Abwaan Haybe Axmed Yuusuf 1: Saadaasha gabay maalintaan, saxa u luuqeeyo 2: Ee aan salaamada ubaxo, samay laroorkeeda 3: Masakalo,e waa inan sugaa, sadaradeediiye 4: Salka aan udhigo oo murtida, siinka ka higaadsho 5:Seben hore wixii soo jiriyo, saaka waxa jooga 6: Soomaalinimadaan rabaa, inan sifeeyaaye 7:Sabciin sano horteed iyo wixii, saxafi ii sheegay 8:...
One Act Play Written by Abdirahman Yusuf Artan Translated by Zahra Jibril The Action in the play is taking place one of the cities in United Kingdom Characters in the play Milgo: Hodon’s mother from a former Husband 35 years Alin: Milgo’s Husband 50 years Anab: Milgo’s cousin 40 Ali: Anab’s son 17 Amina: Anab’s daughter 19 Mukhtar: neighborhood friend 22 Ahmed: neighborhood friend 18 Naimo: neighborhood...
W/Q Cabdiraxmaan J. Kulmiye, PhD Email:attiross@gmail.com “Hasha meesha taal, nafluhu waa hundhurayaaye” Qolofley Shiddo Ilaa iyo intii uu soo shaac baxay Heshiskii is Afgarad ee dhexmaray Dawladdii Ku Meel Gaarka (DKMG) iyo Dawladda Kenya, horraantii 2009, waxaa jiray olole aan kala go’ lahayn oo lagu doonayo in lagu xadeeyo badda Soomaaliya. Hawshaan waxaa hormuud ka...
By Yasmeen Maxamuud Stolen Seas is yet another “Pirate” documentary for a world that has become obsessed with Somali Piracy. The filmmaker follows the hijacking of the CEC Future; a Danish owned ship flying with a “Bahamas” flag (big companies rent flags from mostly poor countries to bypass legal restriction) that was hijacked while traveling...
By Mohamed F Yabarag Background Kat, or Qaad in Somali, is a green-leafed shrub that has been chewed for centuries by people who live in the Horn of Africa and Arabian Peninsula, particularly Somalia and Yemen. It has recently turned up in Europe, including the UK, particularly among emigrants and refugees from the aforementioned countries...
W.Q. Siciid Jaamac Xuseen Email: sjx2005@hotmail.co.uk Dhacdooyin maanka raad sal-ma guurta-ah ku reebaya NELSON MANDELA Halyeyga Koonfur Afrika ee Nelson Mandela buugga uu ka dejiyay taariikh-nololeedkiisa, casharrada loogu tegayo, iska daa maqaal gaabane, kuwo buuggaag lagu soo koobi karo ka weyn oo ka waasacsan. Si aanan kolkaa badweyntaa ugu hafan, waxaan isku ekaysiinayaa mid badanaa...
Kiflu Hussein If the detest for Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood came genuinely from Egyptians, I would welcome it since I detest ideologies constructed around ethnicity and religiosity. However, I simply can’t buy the economy as an excuse to sack Morsi. Even angels can’t sort out a shambolic economy botched up by a half century of...
Hassan M. Ugas People in general and his staunch supporters in particular refer to our current president, Hassan Mohamoud as the elected president. This statement is misleading as President Hassan was not elected but selected. The president was selected by a handful of un-elected parliamentarians who came to the limelight when limited elders thumbed their...
By Ali H Abdulla Dhaaxaan murug iyo haraad mudanee Maantay curatoo maataanaysee Aan maalno hasheena maandeeqee – Qarshe Today is the 1st of July, the day that united two former colonies inhabited by the same family of people, the Somali. A day that was celebrated with jubilation and hope. A day that many thought would...
WDN Editorial The capture of Sheikh Hassan D. Aweys on June 26, 2013 in Central Somalia is both a blessing and a curse for the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. If President Hassan shows an undue leniency towards the apprehended terrorist whom both the West and the Somali populace consider a mother lode of spy...