Opinion
The boom in Somalia’s roadblocks
Since the collapse of Siad Barre’s government in 1991 roadblocks controlled by unscrupulous men have been the hallmark of Somalia, especially South ...
Read More »BBC and VOA Battle for Audience—and Employees
When Ahmed Hassan Awke and Abdisalam Herari moved their iconic radio personalities from the BBC Somali Service to the newly rekindled VOA Somali Servi...
Read More »UDUB needs to learn from Silanyo
The recent hullabaloo surrounding Silanyo’s meeting with Jendayi Frazer, the US Undersecretary of State for Africa, demonstrated yet again UDUB gov...
Read More »MAXAA LOO AFLAGAADEYNAYAA NEBIGEENA SUUBAN MUXAMMAD (Salallahu calayhi wasallam)
Aayadaha Quraanka kariimka ee kor ku xusan ayaa si cad u qeexaya in kuwa horteena kutubada lagu soo dejiyey iyo kuwa mushrikiinta aan wax badan oo afl...
Read More »The Evolution of the Concept of Jihad in Islam
I have recently come across an interesting and educative article in the London-based Arabic daily, Al-Hayat (Life), of January 12, 2008, titled “The...
Read More »On Coming To Sweden
Right after setting foot on Swedish soil that cold morning of November 18 2007, I have noticed two things: Cold weather and peace....
Read More »Somali-Americans for Barack Obama
Despite freezing rain and strong winds, I am very proud of all Somali-American voters in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia who braved th...
Read More »Hope at last in Somalia
The new Somali PM has freed some opposition leaders and journalists in a gesture of goodwill and seems willing to talk to all parties in the conflict,...
Read More »With friends like these who needs enemies
The past fortnight has undoubtedly been glorious days for Somaliland and hence bad times for Somalia’s unity...
Read More »Who Spoiled Ethiopian Dream
After a couple of fruitless attempts from IGAD and the Arab League to mediate between Transitional Federal Government and Union of Islamic Courts, the...
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