Opinion

The Galgala conflict and its misleading association with Islamic Extremism

AUG 13, 2010

I visited Galgala in 2005 while doing some volunteer work at the University of East Africa in Bosasso. It is a small village that is off the beaten tr...

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SYL: The Deferred Dream

AUG 12, 2010

Roughly half a century ago, there was a group of very ambitious young Somalis who wanted to dedicate their lives to putting their nation into a forwar...

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Somaliland : Multiparty Political System is Virtue of Democracy and Constitutional Right

AUG 11, 2010

Hargeisa - In line with the fundamental principles of Democracy, political freedom, freedom of expression and press, which are the virtues upon which ...

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Secularism for Somalia Forever (SSF)….comments on the Somali Penal Code

AUG 08, 2010

The saga of the 43-year-old Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was facing punishment by stoning to death for adultery, continues....

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The Plight of Somali Refugees in the Arabian Peninsula

AUG 07, 2010

Unfortunate Somalis destined from bad to worse, it’s over two decades now when an armed violence erupted in the home country. The world gets bewilde...

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A Message to the Somali American Community: Be Kind And Be Careful

AUG 07, 2010

Columbus, Ohio- As many of you are aware, 14 people were indicted in federal court on terror related charges, including two Somali-American women from...

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Somalia: Africa's future

AUG 06, 2010

Somalia is no more. Since the colonial-made state collapsed under the weight of clan warfare in 1991, four fledgling entities have emerged to fill the...

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Africa must define its role in global security

AUG 05, 2010

THE theme of the recently ended African Union Summit in Kampala was deservingly “Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa”. But...

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Somaliland: No need of political howl

AUG 04, 2010

It’s too early to throw harsh criticisms at the newly installed government and those who have impulsive appetite of throwing ineffective criticisms ...

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South Africa: Country Must Call the Shots or Walk Away From Somalia

AUG 04, 2010

Johannesburg — THE recent African Union (AU) summit in Kampala saw SA come under significant pressure to send troops to bolster Ugandan and Burundia...

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