“Anyone can wear a baati, so in that sense, it can’t be appropriated,” says Somali storyteller Hawa Y. Mire. “Sure, you can wear the baati to the beach, but it carries memories and stories ...

When she opened it, Jama said there wasn't a store in St. Cloud that catered to the tastes of a younger generation of Somali shoppers, although the clothes she sells are for everyone who likes them.

Somalia's al-Shabab militants round up around 100 women and order them to comply with a strict Islamic dress code or risk being whipped. ... traditional clothes than those approved by al-Shabab.