Hodan

Hodan Nalayeh is a Somali-Canadian journalist and community leader. Her family moved to Canada when she was six years old. Tragically, Hodan was killed on July 12, 2019 in a terror attack in Somalia.

Differences between religion and culture

Hodan discusses how Islam encourages preparation for death but Somali culture discourages talking about serious illness. (0:59)

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