Opinion

Coastguards of the stolen seas – or ruthless opportunists?

OCT 02, 2010

Somalia's pirates have succeeded where Islamic militias and epic famine could not, by keeping the country in the international headlines....

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Not every Somali is a terrorist

OCT 01, 2010

BEFORE I travelled to Uganda for the International Conference on Interfaith, I heard that things had changed in Kampala after the July 11 bombings....

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Thanks to Siad Barre and his nationalist government

SEP 29, 2010

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...

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Fight terrorism the Indonesian way

SEP 28, 2010

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...

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Is media coverage of Somalis too negative?

SEP 27, 2010

Since Sept. 11, the American news media have been preoccupied with stories about Muslims. News coverage of bombings, suicide killings, cartoons (and e...

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Qualifications of the Next Somali Prime Minister

SEP 27, 2010

Recently, I have been monitoring the Somali websites regarding the next Somali Prime Minister. There is speculation that the next Prime Minister of So...

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Somali Savation Council endorses Eng. Iraad Hassan Warsame for the next Prime Minister

SEP 27, 2010

We the undersigned elders comprising leaders and sultans from all the clans of eighteen Somali regions who have been intensively and comprehensively c...

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President Silanyo should fire his national security team

SEP 23, 2010

Recently, a group of armed ONLF insurgent group landed Somaliland western sea coast almost succeeded crossing into Ethiopia’s Eastern border without...

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Resurrecting the Land of Milk and Honey

SEP 23, 2010

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...

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Message to Muslims: I’m Sorry

SEP 20, 2010

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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