Opinion
Race, resistance, and rage in the midst of COVID-19
Minneapolis-St. Paul is burning with rage while demonstrations continue around the nation. Politicians and television commentators pontificate about w...
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What drives Turkey’s growing influence in Africa?
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey lost its interest in Africa where it ruled the north of the continent for years. But since Turkey was gra...
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Assesing The Greatest Threat Facing Somalia
The magnitude of a disaster varies from country to country, but a prolonged drought is the most acute human tragedy causing famine, which most of the ...
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Condolences: Gone too soon, but your memory lives on with us
From the HOL family, it is with great sadness to inform our valuable readership that one of our regular contributors, Abdiazz Ibrahim Heikal (Heikal K...
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George Floyd is Closer to Home, Lessons for the Somali Diaspora
The incident involving George Floyd was a heinous crime witnessed in real time in the age of social media, a horror of a show in itself – not many s...
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In remembrance of The Hobollada Waaberi; The National Jem of Somali Literature
To be frank I love politics. This is because politics is the battleground for ideas and discourse in order to engineer a good society. Unfortunately, ...
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Somalia Elections Conundrum: Beyond the Soundbites
“Nine men who are blood brothers like us - Eight of them being from the same mother like you; And the other one has another mother like me - And t...
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Somalia: Inclusive Elections Bring Political Stability
Unlike the President and the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament who are mute or ambiguous about the expected elections, I welcome the Prime Ministe...
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“Everything you told me is true” by Mary Harper: Book review
Mary Harper, the veteran BBC reporter on Africa and now its section editor, has written a truly timely book which cuts through the political posturing...
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Somaaliya waxey u baahantahay koronto si ay u horumarto
Soomaalidu nolol kama samenkarto ilo tamereedyada kala ah dabeysha, qoraxda iyo xaabada balse waxey u baahanyihiin ilo tamaredyo caadi ah (conventiona...
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