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HBO won’t pick up Mogadishu, Minnesota, a pilot about Somali immigrants that drew controversy

  • Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan filmed the pilot last year in Minnesota, which has the largest Somali immigrant population. But in some instances, demonstrators refused to allow filming, fearing it would present a negative image of the recruitment of Somalis to join terrorist groups.

    TOPICS: HBO, Mogadishu, Minnesota, K'naan, Pilots