Opinion

The Sharif I have seen

OCT 05, 2009

When, in 2006, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed came to power as one of the leaders of the Union Islamic Courts (UIC), he was part of a group that controlled most ...

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Where have all the good men gone? The coming of age of the ‘lost generation’.

OCT 03, 2009

A few days ago as I sat nonchalant reading an article for a class at one of the many cafes that litter the university campus I attend, I happened to o...

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Where are the Beef and the Peace; Mr. Sheriff?

SEP 29, 2009

For the Somali citizen, in addition to a life of violence and deprivation, now the prospect of statelessness is more real and terrifyingly nearer more...

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Somaliland is rescued by foreign friends and a watchfull media

SEP 27, 2009

With its latest decision to extend or should I say reject the extension, depending on where one stands on Somaliland’s slippery political landscape,...

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The failure of the international community and the resilience of a people

SEP 27, 2009

Somalia is officially classified as a failed state where warlords, Islamic extremists, suicide bombings, piracy, secessionists, poverty and anarchy pr...

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Somalia Since "Black Hawk Down"

SEP 27, 2009

Whatever agenda the US and UN had about sending 28 000 blue helmet soldiers to Somalia as part of a broad UN Operation in 1992, many Somalis including...

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Wareerka iyo Muranka ka jira Islaamka Siyaasadeysan!

SEP 23, 2009

Dooda laxidhiidha Islaamka siyaasadeysani waa mid muran badani ka taagan yahay oo aan si waafi ah u cadeyn sababo badan owgood. Tan uga horeysaayi waa...

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An Eye on Somaliland Political Standoff

SEP 23, 2009

The political standoff in the unrecognized de-facto republic of Somaliland, is a critical development that is worth an international close watch....

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How the American Muslim celebrate the Eid Fitra

SEP 20, 2009

Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha are the two major yearly holidays of Islam. Eid-ul-Fitr follows the month of fasting, Ramadan. Eid-ul-Adha falls on the 10...

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Editorial: AU troops sitting ducks in Somalia

SEP 20, 2009

The killing of two dozen African Union peacekeepers, including the deputy force commander Maj-Gen Juvenile Niyoyunguriza from Burundi by Islamist insu...

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