Opinion
A Question of Rectification: the Status of Hiiraan State
Somalia has a long history of being a place of division and confusion in terms of our regions and states. Somalia was divided up into regions, states,...
Read More »Saado Ali Warsame's Murder: A tipping point for Somalia
Saado stood up to tyranny, corruption, injustice and nepotism during Siad Barre's military regime with songs and poetry...
Read More »Recovery of Somalia’s Overseas Assets: Ill-considered priority
The accusations for corruption and abetting terrorism against the federal government gained momentum and credence for the discovery of substantive evi...
Read More »2016 Election: Optimism, Misgivings, and Leadership Analysis.
Federal national democratic election is not a new concept to Somalia politics. The country conducted last one person-one-vote democratic election in 1...
Read More »Re: Ugly Clan Federalism Sparks Fresh Turmoil
From the onset, no 2 Somali clans or sub clans had gone to war so far over the ongoing federalism system in Somalia. In fact, more and more Somalia re...
Read More »The Parable of the Four Blind Men and the Elephant
They say through parables one can tell much wisdom; I strongly believe this is true. A parable makes you think of a problem in a different way, it all...
Read More »When will the FBI investigate 'Jewish Jihadists'?
On June 3, 2014 the Star Tribune, covered the issue of “foreign fighters” , that was entirely about Somali Americans who allegedly traveled to fig...
Read More »Somalia Defies Rule of Law as New Federal Units Get Off the Ground
"In the government of this Commonwealth (Massachusetts), the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers or either o...
Read More »Joined up government: See the problem from every angle
Somalia is a nation that is sometimes, when observed from afar, could be argued to not be going far at all. With tribalism as the core of its constitu...
Read More »Ugly Clan Federalism Sparks Fresh Turmoil
The formation of federal Member States (FMS) without legal and political consensus sparks fresh political and social turmoil in all regions of Somalia...
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