Editor’s note: Humanity Against Poverty (HAP) begins their work with a human story. By dipping into the rich stories of people impacted by poverty. It’s a digital platform that prides itself in depicting the beautiful, ornately layered stories of people … Continued
By Eleanor Harding, Education Correspondent For The Daily Mail A girl whose mother fled war-torn Somalia in the 1980s has won a scholarship to the leading private school that Kate Middleton and Samantha Cameron attended. Nadia Hassan, 16, a comprehensive … Continued
By Najeb Ahmed Ali Throughout the existence of mankind, the world has had been full of mysterious surprises. It is an undeniable fact that few of us who are lucky enough have the ability to lead a high end lavish … Continued
By Kristin Lord, FP As tweets and headlines skip from crisis to crisis, the largest youth population in human history is coming of age in a steady, unstoppable wave. While countries across Europe and East Asia are grappling with declining … Continued
By Dr. Hamdi Mohamed “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars” Khalil Gibran Change is in the air! No, it is not the vibrancy of rebuilding a country – nor the … Continued
Xinhua- The Somali government on Wednesday slammed a sensational report that appeared in the Washington Post, alleging its security forces were involved in violation of children’s rights. In a statement, Mogadishu trashed the report from the leading American newspaper, terming … Continued
By WardheerNews Editor’s note:The recent visit to Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somaliland by the CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper for a 60 minute special assignment, has created a renewed interest of the school’s accomplishment as well as a … Continued
By PATRICIA GARCIA Before any of the multiple directors, producers, or collaborators were credited at the end of Lemonade, Beyoncé paid tribute to Warsan Shire, the Kenya-born, Somali-British poet whose prose is read throughout the film. By now we know … Continued
By Abdillahi Hussein It all started with Facebook erroneous comment on a basic fundamental economics concept by someone claiming to hold “doctoral” degree in the Economics. Oddly, that person was using a copy of his “Ph.D. degree in Economics” as … Continued
Hello! We are a team of Somalis, from Somalia and the Somali diaspora who are conducting a fundraiser for Guled , a 13-year old boy genius. Guled is a self-taught inventor, who began creating cars and planes from an early … Continued
By Qorsho Hassan I was raised by a single mother who valued education and the deen (Islam), and so my childhood revolved around books, the arts and constant exposure to the vibrancy of the Somali Dhaqan (culture). In the beginning … Continued
By Abdirasaq H. Nuurre (Xuubay) In Somalia, where more than two decades of civil and proxy wars devastated the lives of millions of people, different education philosophies quietly emerged from the ruins of the country’s learning structures. One is dominant … Continued
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