Religious baby boom
This may come as a shock to secular sensibilities. Religious fundamentalism is set to bury the ghost of secularism. Secular liberalism is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions ...
Commentator censures Ethiopia, USA over Somalia crisis
If any state is to be barred from discussions on finding solutions for the crisis in Somalis, it should be those countries that are responsible for the chaos and mayhem that defines Somalia today and topping that list would be Ethiopia...
MI6 focus against terrorism from Yemen, Somalia
A senior British diplomat has revealed that his country is still at great danger of terrorist attacks, with the focus of the threat having shifted to groups linked to Yemen and Somalia...
Somali Threat is Real
Somalia and other African nations could soon pose more of a terrorist threat than Afghanistan, Interpol`s secretary general warned Thursday...
Clan Rivalry Complicates Terrorism Fight in Puntland
The leaders of the Warsangeli say the conflict in the north is not about entirely about terrorism. They say it also is about long-held political and economic grievances the Warsangeli have had against the Puntland government...
18th Meeting of ICG
As the transitional period moves to conclusion on 20 August 2011, the ICG stressed that the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) should intensify their efforts to complete the finalisation of the Constitution-making process...
Karzai‘s manic depression
Intelligence reports describe Karzai as paranoid about an Anglo-American plot to unseat him and a former UN envoy accused Karzai of being on drugs and is mentally unstable...
Canadian guerrilla
SSC, which is Africa`s latest liberation group that began fighting this summer, is a product of the almost total collapse of Somalia, one of the most lawless, chaotic and heavily armed places on the planet...
Sudanese Divorce and the Witness Is American
A few days ago, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that “Sudan is a ticking time bomb of enormous consequence” and pointed out that the secession of the south has become inevitable and the situation should be tackled on this basis...
Commentators see Gypsies as a European problem
The issue of gypsies [Roma people] exists, and anyone who denies this is acting in bad faith, or is blind. It is a question that is being faced by Italy, France, Spain, and Germany ...
US to build ties with breakaway Somali republics
Johnnie Carson, the top U.S. diplomat for Africa, says: The U.S. will begin “aggressive” engagement with the self-declared northern republics of Somaliland and Puntland, while continuing support of Somalia`s weak central government...
Tribalism: the new Model of Somali Democracy
Tribalism is an obsolescence Somali traditional system; and heinous and despicable acts of crime are committed in the name of clans-based politics...
Democracy in Arab eyes
Syrian professor says: In Iraq, a fifth of the population has become illiterate after “democratic” invaders have killed 1 million people, including thousands of scientists and intellectuals...
Likely Future Picture of Global Islam
An Italian priest said that the low birth rate among indigenous Europeans combined with an unprecedented wave of Muslim immigrants with large families could see Europe becoming dominated by Islam in the space of a few generations...
Dr Fadl on Al-Qaeda‘s
Jihad leader [Dr Fadl] holds Bin Ladin, Khalid Shaykh Muhammad, and Mullah Mohammad Omar completely responsible for the catastrophes inflicted on Muslims...
Prisoner of Bush`s war on terror
Two years into his presidency and nine years after 9/11, Barack Obama has yet to articulate a coherent message on terrorism...
The Origins of the Ethiopian Revolution
Faisal Robleh glances at the origins and mechanics of the Ethiopian Social change and the emergent Ethnic federation which the EPRDF instituted in 1990 ...
Islamophobia is shallow in U.S. but deep in Europe
Dr. Muqtedar Khan says: Islamophobia in the US is shallow and temporary while Islamophobia in Europe is deep-seated because of Europeans` long history of warfare with the Muslim World...
Yet Another Trap for Saudis
Saudi Arabia is nowadays under strong pressure to put its weight behind the direct negotiations with Israel ...
Al-Qaeda‘s Terrorism Is Less Dangerous
A writer says: Al-Qaeda`s terrorism is less dangerous than the terrorism committed by the extremists in the United States, because Al-Qaeda`s terrorism is exposed, but their terrorism is shrouded in fog...
Bahrain’s big experiment with democracy
In Bahrain, ministers are appointed by the King and just over half the cabinet are relatives of the royal family; the Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa, is his uncle...