The Federal Government of Somalis as constituted today does not represent the populations under the authorities of Somaliland, Puntland, Jubbaland and Southwest regions. The Provisional Constitution designed to shackle the arbitrary and capricious behavior of rulers has become a worthless piece of paper for lack of compliance and respect. National governance is at once one of the most practical and emotive features of the modern nation-state system. All societies need...

BY HIBAAQ OSMAN | HUFFINGTON POST The presidency of Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is only eight months old but already his administration faces its first crisis – and it is one of their own making. For a country that has experienced years of civil war, division and instability, one would imagine that the greatest challenges facing Somalia’s new administration would be internal. But nothing is ever straightforward in Somalia. So it is that the first real test for...

Inqaasta Yusuf-Garaad Shiikh Xasan Daahir Aweys oo ka mid ahaa Shabaab ayaa Muqdisho lagu xiray. Buuq ka dhashay xariggisuna waxaa uu sababay in ciidanku ay garaacaan arga-gaxna geliyaan Cuqaal beeleed, Xildhibaanno iyo Wasiirro hore. Arrintaan ayaan qormadeyda ku eegayaa aniga oo ka soo billaabaya markii Xasan Daahir uu tegey Cadaado.     Maamulka Ximan iyo Xeeb waxay mudan yihiin in Dowladdu ay ku ammaanto ugana mahadceliso in Xasan Daahir Aweys oo gacantooda soo...

A little-known think-tank in Ethiopia has recently raised a storm in the Somali political scene. It is striking how an analytical piece published by the Centre for Dialogue, Research and Cooperation (CDRC) formerly Institute for Advanced Research (IAR)- a monthly publication in Addis Abeba- dominated the public space in the face of a devastating drought that crippled rural livelihood, and the terrorist atrocities which both negatively affect the lives of so many citizens. It is rather quite...

The dramatic fall in the price of oil has had some unusual effects on the petro-economies of the Persian Gulf. Countries like Saudi Arabia have grown dependent on importing cheap foreign workers to do the jobs its citizens won’t. Now, traditional sources of domestic labor like South Asia have become uneconomical in straightened times. Saudis have had to look for cheaper alternatives, and no one can be bought more cheaply than the government of Somalia. Despite notoriously appalling...

Clan politics, rivalry and hatred have ruined the social bond, moral principles and trust among Somalis who share common language, culture, territory, history, and religion. Now, three political manifestations -secession, clan based federalism and unitary decentralized political system- divide them and are obstacle to the recovery of the lost nation of Somalia. The Provisional Constitution (PC) rejects secession, suggests voluntary federalism of regions while it establishes a unitary democratic...

It is the list no country wants to be at the bottom of — the most corrupt places in the world. Every year, the anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International publishes a Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking the best to worst countries. Researchers use a number of different data sources to compile the index, which tries to quantify just how corrupt the public sector is in 176 countries, based on the perceptions of business people and experts on each state. And in 2016's...

Cayrow yaa yaqaan? Adan Xaashi Ceyrow waa nin dhallinyar oo dhashay sannadkii 1976. Weliba muuqaal ahaan waxaa uu u eg yahay in uu intaa ka yar yahay, oo waa caato madax xiiran. Sida raga kale oo kooxaha Islaamiga uma eka oo gar iyo shaarib midna ma laha, mana isticmaalin magacyada carbeed ee ay la baxeen qaar badan oo Shabaabka ka mid ah. Waxaa lagu tilmaamaa in uu yahay nin ku dheereeya tababbaridda malliishiyaadka, iyo weliba abaabulkooda. Taas ayaana u sabab ah, in uu qaato magaca ah...

In addition to ongoing war against terrorist group Al Shabab, looming famine that would affect million people, and intense polarization engendered by the compulsory clan federalism, Somalia suffers many other ills. For background, I hypothesized in my article of June 2014 on the demotion of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud by the International Troika administering Somalia- Envoys of IGAD, UN, and EU- after members of Somali parliament called for his immediate resignation that the ensuing...

he publication of the long-awaited summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s torture provides a useful moment to consider the lessons learned from this sorry chapter in American history and the steps that might be taken to avoid its recurrence. With the truth now told about this blatantly illegal policy, President Barack Obama has a chance to reverse his misguided refusal to prosecute the officials who authorized the torture, ending the impunity that sets a horrible...

  Kampala waxaa maanta ku shiray Wasiirrada Arrimaha Dibadda ee dalalka ciidanku ka joogo Soomaaliya.   Madaxweynayaasha dalalka ciidanku ka joogo Soomaaliya ayaa ku shirsan caasimadda Uganda ee Kampala. Waxay ka arrinsanayaan tayaynta iyo kordhinta ciidanka. Waxaa kale oo ay isla faaqidayaan caqabadaha hor yaalla ciidanka. Annaga waxaa dabcan na matalaya Madaxweyne Xasan Shiikh Mxamuud.   Shir kale oo aan weli la shaacin, lana xaqiijin ayaa la ii...

Many Muslims appear to have a callous attitude where dealing with animals is concerned giving the impression that maybe their religion has no consideration for animals. However, when we examine the Quran and Hadith, we are pleasantly surprised to find that the opposite is true. Islam indeed places much importance on animals and on providing for them in a caring manner. There are five chapters whose titles are based on the names of animals. Besides, the mention of animals is found throughout the...

The new President’s vituperative, aggressive and divisive style is bad news for those who wish America well, but it is also bad politics     The new President of the United States sought to stamp his personality on the office from the start. Despite saying “we are one nation”, he used much of his inaugural address to attack an “establishment” that had betrayed “the citizens of our country”.  Despite paying tribute to the Obamas, saying they had been “magnificent”, he...

  Somalia Table of Contents A paucity of written historical evidence forces the student of early Somalia to depend on the findings of archeology, anthropology, historical linguistics, and related disciplines. Such evidence has provided insights that in some cases have refuted conventional explanations of the origins and evolution of the Somali people. For example, where historians once believed that the Somalis originated on the Red Sea's western coast, or perhaps in...

1. Einleitung  In dieser Arbeit möchte ich mich nach dem sozialepidemiologischen Schema mit der gesundheitlichen Lage von somalischen Flüchtlingsfrauen in Wien beschäftigen. Dafür definiere ich zuerst das Wort Gesundheit, dann „soziale Epidemiologie“ und skizziere im Folgenden die Gesundheitsprobleme von AsylwerberInnen, das Land Somalia sowie die somalische Community in Wien. Abschließend stelle ich eine Strategie der Gesundheitsvorsorge vor. 2. Definition Gesundheit  Gesund sein...

Between Arabia and Ethiopia The land of the Somali people, much of it arid and inhospitable, has for thousands of years been close to civilization and international trade. To the north, just across the Gulf of Aden, is Saba, the land of the legendary Queen of Sheba and the earliest part of Arabia to prosper. To the west is Ethiopia, where the kingdom of Aksum is established by the 5th century BC.  Situated on the so-called Horn of Africa, jutting out into the India Ocean,...