Opinion
Reconciling Democracy and Islamic Sharia
Democracy is one of the most well know buzzwords in politics, but it is perhaps the most difficult to define and often misunderstood by the great majo...
Read More »Ganacsatada Soomaaliyeed: Gar-wadeen ka Noqda Gurmadka Dadka Baahan
Sida qaalibka ah, ganacsatadu saamayn weyn ayay ku yeeshaan– ha xumaato ama ha samaatee – arrimaha waddankooda, iyo arrimo dunida oo dhan gil-gil...
Read More »Somali Business Community Should Lead “Feed the Needy” Campaign
Traditionally, businesspeople played - for good or far bad - a pivotal role in the affairs of their homelands and at times, events that rattled the gl...
Read More »Djibouti Agreement Represents Another Spurious Attempt for Peace in Somalia
The majority of South Central people of Somalia has received the agreement signed in Djibouti on June 9 between the Transitional Federal Government (T...
Read More »Fishing in the Troubled Waters in Somalia
The title of the article may misleadingly mean the physical illegal fishing in the troubled waters of our virgin Indian Ocean. In fact, there is anoth...
Read More »When the weak (wrong) leads the strong (right)
“All praises are due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His Help, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil in our souls and fro...
Read More »Thoughts of a Refugee
Wax badan baa laga yidhi in Kulmiye yahay badbaadiyaha Somaliland. Sidaas oo kale ayaa wax badan laga yidhi in Udub ka madhanyahay siyaasad, dhaqaale ...
Read More »Gabiley Land Grab
First of all, I’ am congratulating you and the people of the Region for the regional status given to the District of Gabiley. Unlike other newly for...
Read More »A Memo to “Contributors” / Readers of HOL Comments Section
We are disappointed with the postings/comments by our readers to the news and opinion pieces that appear on HOL. Instead of encountering intellectuall...
Read More »Time to Ban Khat
One might think above statement comes from an over confident member of today’s Al Shabab but in fact it was made by a certain King Sa’adoun of Zei...
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