Opinion

A world away from devastation of Mogadishu

JAN 04, 2010

Despite its name, the propeller-driven Dash flies slower than its companion, the Dornier jet – taking three hours or more from Nairobi's JKIA to Har...

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Nin Tahriiba

JAN 03, 2010

Waa gabay taabanay xaalada nolosha iyo saadaasha labada qof ee kala jooga wadankii iyo kan jooga qurbaha oo midiba ka kale tuhmayo ,...

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My Reflections on Somali Migration to the US

JAN 03, 2010

Somalia’s government collapsed in January 1991, and many Somali’s fled the country because of insecurity - becoming refugees in neighboring countr...

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Abdirizak H. Hussein: The Misunderstood PM

JAN 03, 2010

The Middle Government or the Government of Abdirizak, as it was popularly know, was a test of democracy in the Somali Republic. Abdirizak Haji Hussein...

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Islamic Militancy in the History of Somalia

JAN 02, 2010

Militancy simply means having a combative character; aggressive, especially in the service of a cause. Adding Islamic adjective signifies that certain...

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Light Skin vs. Dark Skin

JAN 01, 2010

What’s your definition of beautiful? Is it associated with skin tone? Is “light” skin the “right” skin? These are just a few of the question...

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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

DEC 31, 2009

Everyone of us has bad times as well as good that record in his diary or kept in his memories. I as a person from Mogadishu, grown up and studied in i...

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Somalia: Why Troops Must Be Deployed Now

DEC 31, 2009

The entire event was aimed to explore mechanisms of influencing public opinion and support for African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) in Somalia, ...

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A New Paradigm for Engaging Somalia

DEC 31, 2009

The stakes are much higher than ever before. And, despite the negative reports that dominate the news and thus perpetuate the sense of hopelessness, v...

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The Path Not Taken: Copenhagen Fiasco

DEC 30, 2009

THE COPENHAGEN climate conference that ended on the 18th of December 2009 witnessed intense diplomatic and sometimes not so diplomatic activities that...

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