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| name = Hodan Nalayeh<br />هودان نالايآه
| name = Hodan Nalayeh<br />هوذن نلايا
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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1976}}
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1976}}
| birth_place = [[Las Anod]], [[Somalia]]
| birth_place = [[Las Anod]], Somali Democratic Republic (now [[Somalia]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|7|12|1976}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|7|12|1976}}
| death_place = [[Kismayo]], [[Somalia]]
| death_place = [[Kismayo]], Somalia
| death_cause = died in the [[Asasey Hotel attack]]
| occupation = [[Media executive]], [[marketing consultant]], [[Activism|activist]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]], [[journalism|journalist]]
| occupation = [[Media executive]], [[marketing consultant]], [[Activism|activist]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]], [[journalism|journalist]]
| nationality = [[Canadians|Canadian]]
| nationality = [[Canadians|Canadian]]
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'''Hodan Nalayeh''' ({{lang-so|Hodan Naalaye}}; {{lang-ar|هودان نالايآه}}; 1976 – July 12, 2019) was a [[Somali Canadians|Somali-Canadian]] media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur. She was president of the Cultural Integration Agency and vice president of Sales & Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International.
'''Hodan Nalayeh''' ({{lang-so|Hodan Naaleeye}}; {{lang-ar|هوذن نلايا}}; 1976 – July 12, 2019) was a [[Somali Canadians|Somali-Canadian]] media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur. She was president of the Cultural Integration Agency and vice president of Sales & Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Nalayeh was born in 1976 in [[Somalia]].<ref name="Ntsutiscm">{{cite web|title=New Television Show Uplifts the Image of Somali-Canadians in Mainstream Media!|url= https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2014/Feb/53415/new_television_show_uplifts_the_image_of_somali_canadians_in_mainstream_media.aspx|accessdate=March 19, 2014|website=Hiiraan Online|date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> She was raised in a large family, with four brothers and seven sisters. Her sister Dega Nalayeh is a senior vice president private client advisor with [[U.S. Trust]].<ref name="Snrahwut">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Brandon |last2=Miller|first2=Kenneth |last3=Bihm|first3=Jennifer |title=Somalia native right at home with U.S. Trust|url=https://lasentinel.net/somalia-native-right-at-home-with-u-s-trust.html#sthash.E5J42Zao.dpuf|access-date=March 19, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Sentinel|date=December 19, 2013}}</ref>
Nalayeh was born in 1976 in [[Somali Democratic Republic|Somalia]]<ref name="Ntsutiscm">{{cite web|title=New Television Show Uplifts the Image of Somali-Canadians in Mainstream Media!|url= https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2014/Feb/53415/new_television_show_uplifts_the_image_of_somali_canadians_in_mainstream_media.aspx|access-date=March 19, 2014|website=Hiiraan Online|date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> She was raised in a large family, with four brothers and seven sisters. She hails from the [[Naleye Ahmed]] sub-clan of the [[Dhulbahante]] tribe. Her sister Dega Nalayeh is a senior vice president private client advisor with [[U.S. Trust]].<ref name="Snrahwut">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Brandon |last2=Miller|first2=Kenneth |last3=Bihm|first3=Jennifer |title=Somalia native right at home with U.S. Trust|url=https://lasentinel.net/somalia-native-right-at-home-with-u-s-trust.html#sthash.E5J42Zao.dpuf|access-date=March 19, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Sentinel|date=December 19, 2013}}</ref>


Along with her parents and siblings, a six-year-old Nalayeh later emigrated to [[Canada]] in 1984. They initially settled in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], before eventually moving to [[Toronto]] in 1992.<ref name="Mthnsaloslit">{{cite news|last1=Reason|first1=Cynthia|title=TV host Hodan Nalayeh shines a light on Somali life in Toronto|url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/4577505-tv-host-hodan-nalayeh-shines-a-light-on-somali-life-in-toronto/|accessdate=June 16, 2014|newspaper=The Etobicoke Guardian|publisher=Metroland|date=June 14, 2014}}</ref>
Along with her parents and siblings, an eight-year-old Nalayeh later emigrated to [[Canada]] in 1984. They initially settled in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], before eventually moving to [[Toronto]] in 1992.<ref name="Mthnsaloslit">{{cite news|last1=Reason|first1=Cynthia|title=TV host Hodan Nalayeh shines a light on Somali life in Toronto|url=https://www.toronto.com/news-story/4577505-tv-host-hodan-nalayeh-shines-a-light-on-somali-life-in-toronto/|access-date=June 16, 2014|newspaper=The Etobicoke Guardian|publisher=Metroland|date=June 14, 2014}}</ref>


Nalayeh attended the [[West Humber Collegiate Institute]], a high school in [[Etobicoke]]. For her post-secondary education, she studied at the [[University of Windsor]], where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Additionally, she earned a postgraduate certificate in broadcast journalism from [[Seneca College]].<ref name="Mthnsaloslit" />
Nalayeh attended the [[West Humber Collegiate Institute]], a high school in [[Etobicoke]]. For her post-secondary education, she studied at the [[University of Windsor]], where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Additionally, she earned a postgraduate certificate in broadcast journalism from [[Seneca College]].<ref name="Mthnsaloslit" />


==Career==
==Career==
Nalayeh was involved in client management, sales and production in radio and television for over 13 years. She served as a producer on a number of TV shows, including ''[[American Idol]]'' and ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''.<ref name="Iacpivspd">{{cite press release|title=International Award-Winning, Cameraworks Productions, Introduces VP, Sales & Programming Development|url=http://cameraworksint.com/cameraworks-productions-introduces-vp-sales-programming-development/|publisher=Cameraworks Productions International|date=September 24, 2013|accessdate=April 1, 2015}}</ref>
Nalayeh was involved in client management, sales and production in radio and television for over 13 years. She served as a producer on a number of TV shows, including ''[[American Idol]]'' and ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''.<ref name="Iacpivspd">{{cite press release|title=International Award-Winning, Cameraworks Productions, Introduces VP, Sales & Programming Development|url=http://cameraworksint.com/cameraworks-productions-introduces-vp-sales-programming-development/|publisher=Cameraworks Productions International|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref>
Additionally, Nalayeh provided marketing and writing consultancy to burgeoning companies. Her work in this area was centered on video marketing combined with online branding.<ref name="Iacpivspd" />
Additionally, Nalayeh provided marketing and writing consultancy to burgeoning companies. Her work in this area was centered on video marketing combined with online branding.<ref name="Iacpivspd" />


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Nalayeh served as the President of the Cultural Integration Agency, a full-service media firm specializing in the development, production, marketing and distribution of multicultural programs. In February 2014, the company partnered with Cameraworks Productions International to produce a new television format for cultural community programming. To this end, on March 1 Nalayeh began hosting the half-hour Somali community show ''Integration: Building a New Cultural Identity'', which airs Saturday nights on [[Citytv]]. She also served as an Executive Producer on the weekly Toronto program.<ref name="Ntsutiscm" />
Nalayeh served as the President of the Cultural Integration Agency, a full-service media firm specializing in the development, production, marketing and distribution of multicultural programs. In February 2014, the company partnered with Cameraworks Productions International to produce a new television format for cultural community programming. To this end, on March 1 Nalayeh began hosting the half-hour Somali community show ''Integration: Building a New Cultural Identity'', which airs Saturday nights on [[Citytv]]. She also served as an Executive Producer on the weekly Toronto program.<ref name="Ntsutiscm" />


Besides media production and consultancy, Nalayeh was involved in voluntary and advocacy work for the Somali community.<ref name="Iacpivspd" /> She founded the Somali Refugee Awareness Project, which in 2011 presented the veteran Somali artist [[Saado Ali Warsame]] with a Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name="Sscptrlaw">{{cite web|title=Somali singer, composer, poet, Saado Ali Warsame, to receive Lifetime Achievement Award- |url=http://allboocame.com/?p=2134|accessdate=March 19, 2014|website=All Boocame Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319175204/http://allboocame.com/?p=2134|archive-date=March 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this capacity, Nalayeh also worked closely with a number of non-profit organizations.<ref name="Iacpivspd" />
Besides media production and consultancy, Nalayeh was involved in voluntary and advocacy work for the Somali community.<ref name="Iacpivspd" /> She founded the Somali Refugee Awareness Project, which in 2011 presented the veteran Somali artist [[Saado Ali Warsame]] with a Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name="Sscptrlaw">{{cite web|title=Somali singer, composer, poet, Saado Ali Warsame, to receive Lifetime Achievement Award- |url=http://allboocame.com/?p=2134|access-date=March 19, 2014|website=All Boocame Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319175204/http://allboocame.com/?p=2134|archive-date=March 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this capacity, Nalayeh also worked closely with a number of non-profit organizations.<ref name="Iacpivspd" />

Besides [[Somali language|Somali]], Hodan was also fluent in [[English language|English]].<ref name="Lhn">{{cite web|title=Hodan Nalayeh|url=http://ca.linkedin.com/in/nalayeh|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=March 19, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140628223814/http://ca.linkedin.com/in/nalayeh|archive-date=June 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
{{further|Asasey Hotel attack}}
{{further|Asasey Hotel attack}}
Hodan Nalayeh who was pregnant at the time and her husband Farid Juma Suleiman were killed during a terrorist attack at Hotel Asasey in [[Kismayo]], Somalia, on July 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Grady|first=Siobhán |title=A Somali-Canadian journalist returned to Somalia to tell ‘uplifting’ stories. Then terrorists killed her |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/13/somali-canadian-journalist-returned-somalia-tell-uplifting-stories-then-terrorists-killed-her/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 2019 |accessdate=July 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48969781|title=Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel|publisher=BBC News|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref><ref name="BBC130719">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48975875|title=Hodan Nalayeh: Somalia's 'inspirational' journalist, killed in Kismayo|publisher=BBC News|date=July 13, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author= Radio Dalsan |user=DalsanFM |number=1149739037768519683 |date=2019-07-12 |title=BREAKING Intergration TV's Hodan Naaleye and husband Farid confirmed dead in the #Kismayo Alshabaab attack. Hodan established the first diaspora english online TV covering life of Somalis in diaspora and in Somalia. She was expectant at the time of her death #Somaliapic.twitter.com/eidSTjwDLj |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> The attack involved a car bombing and gunfire. The jihadist radical group [[al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]], based in Southern Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/suicide-attack-somalia-hotel-gunfire-190712161910169.html|title=Several killed in bomb, gun attack on Somalia hotel: officials|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=July 12, 2019|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref><ref name="bbc1" /> Nalayeh and Suleiman married in November 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, according to Nalayeh's sister.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schachar|first1=Natalie|last2=Lindeman|first2=Tracey|url=https://apnews.com/dd873082dcb347e6875af3329135ca2f|title=Slain Canadian-Somali journalist Nalayeh a trailblazer|agency=Associated Press|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> Nalayeh was the mother of two sons,<ref name="Mthnsaloslit" /> <ref name="BBC130719" />
Hodan Nalayeh and her husband Farid Juma Suleiman were killed during a terrorist attack at Hotel Asasey in [[Kismayo]], Somalia, on July 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Grady|first=Siobhán |title=A Somali-Canadian journalist returned to Somalia to tell 'uplifting' stories. Then terrorists killed her |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/13/somali-canadian-journalist-returned-somalia-tell-uplifting-stories-then-terrorists-killed-her/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 13, 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48969781|title=Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel|publisher=BBC News|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref><ref name="BBC130719">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48975875|title=Hodan Nalayeh: Somalia's 'inspirational' journalist, killed in Kismayo|publisher=BBC News|date=July 13, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author= Radio Dalsan |user=DalsanFM |number=1149739037768519683 |date=2019-07-12 |title=BREAKING {{sic|Inte|rgration|nolink=y}} TV's Hodan Naaleye and husband Farid confirmed dead in the #Kismayo Alshabaab attack. Hodan established the first diaspora english online TV covering life of Somalis in diaspora and in Somalia. She was expectant at the time of her death #Somaliapic.twitter.com/eidSTjwDLj |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> The attack involved a car bombing and gunfire. The jihadist radical group [[al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]], based in Southern Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/07/suicide-attack-somalia-hotel-gunfire-190712161910169.html|title=Several killed in bomb, gun attack on Somalia hotel: officials|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=July 12, 2019|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref><ref name="bbc1" /> Nalayeh and Suleiman married in November 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, according to Nalayeh's sister.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schachar|first1=Natalie|last2=Lindeman|first2=Tracey|url=https://apnews.com/dd873082dcb347e6875af3329135ca2f|title=Slain Canadian-Somali journalist Nalayeh a trailblazer|work=Associated Press News|date=July 14, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> Nalayeh was the mother of two sons and was pregnant.<ref name="Mthnsaloslit" /><ref name="BBC130719" />

==Legacy==
In March 2021, a secondary school in [[Vaughan]] was officially renamed to [[Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/03/02/a-vaughan-high-school-will-be-renamed-hodan-nalayeh-secondary-school-after-months-of-controversy.html|title=A Vaughan high school will be renamed Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School after months of controversy|last=Bowden|first=Olivia|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=2 March 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Hodan Nalayeh
هوذن نلايا
Hodan Nalayeh in Somalia in 2015
Hodan Nalayeh in Somalia in 2015
Born1976 (1976)
Las Anod, Somali Democratic Republic (now Somalia)
DiedJuly 12, 2019(2019-07-12) (aged 42–43)
Kismayo, Somalia
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Windsor
Seneca College
Occupation(s)Media executive, marketing consultant, activist, entrepreneur, journalist
TitlePresident of the Cultural Integration Agency

Hodan Nalayeh (Somali: Hodan Naaleeye; Arabic: هوذن نلايا; 1976 – July 12, 2019) was a Somali-Canadian media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur. She was president of the Cultural Integration Agency and vice president of Sales & Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International.

Early life

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Nalayeh was born in 1976 in Somalia[1] She was raised in a large family, with four brothers and seven sisters. She hails from the Naleye Ahmed sub-clan of the Dhulbahante tribe. Her sister Dega Nalayeh is a senior vice president private client advisor with U.S. Trust.[2]

Along with her parents and siblings, an eight-year-old Nalayeh later emigrated to Canada in 1984. They initially settled in Edmonton, Alberta, before eventually moving to Toronto in 1992.[3]

Nalayeh attended the West Humber Collegiate Institute, a high school in Etobicoke. For her post-secondary education, she studied at the University of Windsor, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Additionally, she earned a postgraduate certificate in broadcast journalism from Seneca College.[3]

Career

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Nalayeh was involved in client management, sales and production in radio and television for over 13 years. She served as a producer on a number of TV shows, including American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.[4] Additionally, Nalayeh provided marketing and writing consultancy to burgeoning companies. Her work in this area was centered on video marketing combined with online branding.[4]

In September 2013, Nalayeh was appointed Vice President of Sales & Programming Development of Cameraworks Productions International's Canadian operation based in Vaughan, Ontario. The company is a global, full-service and comprehensively-equipped video and television production facility focusing on pre- to post-production of business-to-business video assets.[4]

Nalayeh served as the President of the Cultural Integration Agency, a full-service media firm specializing in the development, production, marketing and distribution of multicultural programs. In February 2014, the company partnered with Cameraworks Productions International to produce a new television format for cultural community programming. To this end, on March 1 Nalayeh began hosting the half-hour Somali community show Integration: Building a New Cultural Identity, which airs Saturday nights on Citytv. She also served as an Executive Producer on the weekly Toronto program.[1]

Besides media production and consultancy, Nalayeh was involved in voluntary and advocacy work for the Somali community.[4] She founded the Somali Refugee Awareness Project, which in 2011 presented the veteran Somali artist Saado Ali Warsame with a Lifetime Achievement Award.[5] In this capacity, Nalayeh also worked closely with a number of non-profit organizations.[4]

Death

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Further information: Asasey Hotel attack

Hodan Nalayeh and her husband Farid Juma Suleiman were killed during a terrorist attack at Hotel Asasey in Kismayo, Somalia, on July 12, 2019.[6][7][8][9] The attack involved a car bombing and gunfire. The jihadist radical group al-Shabaab, based in Southern Somalia, claimed responsibility for the attack.[10][7] Nalayeh and Suleiman married in November 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, according to Nalayeh's sister.[11] Nalayeh was the mother of two sons and was pregnant.[3][8]

Legacy

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In March 2021, a secondary school in Vaughan was officially renamed to Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New Television Show Uplifts the Image of Somali-Canadians in Mainstream Media!". Hiiraan Online. February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Brooks, Brandon; Miller, Kenneth; Bihm, Jennifer (December 19, 2013). "Somalia native right at home with U.S. Trust". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Reason, Cynthia (June 14, 2014). "TV host Hodan Nalayeh shines a light on Somali life in Toronto". The Etobicoke Guardian. Metroland. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e "International Award-Winning, Cameraworks Productions, Introduces VP, Sales & Programming Development" (Press release). Cameraworks Productions International. September 24, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Somali singer, composer, poet, Saado Ali Warsame, to receive Lifetime Achievement Award-". All Boocame Online. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  6. ^ O'Grady, Siobhán (July 13, 2019). "A Somali-Canadian journalist returned to Somalia to tell 'uplifting' stories. Then terrorists killed her". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel". BBC News. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Hodan Nalayeh: Somalia's 'inspirational' journalist, killed in Kismayo". BBC News. July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Radio Dalsan [@DalsanFM] (July 12, 2019). "BREAKING Intergration [sic] TV's Hodan Naaleye and husband Farid confirmed dead in the #Kismayo Alshabaab attack. Hodan established the first diaspora english online TV covering life of Somalis in diaspora and in Somalia. She was expectant at the time of her death #Somaliapic.twitter.com/eidSTjwDLj" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Several killed in bomb, gun attack on Somalia hotel: officials". Al Jazeera. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Schachar, Natalie; Lindeman, Tracey (July 14, 2019). "Slain Canadian-Somali journalist Nalayeh a trailblazer". Associated Press News. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  12. ^ Bowden, Olivia (March 2, 2021). "A Vaughan high school will be renamed Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School after months of controversy". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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