I have received an email, telling the story of a Somali brother who was seriously injured in a car accident back in January 2013. He underwent several critical stages with the latest stage being in a permanent comatose. His family and friends have commenced a noble project to fund-raise the cost of his transportation from [...]

The following poem, composed by Ali Mire Awale, carries words of wisdom to his elderly daughters whom he reminds to never forget the struggle he underwent to raise them as a single father. Ali Mire Awale was one of the first batch of Somali teachers in 1960. An established scholar, he is credited to have [...]

For many centuries, from the early Western ethnocentrist adventurers who roamed the land of the Somalis to the colonial forces that partitioned the Somali Peninsula, the Somali ethnic group was slapped with the most vivid qualities, ranging from Burton’s praiseworthy ascription as ‘the Irish of Africa’ for their shared similarities with the Celtics in bravery, [...]

A local charity for which I am a trustee has recently received coverage for their ambitious project to spotlight the potential health effects of shisha smoking. Smoking shisha is an after-hour delight for countless Somali youngsters, who perhaps are (or not) completely oblivious of the risks associated with this new urban-social phenomenon. Coming back, Horn [...]

This is an excerpt from a speech that Jaalle Siyaad delivered in 1975; entitled ‘Empty Vessels Make the Most Noise’. He directly attacks those whom he referred to as ‘bad clerics’ (wadaad xume). Perhaps a gentle reminder of the many current psuedo religious factions masquerading under the banner of Islam — food for thought. He [...]