Opinion

UK Khat ban. The “othering” of others drugs: A Critical Analysis.

JUN 25, 2014

It is official, effective June 24th 2014, the sale and consumption of the recreational leafy stimulant called Khat, scientifically known as catha endu...

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Refugees are assets to their adopted and home nations

JUN 20, 2014

Refugee week is one of the most important weeks in the calendar for us every year in the United Kingdom. It is a week of fun, happiness and a chance t...

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Somali Diaspora: cultural competence crucial for institutional development

JUN 18, 2014

There is not a conference that goes by without the mention of the role of the Somali Diaspora in the Somali states rebirth and future stability....

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American-Somali relations: What’s in the words?

JUN 17, 2014

As a former detractor who has not been a fan of the Obama administration’s foreign policy toward Somalia, it is an overstatement to say that I watch...

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Sheffield City Council Recognises Somaliland..............!!

JUN 17, 2014

On April 5, 2014 up to 600 Somalis (Somalilanders) from the northwest region of Somalia (Somaliland) living in Sheffield city gathered at Sheffield Ci...

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The Obama Administration’s Somali Pivot

JUN 16, 2014

Somalia has been a trouble spot on the African continent for much of the past two decades, unable to meet the humanitarian and security needs of its o...

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Somaliland: In Defense of President Ahmed Mohamoud Silanyo

JUN 15, 2014

The Somaliland country have hitherto been appreciated with the late President Egal as a statesman who built this nation by overcoming many barriers in...

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The Deteriorating Relationship between Somalia and Kenya

JUN 15, 2014

Somalia is in a very strategic location, with more natural resources than its surrounding neighbors. It is in a region that is critical to both Europe...

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A more effective strategy to deter Somali youth from jihadist causes

JUN 12, 2014

Many people found themselves disconcerted when the news broke that Somali youth are going to Syria to join a Jihadist group to fight against the regim...

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Somalia’s GDP will double in the next five years (if…)

JUN 11, 2014

On June 3, 2014 I attended a speech given by Wendy Sherman, Undersecretary for Political Affairs on “US Foreign policy in Somalia” at the US Insti...

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