Stockholm College
by Olle Lundberg
Monday, February 02, 2009
After 18 years of war, killings and conflicts the people of Somalia now are filled with hope of a peaceful future. The popular leader of the Alliance for Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), Sheikh Sharif, has now been elected President of Somalia. MKFC Stockholm College congratulates the Somalian people and especially the young generation, hoping that schools and inclusive education will be rebuilt and developed
Sheik Sharif is seen as a moderate Islamist by the world community and is well prepared to talk to groups that are fighting in Somalia.
We need to bring clarity and peaceful settlement to the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia which has been dragging for a long time, says Sheik Sharif. He adds that a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia will help in tackling the poverty the people in the region suffer from.
Resistance forces wanted to get Ethiopia out of Somalia and they have succeeded in doing so. Therefore it is unnecessary to spill the blood of more Somalis.
He is willing to talk to those with proposals to end the conflict in Somalia and he will also talk to those with whom he may have religious differences.
Source: Stockholm College, Feb 02, 2009