Opinion
The Brotherhood keeps repeating the same mistakes
In mid-December 1992, Mohammad Ali Ibrahim, a Muslim Brotherhood leader in Somalia, visited me in my Jeddah office of al-Hayat newspaper because he ha...
Read More »Somaliland - Time For Another Referendum?
As we saw over the past couple months, the historic union of the United Kingdom was on the verge of splitting up as the people of Scotland decided to ...
Read More »Somalia: The Death of a Terrorist: A turning point?
Ahmed Godane, the “Sheikh of the Slaughterers,” was killed inside a small vehicle at an encampment just north of Barawe, 105 miles south of Mogadi...
Read More »Ambassador Nicholas Kay: Supreme Ruler above Somalia’s Constitution
Optimism for peace and recovery in Somalia has become a transient feeling quickly dashed by the occurrence of violent incidents and discovery of gross...
Read More »Breaking Barricades: A Wedding Restores My Hope in Somali Cultural Festivity
It was one of the most refreshing and reassuring weddings I attended for a long time, almost over a quarter of a century. Refreshing because since the...
Read More »In Somalia don’t dare touch their women
If anyone of us believes that the African soldiers “Peacekeepers” come to Somalia or elsewhere in Africa for “mercy” missions, we better think...
Read More »If Somalia Is a Success, What Does Failure Look Like?
President Obama laid out a strategy for "degrading and destroying" the Islamic State (IS) on Wednesday night...
Read More »An open letter to Ambassador Nicholas kay
In the midst of seemingly endless turmoil in SomalIa, I hope that this letter finds you well. Despite the fact that you are a westerner living in of o...
Read More »Kenya must take lead in gifting ultimate solution to Somalia
There comes a time when you’ve got to save your neighbour from himself. For, if you don’t, you might be damned with him. Methinks it’s time Keny...
Read More »Somalia’s petroleum sector: opportunities and challenges
The strategic plan of the Somalia government is based on the six pillars that president Hassan Sheikh committed to as a way to reverse war torn Somali...
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