Somali Actor Bags Hollywood Film Role
Fast-rising actor Barkhad Abdi is set to star in a new Hollywood thriller titled, Eye in the Sky.
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Kenya:
Somali Actor Star Gets Hollywood Film Role
The Star, 5 January 2015
Do you remember the Somali-born actor who was also an Oscar award winning contender in last year's awards? His name is Barkhad Abdi . He has just bagged a role in a new Hollywood… Read more »
Barkhad Abdi.
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Somalia:
From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, and Back
Africa In Fact, 1 April 2014
Hail a taxi in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and you are likely to find a Somali refugee behind the wheel. Read more »
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Namibia:
All Aboard for 'Captain Phillips'
Namibian, 6 February 2014
Director Paul Greengrass ('United 93', 2006) returns to the theme of hijacking, though this time on the high seas in 'Captain Phillips' (2013), an action thriller starring Tom… Read more »
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Africa:
Three Actors of African Descent Among Oscar Nominees
VOA, 17 January 2014
Three actors with ties to Africa are among the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards, or Oscars. Read more »
InFocus
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Somali-American Barkhad Abdi stars in the true story of the first American cargo ship to be hijacked two hundred years by Somali pirates. Read more »