Opinion
Silencing the Secularists
The globally renowned cleric Sheikh Safar Al-Hawali identifies the origin of the term secularism, in his book Al-Almaniya (secularism in Arabic), as t...
Read More »My Comment on Your Recent Editorials
I read your latest editorial, posted on May 5, 2008 and titled “Ethiopian Involvement in Somalia”. I wish to inform you that I didn’t like your ...
Read More »After May 15, What is Next for “Somaliland?”
Though I am totally opposed to the senseless, feverish fanaticism called Somaliland, I am nevertheless, pained by the fact that the so-called democrac...
Read More »My disappointment with PM Nur Adde
I was one of many Somalis who felt a sense of hope to resolve the problems of Somalia in November 2007 when Nur Adde was appointed Prime Minister of S...
Read More »Peace in Somaliland is at the Fork of Ephemerality and Endurance
It was 17 years ago this coming 18 May that Somaliland announced secession from Somalia. Since that date, as the fate of the South sank deeper into th...
Read More »Neither the TFG nor the Alliance of Re-liberation can seriously bring about a peaceful settlement in Somalia.
First of all, thank you for your very well written article. Your sincere appeal to the opposing sides to demonstrate care for the people of Somalia by...
Read More »Ethiopia, the 800 pound Trojan horse!
Somalia and Ethiopia have been each other’s worst nightmare for the past five hundred and plus years. They fought over everything from land disputes...
Read More »An Urgent Call for Peace and Reconciliation
We, the undersigned Somali citizens, academics, and intellectuals in Somalia and throughout the Diaspora hereby express our grave concern about:...
Read More »Djibouti Conference: An Opportunity that Should Not Be Missed
The tragic situation in Somalia has attracted a renewed global attention. And as a concerned Somali citizen, I share my people’s desire for the rest...
Read More »Somaliland - the Clowns of the Lost Recognition, and their End
It was just a myth; that of a part of Somali territory being calm and ´still´ functioning as a state. The myth was enhanced by narratives about the ...
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