{"id":457138,"date":"2026-02-26T21:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=457138"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:13:40","slug":"sonna-director-ismail-mukhtar-omar-attends-ramadan-forum-to-strengthen-unity-among-islamic-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/sonna-director-ismail-mukhtar-omar-attends-ramadan-forum-to-strengthen-unity-among-islamic-media\/","title":{"rendered":"SONNA Director, Ismail Mukhtar Omar Attends Ramadan Forum to Strengthen Unity Among Islamic Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeddah, Saudi Arabia(SONNA)-The Director of the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), Ismail Mukhtar Omar, participated in a high-level conference organized by The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) in collaboration with the Assistant Secretariat for Institutional Communication at the Muslim World League.<\/p>\n<p>This event, known as the \u201cRamadan Forum,\u201d took place in Jeddah on Wednesday and focused on the theme \u201cBuilding Bridges Between Islamic Schools of Thought,\u201d marking the second anniversary of the document&#8217;s adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block text-markdown-body\" data-markdown=\"paragraph\">Omar was joined by directors from 32 news agencies as well as media professionals and officials from member states of the organization, along with attendees from 19 countries across Europe, South America, Australia, Canada, and Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block text-markdown-body\" data-markdown=\"paragraph\">The forum featured two video presentations that highlighted the Union\u2019s activities and programs, as well as the League\u2019s key initiatives and international efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block text-markdown-body\" data-markdown=\"paragraph\">SONNA, as Somalia&#8217;s official news agency, is dedicated to taking a leading role in information sharing and actively participating in cooperation with the Union of OIC News Agencies.<\/p>\n<p data-markdown=\"paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-457141\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-860x860.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-markdown=\"paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-457142\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-26-at-20.03.03-1-860x860.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeddah, Saudi Arabia(SONNA)-The Director of the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), Ismail Mukhtar Omar, participated in a high-level conference organized by The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) in collaboration with the Assistant Secretariat for Institutional Communication at the Muslim World League. 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