Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed

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Dr. Ahmed writes about education, family partnership, migration, belonging, and public responsibility.

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Essays and opinion

Central Maine · January 2026

Dehumanization of Somali community is a warning sign Maine can't ignore

Portland Press Herald · February 2026

A moral appeal to those enforcing immigration practices

Portland Press Herald · June 2020

“It will be OK. I'm here for you.”

Scholarship

Doctoral dissertation · University of Maine · 2015

Somali Parents' Involvement in the Education of Their Children in American Middle Schools: A Case Study in Portland, Maine

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