Opinion

It is not too late to reverse the US Foreign Policy in Somalia:

OCT 24, 2006

The United States foreign policy in Somalia could be summed up to advance Ethiopian interests in the Horn of Africa. America's most important national...

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EID Mubarak, Mogadishu!

OCT 23, 2006

Like most of Somalis in the Diaspora, it has become a daily routine for me to daily surf and check Somali sites for news back home. Mostly such news i...

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Somalis don’t need relapse into a civil war

OCT 23, 2006

Somalis have had enough civil wars. The tribulations Somalis have been through since 1991 should weigh heavily on the mind of any leader contemplating...

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Ethiopia and Eritrea Gearing up for their Old War in Somalia

OCT 23, 2006

For Osman Tifow, the momentary peace he is enjoying under the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) is not much different from the 14 or so other attempts to ...

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Somaliland and ICU war inevitable or wishful thinking of reactionaries?

OCT 21, 2006

An inevitable war between the ICU and Somaliland is a fantastic tale dramatically weaved together by analysts who seem to be good fictional writers th...

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Islamophobia, Terrorism and Fragmented Immigrant Communities

OCT 20, 2006

Jack Straw’s comments on the veil also known as niqab have reinvigorated the debate about diversity and the role of Muslim community in tackling the...

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Union of Islamic Courts has fallen onto the Ethiopian Trap

OCT 20, 2006

When the Union Courts expelled the warlords from Mogadishu and took over control of the city, they received unparallel support from all part of Somali...

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President Rayale and Puntland State present the biggest threat to Somaliland; not the UIC

OCT 17, 2006

The new developments in Somalia, in particular, the demise of the weak TFG and the rapid rise of the UIC present Somaliland with both political opport...

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Is Tribalism still to be blamed?

OCT 17, 2006

In reading the article of Dr. Mohamud Yahye published on Hiiraan titled “Tribalism: the Cancer in Our Midst”, I was inspired to participate in th...

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Diaspora / Intellectuals’ / Civil Society Kacdoon Is Long Overdue!

OCT 15, 2006

Anyone who has been following recent media reports know by now that problems are brewing between the Transitional national Government (TFG) and the Un...

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