The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu20 minutes agoFardowsa HanshiBBC Somali
Getty Images A ladder is propped against palm trees which line a private beach south of Mogadishu.Getty Images
Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa

As the sun rises over the Indian Ocean, waves lap onto the golden sands while palm fronds rustle in the cool sea breeze. Welcome to... Mogadishu.

This is the image that one young Somali woman wants the world to have of her home city - in contrast to the one of suicide attacks and young men wielding AK-47s that many people currently associate with Somalia's capital.