By Yassir Karooka Anti-black racism remains prevalent in the world today. Many societies in the West that have a history of racism have managed to make noteworthy progress in combating racism and racial discrimination, at least by legal means if not by being able to sway the hearts and minds of people en masse. The...
June 18, 2026
Category: History
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Remembrance: Ahmed M.Qaybe a Somali giant in the world of diplomacy
Editor’s note: WardheerNews gravely mourns the loss of the late Ahmed Mohamed “Qaybe” on November 26, 2013. Mr. Qaybe was one of Somalia’s giants in the world of diplomacy and statesmanship. In recognition of his leadership, ability and talent in the field of legislative process, WardheerNews ran an editorial piece in April, 2005. At a time...
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GABAY-HAYIR: A SOMALI MOCK HEROIC SONG
By Prof. Said S. Samatar Introduction This piece appeared in Research in African Literatures exactly three decades ago. Since then mighty changes have occurred in Somalia in particular, and in the world at large generally. Alas, Abdisalaam Haaji Aadan, the witty burlesquer in the piece, is dead, so is the Somali state, so is the Soviet Union;...
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Muqdisho of Yesteryears and Today’s Muuq-disha
By A. S. Ismail and Ahmed A. Hassan Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short if there is no central authority Thomas Hobbes A 17th century philosopher Few of the residents of Muqdisho of today have probably heard of Hobbes, but most would likely agree and identify with his description of a state without authority. Therefore,...