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In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo, Mohamed Farah poses at his office in Minneapolis. Farah is executive director of Ka Joog, a group that works to engage Somali youth in Minnesota. The group rejected $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month, saying the actions and statements of President Donald Trump are anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)

Minnesota Somali group: Rejecting federal grant was right

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

Minnesota Somalis reject $500K to counter violent extremism

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, U.S. Attorney Andy Luger discusses his priorities during an interview with The Associated Press in Minneapolis. Luger has been mingling with Minnesota's large Somali community, meeting with elders and leaders of youth groups in the name of keeping Minnesotans safe and stopping the state's youth from being recruited to fight a jihad overseas. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski,File)

Prosecutor fights terrorism by building trust

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, Ka Joog Executive Director Mohamed Farah, left, looks at images of the group’s recent trip to Kenya in Minneapolis, while Daud Mohamed, Ka Joog’s vice president of international endeavors, looks on. The two were among five Ka Joog members who recently went to Kenya to seek out positive opportunities for youth and intercept messages of radicalism. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)

Minn. Somali group fights al-Shabab message abroad

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press