Barawe violence: Clan Expansionism or Blunder of Unruly Troops?
The violence in Barawe, the official capital of Southwest State, has exposed the critical flaws in federal leadership in the Lower Shabelle region.
Should Somaliland be saved from Musa Bihi?
Since Musa Bihi Abdi was elected as the head of the breakaway “Republic of Somaliland” based in the northern Somali city of Hargeisa, he has worked to extend his term.…
Public outcry after Somali leaders’ decision to extend their mandate
On the evening of May 27, the National Consultative Council (NCC) announced that a decision had been made by its eight participants present to overhaul the constitution, opening the way…
Arday: A Cultural Revolution Unveiled in Somali TV Series
In the embryonic but promising realm of the Somali film industry, a TV series called "Arday", which means "student" in Somali, has risen as an innovative and boundary-breaking phenomenon...
Political Feud over Puntland Leadership, between Collision and Collusion
The political feud between President Hassan Mohamoud and Said Deni escalated on May 8 when Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre of the federal government attacked Deni's leadership of Puntland.
Why and How Awdal Uprising Started
This series of protests is the result of the cold-blooded killing of commander Khadar Habeeb Aynanshe on May 3 in the coastal border town of Lowyada.
The Reason Behind the Erroneous Assumption that Somalis are Caucasian
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a belief known as the Hamitic theory gained popularity as an anthropological and linguistic theory.
The Irir Samaale Ploy to Divide and Perpetuate Chaos
The term Irir Samaale once belonged to the realm of Somali oral history and origin myth, but has found its way into the turbulent Somali political arena.
Controversy around the Presidential Envoy on Somaliland
Saturday's presidential appointment of Abdirashi Guled as special envoy for Somaliland relations sparked an outcry among the Somali public who sees it as poor leadership and gross injustice towards the…
How Ethiopians’ abhorrent antics distort Somali history
As an ardent pansomalist who categorically opposes any hegemonic agenda of the Ethiopians, formerly known as Abyssinians, I would like to address the revisionism of our history by chauvinistic Amharas…