Somalis killed in Cape over ‘religious dispute’
By Carlo Petersen Three Somlians were shot dead and two others sustained gunshot wounds when a lone gunman, also Somalian, shot them. Photo: David Ritchie Cape Town – A relative of a Somali national...
View ArticleEthiopian capital expands airport, plans new hub to meet growth
BY AARON MAASHO Ethiopia will complete expansion work on the capital’s airport in 2018 to triple the number of passengers it handles from 7 million a year now and will soon pick a site for a new hub to...
View ArticleMuslim prayers overwhelmed me
Jihadah grew up in Philadelphia Pa., the United States, as a Baptist Christian. While observing the Muslims closely, he was attracted to Islam and became Muslim. I GREW up in the United States,...
View ArticleDjiboutian in fight for fortune
Abdourahman Boreh upset the country’s ruler and a British court froze his $100-million assets. Tycoon’s nemesis: The government of President Ismael Omar Gelleh (above) accused Abodourahman Boreh of...
View ArticleChapel Hill shooting: Turkish President hits out at Obama’s ‘telling’ silence...
‘As politicians, we are responsible for everything that happens in our countries,’ Tayyip Erdogan said By Lizzie Dearden The President of Turkey has criticised Barack Obama for his “telling” silence...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan uidiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Kusimaha Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya ahna goddoomiyaha Baarlamanka Soomaaliya oo dhanbaal tacsiya ah u diray shacabka iyo dalwadda Jabuuti ka dib geeridii ku timid...
View ArticleA City Congested with Universities and Vehicles: My Observations in Hargiesa
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf The development and utilization of effective mechanisms for quality assurance and improvement are critical to successful higher education everywhere. Every nation and its...
View ArticleThree quarters of Somali children in Norway poor
Six months old Mahoora Iqbal from Somalia with his mother at a meeting about female circumcision in Oslo. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / Scanpix Three quarters of children of Somali origin in Norway now...
View ArticleSOMALI ELECTION 2016: CONCEPT NOTE: HYBRID ELECTION PROCESS
By Dahir Jibreel, Ph.D. Somalia emerged from a political transition in September of 2012 to become a fully recognized sovereign country again. At last, the hope of the Somali people and the...
View ArticleWhat Chapel Hill means for Muslim-Americans
Muslim Americans are now the Other Americans just as Italians, Irish and Japanese before them. Their deaths have been shrugged off as a mere ‘parking dispute’, writes Marashi [Getty] By Ibrahim Al-...
View ArticleWhy Do We Muslims Not Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
This question may be answered in several ways: 1- In Islam, the festivals are clearly defined and well established, and no additions or subtractions may be accepted. They are an essential part of our...
View ArticleFormer Moyale MP Philip Godana shot dead at his Syokimau home
Former Moyale MP Philip Godana was Saturday morning shot dead in a robbery at his Syokimau home, Machakos County. Police say four gunmen raided the home at about 2am as the former MP and his family...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin hayno waxaa ka mid ah: Xaaladda magaalada Guri Ceel oo deggan iyo waanwaan laga dhax billaabay labada dhinac, Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo markii ugu horreysay ka hadlay xaaladdiisa...
View ArticleDr. Abdisalam Omar Hadlie oo xilka Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda kala wareegay...
Muqdisho, Wasiirka cusub ee Arrimaha Dibadda H.E. Dr. Abdisalam Omar Hadlie ayaa maanta si rasmi ah xilka ugala wareegay Wasiirkii hore ee Wasaaradaasi Dr. Abdirahman Dualeh Beileh oo hayay xilkaasi...
View ArticleThe Proper Weight of Fear
By Rachel Pieh Jones As soon as the Jubba Airways plane lands I fold in on myself. I tug on my black scarf with fringes and a maroon hem, settle it over the masar that already tightly conceals my curly...
View ArticleDjibouti to deploy additional 1,000 troops to Somalia
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Djibouti is sending additional 1,000 troops to Somalia. The Red Sea state already has peacekeepers in Hiran region in Central Somalia. It delivered military hardware and provisions...
View ArticleA History Made: A Somali Judge is elected as VP of the International Court of...
By Elmi Yabeh On February 6, 2015 Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf was elected as Vice-President by his peers for a three-year at the International Court of Justice, which is based in the Hague, the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan calls off elections, aims to extend president’s term: government...
By Denis Dumo Reuters- South Sudan has called off elections due in June and its cabinet plans to ask parliament to extend President Salva Kiir’s term, a government spokesman said, as a violent power...
View ArticleNairobi is the smartest city in Africa
Nairobi is the most intelligent city in the Africa according to a report released by Intelligent Community forum For the second time, Kenya’s capital made it to the top ICF l 21 smartest cities but...
View ArticleTwin Cities leaders take anti-extremism efforts to White House
By Laura Yuen MPR News U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger and Twin Cities Somali-American community leaders head to the White House this week to seek millions of dollars for a strategy that they hope will help...
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