Opinion

War yaa qaraxa mas'uul ka ah ?

NOV 03, 2017

Dhammaan ammaan oo dhan waxay u sugnaatay Allah (SWT) ee nagu manaystay nimcooyin badan oo an xisaab lahayn iyo Rasuulkiisii suubanaa Muxamed (CSW). I...

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Bold Suggestion from Unlikely Source

NOV 03, 2017

As a critic of then presidential candidate Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo) during the run up to the 2010 presidential election, I took note when few ...

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Straight talk on Somalia insecurity

NOV 02, 2017

There is a broad-based consensus that security in Somalia has been deteriorating at an alarming rate. In the past few weeks, hundreds of people have b...

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Cold War 2.0: The Red Sea

NOV 01, 2017

During the 1970s, United States Government (USG) foreign policy professionals feared that the Red Sea would become the Red Sea due to communist regime...

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Siilaanyo and Galaydh’s Dastardly Deal in Ainabo

OCT 31, 2017

A little town in northern Somalia called Ainabo has acquired a shameful place in Somali history, not all of its choosing. It is here that Siilaanyo, t...

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Turkey and China in Xi Jinping era

OCT 31, 2017

ISTANBUL - The Chinese Communist Party held its 19th National Congress between Oct. 18 and 24. Chinese President Xi Jinping seems to have consolidated...

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UAE Meddling in the Somali Domestic Affairs

OCT 30, 2017

Somalia is defined as a failed state and many may merely relate this to the internal conflicts that has threatened the country for decades....

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Mogadishu Massacre: Policy, Policing and Intelligence Failures

OCT 29, 2017

Mogadishu Massacre: Policy, Policing and Intelligence Failures...

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Conversation with my Father

OCT 28, 2017

My father, Axmed Cilmi, shared with me a story that had enduring impact on my personal views about the motherland. He was only at the age of 16 when h...

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Somalia Doesn’t Need Tears. Help Us Fight Terrorism.

OCT 26, 2017

MOGADISHU, Somalia — On Oct. 14, a truck carrying about two tons of homemade explosives blew up near Zoobe Junction, one of the busiest streets in M...

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