Opinion
Rising from the ashes of war
Rising from the ashes of Somalia’s devastating civil war is an image so powerful, it could help provide a solution to the never ending devastation: ...
Read More »The four weeks that shook Somaliland politics
For the last four weeks, Somaliland has witnessed one of its critical political situations in connection to the following reasons....
Read More »Puntland’s Latest Scuffle with the VOA
Puntland's Deputy Minister of Information Abdishakur Mire Adan issued a letter late last week, banning VOA reporting from Puntland, the semi-autonomou...
Read More »Only the UN can save the Somali
Forget about the United States of America; their interest in Somalia is not to arrest the plight of the suffering Somali people. Foremost, their goal ...
Read More »Puntland’s media poodles versus watchdog media
With the recent decision to suspend the reporters of VOA and ban VOA affiliate FM relay stations from broadcasting in its domain, the Administration o...
Read More »An Open Letter to Sheikh Sharif
Before I start my letter, I have a confession to make. I have never supported you before nor did I attend any of your speeches in America. In fact, I ...
Read More »What Can we tell This Child?
Over the past two years it is estimated that tens of thousands of people have been killed in Somalia particularly its capital city, Mogadishu in a mor...
Read More »AL-‘ITISAAM: A Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing
Since 2006 when the Somali conflict became well-known to me, I started a very extensive research which I shall demonstrate throughout this article. My...
Read More »The Sharif I have seen
When, in 2006, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed came to power as one of the leaders of the Union Islamic Courts (UIC), he was part of a group that controlled most ...
Read More »Where have all the good men gone? The coming of age of the ‘lost generation’.
A few days ago as I sat nonchalant reading an article for a class at one of the many cafes that litter the university campus I attend, I happened to o...
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