By Ezrah Aharone As America celebrated 240-years of “democracy” on July 4, 2016, the longstanding tradition of hero-worshiping Thomas Jefferson continued. Meanwhile, as the slaughter of Black people continues in parallel tradition, America tends to disassociate the 18th-century racism and … Continued
“ We belong to God, and unto Him we shall Return” By Ismail Ali Ismail Ambassador Mahammed Garad, scion of the Sultan family of Eastern Sanaag, passed away at his home in Maryland, U.S.A., on the night of 16 May … Continued
Cutubka 6aad Tarjumo & Tifaftir Boodhari Warsame KURAHA SAYLAC ILAA BANCAWSEEDKA MARAR Hadda ayaan gacaliye L[umsdenow] ka baxay aagga hore ee gubanta si aan ugu baxo oogadada, waa halka ay ku soo ekaadaan silsiladda burralayda Itoobiya ee marka ay ka … Continued
Cutubka 5aad Tarjumo & Tifaftir Boodhari Warsame Zaylac iyo Buuralayda Laba waddo ayaa Zaylac ku xira Harar. Midda koofur-galbeed aadda ee halowda toosan ah waa toban geeddisocod oo dhaadheer ama 20 gaagaaban[1]. Siddeedda hore carro Ciise ayaa la sii dhaxaa, … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble Death has no boundaries, and when it strikes, it does so with venom inflicting you with deep wounds. The deaths of two relatives and friends, the late Hassan Abdirahman Haji Hassan and Ambassador Abdullahi Said Osman … Continued
At last, a dignified biography of one of the 20th century’s most misunderstood figures Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, in Geneva in 1935. Photograph: Lucien Aigner/Corbis By Ian Thomson Haile Selassie is one of the most bizarre and misunderstood figures in 20th-century … Continued
Tarjumo & Tifaftir Boodhari Warsame Kugu daalin maayo gacaliye L[umsdenoow] faallada 26 maalmood oo aan wax la sheegaa dhicin, isu wada eg, oo aan wax xiise ah lahayn. Maalmo hurdo, beeb nuugid iyo qaxweysi Saylac la isku dhaafshay uun iska … Continued
By Said Jama Hussein I was there. I was, to my great delight, one of 17,000 men and women, invited from the four corners of the world to attend the first largest artistic and cultural event ever to be held … Continued
Tarjumo & Tifaftir Boodhari Warsame Hordhac Akristeyaasha sharfanoow, waxa hortiinna yaal ee aan idin la wadaagayaa waa iskudayga tarjumid buug caan ah oo qoraa caan ahi ka qoray socdaal sahan ahaa oo uu sannadkii 1854tii ku maray inta u dhexaysa … Continued
By Said Jama Hussein Abu al-Ala al-Ma’arri, born in Ma’arrat al-No’man, Syria in 973, was a well known Arab philosopher, poet and a writer. Blinded at an early age, he was stern advocate of social justice and lived a secluded, … Continued
By Abdulahi Ahmed (Somaliyow) Editor’s note: Istunka- A Yearly Ritual is an excerpts from the book Somali Folk Dance written by Abdulahi Ahmed (Somaliyow), a librarian at the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library. Somali Folk Dances is a … Continued
By Yusuf Haid Editors Note: A Mogadishu ‘Killing Field’ is an excerpt from an upcoming book, titled ‘The Somali Clan War’, written by Yusuf Haid, a former head of the Somali Broadcasting Service (Radio Hargeisa and Mogadishu) and Somali National … Continued
