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AMISOM Troops not professional!

AMISOM Troops not professional!

by Ahmed Raghe
Thursday, September 17, 2009
According to eyewitnesses, two white Toyota landcruisers driven by Somali militants posed as United Nations aid workers, approached the Halane UN headquarters adjacent to Mogadishu Airport on Thursday, 17 September. Calmly they explained to the AMISOM Officers manning the entry-gate that they were to attend the security briefing between AMISOM [...]

Puntland: From a Utopian Vision to a Clan Enclave

Puntland: From a Utopian Vision to a Clan Enclave

By AbdiQudus Nur Salah (Donyale)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
After a long cherished hunt of ordered society, stability and a common defense pact, Puntland sub-state was formed. It all began in a familiar setting (Garoowe) when Harti elders and leadership alongside local Darod clans had pledged allegiance to a new regional alliance. On January, 1994, former members [...]

Is France Enforcing Freedom or thwarting it?

Is France Enforcing Freedom or thwarting it?

By Ilhan Dahir
Junior,
Hilliard Bradley High School
Hilliard, Ohio
On Wednesday August 12, 2009 it was announced that a Muslim woman garbed in a head to toe swimsuit was banned from using a public pool in Paris, France.  Muslim women often choose to cover their bodies out of modesty as prescribed to them by their religion, but for [...]

Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

In his attempt to improve relations with the Muslim world, President Obama has done what no other American president has ever done before.
Starting with his inauguration speech in which he stressed on the importance of relaxing the defensive posture so that the demonization process could stop. Following with his speech at the Turkish Parliament in [...]

The case for recruiting youngsters at mosques

The case for recruiting youngsters at mosques

Many of you have probably heard about the controversy that tainted the images of the Minneapolis mosques and the alleged “recruitments” of youngsters to the war-torn Somalia, but I wanted to move my focus to the East Coast, and up in Northern New England region of the United States. In 2009, the months of June [...]

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