Mohammed Sulaymon Barre - Letter To President Obama From Mohammed's Father

Letter To President Obama From Mohammed's Father

On June 26, 2009 the Washington Post published a letter to United States President Barack Obama from Mohammed's father, Sulaymon Barre Ali.

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