Do not force refugees to return to Somalia Read
By Mohamed GuleidThe recent declaration by the Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku that the refugees from Somalia shall be forcefully repatriated was unfortunate and a total disregard of...
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Forget university! It’s a PRETTY FACE that helps guarantee a successful career
By SARAH GRIFFITHS and DAILY MAIL REPORTERYou might be only a pretty face, but it seems that’s all you need to get on in today’s world of work. A study has found beautiful people do better in their...
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Why would Federalism be preferable in Somalia?
By Abdulkadir SuleimanAbdirahman A. Warsame makes some very good points regarding Somalia’s contentious system of government in his most recent article posted on Hiiraan Online[i]. He accurately...
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Australia denies Somali woman surgery
Ayaan Mohamed, 25, had her face shattered by a bullet as her family tried to flee violence in Somalia’s brutal civil war.Federal Labor has called on Immigration Minister Scott Morrison to reconsider a...
View ArticleUN: MAJOR OFFENSIVES PLANNED VS. SOMALI MILITANTS
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A United Nations official says plans are being made to restart major offensives in parts of Somalia held by the militant group al-Shabab.Special Representative Nicholas Kay also...
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Somalia: crisis-response shows State institutions strengthening, UN official...
The top United Nations official in Somalia today, briefing the Security Council from Mogadishu, said that a comprehensive political, military and development approach is needed to tackle terrorism in...
View Article1 in 3 Children Under the Age of 5 Does Not Officially Exist, Says UNICEF
Worldwide, 230 million children under age 5 were not registered at birth and, as a result, may face difficulties for the rest of their livesBy Noah RaymanIn Pakistan, 3 out of 4 newborns last year were...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warkeena maanta waxaad ku dhageysan doontaan; Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo soo gabagabeeyay wada tashiya uu la lahaa musharaxiinta doonaayo qabashada xilka R/wasaaraha Soomaaliya sidoo kalena ka hadlay...
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Mandela ceremony interpreter called a ‘fake’
ALAN CLENDENNINGUS President Barack Obama stands before making a speech alongside a man passing himself off as a sign language interpreter (R) during a national memorial service for former South...
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‘Captain Phillips’ Star Barkhad Abdi Is Happy About His SAG Nomination
By Christopher RoseTom Hanks, left, and Barkhad Abdi, of “Captain Phillips,” in New York in September. | Dan Hallman/Invision/APThe 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations included some big-name...
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Somalis in Norway’s capital face challenges – new report
The international human rights organization Open Society Foundations’ (OSF) fresh study documents the experiences of Somalis living in Oslo. Oslo skylinePhoto: Inez...
View ArticleEthiopian-born Israeli lawmaker turned away at parliament blood drive
JERUSALEM – An Ethiopian-born Israeli lawmaker says medics rejected her from donating blood at a parliament blood drive, drawing rebuke from Israeli officials.Lawmaker Pnina Tamano-Shata said in a...
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Somali-Canadian artist paints for social change
Amin Amir fled Somalia’s civil war in the 1990s and immigrated to Canada in 2000. ((CBC))A controversial Somali-Canadian painter, cartoonist and activist unveiled his first Canadian exhibition in...
View ArticleSomali president appoints new prime minister
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, an economist, becomes second PM the African country has had in 14 months.By Hamza MohamedSomalia’s president has appointed a new prime minister – the second prime minister the...
View ArticleInter clan wars kill nine in Central Somalia
By ABDULKADIR KHALIFMOGADISHU Reports from Beledweyne town, 335 north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, confirmed on Friday that nine people died and scores wounded in a clan battle.The deadly...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan maanta idiin haynno waxaa ka mid ah dhegeystayaal: Ra’iisul wasaaraha cusub ee Dowladda oo la magacaabay iyo warar kale.Halkan ka dhegeyso warka oo dhan: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer The post...
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MP’s assassination points at the President of Somalia
By Dahir SheikhMohamed Warsame Mohamed (Faisal)On December 6, 2013, Mohamed Warsame Mohamed (a.k.a. Faisal), who was a member of the Somali Federal Parliament was brutally assassinated in front of the...
View ArticleHUNG JURY ON HOSTAGE-TAKING CHARGES
BY FREDERIC J. FROMMERWASHINGTON (AP) — A jury that acquitted a Somali man of piracy charges has been unable to reach a verdict on two hostage-taking charges, resulting in a mistrial Thursday.The...
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sraeli president condemns rejection of Ethiopian-born MP as blood donor
Parliamentary session is called after ‘special’ blood of Ethiopian-born MP is rejected by emergency servicesHarriet SherwoodShimon Peres says all citizens are equal and should be able to donate blood....
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Grand mufti calls suicide bombers criminals
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-AsheikhGrand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has condemned suicide bombings as grave crimes, reiterating his stance in strong language.“Killing oneself is a grave...
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