Opinion
The Tears of Somalia
Somalia is suffering from the most severe drought and famine in the last 60 years, which has already resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of pe...
Read More »We are getting it wrong on piracy
While state failure in Somalia provides pirates with an opportunity to operate relatively freely, the lack of effective security at sea gives them the...
Read More »This is Minnesota, not Somalia, so stand up and be grateful
In the middle of last week, Amina Farah Ali decided to stand in court when she heard the words "all rise.'' It was the third day of her trial in Minne...
Read More »The End of Al-Shabaab in Somalia
The abhorrent terrorist attack on October 4th, 2011 against Mogadishu students signals the end of Al-Shabaab terrorists....
Read More »Somalia’s Famine: A Multi-dimensional Catastrophe
For the last several months, the media has intensively propagated the news on the famine in Somalia. To emphasise the existence of such a famine, hi...
Read More »Filinkii la Qariyay
Qol ayuu hoosta ka soo xirtay. Magaciisu waa Shiikh Halaage. Wuxuu ka mid yahay madaxda ururka Habaarane. Waxa uu shitay kaamiro wax lagu duubo...
Read More »Mogadishu Bombing Delivers a Slap to Turkey
The truck bomb attack that killed more than 100 people in Mogadishu on Tuesday was a not entirely unfamiliar horror for the residents of a city locked...
Read More »Somali militia destroyed their land; now they’re doing the same to ours
Somali pirates are killing Kenya, one tourist at a time. Hotels have closed, guests evacuated, bookings cancelled. Yet tourism is Kenya’s life-blood...
Read More »An act of desperation by Al-Shabaab
Suicide car-bombing is a frightening new phenomenon that has instilled fear in the hearts and minds of many Somalis who feel confused because it has n...
Read More »Halaaga ka dhacay Soomaaliya oo ay dhalintii mustaqbalku ku hoobteen (FAALLO)
Soomaaliya oo ah waddan soo maray dhibaatooyin lixaad leh oo ay ugu horreysay qaran jabkii dhacay 1991-kii oo keenay in ummada Soomaaliyeed ay ku kal...
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