A radio agony aunt and soap opera producer. She works from her studio making a series of programmes with phone-ins, interviews, studio discussions and soap operas. She has produced radical women's programme about domestic violence, reproductive health and female genital mutilation. Shukri is also a leader of Somaliland Women's Committee, a forum for selecting, encouraging and training women to participate in the political activities of her country. Shukri comes from a business family of Hargeisa, Somaliland, country, which has declared independence from Somalia but not won international recognition.