WardheerNews editorial The recent racist barrage of insults by President Trump targeting Somalis and their lone member of the US Congress goes with impunity, a telltale sign of the resurgence of racial supremacy ideology at the highest office in the United States. Although painful both to Somalis and to well-meaning Americans, this battle between the...
Editors note: WardheerNews is honored to share once again an insightful interview with the renowned Kenyan writer and veteran journalist, Rasna Warah, who sadly passed away on January 11, 2025. Rasna a Kenyan of Indian decent, was a celebrated voice in African journalism, known for her sharp intellect, fearless commentary, and dedication to shedding light...
Odhaahda Tifaftirtka: Waxaanu akhristayaasha WardheerNews la wadaagaynaa mar kale oo aanu fursad u helnay in aanu waraysi xiise badan la yeelano Dr. Georgi Kapchits oo ah khabiir ku xeeldheer ururinta iyo cilmi baadhista afka, dhaqanka iyo suugaanta Soomaaliyeed. Dr. Georgi Kapchits waxa uu ku takhasusay af Soomaaliga iyo af Amxaariga, waxa uuna ku dhashay dalka...
Editor’s Note: Libraries serve as community cultural centers, preserve historic artifacts, oral histories, and a place where students and individuals gather to study, research and explore. Despite the increased traction in the digital age and the perceived obsolescence, libraries still remain and play a key role as learning and cultural centers. Thus, WardheerNews.com is pleased to bring once again...
By Adan MakinaWardheerNews Editor’s Note: In an interview with Dr. Marco Zoppi–about his upcoming book that is expected to be released in September by Rowman and Littlefield, WardheerNews, without the least hesitation, wishes to share with you perhaps what would be described as the longest discussion with our own contributor, Mr Zoppi, who selflessly spent...
Editor’s note: Nur Abdi grew up in Somaliland. When the civil war broke out in the 1980s, he left and settled in Canada where he was naturalized in 1994. The Somali Camel Boy (2019) is his debut novel. Dr. Helmi Ben Meriem, a Tunisian scholar of Somali studies interviewed Nur for his book, The Somali Camel Boy....
Editor’s Note: Educationist Ali Bakorda is well known in Kenya’s northern regions as well as in the national education fraternity. Hailing from a family that did not even own a hen to hatch an egg to sell in the market, the man many knew as “Abakurde”, encountered tough trials and tribulations until he finally climbed...
By Lul Araweelo Kulmiye On January 12, 2019, I had the honor to meet Ahmed Ali Dahir, Somalia’s Attorney General, in his office in Mogadishu. He was kind enough to let me interview him and ask him some pressing issues about the judiciary, condition of prisons, fighting corruption, and the day-to-day work of his office....
By Lul Araweelo Kulmiye Between December 13 and December 18, 2018, I spent some time in Ethiopia. I had the opportunity to go to Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali State, and meet with various government officials, including President Mustafa M. Omer. I met women activists, business people, and members of the civil society. I...
Editor’s Note: Hassan Abdullahi Duale “Hassan Jabhad” is a Somali community activist, intellectual, and a former freedom fighter in the national liberation movement in Western Somalia, now the Somali State of Ethiopia. A graduate of Gahayr University and an economist by training, Duale worked for the Central Bank of Somalia in the Economic Research Department....