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Tuesday 5 November 2024

Opinion

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Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region.
Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region.
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Domestic workers in the Gulf typically face a double bind: as a foreign worker, you are governed by kafala laws, while as a female, you are governed by the male guardianship system.On a flight from Kampala to Dubai, I found myself surrounded by lines of young Ugandan women, all wearing t
Domestic workers in the Gulf typically face a double bind: as a foreign worker, you are governed by kafala laws, while as a female, you are governed by the male guardianship system.On a flight from Kampala to Dubai, I found myself surrounded by lines of young Ugandan women, all wearing t
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Ethiopia has long exerted significant influence across Somalia, but the issues surrounding the Somaliland memorandum have brought a future conflict around its influence into the present, raising important questions about the type of country we want to be.
Ethiopia has long exerted significant influence across Somalia, but the issues surrounding the Somaliland memorandum have brought a future conflict around its influence into the present, raising important questions about the type of country we want to be.
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How your tribal identity shapes your social belonging within the Somali community Imagine a world where your clan is the primary way other people in your society relate to you. Your education level, personal values, social status, and achievements can be overshadowed by your clan affiliation.
How your tribal identity shapes your social belonging within the Somali community Imagine a world where your clan is the primary way other people in your society relate to you. Your education level, personal values, social status, and achievements can be overshadowed by your clan affiliation.
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The ongoing violence and instability in Somalia are symptoms of a broken government system marked by corruption and a lack of accountability.
The ongoing violence and instability in Somalia are symptoms of a broken government system marked by corruption and a lack of accountability.
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Ideological pluralism is necessary for Somalis so that we can cure our political systems of the negative impacts of tribal dogmatism and religious sectarianism In a recent opinion
Ideological pluralism is necessary for Somalis so that we can cure our political systems of the negative impacts of tribal dogmatism and religious sectarianism In a recent opinion
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Whilst the memorandum between Addis Ababa and Hargeisa has brought issues around Somalia’s sovereignty back into the spotlight, addressing the sovereignty-deficit is an old problem.  Somalis find themselves in a race against time as T
Whilst the memorandum between Addis Ababa and Hargeisa has brought issues around Somalia’s sovereignty back into the spotlight, addressing the sovereignty-deficit is an old problem.  Somalis find themselves in a race against time as T
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 This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles.
 This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles.
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Ahmed Samatar, the prominent Somali scholar and intellectual, has been ousted from his political party, Hilaac.
Ahmed Samatar, the prominent Somali scholar and intellectual, has been ousted from his political party, Hilaac.
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Israel’s war on Gaza relies on the dehumanisation of the Palestinian people.
Israel’s war on Gaza relies on the dehumanisation of the Palestinian people.
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