Opinion

Ramadan Reflections:Somalia and its suffering

JUL 24, 2012

We observe Ramadan by abstaining food and drink during the day. We fast to fight the urge to eat and drink. We feel hunger and thirst. By fasting we g...

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Cancer and Paralysis. The twin afflictions facing Somalia.

JUL 24, 2012

Somalia and its people are in a state of acute despair caused by the Cancer of Corruption and Paralyzed by a deep distrust in the integrity of its pol...

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USAID is Revamping the Modus Procedendi of The-Pejoratively-Divisive Dual-Track Policy

JUL 24, 2012

The U.S government has maintained an ill-advised policy towards Somalia since the inception of the Somali nation in 1960. From failing to respond to t...

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Let’s Focus Who Should Win the Somali Presidency? Not Who Can Win

JUL 23, 2012

The political discourse on Somalia tends to concentrate on the question of who can win the coming presidential election, since the field is populated ...

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The two Somali Olympians…. A symbol of hope for the Somali Youth

JUL 21, 2012

As I watched the Somali Olympic team land at Heathrow International Airport in London, I had a mixed emotion of what this moment means to millions of ...

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Who Will Protect Somalia’s Energy Resources?

JUL 21, 2012

This is probably the first question that came into the minds of sensible Somalis around the world as soon as we heard oil drilling would begin in the ...

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“What's in it for me?”

JUL 20, 2012

With barely a month to go before Somalia exits thetransitional federal government system, set to expire on August 20this plagued by embarrassment and ...

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The Genesis of Somalia Conflict

JUL 19, 2012

The value of anything is appreciated when it’s lost. For sometime the Somalis took the rule of law and equality before the law for granted. What fol...

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The final draft constitution and the fate of Mogadishu and south-central Somalia.

JUL 19, 2012

The Independent Federal Constitution Commission, IFCC, was tasked by Transitional Federal Institutions, TFIs, to draft a constitution for Somalia [1];...

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Rising Divorce among Somalis is a Cause for concern

JUL 15, 2012

It is very rare to find a Somali home that is not directly and indirectly touched by the trauma of divorce. We are now witnessing rising divorce rates...

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