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مقابلة مع ادنه ادم اسماعيل مسؤولة ملف الاعتراف بصوماليلاند

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مقابلة مع ادنه ادم اسماعيل مسؤولة ملف الاعتراف بصوماليلاند

مراسل قناة العربية الذي يتخذ من دبي مقراً له موجود حالياً في أرض الصومال لإجراء مقابلة مع د. إدنا آدم إسماعيل – مؤسس مستشفى إدنا الجامعي – ومبعوث الاعتراف بجمهورية أرض الصومال

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Preferential Voting to Fix Somaliland Elections

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Preferential Voting to Fix Somaliland Elections

In the era of late Somaliland President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Somalilanders have adopted a constitution that limits the number of political parties to three. This was a lesson learned from the 1969 elections in the Somali republic when 64 parties contested in the elections. These parties were proxies for sub-clans who wanted representation. No one offered political choices based on ideology and policies Continue reading “Preferential Voting to Fix Somaliland Elections” →

Norway Pressuring Somaliland Over Death Row Case

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Norway Pressuring Somaliland Over Death Row Case

Sa’ad Jirde Hayd was on a holiday vacation in Somaliland, and at 21 o’clock on April 4 this year while he was on his way home, a man attacked him without warning, according to his testimony. “The man started punching and kicking me” he said. In the end, Saad managed to get a spray can that he had bought at Clas Ohlson in Oslo for 159 kroner. When he sprayed the perpetrator, he safely got away to his home. He suffered wounds on his knees and blows to the face because of the attack. Continue reading “Norway Pressuring Somaliland Over Death Row Case” →

Reclaiming Somali Aw Barkhadle’s Script

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Reclaiming Somali Aw Barkhadle's Script

What is Far Wadaad? Far wadaad or Wadaad’s writing is writing Somali language in the Arabic alphabet. It is attributed to Sh Yusuf Al-Kawnayn by M.I. Lewis in his book Saints and Somalis. Since Aw Barkhadle is reported to live in the 13th century, this makes far wadaad the original Somali alphabet Continue reading “Reclaiming Somali Aw Barkhadle’s Script” →

Snapshot of the Security in Hargeisa – the Seat of the Somaliland Government

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Snapshot of the Security in Hargeisa - the Seat of the Somaliland Government

The recent incident in the capital of the Republic of Somaliland, Hargeisa, demonstrates the peace and the security in the city – and for that matter in the whole country – that the collaboration between the the people of Somaliland and police force made possible as well as the their maturity as citizens. Continue reading “Snapshot of the Security in Hargeisa – the Seat of the Somaliland Government” →

Gudomiyihii Xisbigii NUF: Marxuun Axmed Xasan Ibrahim (1904-1980)

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Gudomiyihii Xisbigii NUF: Marxuun Axmed Xasan Ibrahim (1904-1980)

Axmed Xasan waxa lagu qiyaasaa inuu dhashay 1904. Waxa uu ku dhashay agagaarka miyiga Hargeysa, oo aan magaalo ahayn xilligaas. Sida uu qiyaasayo Cumar Axmed Xasan waxay qoyskoodu degi jireen inta u dhaxaysa Wadda-Bariis ilaa Buurta Almis. Waxay ahaayeen qoys geela dhaqda oo sida la sheegay Xasan Ibraahin oo ahaa aabbihii ayaa geela aad u jeclaa. Axmed Xasan waxa uu dhigtay qur’aanka oo sidii carruurta Soomaalida loogu bilaabi jiray malcaamadda ayuu sidaa ku bartay Quraanka. Waxa kale oo yaraantiisii u fududaatay inuu barto Afka Carabiga. Ku hadalka Afka Carabiga iyo sida uu u bartay Cumar Axmed Xasan oo ka warramaya waxa uu yidhi: Continue reading “Gudomiyihii Xisbigii NUF: Marxuun Axmed Xasan Ibrahim (1904-1980)” →

Pocket of Stability: Understanding Somaliland

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Pocket of Stability: Understanding Somaliland

This piece is a comprehensive examination of Somaliland’s unusual development and current standing as a self-declared sovereign nation. Unlike Somalia, a state devastated by a perpetual 29 year conflict, Somaliland boasts a growing civil society along with a relatively vibrant democracy and accountability to the Rule of Law. Since 1991, the region has become a pocket of security and stability, in absence of formal recognition, by creating government and societal institutions that strongly suit the values and needs of its people. Continue reading “Pocket of Stability: Understanding Somaliland” →

Somaliland: First locally Trained Cadets Commissioned into the Armed Forces

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Somaliland: First locally Trained Cadets Commissioned into the Armed Forces

The President of the Republic of Somaliland – who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the National Army – H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi attended the commissioning graduation of the first batch of officer cadets trained for the first time in the country in a ceremony held at the Abdullahi Askar Military Academy in Dararweyne, which is on the eastern outskirts of Metro Hargeisa. Continue reading “Somaliland: First locally Trained Cadets Commissioned into the Armed Forces” →