By Wilo Abdulle Osman Somalia stands at a perilous crossroads where a generational humanitarian emergency and deep-seated political dysfunction have converged to threaten the very fabric of the nation’s sovereignty. As the world watches, the country teeters on the edge of irreversible fragmentation, driven by a “catastrophic convergence” of climate change, systemic corruption, and a...
By Ali Haji Warsame The breakdown of the post Cold War world order has accelerated in recent years, especially after the United States, under President Trump, withdrew from more than sixty international agreements and organizations, including UNESCO, the WHO, and the Paris Climate Accord. According to SBS News, the US exited the UN climate agreement...
By Osman Ali Hassan The political moment in which Somalis in the United States became targets of rhetorical degradation, immigration intimidation, and collective suspicion under the Trump administration was not accidental, temporary, or disconnected from broader geopolitical maneuvering. Rather, it formed part of a coordinated atmosphere of fear—carefully cultivated through language, enforcement, and foreign policy...
Dr Zakariya Weyrax Every wounded society invents a language to dull its conscience. Ours perfected one method: the moment clarity threatens the living, the defence is always the same — call the truth ‘binary’. Every time a Somali writer attempts to articulate a clear moral argument, a familiar accusation emerges: “Your analysis is too binary.”...
Dr. Abukar Y. Warsame The documentary “The Somali Nomad Code” produced by Weird Earth has captured wide attention for its rich portrayal of nomadic heritage and the cultural tensions Somali migrants face in the Western world. It is beautifully produced, emotionally powerful, and rooted in an undeniable truth: Somali pastoral values do shape the diaspora...
By Abdisaid M. Ali In recent months Somalis have again heard themselves spoken of with open contempt, in the crude language of Donald Trump and in tones that echo Churchill and other colonial officials who once described Africans as subjects to be ruled. The words change, but the posture does not. It treats Somalis as...
By Balal Cusman The story of Somalia is not an abstract narrative to me, it is personal. It is the story of my people, from my personal experience, my heritage and the unbreakable thread that ties every Somali heart to the next, no matter how far across the world we may be scattered. I have...
Eng Mohamed Ali Mirreh In 2015, I arrived at Berbera after returning to Somalia for the first time since leaving Somalia in the early 1970s to pursue my studies abroad. The journey back was deeply personal—not only a homecoming filled with nostalgia, but also the fulfillment of a mission entrusted to me: to help establish...
By Ali Haji Warsame Somalia’s perpetual political wrangling is both mind-boggling and captivating. The country is deeply divided over ongoing disputes and ineffective cooperation. The political elite of Somalia, regardless of their affiliations, once again fail to acknowledge the gravity of the situation and choose to address it or take action. Each faction blames the...
By Aden Ismail Turkey vaunts as a mediator in the Somalia-Ethiopia tensions over the latter’s controversial bid for maritime access. But Ankara’s efforts seem dangerously naive and risk not only diplomatic breakage as seen already but also revive historical wounds ingrained in the collective Somali political consciousness. As Russia’s Sergey Lavrov quipped, diplomacy is not...