Opinion
In commemoration of the late Somali President Abdirashid Ali sharmarke
Today is October 15, 2009. It precisely marks the gloomy day, 40 years ago, when the late Somali President Abdirashid Ali sharmarke- May his soul rest...
Read More »Shariah in Lawless Somalia
Nowhere in the world is Shariah more contested ( yet seldom debated) than in war-weary Somalia where each of the entities competing for power claims t...
Read More »Rising from the ashes of war
Rising from the ashes of Somalia’s devastating civil war is an image so powerful, it could help provide a solution to the never ending devastation: ...
Read More »The four weeks that shook Somaliland politics
For the last four weeks, Somaliland has witnessed one of its critical political situations in connection to the following reasons....
Read More »Puntland’s Latest Scuffle with the VOA
Puntland's Deputy Minister of Information Abdishakur Mire Adan issued a letter late last week, banning VOA reporting from Puntland, the semi-autonomou...
Read More »Only the UN can save the Somali
Forget about the United States of America; their interest in Somalia is not to arrest the plight of the suffering Somali people. Foremost, their goal ...
Read More »Puntland’s media poodles versus watchdog media
With the recent decision to suspend the reporters of VOA and ban VOA affiliate FM relay stations from broadcasting in its domain, the Administration o...
Read More »An Open Letter to Sheikh Sharif
Before I start my letter, I have a confession to make. I have never supported you before nor did I attend any of your speeches in America. In fact, I ...
Read More »What Can we tell This Child?
Over the past two years it is estimated that tens of thousands of people have been killed in Somalia particularly its capital city, Mogadishu in a mor...
Read More »AL-‘ITISAAM: A Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing
Since 2006 when the Somali conflict became well-known to me, I started a very extensive research which I shall demonstrate throughout this article. My...
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