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Slavery in Islam To have and to hold
Jihadists boast of selling captive women as concubines Doing it by the book THE holy book is clear about what to do when you capture a city: “Put to the sword all the men in it”. As for the women and...
View ArticleGunmen kill three Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Gunmen killed three Ethiopian peacekeepers who were guarding a water hole in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region on Thursday, their force said. Two of the soldiers died at the scene...
View ArticleTourist arrivals to Kenya tumble over security concerns
nternational tourist arrivals to Kenya fell 13.6 percent in the first half of this year, following a string of attacks blamed on Somali Islamist insurgents, official figures showed Thursday. Official...
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Hijacking the News
In ‘Default,’ Somali Pirates’ Demand Is for Coverage By BEN KENIGSBERG David Oyelowo plays a Somali pirate who wants his voice to be heard by the world. CreditGuillermo/Amplify Releasing In a morbid...
View ArticleThe Prophet’s inexhaustible patience
SHAHUL HAMEED One of the marvelous qualities of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was his infinite patience. God was with Muhammad (peace be upon him), as He is always with those who...
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Falanqayn : Buugga Xadka Riddada Maxaa Ka Run Ah?
W/Q: Guuleed Axmed Dafac Buugga xadka riddada maxaa ka run ah ee qoray Siciid A. Ismaaciil wuxuu ka dhex dhaliyay bulshada Soomaaliyed buuq iyo qaylo dheer, sababta oo ah qaar ka mid ah wadaadadda...
View ArticleSomalia wants oil, gas companies to resume exploration in country: minister
Nairobi (Platts), Somalia’s federal government on Thursday called on major international companies to resume hydrocarbons exploration in the country. Petroleum Minister Daud Mohamed Omar said a new...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo soo dhaweeyay heshiiskii Garoowe, Dagaal ka dhacay gobalka Galgaduud, Ruux Toorey lagu dilay Muqdisho iyo Warar kale. Warka oo dhan...
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Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea
BY SEMG Phenomenon of “secret contracting” The Monitoring Group is particularly concerned about the phenomenon of “secret contracting”, which has become a way of doing business for the Federal...
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Somalia leader says his advisers not helping Islamist militants
BY JOHN IRISH Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 26, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON...
View ArticleA new booklet on apostasy in Islam has rattled extremist Somali clerics
By GUULEYSTE ALI It’s not often that we hear of a battle of ideas between reformist the Muslim scholars and fundamentalist clerics of Somalia, who are fighting tooth and nail to silence the voice of...
View ArticlePastor converts to Islam after Dr Zakir Niak’s final Gambia lecture
By Omar Wally A 54-year-old female pastor was on Wednesday evening converted to Islam by the world renowned Islamic scholar and expert in comparative religion, Dr Zakir Naik, coming barely less than 24...
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The African Union (AU) Establishes a Team to Investigate Allegations of...
Mogadishu-The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has today authorized the deployment of an Investigation Team to look into allegations of Sexual...
View ArticleYou Can’t Use Hijab in Schools, Court Tells Muslim Students
Akinwale Akintunde Justice Grace Modupe Onyeabo of an Ikeja High Court on Friday upheld the prohibition on the use of hijab (Muslim head scarf) in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos State....
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Md. Xassan Sheekh Maxamuud oo beeniyay in xafiiskiisa shaqsi ka shaqeeyaa uu xiriir la leeyahay Shabaab, Shabaab oo tuula ku dhaw...
View ArticleUN alleges illegal arms trade, corruption rampant in Somalia
By KEVIN J KELLEY Governance in Somalia remains riddled with corruption, a new United Nations report says. It alleges that vast amounts of donor aid and port revenues are being stolen while some arms...
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SEMG: An inconvenient truth
By Hassan Abdulle Every year Somalis from all walks of life wait anxiously for the annual UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group report. Whether one admits it or not the report is the only form of...
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Ethiopia condemns slaying of peacekeepers in Darfur
Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia condemned “in the strongest terms” a deadly attack carried out against peacekeepers of the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Three...
View ArticleCubans, U.S. troops could work side-by-side in Ebola fight
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Cuban doctors and U.S. military personnel could work side-by-side in West Africa as part of international efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak, possibly leading to...
View ArticleRift emerges within Somali community
By Nicholas Wassajja Mistrust and confusion has emerged within the Somali community living in Uganda with a section of the members accusing the first secretary at the Somali embassy Ali Mohamed of...
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