Opinion
2017 HOL Person of the Year: Abdirahman M. Abdullahi IRRO
2017 is a year that Somalia and the Horn of Africa have once again dominated the headlines, from the unlikely election of a new president to a severe ...
Read More »A Question of Identity: My Journey with the Hijab
The hijab is simple, yet it has had the ability to affect my life in a complex way. The concept of the hijab is discussed in the Muslim holy book, the...
Read More »Somalia Through the Eyes of My Parents
It was during those summer holiday nights that my mother would put a mattress in our balcony. She would tell us to all put on our PJs and come sit on ...
Read More »Sida Haybta Qabiilku Uga Saramartay Haybta Siyaasadeed ee Soomaalida
Qabiil iyo qabyaalad waa laba erey oo siyaasiyiin badani rumeysan yihiin in macne ahaan la isku beddelan karo. Kan hore waa dad isku oday ku abtirsad...
Read More »Maxaa dhoohnaanta ku baday?
Quraankeena Suuban waxaa ku jirto in aan la raacin Hawadaad. Khayre iyo xasanaad Alle ha siiyee Mashaa’ikhdii Soomaliyeed si fiican bay inoogu shee...
Read More »Somaliland’s Fledgling Democracy Comes of Age
“America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.” ---Maurice Saatchi...
Read More »Is Social media eroding the Somali culture?
The Somali community has always lived true to its popular adage that it is an oral society that relies more on word of mouth. From the generation of y...
Read More »The vicious circle: injustice breeding insecurity
Injustice in all its forms endangers countries’ development and compromises people’s security. The absence of fair administration of justice effec...
Read More »What is the Somali Nationhood Agenda?
As a non-politically motivated outsider, I would characterize Somali politics as incoherently tribal andshort-sighted. Tribalism as a tool for oppress...
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