Opinion

We Believe in Djibouti “Nous Croyons en Djibouti”

MAR 27, 2011

Visit Djibouti, and the huge banners in the capital prominently display the words, “Nous Croyons en Djibouti,” meaning, “We believe in Djibouti....

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Museveni on Libya Military action

MAR 22, 2011

By the time Muammar Gaddaffi came to power in 1969, I was a third year university student at Dar-es-Salaam. We welcomed him because he was in the trad...

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Imisa Magac leh Ah ayaa Mooyga Ku maqan….

MAR 20, 2011

20 Sano ayaan ku jirnaa Dil,dagaal,daad,Abaaro,iyo musiibo aan dhamaad laheyn intaa oo dhan waxaan jirin bidhaan nabad ama neecaaw lagu nasto maanta....

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Somali Diasporas call upon the UN and the UN Security Council to Stop Ethiopia’s Aggression and Meddling in the Internal Affairs of Somalia

MAR 15, 2011

We, the undersigned members of Concerned Somalis in the Diaspora, are deeply dismayed by the international community’s indifferences to the unfetter...

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Building an Insurgent State in Somalia?

MAR 15, 2011

The Somali insurgent movement Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (Movement of Warrior-Youth) has controlled nearly all of southern and central Somalia s...

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Extension of TFP Term of Office Would Maintain the Status Quo

MAR 14, 2011

The recently announced extension of the term of the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) for further 3 years is illegitimate (according to Transition...

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Sh. Omar Faaruuq: A Remembrance

MAR 13, 2011

Sheikh Cumar Faarooq is laid to rest in Saudi Arabia, may Allah shower his mercy upon him and grant him Jannah. Amen. Without doubt, Sheikh Cumar Faa...

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The Libyan crisis through the lenses of the Somali civil war

MAR 12, 2011

As you read this article, Libya is being torn apart by what seems like a looming civil war. This huge country is disintegrating into fiefdoms where an...

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In praise of Somali women: A poem in honour of international women's day

MAR 12, 2011

While her brothers are away playing She helps her mother While her brothers prepare to eat...

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A tale of two Shabab movements: Egyptian and Somali

MAR 08, 2011

As I watched the youth-driven upheavals that have awoken the comatose Arab people into action to reclaim their dignity and their freedom, I could not ...

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