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- noun Archaic form of
Somali .
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The origin of the Somal is a matter of modern history.
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The origin of the Somal is a matter of modern history.
First Footsteps in East Africa Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Somal says it was impossible not to be distressed by Pilkington's desperation.
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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Shockingly, Somal says, even when Anthony, then 13, was locked in a shed for hours and threatened with a knife by his tormentors, the incident was treated as criminal damage by police.
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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Cautious and circumspect – she politely refuses to answer anything she considers too personal – Somal admits to shock at some of the investigations she has worked on at the Independent Police Complaints Commission IPCC, where she usually leads probes into the police handling of domestic violence.
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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The judges who made the 44-year-old Somal Asian Woman of Achievement praised her zeal for social justice and her courage in "standing up for the rights of the people she supports, regardless of the consequences".
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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Yet, asked why the IPCC had not called for any dismissals, Somal offers a robust response.
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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A little more than a week ago, Amerdeep Somal was wearing a glittering sari in a ceremony to pick up her award as this year's Asian Woman of Achievement.
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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Somal was vehement in her judgment, slamming the Derbyshire police's response as "abysmal".
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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Yet despite these cases Somal says she does not think domestic violence cases are mishandled by the police on a day-to-day basis.
Police watchdog Amerdeep Somal: 'I read her diaries. It was humbling' 2011
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