Opinion
When the weak (wrong) leads the strong (right)
“All praises are due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His Help, and ask for His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil in our souls and fro...
Read More »Thoughts of a Refugee
Wax badan baa laga yidhi in Kulmiye yahay badbaadiyaha Somaliland. Sidaas oo kale ayaa wax badan laga yidhi in Udub ka madhanyahay siyaasad, dhaqaale ...
Read More »Gabiley Land Grab
First of all, I’ am congratulating you and the people of the Region for the regional status given to the District of Gabiley. Unlike other newly for...
Read More »A Memo to “Contributors” / Readers of HOL Comments Section
We are disappointed with the postings/comments by our readers to the news and opinion pieces that appear on HOL. Instead of encountering intellectuall...
Read More »Time to Ban Khat
One might think above statement comes from an over confident member of today’s Al Shabab but in fact it was made by a certain King Sa’adoun of Zei...
Read More »“War on Terror” in Somalia: Will Sheikh Shariif and Co. Deliver the Goods?
Since the break up of Somali state in 1991, a countless of so called peace processes came-in and went and many agreements were signed although none ha...
Read More »Danjire Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah: Indheergarad ku xeeldheer nabadda
Iskuday badan oo lagu hungoobay sidii nabad loogu soo dabaali lahaa dalka Soomaaliya iyo wakiilo la soo magacaabay oo aan waxba qaban, Xoghayaha Qaram...
Read More »Ambassador Ahmadou Ould-Abdallah: A Genuine Peace Architect
After many elusive peace efforts and disappointed envoys, the Secretary General of the United Nations finally appointed for Somalia a robust diplomat....
Read More »The new tsunami In Somalia (inflation)
Inflation creates distortion in the allocation of resources and definitely hurts certain groups. It tends to discourage saving and encourage consumpti...
Read More »As Ethiopia boils, Minnesota's Ethiopians feel the heat
He is desperate to discover the fate of his brother, who was abducted by men with guns last Saturday evening. Since then, his brother hasn’t been se...
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