Tuesday 9 December 2025
Opinion
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A justice system where cases never end, appeals spin endlessly upward, and citizens wait years for finality, Somaliland’s courts face a crisis that demands structural reform.…
A justice system where cases never end, appeals spin endlessly upward, and citizens wait years for finality, Somaliland’s courts face a crisis that demands structural reform.…
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Echoing past chapters of paranoia and prejudice, racial tropes and opportunistic politics have once again positioned Somali Minnesotans as easy targets in America’s recurring cycle of scapegoating — leaving them vulnerable to racialized blame designed to distract from the current administration’s…
Echoing past chapters of paranoia and prejudice, racial tropes and opportunistic politics have once again positioned Somali Minnesotans as easy targets in America’s recurring cycle of scapegoating — leaving them vulnerable to racialized blame designed to distract from the current administration’s…
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Somalia’s push for one-person, one-vote elections is unraveling as unilateral constitutional changes, deepening federal fractures, and a worsening security crisis make the 2026 timeline politically untenable and nationally destabilizing.…
Somalia’s push for one-person, one-vote elections is unraveling as unilateral constitutional changes, deepening federal fractures, and a worsening security crisis make the 2026 timeline politically untenable and nationally destabilizing.…
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Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
Reflecting on the complex interplay of myth, personal memory, and political data, Bushra Mohamed interrogates the systemic absence of Somali women in leadership.…
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Far-right and pro-Israel actors are recasting Nigeria’s insecurity as sectarian extermination to distract from Palestine.…
Far-right and pro-Israel actors are recasting Nigeria’s insecurity as sectarian extermination to distract from Palestine.…
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As the world fixates on al-Shabaab’s militant jihad, its ideological sibling, Al-I’tisaam, has been quietly transforming Somali society through networks of mosques, schools, and charities. Together, they embody two sides of the same mission, each sustaining the other.…
As the world fixates on al-Shabaab’s militant jihad, its ideological sibling, Al-I’tisaam, has been quietly transforming Somali society through networks of mosques, schools, and charities. Together, they embody two sides of the same mission, each sustaining the other.…
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Somalia’s long experiment in rebuilding has created more rivalry than reform. A quarter century on, the state-building project itself is what everyone is fighting over.…
Somalia’s long experiment in rebuilding has created more rivalry than reform. A quarter century on, the state-building project itself is what everyone is fighting over.…
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Celebrating its 9th anniversary, Hirshabelle stands as a symbol of Somalia’s failed federal promise. What was meant to bring governance closer to the people has instead bred corruption, neglect, and deepening humanitarian despair.…
Celebrating its 9th anniversary, Hirshabelle stands as a symbol of Somalia’s failed federal promise. What was meant to bring governance closer to the people has instead bred corruption, neglect, and deepening humanitarian despair.…
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The crisis in El-Fasher exposes the world’s indifference and the failure to grasp Sudan’s war beyond a reductionist interpretation. Behind the humanitarian catastrophe lies a deeper crisis of politics, perception, and global conscience.…
The crisis in El-Fasher exposes the world’s indifference and the failure to grasp Sudan’s war beyond a reductionist interpretation. Behind the humanitarian catastrophe lies a deeper crisis of politics, perception, and global conscience.…
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Like Panama once did with its canal, Somaliland can to turn its strategic geography into diplomatic leverage. Its bid for recognition now hinges not just on legality, but on how deftly it navigates the world’s shifting geopolitics.…
Like Panama once did with its canal, Somaliland can to turn its strategic geography into diplomatic leverage. Its bid for recognition now hinges not just on legality, but on how deftly it navigates the world’s shifting geopolitics.…
