsomali-journalist-killed-in-somalia |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=swedenherald.se |language=en}}</ref> |
'''Amun Abdullahi Mohammed''' ({{Lang-so|Amuun Cabdulaahi Maxamed Koraaye}}, {{Lang-ar|أمون عبدالله}} ; 23 October 1974 – 19 October 2024) was a [[Somalis in Sweden|Somali-Swedish]] journalist and founder of a girls' school in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=𝕯𝖗. 𝐗𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐆 |date=2024-10-21 |title=Tragedy in Afgoye: The Murder of Amun Abdulahi a Visionary Somali Agriculturalist |url=https://www.idilnews.com/tragedy-in-afgoye-the-murder-of-amun-abdulahi-a-visionary-somali-agriculturalist/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Idil News |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 19, 2024, Amun Abdullahi 49. was shot and killed by an unidentified masked group of men who were believed to be [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] in the [[Lower Shabelle|Shabelle region]] capital city of [[Afgooye|Afgoye]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swedish-Somali journalist killed in Somalia {{!}} Sweden Herald |url=https://swedenherald.se/article/swedishsomali-journalist-killed-in-somalia |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=swedenherald.se |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Amun Abdullahi | |
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Amuun Cabdulaahi Koraaye | |
| Born | October 23, 1974 Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Died | October 19, 2024 (aged 49) Lower Shabelle, Afgoye, Somalia |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Citizenship | Somali and Swedish |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1991–2024 |
| Employer(s) | SR International and Sveriges Radio |
| Organization(s) | Somali Youth Center, Rinkeby |
| Awards | 2010: Swedish Publicists' Association Freedom of Speech prize in memory of Anna Politkovskaya |
Amun Abdullahi Mohammed (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar ; 23 October 1974 – 19 October 2024) was a Somali-Swedish journalist and founder of a girls' school in Mogadishu, Somalia.[1] On October 19, 2024, Amun Abdullahi 49. was shot and killed by an unidentified masked group of men who were believed to be Al-Shabaab in the Shabelle region capital city of Afgoye.[2]
Biography
Amun Abdullahi grew up in Somalia and came in the 1990s to Sweden as a refugee. In Sweden, she lived first in Umeå, then Stockholm's Rinkeby district, and finally Kista, before moving back to Mogadishu, Somalia.
In Stockholm, she worked for SR International, and made several high-profile reports broadcast on Sveriges Radio. Among other things, she revealed in 2009 that a leader of a youth center in Rinkeby recruited young people to the Somali Islamist militia al-Shabab.[3]
She had been both physically and intellectually attacked and repeatedly threatened due to her work. She claimed that Sweden is "more dangerous than Mogadishu" for a journalist who wants to tell the truth.[4][5]
Death
On October 19, 2024, at the age of 49. Amun Abdullahi was assassinated by an unidentified masked group of men who were believed to be Al-Shabaab while staying at her farmhouse near Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle region.[6][7] The perpetrators escaped after the killing.[8]
Awards
- 2010: Swedish Publicists' Association Freedom of Speech prize in memory of Anna Politkovskaya.[9]
References
- ^ 𝕯𝖗. 𝐗𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐆 (2024-10-21). "Tragedy in Afgoye: The Murder of Amun Abdulahi a Visionary Somali Agriculturalist". Idil News. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Swedish-Somali journalist killed in Somalia | Sweden Herald". swedenherald.se. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "From Somali refugee to Swedish reporter". torontosun. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Somali Journalist: PC-Media makes Sweden "more dangerous than Mogadishu", retrieved 1 October 2022
- ^ Larsson, Erik (2024-10-21). "Tidigare SR-journalist mördad i Somalia". Reportrar utan gränser (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Ismail, Mona (2024-10-21). "Uppgifter: Marktvist bakom mordet på Amun Abdullahi". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Ali, Abdullahi Mohamoud (2024-10-21). "Tragedy in Afgoye: The Murder of Amun Abdulahi a Visionary Somali Agriculturalist". Nomadicvoice. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Former Radio Sweden journalist shot dead in Somalia". Sveriges Radio. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "SR International's Amun Abdullahi Mohamed Awarded Publicist Club Prize". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 15 March 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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