Opinion

New Era and Whole a New Ball Game: Time to Wake-Up

DEC 11, 2010

The recently released Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which is published annually by Transparency International raises very serous issues and at th...

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Haweenka Soomaaliyeed Waa Dheemanka Dalku U Aayey

DEC 11, 2010

Cutubkan oo ku jiray gabaygaygii Soomaali Dafuufan Baan Ahay (1999) ayaan xusuustay markaan arkay deeqda ku dayashada mudan ee ay haweenka ka soo jee...

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Why Can`t We Integrate?

DEC 06, 2010

Why can`t we integrate? Why can`t we protect our Somali and islamic identity while remaining part of the wider community to which we had migrated? Why...

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The Changing Political Landscape in the Horn of Africa

DEC 02, 2010

This article offers a reflection on the recent developments in Somaliland’s foreign policy and the changing attitude of the international community....

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Open Letter to Somali Prime Minister M. A. Farmaajo: How to Win in Somalia

DEC 02, 2010

Congratulations on the recent approval of your new cabinet by the parliament. Many supporters in the Diaspora and I are proud of the high caliber of y...

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FBI: Fabricating Terror

DEC 01, 2010

The latest one snared Osman Mohamud, a Somali-American teenager in Portland, Oregon. The Associated Press report by William Mall and Nedra Pickler (11...

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Mohamed O Mohamud: Terrorist or Victim?

NOV 30, 2010

November 27 major media headlines accused him, including New York Times writers Colin Miner, Liz Robbins and Erik Eckholm triple-teaming him in their ...

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Abdikadir could do an Obama in Kenya

NOV 28, 2010

They say history is made by those who dare to dream. But, as William Shakespeare wrote in the Twelfth Night, “some are born great, some achieve grea...

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Squandering the Hope of a Nation

NOV 27, 2010

Somalia’s bloated Parliament with over 550 members known for its inaction, fist-fights and incompetence appears to have sabotaged a genuine effort b...

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Revenge and clan based anger cannot build a nation

NOV 22, 2010

When Kulmiye political party was in the election campaign, we have seen President Silanyo playing the tribal card a number of times by evoking the mem...

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