Opinion
The blue flag represented liberty
The blue flag was emblematic of sucessful liberation from our colonial masters. The piece of nylon fabric colored with a blue dye was associated with...
Read More »Somalia At A Critical Juncture, A Status Report From Inside The Somali Parliament
Transitional Federal Institutions were established (TFI) in Kenya in 2004...
Read More »The Way Forward
The Somali people are very appreciative of the achievements to date of the Islamic Courts Union. A number of positive steps have been taken such as re...
Read More »Let’s move beyond War
How can we use our resources, our time, our energy, our common visions, and moreover, our will to invent peace during a time when our country/Our Bloo...
Read More »It is not too late to reverse the US Foreign Policy in Somalia:
The United States foreign policy in Somalia could be summed up to advance Ethiopian interests in the Horn of Africa. America's most important national...
Read More »EID Mubarak, Mogadishu!
Like most of Somalis in the Diaspora, it has become a daily routine for me to daily surf and check Somali sites for news back home. Mostly such news i...
Read More »Somalis don’t need relapse into a civil war
Somalis have had enough civil wars. The tribulations Somalis have been through since 1991 should weigh heavily on the mind of any leader contemplating...
Read More »Ethiopia and Eritrea Gearing up for their Old War in Somalia
For Osman Tifow, the momentary peace he is enjoying under the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) is not much different from the 14 or so other attempts to ...
Read More »Somaliland and ICU war inevitable or wishful thinking of reactionaries?
An inevitable war between the ICU and Somaliland is a fantastic tale dramatically weaved together by analysts who seem to be good fictional writers th...
Read More »Islamophobia, Terrorism and Fragmented Immigrant Communities
Jack Straw’s comments on the veil also known as niqab have reinvigorated the debate about diversity and the role of Muslim community in tackling the...
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