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  • Bitter & Sweet: Qaasimi Flavor of Leadership

    By Hamse A. Khaire abdeeq2005@hotmail.com Literature, according to some, is an honourable appreciation of tragedy. Leaders inspire their followers not only away from tragedy but also into utopia. Hamse helps us to appreciate Qaasim’s poem in light of the duality of unity or, maybe, the multiplicity of unity. More importantly, he unshackles us from the…

  • Somaliland Local Governments

    Abdirahman Adam Mohamoud Most of us questioned the value of local elections over nominated commissioners. Abdirahman shows us councillors have done more than we think and less than they could.  This digest, whose original full version is available here, demonstrates why local elections matter – for your health, income, and development – more than helping a political…

  • Experiencing Amoud

    By Khadija Abdillahi Sheikh A Nigerian colleague of mine once told me that they have a saying in Nigeria which is like, “You go through the school and let the school go through you.” I have not seen a place where that is more vividly present than Amoud – a place where you can call…

  • It Doesn’t Make Sense

    One sentence that I used to hear a lot, but seems to be fading away, is “It doesn’t make sense.” I have no idea why I used to hear it a lot. For whatever reason, a lot of talkers in the past had a high time making themselves believable. I cannot suspect their oral prowess. A…

  • Beri Waa Goorma?

    Bilowgii 2010ka ayaan ku qoray magaasiin ay leeyihiin Y-Peer qormo kooban oo ka hadlaysa dhallinyarada iyo ka qaybgalka siyaasadda, anigoo isha si gaar ah ugu hayey da’da iyo siyaasadda. Haddaba imika oo laga joogo laba sannadood, waxaad moodaa in wax iska bedeleen waayihii aan ku qoray qormadaas. Markaad eegto musharixiinta goleyaasha deegaanka ee Somaliland, waxa kusoo…