How a 2010 Portland bombing plot arrest reverberates today

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How a 2010 Portland bombing plot arrest reverberates today

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Published on Sep 11, 2025, 12:50:12 PM
Total time: 00:15:40

Episode Description

Fifteen years after the arrest of Mohamed Mohamud, Portland writer Jamila Osman reflects on the aftermath of that time on the local Somali community in a new essay in Oregon Humanities. Osman grew up in the same tight knit community as the young man who would go on to press a button that he thought would blow up the Christmas tree at Pioneer Square. She joins us to discuss the essay.

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