Two Somali teenage girls face coming of age in a new world

Photographs by Rita Reed / Star Tribune
Story by Allie Shah / Star Tribune


The story of Fartun and Nimco

America, with its melting pot, equal rights, and obsession with sex and youth, beckons them at every turn. See how these new values collide with traditional Somali values that call upon clear roles for men and women, respect for authority and an identity based on family, not self.