Opinion
Pride and Prejudice in Somalia
The heinous atrocity committed against Ahmed Muqtar Salah (aka Dowlo), a Somali Bantu who was reportedly stabbed to death and his body burned while st...
Read More »Maxaa lagu xasuusanayaa Madaxweyne Xasan Shiikh Maxamuud
Waxaa 30-kii bishii tagtay Seteembar Xamar looga dhawaaqay Xisbi cusub oo magaciisu ka kooban yahay saddex eray “Midoowga Nabadda iyo Demoqradiyadda...
Read More »Do Charcoal Trade-offs threaten Somalia’s Rainfall?
Article 25 (1) of the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) states that “Every person has the right to an environment ...
Read More »The selling and trafficking of Somali young girls, especially those from the diaspora
Recently, there was an increase of reports on trafficking and selling the Somali young girls particularly those from the diaspora to Mogadishu city. O...
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The Forgotten Lessons of Black Hawk Down
The disaster in Somalia offered America a glimpse of the future of warfare. No one listened....
Read More »A Somali National Economic Board
This is part of an upcoming book I am working on. I thought it may be useful to present it today in view of the ongoing discussion on National Assets ...
Read More »The Struggle of a Somali Kiwi
New Zealand is a vision of beauty and home to 4.7 million Kiwis with 7,000 Somali Kiwis making up that total. The Somali Kiwis have found it difficult...
Read More »Tax agency's targeting of my mosque just doesn't make sense
On Aug. 22, Muslims around the globe observed Eid Al-Adha, one of two major festivals celebrated each year by people of the Islamic faith. As has been...
Read More »A New Dawn for the Horn of Africa Nations
In an article on Hiiran Online on 17 August 2018, I called on Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia who were working to bury the decade old enmity (Ethiopia a...
Read More »The Kismayo Conference: A Failing Grade
In early September, the Somali regional leaders met in Kismayo. It was a meeting where the President Mohamed Farmajo was not present, but yet his big ...
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