Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds

    Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing.
    by Hannah Allam Nov 20, 2019 3 minutes
    Deqa Hussein of Minneapolis is the mother of one of nine young men embroiled in the nation's biggest ISIS recruiting prosecution. Her son, Abdirizak Warsame, cooperated with prosecutors, earning a shorter prison sentence than his co-defendants.

    When 24-year-old Abdirizak Warsame came home from prison over the summer, his family welcomed him with his favorite foods and long talks with the siblings he hadn't seen in three years. They were reunited, grateful for a fresh start.

    Outside of their house in Minneapolis, however, Abdirizak's homecoming was a different story.

    Those are the labels attached to Abdirizak and his family in the large Somali-American community in the Twin Cities. Word of his release added salt to a deep wound. Abdirizak was among nine young men who planned to, and left with a choice: To cooperate with the feds or not.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR4 min read
    A Poet Searches For Answers About The Short Life Of A Writer In 'Traces Of Enayat'
    Poet Iman Mersal's book is a memoir of her search for knowledge about the writer Enayat al-Zayyat; it's a slow, idiosyncratic journey through a layered, changing Cairo — and through her own mind.
    NPR2 min readFinance & Money Management
    Fed Keeps Interest Rates At 23-year High
    The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, as inflation remained stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target. Investors now think it could be September or later before rates start to fall.
    NPR2 min readLGBTQIA+ Studies
    United Methodist Church Lifts Bans On LGBTQ Clergy And Same-sex Weddings
    Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.

    Related Books & Audiobooks