MOG – Early 90’s

He could hear someone tread on the living room after knocking the door down with a bang. He certainly knew what this meant. Quick on his feet, he hid in a tiny closet behind ringed area where some firewood was burning in what resembled a kitchen.
Adam’s father had been away the whole day and hasn’t [...]

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Scent From Above…

It had just started rained. The floor, already damp and wet, reflected the nimbus clouds looming on the horizon as we sought protection from the rain under a bus stop shelter. Several people crowded the bus shelter, leaving inadequate room for any more. The clock had just struck twenty minutes past the hour of five, [...]

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Scent from Above…

It had just started raining. The floor, already damp and wet, reflected the nimbus clouds looming on the horizon as we sought protection from the rain under a bus stop shelter. Several people crowded the bus shelter, leaving inadequate room for any more. The clock had just struck twenty minutes past the hour of five, [...]

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The Month of Romance…

Soomaalidu waxay ku maahmaahdaa, Haddaad tagto meel laga il laayahay, ishaa layska ridaa and the equivalent translation of this proverb would the equally similar English proverb When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do –that’s precisely the philosophy many Somalis are adopting while they are adapting to changes in culture and environment.
Somalis are people of [...]

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We Can be as Offensive as You

News story of the day:
An Iranian Newspaper has launched a competition to find the best cartoon about the Holocaust in retaliation for the publication of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.
The iranian daily Hamshahri said its contest was designed to test the boundaries of Free Speech – the reason many European Newspapers have given for publishing the [...]

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Hanti Waxaad Ku Leedahay Dhulkaaga Hooyo!

But where do i belong?
Where do I call home?
Where can I walk with pride?
With my head really up high
With no guards by my either side
Rest under a tree and look to the sky
Where can I live permanently?
Where can I leave a mark?
Without having to transfer frequently
And comfortably inhabit and work
Where can I sleep soundly in [...]

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Controversial Cartoons

Police keep watch as thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims take to the streets in Dhaka.

Palestinians show their anger at the cartoons by walking over a Danish flag in front of a mosque.

A Jordanian Muslim holds up the Koran in the capital Amman.

Palestinian protesters burn a French flag during a [...]

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No One Cares…

Nights i lay crumbled in my bed
Trembling with dejection and fear
Sheets covered wholly by the tears i shed
Haunted by the ache and angst like a nightmare
Frowning with an unendurable agony
I pass the crowd with great stealth
Dragging my feet with melancholy
Would this rather jeopardize my health?
Tormented by my dire and distressing predicament
Faintly i contemplate as my [...]

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Knock, Knock? WHo’s There? – DEATH!

A convoy of cars slowly strolls down the A12, leading to the A406, on its way to the Islamic Cemetery in Chingford. My friend, Nur, is to be buried today. How slowly and stealthily death stole on him. Yesterday here he was, lively and full of fun and laughter – playing football with us every [...]

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