Hinda Abdi Mohamoud

Hinda Abdi Mohamoud is a Somali journalist and the chief editor of Somalia's first and only independent all-women media outlet.

Mohamoud grew up in Hargeisa. She aspired to be a journalist from a young age. She holds a degree in international relations from New Generation University, Hargeisa, Somalia.

Mohamoud self-published the book Raad Somali (Somali Footprints), which explores the question of the origins of the Somali people, before working as a journalist. She works as chief editor of the publication Bilan Media, Somalia's first and only independent all-women media outlet,^[1][2] where her work has included taboo subjects such as HIV, people living with Alzheimers disease^[3] and people with albinism shunned by their communities.^[1] Bilan launched in 2022 with funding from the United Nations,^[4] and in 2023 Mohamoud and her team were one of three nominees for the 2023 Index on Censorship Press Freedom Award in the Journalism category,^[5] winning the award.^[6]

Mohamoud has also written articles covering the displaced people who have been living in camps in the Somali capital Mogadishu for decades,^[7] raising awareness of the need for more female journalists in the Global South^[8] and covering other social issues.^[9] She has contributed to the Index on Censorship's quarterly magazine.^[10]

Mohamoud was named a BBC 100 Women in 2024.^[1]