Colaadda Ceel-Afweyn Maxaa u Sabab ah?
Colaadda Ceel-Afweyn Maxaa u Sabab ah? Intii muddo ahba magaalada Ceel-Afweyn waxa ay ku soo caan baxday, dagaalka dad iyo duunyoba aafeeyey ee mudada afarta sanadood ah deegaankaas ka socday. Inkasta oo magaalada Ceel-Afweyn magaca colaaddu ku dhacay, dilka iyo dhibaatooyinku inta badan waa deegaano ka baxsan, sida Dogoble iyo Dararweyne […]
FAYSAL IYO HARGEYSA
FAYSAL IYO HARGEYSA Juulaay 2004 “Adeer gaadhiga ma kuu masaxaa” cod yar xaggayga dambe ka yidhi. Dib ayaan jalleecay, mise waa inan yar oo 12 ilaa 13 aan da’diisa ku qiyaasay. Gaadhigii aan watey ayaan mar kale eegay masse wax laga nadiifiyaa kuma yaalliin, hase ahaatee waan ka xishooday in aan inanka yar shaqo la’aan […]
SOMALILAND: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
SOMALILAND: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Testimony before the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittees on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International relations And International Terrorism and Nonproliferation June 29, 2006 By Dr. Saad Noor, Somaliland’s Representative to the USA Mr. Chairman and Honorable Members of the House esteemed subcommittees: I am very pleased, […]
The revival of African love:
How a few African students are restoring the continent’s tarnished image. On April 18, 2014 I attended an event organized by the Organization of African Students (OAS)at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville. My niece’s daughter was part of a student dance group performing at the event. I went with […]
A win- win situation for both Presidents in Turkey; the first round
by Omar Hussein (PhD) The talks between Somalia and Somaliland which has started a year ago seem to be moving very slowly in spite of world pressure to see the two resolve their problems quickly. Sources close to Somaliland say Somalia is dragging its feet and Somaliland is getting worried. Many believe President Hassan […]
Samatar’s Hero’s Welcome in Somaliland Has Him Walking a Tightrope
Bashir Goth Professor Ahmed Samatar represents different things to different people, but one thing that undeniably dominates his character is that he is an eminent scholar seeking to revive common decency and good values in the Somali people. However, the rapturous welcome and adulation that he received during his much awaited homecoming to Somaliland may […]
ARAB OBSESSION WITH SOMALI CHARCOAL: How Gulf States Destroyed Somalia’s Environment.
By Farah M. Mohamed While the world has been debating whether or not the Somali arms embargo should be lifted, Somalia has been facing a little known, but hugely challenging, environmental disaster. Since the collapse of the central government in 1991, Somalia has been a haven for many environmentally destructive illegal activities such as […]
Somalia: Time to catch up with the rest of Africa
By Bashir Goth In its issue, 2nd -8th March 2013, The Economist magazine drew a rosy picture of Africa in a 14-page special report of what it described as “the world’s fastest growing continent,” with a cover page title “Aspiring Africa”, featuring the picture of a giraffe with an exaggeratedly long neck scanning the far horizon. […]
President Silanyo meets with President Hassan.
By Omar Ibrahim Hussein (PhD). As agreed the two Presidents will hopefully be engaged in the talks that have started at the beginning of this year. The question is will the nomination of Fozia Haji Yusuf help or hurt the forth coming talks between Somalia and Somaliland The two leaders should sit face to face […]
The Somali President Has Spoken, Can Anyone Hear His Agony
Bashir Goth In a speech that I consider to be one of the most powerful and most compassionate speeches that any Somali leader has delivered for a long time, Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has spoken candidly and explicitly about some of the most serious challenges that his government faces and called for the […]
MATATU EXPLOSION IN NAIROBI’S EASTLEIGH
Reporting by Hassan Malik Mohamed Garissa, Kenya The normal peace and buzzing of activities at Nairobi’s Eastleigh, a predominantly Somali residential and a giant commercial hub, was suddenly, yesterday punctuated after a passenger minibus which ply the eastleign route ripped of; as a result of a grenade detonation. Immediately after the incident, the kenya security […]
WHY SOMALIS HATE THEMSELVES: Somali’s Obsession with Garlanding and Indian Sari
According to the Wikipedia definition, ‘garland’ is a decorative wreath or cord, used at festive occasions, which can be hung round a person’s neck, or on inanimate objects like Christmas trees. There is no place in the world, other than Indian Subcontinent with practiced garland traditions. If you have been to an Indian […]