Several years ago, Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Shabab, was the first jihadi group to use Twitter to transmit its messages. These days, it is on that same social networking medium that the group’s dirty laundry is being aired. In a span of three weeks in April, Ibrahim Al-Afghani, one of the top leaders of Al-Shabab and...
Cabdillaahi Macallin Axmed (Dhoodaan), Alle ha u naxariisto. Geeridiisa waxaa ku baxay gabayaa iyo abwaan aan marna meeshiisii cid buuxisa la heleynin. Hibadiisa halabuurnimo qof aan barbardhigo, marka ay tayda tahay, ma garanayo. Dhoodaan, Alle ha u naxariisto, maanso ahaan, waxaan ku tilmaami karaa ifafaale ay soo noqnoqoshadiisu dhif tahay. Waxa uu gooni ku ahaa...
W.Q. Siciid Jaamac Xuseen Xilligii waa is-dooriyey Adduunku intiisii hore waa isaga soo dhowaaday; Qalabka warfaafinta isbeddelka xad-dhaafka ah ee ku dhacay ayaa dunidii kala durugsanayd tuulo yar ka soo saaray, dadkii kala fogaana qoys keliya oo goor kasta kala war qaba ka yeelay. Hase yeeshee, sidii baa maalin walba qiso lala yaabaa waa kasta...
Dear Mr. President: We wish, first of all, to underscore the irrefutable fact that the secession in the far North of our country is fuelled by the Isaq clan led by SNM elements. The other clans in the North (Warsangeli, Dhulbahante, Gadabursi and Issa) are strongly opposed to secession and strongly favour the unity of...
Warsan Cismaan Saalax E-Mail: warsan2001@hotmail.com Imagine a scenario where a colleague and I are catching up on things in a reception following a research event, are approached by a tall dark, handsome man who said loudly: “nothing like home” in an apparent invitation for us to engage in some sort of conversation. I exchanged a...
Introduction Following his extensive expedition into the hinterlands of the Somali ecology, Sir Richard Burton, the 19th century acentric British explorer, in his eventual meetings with several Somalis chiefs, in particular Garad Adan Garad Koshin ( Geri) and Sultan Sharmarke ( Issak), gained an intrinsic understanding of Somali kinship, culture, religion, and their system of governance. ...
Uganda is a 50 year old independent African country unlike Ethiopia that has been hosting OAU/AU for five decades while enjoying her own thousands of years of “independent” history. Ironically, Ethiopia has no independent institution which is equally inhabited by independent minded people who refuse to be bullied by the establishment. While Ethiopian Kangaroo Courts...
Waxa Tiriyay: Faarax Cali “Gammuute” E-Mail: farahgamute@gmail.com Meel geri go’an ah ayaan waayadanba ku laallaa. Markaan ka soo laabtayna, Alle haw naxariistee, geerida Dhoodaan bay igaga naxsadeen. Sida falaadheed bay iigu soo boodday. Waa se halkii Dalaayade, “Godob li’i ninkii kala tagaa; guusha weyn sida e”. Lagu waarimaayoo waa run. War baa se ka hadhay....
Abdi Warsame, a visionary leader breaks the glass-ceiling barrier and eclipses his incumbent Lillegren in Ward 6. I have lived in Minneapolis since I was 7 years old, and for the first time in my life I have never felt more at home despite owning a housing property and the fact that my kids were...
A centre of trade, commerce, agricultureand rich in marine resources,Kismayo and the surrounding Jubbaland area is of great economic importance to Somalia. The region also has the potential to hold the balance of power in the country, meaning all important actors – indigenous or foreign – want to control it. Strategically located at the southern...