Mogadishu tourism: The young Somali woman changing how the world sees her city
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For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.
The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu20 minutes agoFardowsa HanshiBBC SomaliGetty ImagesSomalia 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.
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