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by Patrick Poole In the early morning of October 19, a fire ravaged through the property surrounding Masjid Salama, a growing Columbus, Ohio, mosque frequented primarily by members of the local Somali community. Several Somali-owned businesses surrounding the mosque were heavily damaged, but the mosque itself was not touched. However, because of the surrounding damage, the mosque itself has not been...
Bitter fighting between the forces who were recently fighting in Jubba regions has restarted in out of the Kismayu town in Lower Jubba region in southern Somalia, witnesses said on Saturday.
The transitional Federal Government has displayed fake US Dollar which was secretly deporting from the international airport of Aden Adde in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials told Shabelle radio on Saturday.
Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped by Somalian pirates whilst sailing close to the Seychelles 29 days ago. We bring you a worldwide exclusive interview with the couple, held captive by armed pirates. The pirates have demanded a £4.2 million ransom for the couple, a figure confirmed by the Foreign Office. This harrowing report shows the Chandlers pleading with the British Government for help....
The UN children's fund UNICEF is urging stepped-up response to humanitarian crisis facing Somalia, saying it was running out for children in the Horn of Africa nation. UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde F. Johnson who visited Somalia late last week said the number of people affected by hunger and severe food insecurity doubled in the last year to more than 3.6 million. UNICEF said in a statement...
DADAAB, Kenya -- The recruits assembled by moonlight at a watering hole. Hundreds of boys and young Kenyan men were herded onto trucks, which were covered with heavy canvas, and driven through the night.It was so hot inside they could hardly breathe. ...
The attacks have moved deeper into the Indian Ocean and along the African coast from Somalia toward the Mozambique Channel, away from the well-policed Gulf of Aden. Pirates are using captured ships and learning to evade confrontation by, for example, disposing of their weapons if the odds are against them, experts say. The European Union [...]
A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in a video broadcast Friday that they feared they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand was not paid.
Continuing my series of posts assessing the best films of the decade, today I spotlight my favorite films of 2001. Some reminders: I cannot judge movies I haven't seen, so if you feel a film you like was unjustly left out, it might be that I haven't seen it; also, if I already wrote a review for it, I'll simply link back to the review. Since I was late with this one, I'll be posting these once a week...
Political corruption, is defined as “the dysfunction of a political system or institution in which government officials, political. officials or employees seek illegitimate personal gain through actions such as bribery, extortion”. Here in the Middle East, one form of political corruption is wasta , an Arabic phrase that means power-brokering or clout, and it is an amazing system to watch,...
'When American wars kill lots of Muslims, inevitably including some civilians, incendiary images magically find their way to the people who will be most inflamed by them.' http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/opinion/22wright.html'_r=1 Remind me again which American war provoked 9/11? Bosnia? US forces against Christian Serbs for the sake of Bosnians Muslims? That war? Kosovo? US forces against Christian...
The officials of Galmudug State administration have started enrolling the Internally Displaced People Somalis from southern Somalia in Galka'o town in Mudug region, official said on Sunday.
The Islamist officials of Hisbul Islam organization in Hiran region have warned the Ethiopians to carry out projects in parts of the region in central Somalia, official told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Fascist Exposed – Ayaan Hirsi Ali on HARDtalk [BBC] Stephen Sackur exposes Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s fascist thinking in this episode of HARDtalk. Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia from where she ran away and settled in the Netherlands, even going on to become a member of the Dutch parliament. During her stay, she wrote and provided the [...]
The Islamist fighters of Jubba regions under the management of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen have taken over the control of Af-madow town in Lower Jubba region in southern Somalia, just as there is no fighting continuing there in southern Somalia, officials told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Sovereignty involves rights and duties among which the protection of one's fellow citizens is paramount. Historically people have organized in territorially distinct and independent states to build up the power and security necessary for achieving their goals of prosperity and peace. When a government either fails to fulfill its mandate or malevolently turns against the people, they can overthrow it
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