Help her

Please spare a few pounds for this little girl. This seveteen-year old has had this condition for about three years now and the few doctors left in Somalia are unable to do anything about it – lack of expertise prevents them from operating on her as they might exacerbate the sorrows of this already suffering [...]

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A trip to the Marfish…

You are instantly accosted by the clouds of smoke on entering through the grubby door; rings of white puffs sail along the faded walls of the corridor and softly circle up to embrace the moist ceiling. The strumming of the Oud, with Axmed Mooge’s voice floating through the thick air, can be heard coming from [...]

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Jacburkii Dhoodaan

War horta ninyahaw anigu waan jeclaadaye
Gabadhbaan jeclahay oo i jecel, mana jeclaadeene
Haddii ay i jeclaatana ma rabo inaan jeclaadaaye
Ninkii ay jeclaatana la waa inuu jeclaadaaye
Kii aan jeclayn waa iyadu inay jeclaataaye
Jacaylkagya iyo keedu waa laba jeclaadoone
Gabadh jinaha dhuudhuuban waa inaan jeclaadaaye
Tu naasuhu janjeedhaan waa inaan jeclaadaaye
Middii jeer la moodoo dhan waa inaan jeclaadaaye
Garoobtii i [...]

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Oh!

another year has gone by another wrinkle has appeared, as a friend of mine aptly put it! Yes, today is the day I should officially celebrate my ageing, but I have never celebrated a birthday in my life nor do I intend to. Why celeberate growing old?
To be quite honest, I don’t even know [...]

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To Somalia…

I have finally booked my ticket to Somalia. I shall be leaving on the 19th of July to Dubai, where I shall be staying for a week or even less, then I am off to Somalia to revisit my parents and sibling and put this homesick heart to rest. Expect very extensive travel features as [...]

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Pirates on the prowl

The Somali pirates have highlighted the importance of the Somali waters. Being an important route with hundreds of vessels passing through the Somalia’s waters, Africa’s longest coast is not only infested with deadly sharks now. Yes, pirates too frequent the waters, armed with some radio equipment, several machine guns, a mother vessel and some speed [...]

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Fabrication of Foreign Fighters

British, Eritrean, Swedish, American and Yemeni. These are the nationalities of the foreign fighters allegedly captured in the North Eastern Puntland state of Somalia. Now as much as USA, Ethiopia and their puppet Somali officials want to deceive the world into believing that foreign fighters, especially, Al-Qaeda fighters, are in Somalia wishing to turn it [...]

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