By Adan Makina Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned Qur’an, Al-Ankabut (The Spider), Verse 57–Sahih International There is no doubt that “Every soul shall have a taste of death.” Every day, we see and hear people dying by the hour, yet, few, out of the 8bn global population comprehend...
She’ll be vice chairwoman of panel overseeing Africa, global human rights. By Patrick Condon U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is rising on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as she steps into the role of vice chairwoman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over Africa and global human rights issues. Omar’s office said her new position was being...
By Mohamed Duale This year marks the 60th anniversary of Somalia’s independence from Britain and Italy, a milestone that is weighing heavily on the minds of Somali people around the world. Somalia’s descent into civil war and state collapse in the early 1990s dealt a severe blow to the dreams of an independent and unified...
By Faisal A. Roble Within two years since he became the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed appears to have lost the support of his Oromo core constituency. The recent arrests of prominent Oromo leaders and intellectuals (Jawar Mohamed and Dr. Bekale Garba and others) as well as the reported resignation of Lemma Megarsa...
Press Release: The Warsangeli -Garbsare Diaspora communities, as well as those back in Somalia, condemns in the strongest terms the illegal detention and arrest of Garbsare traditional elders who were in Erigavo, the capital of Sanaag region, taking part in peaceful and conflict resolution negotiations between the Garabsare community and the Habar Younis community; regarding...
W.Q. Idiris M. Cali Muddo ayaan sugayay in maqaalkan oo kale uu soo baxo. Judhaba magaca loo bixiyay baa maankaaga gadaya: “When Religion and Culture Kill: COVID-19 in the Somali Diaspora Communities in Sweden”—Marka ay Dhaqanka iyo Diintu [Dadka] Dhagraan! Wuxuu maqaalku ku furmayaa sahan: Soomaalda Iswiidhen waa 0.69% dadka dalkaas ku nool; balse dadka...
By Said Jama Hussein In the year of 2017, I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. My life seemed to have come to an end. So many friends and well-wishers prayed for my full and speedy recovery. Here I am today in March 2020 still bearing some of the effects of the deadly cancer, and...
By Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan I have recently posted a note on social media, critiquing the Heritage’s yearly conference about Somalia held in Djibouti. I have received a tremendous amount of feedback and many urged that I write about my take on such conference. After some research, this sheds light on the said topic. Professional...
Adela Suliman WAJIR, Kenya, As day breaks over the sandy stretch of Kenyan desert, Salah Abdinoor Issack finishes his dawn prayers and will now spend the hours until sunrise with his closest companions – his camels. Issack, his grey beard tinged with orange henna, has herded and cared for camels since the age of seven...
By Fatheya Yallas In this era of economic codependency having access to international markets is imperative, as emerging democracies such as Somalia and South Sudan find ways to return to international regulatory system an effective monetary policy plays a vital role. Out of the ashes of civil war a failed state has to reconcile differences...