Opinion

Obama’s Speech in Egypt: Muslims are Speechless

JUN 02, 2009

President Barrack Hussein Obama will this week give his long-awaited and over-publicized speech to the Muslim world in Cairo, Egypt....

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Why the U.N. should move fast to punish Eritrea

MAY 31, 2009

The UN Security Council advanced farther from past huffing and chugging on matters Somalia. It took concrete action. Hopefully, the council will maint...

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U.S. can't afford to ignore situation in Somalia

MAY 31, 2009

Nearly two months ago, for a brief moment, the full attention of Americans was directed back to Somalia. This time it was not "Blackhawk Down" but rat...

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Djibouti is Following the Path of Somalia

MAY 29, 2009

Nation-state building must start from the nation to state, instead of the state to nation. Republic of Djibouti have practiced the opposite. Because o...

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The failure of Clan Extremism and the Rise of Religious Extremism

MAY 28, 2009

It’s not a coincident to witness the forces of extremism, literalists, and rejectionists emerge as robust political and military force and threaten ...

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A Little Advice for Sheikh Sharif

MAY 26, 2009

Mr. President: win or lose your current struggle with your former Islamist colleagues on legitimate principles. Your presidency over Somali national-u...

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The Neo-Islamists’ March of Ignorance

MAY 25, 2009

In light of the rising violence in Mogadishu and how dramatically power seems to be slipping out of the hands of the unity government, the specter of ...

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Somalia needs regional help

MAY 25, 2009

Reports that Kenyan youth might be targets of recruiters to fight with Somali extremists in that country’s worsening civil war should be sufficientl...

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Ma Dagaalaa! Ma Muqdishaa! Ma Dil iyo Qixitaanaa!

MAY 24, 2009

Hadal badan kama furna masiibada ka socota magaalada Muqdisho iyo dadka intiisa kale, lagamana aamusi karo oo damiirka ayaa na damqaaya....

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It's imperative that Somalis financially contribute the new Government

MAY 22, 2009

Have you noticed, lately that the Somalis in Diaspora are drumming up for the newly Government of Somalia, headed by President Sheik Sharif? I don't k...

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