Opinion
Somalia in Post-Farmajo Turbulent Presidency
On February 8, 2021, the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) descended into leadership crisis after the members of the federal parliament and president ...
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Citizens’ lack of feeling for national pride is Somalia’s root problem
According to the dictionary definition, patriotism or national pride refers to the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to a homeland an...
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A POEM FOUR YEARS AGO
This Poem was published on Hiiraan Online in January 2017 (a month before President Famaajo was elected). We are publishing it again at the end of Pre...
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A Second Diplomatic Setback to Farmaajo’s Administration
It was not long ago when I discussed the failure of the Federal Government of Somalia in foreign relations at the 38th extraordinary summit of Igad h....
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Shirweynaha Nabadda ee Haweenka Soomaaliyeed
Shirweyne ay ku kulmeen Haween Weynaha Soomaaliyeed oo ka kala socday qeybaha Bulshada, Dalka Gudihiisa iyo Dibaddiisa oo qabsoomay 21 Janaayo, 2021....
Read More »The Nazification of the Republican Party
After World War II, the Nazis who helped Hitler rise to power and murder millions of people, including at least 6 million Jews, were put on trial to s...
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The Armchair Warriors
It’s been a ritual that a little group of us Somali Virginians would meet for coffee or tea every Saturday....
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Somali President Farmaajo Attempts a Silent Coup
While the world was in shock over the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump seeking to overturn the American election r...
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The Cost of the Absence of Compromise in Somali Politics.
Somalia gained its independence in 1960. The president of the nascent government Aden Abdullahi Osman was elected democratically. Osman was reelected ...
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Reflecting on Pres. Farmaajo Leadership: Success and Failure
Four years ago from today 11th January, 2017, I wrote a short article about the election at that time with special emphasis on the importance of havin...
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