Opinion

Somalia: From Communism to Talibanism

JUL 08, 2009

I wish to dedicate the following article to the memory of Mr. Mohamed Hassan Aden, an ordinary Somali citizen who was unjustly murdered in Baidoa, Som...

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UN Envoy for Somalia blasts Experts for their reality-based assessments

JUL 08, 2009

The search for alternative solution for the intractable Somali conflict has hit a roadblock after the Special Representative of the United Nations Sec...

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When Islamists Take Power and Beyond!

JUL 08, 2009

Barring unforeseeable intervention on its behalf, specifically foreign forces to kill and die for its survival, this government by name-only in Mogadi...

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Somalia, Outside the Violence Box

JUL 08, 2009

Whether in Somalia or elsewhere, any attempt to tame religious extremism with violence leads to costly tragedies and disenchantments. And anyone who d...

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The Assault on Somalism by Al-Shabab & Co.

JUL 06, 2009

Somalism is the bold support for and love of the Somali way of life. It is an appreciation of the Somali culture, history, people and land. It is the ...

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Somaliland: Diplomatic Flop

JUL 06, 2009

The first diplomat of the house keeping administration of Somaliland H.E Mohamed Ducaale (Dhoolayare) spoke on his stand of a congressional hearing to...

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Al Shabaab puts Mogadishu’s rapists and robbers on notice

JUL 05, 2009

A few days ago Somalia’s radical al Shabaab insurgents, who control large parts of the country and might well overrun the fragile government in Moga...

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Mandeeq Is Not Dead: A Salute to The Flag on Independence Week

JUL 05, 2009

Such a powerful conviction and commitment by Maandeeq’s daughters and sons singing to this beautiful Flag, the Somali Flag, signifies the Independen...

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Condolences on Independence Days

JUL 03, 2009

Hargaysa: June 26, 2009 was celebrated in Hargaysa Somaliland in a closed ceremony , under a cloud of morbid anxiety. The Celebration/Communal Worry ...

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The silence of Somali educated people on crime a betrayal of both Islamic Shari’ a and democracy

JUL 01, 2009

Those groups who fired shots each other in Mogadishu would not be free today if Somali educated people stopped turning a blind eye to crime. Somali ed...

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