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When it comes to memorizing the Quran, the Somali community in Minnesota takes it very seriously. Children are enrolled in weekend Quran school at a young age and spend years there until they finish their goal of memorizing the entire book. In Somalia, and in the Somali dominant territories in East Africa, most children don’t…

On the first month of the upcoming new year, Rutland, Vt., will be accepting its first official refugees to the city. The Syrian families will be welcomed by the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program. The city has been preparing for the refugees for months now and their arrival will be met with some warmth, as well as…