By Muhammad Suldaan Said On one brilliantly sunny afternoon in 1992 under a magnificent acacia tortilis1 tree surrounded by wild shrubs, hook-thorn acacias2 and the glory of the forest, came the dreadful news that a close relative of mine has … Continued
By Sahra Noor It’s been 13 years since I last visited Somalia and, in particular, the state of Puntland. It was during my last year of graduate school and I was there to conduct qualitative research for my Master’s thesis. … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar “It makes no sense that Ali Dheere (an Al-Shabaab spokesman) wants to chase me in the bushes and PM Kheyre doesn’t want me in Baidoa,” Robow said. Both men he mentioned belong to the same clan. … Continued
By Hidaya Hassan On October 14, 2017 the worst and most horrendous terror attacks in Somali history occurred. Grief struck every single Somali around the world on October 14, 2017. It was if, everyone knew someone who had been killed … Continued
By Abdi Dagal Faahiye This article is part one of a series on corruption and misappropriation of public funds within the Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia. In Somali politics, corruption is the name of the game. To understand this, … Continued
By Leyla Qasim It’s been almost two long years since Farmajo’s election on February 8, 2017. Seldom are the times he spoke to the people on the nation’s state of affairs. The president’s silence has not only been confounding but … Continued
By Umayma Goth Somalia’s collapse into anarchy three decades ago had caused many Somalis to seek refuge in the other parts of the world. A large number of refugees fled into the neighboring countries. Somalis by nature are nomadic and the … Continued
By Dheman Bande Three years ago, in October, 2015, I embarked on a one-month journey that took me and my two young children to visit home, three countries in East Africa (Ethiopia, Somalis, and Kenya). With Allah’s guidance, I was … Continued
By Mohamed Heebaan Dear Prime Minster Ahmed, I salute you for the courageous, earth-shattering reforms, the likes of which hasn’t been seen not just in Ethiopia, but to my knowledge, in the entire African continent. Our region, the Somali region, … Continued
By Ahmed Ismail Yusuf If a picture tells a thousand tales, this one reminds me of one but times a thousand fold. I will tell that story later but first: this picture was taken in 2008 at the Woodbury, Minnesota home … Continued
By Hassan Abdullahi Since the beginning of 2018, the security situation of Mogadishu has deteriorated with targeted assassinations frequently happening in different parts of the city. Most of those killed so far have been civilians, but government employees, soldiers and … Continued
By Hassan Mudane From 2008 to 2018, the proportion of research articles written by lecturers at Somali universities was very little compared to their counterparts at universities in Africa. What went wrong? Last month, I was invited by one of … Continued
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