Nowhere in the world is Shariah more contested (yet seldom debated) than in war-weary, Somalia where each of the entities competing for power claims to have embraced it while condemning its detractor, or rather, its enemy, as a dangerous imposter. All the colorful politics motivating each contender aside, the most pressing question begging an answer is: Can lawless Somalia...Continue reading »
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By David Axe — The two-decade-old conflict in Somalia has entered a new phase, which presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the United States. The elections of new U.S. and Somali presidents in late 2008 and early 2009 provide an opportunity to reframe U.S.-Somali relations. To best encourage peace in the devastated country, Washington needs a new strategy...Continue reading »
Forget about the United States of America; their interest in Somalia is not to arrest the plight of the suffering Somali people. Foremost, their goal is to defeat and crush the imagined al Qaeda element in the on-going civil war in that sad country. There is no way one can be pro-Al Shabaab or pro-Hizbul Islaam. Their visions are lopsided, and their methods of struggle...Continue reading »
Tim Morris (Guardian) —- Somali refugees in Sana’a are angry. Sitting on the concrete floor of a “community centre” with no facilities, they pour out grievances against the government and the UN refugee agency. “Those who come to Yemen are the unluckiest refugees in the world,” says one. “We are in an open prison. Why do they...Continue reading »
It’s unfortunate and sad that in less than a year, Somalis will celebrate 50 years of Independence with no widely-supported government. Yusuf Hassan is Ohio State Alum '07 also an active member in community services Despite the hopes, which many had in the prospects for the independence, the reality was that hope was replaced with hatred and backward mindset....Continue reading »
_______________________________________________________________________________ September 25th, 2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Contact Information: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Abdurahman Jama, Executive Director Office: (206) 721-1119, x107 Fax: (206) 760-9552 Email: [email protected] SEATTLE...Continue reading »
War ka soo baxay xafiiska warfaafinta ee Isbahaysiga dib u xoreynta Soomaaliya Asmara ayaa wuxuu si cad u beeninayaa hadalkii uu shariif Axmed u jeediyay qaar ka mid ah jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed oo deggan magaalada Washington ee dalka Mareykanka. Run ahaantii Isbahaysigu wuxuu la yaaban yahay hadalada ka soo yeeray shariif kuwaas oo ka fog runta ah ee uu ku dhisan...Continue reading »
Su’aalo iyo Jawaabo ku saabsan dooda Caymiska Caafimaadka ee USA (Q&A) Baraka Obama waxaan u qirayaa in uu muujiyey dadaalkiisa iyo niyaddiisa fiican ee uu soo bandhigay, xataa haddii uu ku guulaysan waayo dadaalkiisa oo ay congresska ka diidaan qorshahiisa ammaan buu mudan yahay, sababtoo ah waxaa uu dusha u ritay hawl culus oo laga baqo. Dhaqanka dadka...Continue reading »
Kanini Evans Kariuki — This morning, the minister who is presently in London, had an interview with the Al-Jazeera TV English channel, in which his interviewer demanded to know the size of the region the Somali government controls in the increasingly chaotic nation. Before the minister´s response to the question, the interviewer outlined the background of the...Continue reading »
Dhaxalka Horumarinta iyo Ayeeyada Nuurintu Waxaa la yiraahdaa marka ay mujtamacu jadiidiyaan Afkaartooda  hadaysan waxba u keeneyn, yacni faa’iido lahayn, oon ka ahayn inay dhaliso bur-nur, Qax, is-dil iyo is cayrsi. Casriyadii dhexe ee Qarniyadii Dhagaxa, ayaa ay UMMADDIHII REER GALBEEDKU is afkeen iyagoo ku dhex maasheysan Afkaar Madhaleys ah oo Goobaabo GALISAY...Continue reading »
It sounds a bit roundabout at first, but if Minnesotans truly want to know why Minnesota became a breeding ground for young Somalis who take up arms with Somalia’s extremist militias, we need to look first at Ethiopia. Specifically, we need to scrutinize U.S. foreign policy towards Ethiopia, which the U.S. has supported with millions of dollars in annual aid for...Continue reading »
*** Press Release *** Save the Children is urgently seeking to expand its feeding programmes in Somalia to get life-saving assistance to the growing numbers of malnourished children struggling to survive the country’s worst humanitarian crisis for 18 years. Conditions for children in the country are deteriorating at an alarming rate. Latest figures show the proportion...Continue reading »
IN my previous articles, I have highlighted the serious situation of Somalia globally, regionally and locally. Sadly, Somalia became a threat to the security of all nations for being the epicenter of sea piracy, terrorism and the dumping of toxic waste. Much to the chagrin and disappointment of the world, the International community seems to have failed to lead by example,...Continue reading »
Nuradin Dirie The killing of Saleh Ali Nabhan, a leader of al-Shabab, in Somalia yesterday dramatically reduced the list of wanted terrorist individuals in the country. I say dramatically, because the total number of known terrorists in Somalia is no more than half a dozen. This is the paradoxical story of the war on terror in Somalia. On the one hand, the implication...Continue reading »
Maxamuud Wardheere wuxuu ahaa ninkii ugu horeeyay ee Soomaali ah ee u orda jagada duqa magaalada Minneapolis Guriga Minnesota state looga taliyo waa guriga saddexaad xagga weynaanta marka la eego guryaha xarumaha dalka maraykanka waana guri aad u qurux badan. Gurigan waa guriga lagu sameeyo dhamaan shuruucda lagu dhaqo reer Minnesota. Waa hoyga golayaasha sharci...Continue reading »
Egyptian fishing boat owner Hassan Khalil, whose crew overpowered pirates off the Somali coast, waves from a bus after arriving back to a hero's welcome by family and friends at the airport in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. The fishermen on Khalil's boat, the Momtaz 1, and another vessel rose up against their captors and succeeded in killing two of them,...Continue reading »
“Quiet diplomacy” is a Canadian fixation, but does it work? The government and diplomats like it because it keeps the media off their backs, but when Canadians are in danger in foreign lands, does it help or hurt? The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. Yes, in the case of diplomat Robert Fowler kidnapped to Mali and eventually freed. And CBC reporter...Continue reading »
Many of you have probably heard about the controversy that tainted the images of the Minneapolis mosques and the alleged “recruitments†of youngsters to the war-torn Somalia, but I wanted to move my focus to the East Coast, and up in Northern New England region of the United States. In 2009, the months of June and July, summer days have been unusually rainy...Continue reading »
Sida aynu la wada socono waxa maalmahan is weyn u soo ifbaxayey muran iyo ismaandhaaf xoog leh oo u dhexeeya xisbiyada mucaaridka iyo xukuumadda Daahir Riyaale Kaahin, kaas oo salka ku haya murkacashooyinka ku yimi doorashooyinkii muddaysnaa iyo muddo-kordhimaha ka dhashay qabyadii soo baxday. Dhinaca kalena waxa sida dharaarta u muuqda cabsida ay ka qabaan shacbiweynaha...Continue reading »
Well it’s that time of the year again. Time for the semi-annual metropolitan terrorism raid, for Australia’s various law enforcement and intelligence agencies to show that they still have some intelligence. And time for Australia’s media outlets to show just how little intelligence they have left. In early August the Australian Federal Police, along with...Continue reading »
