Missing Somali men may have romanticized ??? their homeland

Young Minnesotans of Somali descent have tried to make sense of the disappearances of about a dozen men from the Twin Cities And they may have an inside perspective: Teens and 20-somethings who were born in the Horn of Africa -- but spent most of their lives in the United States -- share a generational past with the young men whose families fear are fighting with Islamic militants. . more..

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