Opinion

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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Do We Have a Somali Civil Society?

DEC 29, 2009

I sometimes wonder if we have a civil society in Somalia-- a society which is civic by nature and has a deep patriotic feeling for the motherland. In...

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Are Somalis Nationalists?

DEC 27, 2009

It struck me hard and, thus, motivated me to write this article when I recollected Jason Mac Lure’s interview with Meles Zenawi (Newsweek, April 21,...

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The greatest impediment to Puntland’s progress

DEC 26, 2009

Ever since former U.S. President Bush declared war on terror, a new political trend has taken a shape in the Horn of Africa. Political foes started to...

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POEM: AFRICAN GRIEF

DEC 24, 2009

Oh Mama Africa, why do you forsake me? Years ago I escaped from the wrath of war, Not blaming you, but still under your eyeful watch....

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