By ABDIMALIK HAJIR, Daily Nation The mysterious killings of two people in Garissa Town last week have puzzled many including the security agents who are unable to explain the motive behind the shootings. At the same time, the victims’ relatives have demanded for answers from the government. On Thursday, two people are said to have...
Introduction This report summarizes patterns and trends in the number of individual asylum claims. submitted in Europe and selected non-European countries during 2014. The data presented are based on information available as of 14 March 2015, unless otherwise indicated. The report covers the 38 European and six non-European States that currently provide monthly asylum statistics...
There is a corner in a part of the world commonly associated with the worst kinds of upheaval that is quietly making some surprising positive change happen, while all around it there is turmoil. Close to the very tip of the Horn of Africa lies Somaliland. It is a place that few outsiders know a lot...
By Ali H. Abdulla I would like to recall an incident that happened to me when I was a kid attending Sheikh intermediate school in Northern Somalia. It was in the early 1970s during the early years of the military coup that ousted the elected civilian government and plunged the country into dictatorship that eventually...
Jon Jensen and Alex Court, (CNN) – Demand for South African food is booming in an unlikely place: the United Arab Emirates. Sizzling in the kitchen at the Abu Dhabi-based restaurant “The Meat Company,” there’s only one specialty — and the key is in the name. T-bones or Rib-Eye, flame grilled or triple-basted, this is...
By Prof Said S. Samatar Editor’s note: Peaking into the rich WDN archives full of ten years of rare collection of historical pieces, news, commentary, opinion as well as cultural and poetry analysis and writing from across the globe, we come upon a jewel, a rarity, a genius piece of writings, honest and true and free...
By Karl Muth After past trips to Somalia and Somaliland, I’ve argued that Somalia is really the westernmost province of China. But, today, I argue there is – in turn – a westernmost province of Somalia in the American midwest. November in Somaliland is a peaceful time, with no Detroit Lions games on the television,...
By Hassan M. Abukar This is the last installment in a 10-part series of true stories about Somali men and women and their blunt assessments of their marriage and courtship experiences. The names and locations of the individuals have been changed to ensure their privacy. ________ Online Courtship I know a lot about online dating...
By Prof Said S. Samatar Can a case be made that adults are educable? I’ve lived a life of segmented improbabilities. I was born and raised a camel herder in the over-heated sand dunes of Ethiopia’s eastern Ogaden (Somali region), between a place called Qari-Jaqood and another called Jiriiban (from “Jirriban,” or “Land of Torture,”...
By Sirad Shirdon Talk to a Somali-American anywhere in the US. Chances are high that they know of a child and/or children who are on the Autism Spectrum. Many Somali mothers have been impacted by a diagnosis, which is unfamiliar to many in the community, and have struggled in accessing resources, in large part due...