Opinion
Coastguards of the stolen seas – or ruthless opportunists?
Somalia's pirates have succeeded where Islamic militias and epic famine could not, by keeping the country in the international headlines....
Read More »Not every Somali is a terrorist
BEFORE I travelled to Uganda for the International Conference on Interfaith, I heard that things had changed in Kampala after the July 11 bombings....
Read More »Thanks to Siad Barre and his nationalist government
This is a letter to Siad Barre, from one of his admirers, may he rest in peace and may God bless his patriotic soul. I was born in March 1991, two mon...
Read More »Fight terrorism the Indonesian way
A few weeks after the twin suicide bombings in Kampala, there were cases of racial profiling where anyone who looked like a Somali was perceived to be...
Read More »Is media coverage of Somalis too negative?
Since Sept. 11, the American news media have been preoccupied with stories about Muslims. News coverage of bombings, suicide killings, cartoons (and e...
Read More »Qualifications of the Next Somali Prime Minister
Recently, I have been monitoring the Somali websites regarding the next Somali Prime Minister. There is speculation that the next Prime Minister of So...
Read More »Somali Savation Council endorses Eng. Iraad Hassan Warsame for the next Prime Minister
We the undersigned elders comprising leaders and sultans from all the clans of eighteen Somali regions who have been intensively and comprehensively c...
Read More »President Silanyo should fire his national security team
Recently, a group of armed ONLF insurgent group landed Somaliland western sea coast almost succeeded crossing into Ethiopia’s Eastern border without...
Read More »Resurrecting the Land of Milk and Honey
Well, at least that is what it was called before the Military Regime, clan-based movements, warlords, and Religious hardliners managed to destroy it b...
Read More »Message to Muslims: I’m Sorry
Many Americans have suggested that more moderate Muslims should stand up to extremists, speak out for tolerance, and apologize for sins committed by t...
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