Opinion
SOMALIA: Whistleblowing on Corruption in High Places
Corruption is institutionalized in Somalia as the concept has lost the negative connotations and moral safeguards against it. In fact, corruption has ...
Read More »Bigotry has no place in Toronto’s election campaign: Editorial
For a city of 2.8 million people, half of us visible minorities and immigrants, Toronto is a remarkably tolerant, welcoming and inclusive place. Every...
Read More »The approaching risk of another famine in Somalia
Somalia is among the few countries in the world, repeatedly facing chronic food insecurity and periodically moving towards acute food insecurity leadi...
Read More »A dull monologue
Whether the current Provisional Constitution is confusing, up-setting or pointing up unnecessary hurdles to individual’s plus clans’ aspirations, ...
Read More »Somalia has turned the corner
From the collapse of the last official government of Somalia in 1991, led by military strongman Siad Barre, to the election of this new government led...
Read More »Is Detroit a Suburb of Somalia?
Karl Muth suggests Detroit’s Somalian community might hold the key to the city’s revival....
Read More »Thoughts on Storytelling for Somalia Retreat and Adventures in Wales and London
I was selected to be a part of a groundbreaking project run by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and UK-based partner Radical Midd...
Read More »After Godane - Al-Shabaab's New Leadership Fights Internal Reform
A month has passed since the US Government killed Ahmed Abdi Godane, former emir of Al-Shabaab, with a targeted air strike. Godane's replacement, Ahme...
Read More »Clan Federalism: The Worst option for Statebuiling in Somalia
The debate among Somalis over clan federalism (clan segregation) hasn’t produced common understanding and consensus for final bargain because it tak...
Read More »Somalis in Minnesota: A second chance to get it right
Somalis in Minnesota are in the news again, and again the coverage is not positive....
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