Opinion

AHLU-SUNNA – The New Kid In The Block

JAN 24, 2010

Historically, in Somalia men were categorized either as “wadaad” (religious) or “waranle” (a warrior). Wadaads mostly stayed above the fray o...

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Somalia: The Humanitarian tremor midfielders

JAN 22, 2010

These are the major Somalia donors contracting United Nations agencies and international NGOs to be the implementation partners of various projects in...

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There is no Circular Logic in Honesty

JAN 21, 2010

I am a member of the Diaspora that zealously supports the TFG whose Prime Minister you are. I support it not because it is doing a fantastic job, but ...

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Saving Somalia: Theseus Paradox

JAN 20, 2010

Trapped in unlikely fantasy of a political settlement and/or unified statehood, many Somali affairs scholars, policy makers, journalist and politician...

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Police use of the iron fist was not very prudent

JAN 19, 2010

I HAD A RINGSIDE SEAT AS violent drama unfolded on the streets and alleys around Jamia Mosque last Friday. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at ...

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Make Somalia a Priority

JAN 19, 2010

Last month, a Somali man who had lived in Denmark dressed himself in women’s clothes, positioned himself at a graduation ceremony in Mogadishu and t...

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Somalia's instability is not Ethiopia's fault

JAN 17, 2010

Your article "Violence, fear and confusion: Welcome to the Horn of Africa" (World News) implied Somalia was at peace before Ethiopia's intervention in...

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Kudos to Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamah (ASWJ)!

JAN 13, 2010

In any chaotic situation, where the rules of order and decency rendered null and void and man becomes vicious, always look for the defenders of the tr...

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SOMALIA: Spinning Wheels (Part One)

JAN 13, 2010

On December 5, 2009 Omar Sharmarke the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia wrote an editorial piece at The Times of Londo...

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Editorial: Why no 'Viva Somalia?'

JAN 11, 2010

What could be worse than being forgotten in the rubble of war? As The New York Times reported this week, Gazans feel forsaken. The constant flow of hu...

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