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To fight Somali piracy, find a government to work with
As a step toward restoring order in Somalia, a former nation-state that disintegrated in 1991, the international community should explore ways of gran...
Read More »2010 Hiiraan Online Persons of the Year
Peace has been illusive in Somalia since 1991. Due to the protracted civil war the news from Somalia was always negative. This year alone according to...
Read More »Shaqsiyaadka Sannadka 2010 ee Hiiraan Online
Dagaalada dabadheeraaday ayaa sababay nabad-galya xumo ka jirta dalka Soomaaliya ilaa iyo sannadkii 1991. Sannadkan gudihiisa, sida ay sheegeyso hay�...
Read More »A message to the Somali youth in 2011
The youth of my people, the future of the nation, I am addressing this letter to you as a person who grew up in a different era than yours. An era whe...
Read More »A Call to the Collective Somali Conscience
After going through a period of reflection and self-examination, the Benadiri Intellectual Youth Organization (BIYO) is contented to announce its comm...
Read More »It Is Time To Reclaim The Motherland
In a few more days, we shall bid goodbye to 2010 and with it the first decade of the 21st century. 1st of January will also mark the completion of 2 d...
Read More »People Without a Center
In this short write and the subsequent poem I wish to highlight the need of the UN and International Community to reconsider their policy on refugees ...
Read More »Can Farmajo, at least, act like Karzai?
Let me first admit that we, Somalis, are to blame on the state of affairs in our country. It is true that there is enormous international -- I call th...
Read More »Understanding nature of conflict in Somalia
Unlike many African countries, Somalia is one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa. All Somalis are Muslim Sunni, and enjoy same culture and la...
Read More »Mogadishu in Tears
As we continue to honour the 50th anniversary of our country’s independence and national unity, our Capital City is literally in tears...
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