Opinion

Waa loo soo tuuray, Waa soo dhacay iyo….

MAR 17, 2010

“War yaatahay aan kula raadiyee cid aad is yeelataan?” waxay ahayd su’aashii saddexaad ee uu qof Somali ah iwaydiiyo maalintaydii saddexaad ee ...

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The radicalization Kenya Somali Youth

MAR 15, 2010

Two month ago the Kenyan public joined the Kenya police and security agencies in lynching, mob justice, shooting and stoning peaceful Somali demonstra...

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Too little too late for Somalia

MAR 15, 2010

On Saturday I asked if a fatwa could solve Somalia's problems. The consensus among those commenting seemed to be that it couldn't and, after hearing s...

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Can a fatwa solve Somalia's problems?

MAR 14, 2010

Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has been busy of late. This weekend he is attending a summit in Dubai, along with an international cast of...

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Something Should Be Done

MAR 13, 2010

If you look at Somalia with a heart of peace, you will see beauty, you see plains and plateaus, you see hills and a chain of mountains. You see a vari...

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Stay Away From Somalis!

MAR 13, 2010

"What's another word for fastidious?" I ask as I glaze blankly at my computer screen. "Thesaurus," answers Amina, my cubicle neighbour, as she types a...

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WFP's Zero Option for Reform

MAR 12, 2010

The humanitarian crisis in Somalia has been exacerbated by drought, famine, protracted war and inflation. It has been extensively described in the wid...

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Letter to the members of the Somali Diaspora (No. 23)

MAR 11, 2010

1. The news from your home country is often a mixed bag but as always I would rather look on the positive side – never or rarely reported - and see ...

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Fadeexado diblomaasiyadeed oo hareeyey booqashadii Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ee Guriga Downing Street

MAR 11, 2010

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa toddobaadkan socdaal ku yimid magaalada London. Booqashada Madaxweynaha ayaa, marka laga eego...

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Somaliland Vs. Somalia: A reassessment of the fundamentals

MAR 10, 2010

What is to come of the next Somaliland elections? If our good friend, the Somali version of Mr. Ten Percent Man, is to rig the next election and claim...

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