Descendant of a Jewish family from Lodz, Poland, Penomee (Dr. Kari Ann Owen) is settled in the United States. Due to various life experiences, Dr. Owens felt a lack of belongingness to American and western society and looked elsewhere for guidance. She finds in Islam answers to many of her queries. My road to shahadah...
November 14, 2026
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January 4, 2015January 4, 2015Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
UN Points to Progress in Battling Al-Shabab in Somalia
FILE – Suspected Al-Shabab militants captured during an attack on an African Union base are seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 25, 2014. The top U.N. envoy to Somalia says U.S. airstrikes and major ground offensives by pro-government forces have led to the liberation of nearly 20 Somali towns from al-Shabab militants and have brought the...
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January 2, 2015January 2, 2015Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Was the U.N. targeting Blackwater founder Erik Prince on Somalia?
By Ian Shapira Was Blackwater founder Erik Prince trying to avoid legal trouble with the United Nations when he allegedly distanced himself from a Web site called “The Somalia Report?” It depends on who you believe in a marathon legal battle being waged in a Northern Virginia court between Prince, founder of what was once...
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January 2, 2015January 2, 2015News, Religion, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Poll: 30pc of Germans back anti-Islam protests
Islam wields such a large influence on German life that protests are justifiable, say hundreds of Germans polled by Stern magazine. BERLIN, GermanyNearly 30 percent of Germans polled by Stern magazine have said they believe anti-Islam demonstrations organized by the recently formed far-rightPEGIDA are justifiable. According to the poll conducted for Stern by the Forsa...
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December 29, 2014December 29, 2014News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Murky Arms Traffic Plagues Somalia: U.N. Probe Shows Complexity of Fight Against Extremists
By Justin Scheck, Margaret Coker, Joe Lauria The Wall Street Journal Since leaving Somalia in the 1990s, Musa Haji Mohamed Ganjab has been a landlord and entrepreneur and served as a representative of the Somali government, which the U.S. is backing to fight the jihadist group al-Shabaab. He also has ordered that arms intended for...
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Ethiopia: Onslaught against Somali-Issa is ongoing silently in the Awash River
By Waddour Issa Ethiopian military forces are conducting brutal repression against Somali-Issa pastoralists in the Awash River. As highlighted in this recent ‘linked’ article, Ethiopian government is implementing a program aimed at selling large swaps of land to foreign and international investors and to fulfill that purpose it wants to clear the area from indigenous...
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December 27, 2014December 27, 2014Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Key Al-Shabab Commander Captured
FILE – Suspected Al-Shabab militants captured during Thursday’s attack on African Union base are seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 25, 2014. Authorities in Somalia say they have captured one of the most wanted al-Shabab commanders. Zakariye Ismail Hersi was captured in a raid Saturday morning in the town of El Wak near the border with...
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December 26, 2014December 26, 2014opinion
The Threat to Somalia’s Unity from Hassan’s Perfidy
By Mohsin Mahad President Hassan will go down in history as the man who started his office with unparalleled nationwide goodwill no other Somali leader has ever enjoyed since independence and yet chose to betray the nation for his own personal and clannish agenda. As it turned out, his divisive, clan and corruption driven politicking...
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December 24, 2014December 24, 2014Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Somalia Questions Deal Giving Ex-U.K. Soldiers Fish Rights
By Ilya Gridneff Somalia is seeking to renegotiate an agreement that gives a company run by former British soldiers sole control over one of the world’s richest fishing grounds off the longest coastline in Africa. The deal, signed on July 25, 2013 with Mauritius-registered Somalia Fishguard Ltd., provided the company with an “extremely high” share...
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December 19, 2014December 19, 2014News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Washington tries to tackle hackers behind Sony attack
By David Brunnstrom and Piya Sinha-Roy (Reuters) – Washington made the woes of cyberattack victim Sony Pictures its own on Thursday as the White House acknowledged that the devastating strike against the big Hollywood studio was a matter of national security that would be met by a forceful government response. But the White House was...