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In spite of All—I am Proud to be a Somali!
By Isaac Muhammad Prior to the civil war, the people of Somalia have been peace loving, accommodating, and friendly. Somalia was one of the most peaceful, prosperous, and powerful countries in the Horn...
View ArticleA mother’s tenacity and cash freed Somali hostage
BY: JAMES RAINEY and RUBEN VIVES Journalist kidnapped by Somali pirates in 2012 was released this week. LOS ANGELES – The first phone call jolted the modest Redondo Beach townhouse in the middle of the...
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Somalia will be united by 2016, President tells UN General Assembly
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Somali Republic, addresses the General Assembly. UN Photo/Kim Haughton Somalia is at a critical juncture in its efforts to achieve security and stability, the...
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Borders collapse in voices of young poets
By Sarah Stuteville Immigrants in Seattle find writing poetry helps them explore their complex international identities. Hamda Yusuf, a Somali American who is a third-year international-studies major...
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Woman who ‘died’ from cancer is heard screaming from inside coffin after...
By Don Mackay Cemetery workers claim they heard a woman banging and shouting an hour after being buried. Nightmare: The woman was reportedly buried alive in a coffin Cemetery workers raced to a...
View ArticleSomali woman stoned to death
Somalia – A Somali woman has been stoned to death in an Islamist Shebab-controlled part of the country for secretly marrying several husbands, officials and witnesses said Saturday. Witnesses said the...
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Somalia puts $2 million bounty for new Al-Shabaab leader
The statement said that the identity of people giving the information will not be revealed By Nour Geidi MOGADISHU, The Somali government on Saturday announced a $2 million bounty on the head of new...
View ArticleKenya: Civil societies criticise State over closure of Madrassa in Machakos
By ERNEST NDUNDA MOMBASA, KENYA: Civil Societies in Mombasa County criticised the government’s move to close down a Madrassa in Machakos over allegations that it was recruiting youths to join Somalia...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer ee maanta waxaa ka mid ah: Puntland po caalamka ugu baaqay in ay soo dhexgalaan Khilaafka iyaga iyo Galmudug, Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo ka dalbaday caalamka in Soomaaliya la...
View ArticleSomalia: ‘It’s our water, sovereignty’
By FRED OLUOCH The Somalia government has now clarified that it is Kenya’s violations of the integrity and sovereignty of Somali water territory that forced it to file a case at the International...
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Ruuxii Buug Gubaa, Dadna Waa Gubaa!
W/Q: Saciid Cabdi Ismaaciil Sida ay ka warhayso bulshada Soomaaliyeed badankeedu, galabnimadii Jimcada ee taariikhdu ahayd 19kii Sibteembar 2014, wadaadka Soomaaliyeed ee Sh. Maxamed Cabdi Umal, wuxuu...
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Ethiopian Airlines Adjudged ‘Best Airline in Africa’
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines has won the Passenger Choice Awards for “Best Airline in Africa” for the second time in a row at the APEX 2014 EXPO held last week in the Anaheim Convention...
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Haj convoys head for Makkah
More than 700,000 pilgrims have arrived in Madinah, including around 250,000 who were already in the city awaiting departure. Haj convoys left Madinah for Makkah under the supervision of Madinah Gov....
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Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto breaks marathon world record
Berlin, Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto set a new world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first man to break the 2hr 03min barrier with a run of 2hr 02min 57sec. It was the second year...
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White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite ‘trains ISIS suicide bombers in Syria’
By Sam Adams The 30 year-old Brit – one of the world’s most wanted women – is also thought to be helping the militants with their propaganda campaign Wanted: Lewthwaite was linked to terrorist attacks...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka Raadiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Dad la sheegay in gaajo owgeed ay u geeriyoodeen meela ka mid ah Soomaaliya, Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo Muqdisho ku soo laabtay maanta,...
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The most common myths about Muslim women and why they’re wrong
By Ruby Hamad Randa Abdel-Fatah and Anne Azza-Aly on the Q&A panel. The western perception of Muslim women is often contradictory. Although generally pitied as objects of oppression, visibly Muslim...
View ArticlePlans for literacy project in Somalia drawn up by UAE foundation
DUBAI // The details for a literacy project in Somalia were drawn up by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture during a...
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Courtship and Marriage: The Somali Experience in America (Part 10)
By Hassan M. Abukar This is the last installment in a 10-part series of true stories about Somali men and women and their blunt assessments of their marriage and courtship experiences. The names and...
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Rwanda court’s forgotten men pose challenge to international justice
(Reuters) – Justin Mugenzi was legally cleared of any role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. But an oversight in the international justice system means he remains a virtual prisoner in a United Nations safe...
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