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Called to Fight
Laura Yuen

Journalist Harun Maruf on Minneapolis men fighting in Syria

Harun Maruf
Harun Maruf is a Washington D.C.-based journalist with Voice of America.
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Harun Maruf, senior editor with Voice of America's Somali service, has broken a couple of big stories this year about the travels of young Somali-Americans whose families believe they have left Minneapolis to join radical groups in Syria.

He's a Somali native based in Washington, D.C.

Maruf was in the Twin Cities this week, and spoke with MPR News reporter Laura Yuen.