Opinion

Rayale’s Final Days in Power and his desperate attempts to hold on

FEB 01, 2010

African dictators use various tactics to consolidate their power. They use fear, bribes, arm-twisting, divide-and rule and a litany of other tools to ...

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The Jihadist Next Door

JAN 29, 2010

ON A WARM, cloudy day in the fall of 1999, the town of Daphne, Ala., stirred to life. The high-school band came pounding down Main Street, past the po...

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“New Radio Station for the Djiboutian Oppositions: could they be able to use it responsibly?”

JAN 28, 2010

The other day a friend of mine sent me an email about a new internet-based Radio station about two weeks ago: www.lavoixdedjibouti.com. (The voice of ...

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Al-Faisal crisis reveals serious gaps in anti-terror efforts

JAN 27, 2010

The four conflicting government statements issued on whether controversial preacher al-Faisal had been deported last Thursday were a fitting climax to...

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Radicalising Muslim youth unwise

JAN 26, 2010

The varied reactions and interpretations of the recent demonstration by Muslims for Human Rights Forum has revealed our weakness as a nation....

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Defeating the Devil

JAN 25, 2010

They say “if you want to defeat a devil you have to ride the devil himself and learn the devil’s discipline.” Yes, I prefer to use the word devi...

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Real reason why Somalis are targeted in arrests

JAN 24, 2010

The riots and destruction of private property that occurred 10 days ago around Jamia mosque in Nairobi must be condemned. It was a shameful event with...

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Things a Responsible Somali Government Would Do

JAN 24, 2010

There is a dire need to take care of the Somali nation and its myriad issues, crises and interests. The Transitional Government can still do the job i...

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AHLU-SUNNA – The New Kid In The Block

JAN 24, 2010

Historically, in Somalia men were categorized either as “wadaad” (religious) or “waranle” (a warrior). Wadaads mostly stayed above the fray o...

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Somalia: The Humanitarian tremor midfielders

JAN 22, 2010

These are the major Somalia donors contracting United Nations agencies and international NGOs to be the implementation partners of various projects in...

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