Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa lagu wadaa in maanta uu magaalada Nairobi ee xarunta dalka Kenya uu ka furmo kulan u dhexeyn doona Madaxda dalalka deriska la’ ah Somalia. Kulankaan oo ahmiyad gaara leh ayaa waxaa looga hadli doonaa xaaladda dalalka Bariga Afrika, gaar ahaan dalalka dariska la ah Somalia. Madaxweynaha dalka Kenya Uhurro Kenyatta ayaa marti galiyay kulanka waxaana la filayaa inay ka qeybgalaan Madax dhowr ah oo uu kamid yahay Ismaaciil Cumar Geele iyo Ra’isul wasaaraha Ethiopia Abiyi Axmed. Madaxweyne Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ayaa isaguna ku sugan magaalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenya, waxa uuna khudbad ka jeedin doonaa kulanka. Ra’isul wasaaraha Ethiopia Abiyi Axmed ayaa booqashadii ugu horeysay waxa uu shalay gelinkii dambe ku tegay Magalada Nairobi ee dalka Kenya. Abiyi Axmed ayaa waxa uu kulan gaar ah la qaatay Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibada iyo Ganacsiga Caalamka Monica Juma, Wasiirka Shaqaalaha Ukur Yattani iyo Guddoomiyaha magaalada Nairobi Mike Mbuvi Sonko. Ra’isul wasaare Abiyi Axmed iyo Madaxweynaha Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta ayaa wada kulmi doona Isniinta maanta ah sida ay xaqiijisay Madaxdtooyada dalkaasi. Kulanka waxaa uu socon doonaa Muddo labo maalmood ah, waxaana lagu waddaa gabagabadda in laga saaro qodobo ay ka mid yihiin Shaqadda Ciidamada AMISOM ay ka waddaan Soomaaliya. Dalalka Kenya iyo Ethiopia ayaa aad uga walaacsan xooliga ay ku socto dowlada Somalia oo iyadu aad uga soo horjeeda faragalinta kaga imaaneysa dowladaha Deriska la ah Somalia. Sidoo kale, Kenya iyo Ethiopia ayaa horay walaac uga muujiyay faragelinta arrimaha gudaha ee ay dowladda Imaaraadka ku heyso Soomaaliya, waxaana Madaxweynaha Kenya oo dhowr jeer arrintan ka hadlay sheegay in dalalka qaar ay dhabar jebin ku hayaan guulaha ay AMISOM ka gaartay Soomaaliya. Dhinaca kale, Kulankaan ayaa waxaa qodobada looga hadli doono waxaa kamid noqonaaya faragalinta ay Imaaraadka ku heyso arrimaha Somalia. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

When Ethi¬o¬pia’s prime minister resigned in February after more than five years in office, there was little reason to think his successor would be an improvement. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Ra’isul wasaaraha Xukuumada Somalia Xasan Cali Kheyre iyo Wafdi uu Hoggaaminaayo ayaa maanta lagu wadaa inay u ambabaxaan magaalada Hobya ee gobolka Mudug. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ayaa waxaa safarka ku wehlin doona Wasiiro, Xildhibaano iyo Xubno kale oo ka tirsan Villa Somalia. Safarka ayaa waxaa qeyb ka noqon doona qaar kamid ah Danjirayaasha Beesha Caalamka u fadhiya Somalia, oo iyaguna qeyb ka noqon doona socdaalka Kheyre. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre, ayaa lagu wadaa in uu xariga ka jaro dhimsaha Wadada isku-xirta Magaalooyinka Gaalkacyo iyo Hobyo oo dib udhis lagu sameeyay. Waxa uu sidoo kale Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre goobjoog ka noqon doonaa mashaariic kale oo halkaasi laga hirgalinaayo, iyadoo sharaxaad laga siin doono hanaanka lagu socodsiin doono Mashaariicda. Kheyre iyo Wafdiga uu Hoggaaminaayo ayaa sidoo kale lagu waddaa inay kormeer ku tagaan Dekedda Degmada Hobyo. Sidoo kale, Guddiga Gob oo dhisay Wadada iyo Wasiiro ka tirsan Galmudug ayaa warbaahinta u xaqiijiyay tagitaanka Hobyo ee Ra’iisul Wasaare Kheyre. Docda kale, Wadada isku xirta Magaalooyinka Gaalkacyo iyo Hobyo ayaa waxaa dhisay Bulshadda kunool gobolka Mudug, waxaana dhismaheeda uu socday Sanado badan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa lagu wadaa in maanta ay Xildhibaanada Golaha Shacabka baarlamaanka Somalia ku kulmaan magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada Somalia. Kulankaan oo xiisa gaara leh ayaa markii ugu horeysay waxaa shir guddoomin doona Gudoomiyaha cusub ee Golaha Shacabka Maxamed Mursal Sheekh Cabdiraxmaan oo dhawaan la doortay. Kulanka ayaa ka dhici doona Xarunta Golaha Shacabka waxaana dhammaan xaadiri doona Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka. Ajendaha Kulanka ayaa ah Habmaamuska Xeerka lagu Aasaasay Midowga Africa ee Khuseeya Midowga Baarlamaanada Afrika. Xeerkan ayaa shalay waxaa ansixiyay Xubnaha Golaha Wasiirada Soomaaliya, waxaana laga sugayaa in maanta uu maro Xildhibaanada. Dhinaca kale waxaa aad loo adkeeyay amniga Xarunta waxaana xiran dhammaan waddooyinka hareer mara Xarunta. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Hundreds of people danced the night away at an Edmonton party to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Somaliland on Saturday. Source: Hiiraan Online

The beautiful Socotra Archipelago off the coast of Somalia was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008. Trip Advisor reviewers speak of an “unbelievable” unique habitat, white sandy beaches and exotic “dragon trees” that look like inverted pyramids. Source: Hiiraan Online

The beautiful Socotra Archipelago off the coast of Somalia was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008. Trip Advisor reviewers speak of an “unbelievable” unique habitat, white sandy beaches and exotic “dragon trees” that look like inverted pyramids. Source: Hiiraan Online

Terror is driven by networks in the modern world. Understanding these networks is fundamental in fighting the threats these groups pose. With modern technology terrorists have access to most parts of the globe and an array of weapons, including everyday items that can be easily weaponised. The evolution of the Salafi movement of Islam is the ideology behind al Qaeda, the forerunner of terrorist groups. Many Muslim share the Salafi belief but fall far short of the violence propagated by these groups. Source: Hiiraan Online

After Somaliland declared its independence, local people in many parts of Somaliland cut down the remaining forest cover for livelihood, income generation and energy. Source: Hiiraan Online

It was the worst case in decades, and officials directly linked it to disgraced UK doctor Andrew Wakefield Source: Hiiraan Online

Grand Island's Multicultural Coalition gave people a new taste of a popular breakfast staple as a way to say thank you for the community's support. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Iyadoo inta badan is garuubeysi Siyaasadeed iyo mid qabiilba uu ka dhex jiro golayaasha dalka, ayaa waxaa soo baxaaya eedeymo taa la xiriirta oo loo jeedinaayo Guddoonka Aqalka Sare ee Somalia. Guddoonka Aqalka Sare ayaa waxa lagu eedeeyay inay kala sooc ku sameeyan Senatorada ka tirsan Aqalka Sare, isla markaana soo dhaweysta qaar kamid ah, halka qaarna Guddoonka uu faquuqo. Senotar Cabdikariin Maxamed Xasan oo katirsan Golaha Aqalka Sare, ayaa kamid ah Senatorada ka cabanaaya habdhaqanka Guddoonka Aqalka Sare. Senotar Cabdikariin, ayaa Guddoonka Golahaasi ku dhaliilay in ay kala xulasho ku sameynayaan Senetarada, taa oo keentay is faquuq ka dhextaagan Golaha. Senotar Cabdikariin, waxa uu arrintaas ku tilmaamay mid Cadaaladda Ka fog, maadaama uu sheegayo in Xubnaha ay isku golaha yihiin in la kala sareysiinayo, qaarkoodna lasoo dhaweynayo, halka qaarka kalane gooni loo riixayo. ‘’Marka dhaqankeena la eego maba mudnin inaan matalno shacab Soomaaliyeed, waayo anagii nala wakiishay ayaa ka dhamaan’la is faquuq iyo is riixriix aan sabteeda la ogeyn’’ ‘’Guddoonkii ugu sareeyay ayey ka qurunsan tahay arrinta waayo dhankooda ayey ka soctaa dhibaatada waxaan ugu baaqi lahaa inay ku dhaqmaan cadaalad iyo sinaan iskana dhaafan kala geynta iyo is garabsishada lagu hayo Senetarada’’ Senotar Cabdikariin, ayaa Guddoonka waxa uu ka dalbaday in ay Cadaaladda ku dadaalan, maadaama loo xushay inay dhex dhexaad ka noqdaan dhammaan howlaha taagan. Sidoo kale, Senotar Cabdikariin ayaa carab***** in eedeymaha ceynkaani ah loo tiiriyo keliya Xafiisyada Madaxweynaha iyo Ra’isul wasaaraha oo kaliya, hase ahaatee ay ka daranyihiin kuwa kale. Waxa uu Senatorka sheegay in dadka eedeynaaya Xafiisyada Madaxweynaha iyo Ra’isul wasaaraha aysan arag Guddoonka Golaha Aqalka Sare, loona baahan yahay in ay wax ka qabtaan Marka hore. Haddalka Senotar Cabdikariin, ayaa imaanaya xili is riixriixa iyo is faquuqa Siyaasadeed uu yahay mid kusii dhex baahaaya dhammaan Xafiisyada dowlada, gaar ahaan Hay’adaha ugu waaweyn dalka. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) are opposed to the on-going process of down-sizing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces in the war-torn Eastern African country, warning that it could have consequential negative impact on efforts to stabilise Somalia. Source: Hiiraan Online

At least seven Kenyan soldiers were killed and two others seriously injured after a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a military vehicle near the Somali town of Dhobley near the border with Kenya, witnesses and officials say. Source: Hiiraan Online

Everyone is taking advantage of Somalia and there is a reason for the exploitation. The country is weak and fragmented, and its people are headed in different directions. Source: Hiiraan Online

Djibouti has expressed "full support" for Morocco's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran, the Moroccan official MAP news agency reported on Saturday. Source: Hiiraan Online

Guddiga joogtada ah ee Golaha Wakiilada dowladda Puntland, ayaa maanta fadhigooda todobaad laha warbixin kaga dhegaystay,Wasiirka Caddaaladda,Awqaafta,Arrimaha Diinta,iyo Dhaqan-celinta xukuumada Puntland,Saalax Xabiib Jaamac. Warbixinta ayaa ku saabsaneyd cabashooyin xiriir ah oo dadweynuhu ay ka muujiyeen lacagaha faraha badan ee ay bulshada ka qaadan qaar kamid ah shirkadaha ka shaqeeya arrimaha Xajka,waxaana Wasiirku sheegay in shacabka ay dhibaato baahsan ka haysato qiimaha saa’idka ah ee laga qaado xilliyada ay u socdaan Xajka iyo Cumrada. Guddiga ayaa kadib markii ay dhegaysteen warbixinta Wasiirka,waxay dood dheer ka yeesheen cabashooyinka ka imaanaya dadweynaha ee ku aaddan lacagaha laga qaado Xujeeyda Soomaaliyeed iyo adeeg-xumida qaar kamid ah shirkadaha lacagaha saa’idka ah ka macaasha,muslilmiinta u hammuun qaba, in ay soo gutaan ruknigaan Diiniga ah ee Alle ku addoonsaday. Guddiga joogtada ah ee Golaha Wakiilada dowladda Puntland ayaa dooddaasi kadib dhaleecayn culus u jeediyay dowladda FederaalkaSoomaaliya, oo ay ku eedeeyeen in ay shirkado gaar ah ku wareejisay mas’uuliyaddii ka saarneyd arrimaha Xajkaa,islamarkaana aysan dheg-jalaq u siin cabashooyinka joogtada ah ee Xujeeyda Soomaaliyeed ka muujinayaan shirkadaha dhiig-miiratada ah ee afka u dhigtay dhaqaalihii umadda. Sidoo kale guddiga ayaa sheegay in qaar kamid ah shirkadaha ka shaqeeya arrima Xajka ee lacagaha xad-dhaafka ah ka qaada Xujeeyda aysan adeeg-hufan u qaban bulshada,balse ay dayac iyo rafaad ugu beddelaan dhaqaalihii ay ku bixiyeen in loogu adeego,taasina ay keentay in dad badan oo gudan-lahaa waajibaadka Xajka ay awoodi waayeen,sida guddigu xusay. Guddiga joogtada ah ee Golaha Baarlamanka dowladda Puntland ayaa ugu dambeyntii baaq u diray, madaxweynaha Soomaaliya,Maxammed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo iyo ra’iisul wasaarihiisa oo ay ka dalbadeen in gacanta dowladda lagu soo celiyo maamulka arrimaha Xajka ee dalka,si shacab weynaha Soomaaliyeed looga dulqaaqo dhibaatada ay ku hayaan shirkadaha gaarka ah ee lacagaha faraha badan ka qaada Xujeeyda Soomaaliyeed. Halkaan ka daawo qodobada uu guddigu soo saaray. PUNTLAND POST The post Guddiga joogtada ah ee Baarlamanka Puntland oo go’aanno ka soo saaray arrimaha Xajka. appeared first on Puntland Post.

The new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will arrive in the country on Sunday for a two-day State visit to bolster already strong relations between Kenya and Ethiopia, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has announced. Source: Hiiraan Online

African Union soldiers from Burundi stand to attention in Mogadishu on July 11, 2017. Amisom has 22,000 soldiers with Kenya contributing 3,664 soldiers. PHOTO | MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB | AFP The Kenyan government has warned that the activities of foreign powers seeking to undermine the government in Mogadishu are a threat to regional security. In what appears to be renewed efforts to support the administration of President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo”, Kenya last week took an indirect jab at countries engaged in military or trade deals with Somaliland and Puntland, arguing such agreements could weaken the government in Somalia. It was Kenya’s first direct comment on a raging battle between Gulf powers, led by the United Arab Emirates, which have engaged in a series of manoeuvres aimed at weakening the Farmajo administration. PEACE Officials who spoke to the Sunday Nation say Kenya wants international partners to focus on direct engagement with Mogadishu and support the role of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) in its efforts to train Somalia’s security forces. The first hint of the message was delivered last week when President Uhuru Kenyatta suggested some foreign entities were damaging the foundation Amisom had laid in Somalia. “The region is not at peace. Somalia remains troubled, largely by foreign agents who weaken its government, who divide its people, and who threaten to reverse the gains we have so painfully won under Amisom,” he said in his State of the Nation address on Wednesday. “Through it all, we remember that if our brothers and sisters in Somalia prosper, we prosper; if they are safe, so are we. “It has been our policy, then, to help them regain the peace and prosperity they once knew.” POWER STRUGGLE The clash between Gulf powers in Somalia is an extension of a battle pitting Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain on the one hand and Qatar and Turkey on the other. The Saudi bloc imposed a blockade on Qatar last year and embarked on a lobbying campaign to force countries to align with its decision. Somalia was one of the targets of this effort but the Farmajo government decided to remain neutral. This triggered a series of clashes with the UAE in particular. The Emiratis have sought to cultivate direct ties with Somaliland and Puntland and reach deals with them for management of ports and security training initiatives, which are seen as undermining the government in Mogadishu. AL-SHABAAB Kenya views itself as having a direct stake in Somalia because instability there spells trouble in Kenya, including by putting the vital tourism industry at risk. “A stable Somalia will allow our tourism to grow. Remember we went there after Al-Shabaab targeted our tourism installations,” Prof Maurice Amutabi, a historian and Vice Chancellor of Lukenya University, said. “If they have their own security monitoring the guys from their side, it can prevent them from regrouping,” he said, referring to the reasons Kenya Defence Forces joined Amisom. The President did not give names in his address but his diplomats have told the Sunday Nation that the jab was directed at the Gulf countries that have taken their disputes to the Horn of Africa. In late April, Kenyan security officials stopped a political meeting by UAE-allied Somali politicians in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Sources said the meeting at Sir Ali Muslim grounds was cancelled because it was seen as part of an effort by entities targeting the Somali government. MILITARY TRAINING However, the lead organiser, Abdirahman Abdishakur, a former Planning minister in Somalia, claimed Kenya cracked under pressure from Mogadishu. In March, the UAE announced it would start training Somaliland soldiers when the two sides reached various agreements, among them to set up a military base, and have an Emirati company run a port there. Somali MPs later nullified the agreement, arguing it violated territorial integrity. Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991, runs its own affairs and even gives its ‘nationals’ passports; but has yet to get international state recognition. The UAE and its allies like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are involved in a war in Yemen, some 300 kilometres east of Somalia and a military base in Somaliland could aid their war efforts. However, Somalia is also host to a military base run by Turkey, though this agreement was reached between Ankara and Mogadishu. IGAD MEETING So how does that affect the work of Amisom, and Somalia’s stability? Kenya thinks by dealing with regions, as opposed to the government in Mogadishu, the Gulf powers are fanning turmoil, which would require Amisom to stay there longer. This was one of the issues discussed at a recent meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad), an eight-member bloc that includes Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. “During the meeting, emerging regional peace and security as well as the political economy were discussed. “It was agreed that fresh and rigorous analyses on the manifestation of the Middle East in the region, the situation in Somalia and South Sudan and the effectiveness of Igad be undertaken to inform Kenya’s overall engagement through Igad,” a read-out from the meeting said. CASH SEIZURE “It shows that the region is tired and Igad member states are convinced that it is in their best interest to have a peaceful and prosperous Somalia. “Some Arab countries are undermining the efforts made by Amisom for the last 10 years, specifically the UAE,” Dr Abdiwahab Abdi, a senior analyst on the Horn of Africa with SouthLink Consultancy in Nairobi, argued. “That will affect the peace and stability in the Horn of Africa,” he added. The UAE officially denies the charge and its Foreign ministry recently said it recognises one Somalia. However, it recently terminated a military training in Mogadishu after authorities seized $9.6 million (Sh96 million) in cash in an Emirati aircraft. SECURITY Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma, Igad Executive Secretary Mahboub Maalim and other senior officials from Igad countries attended the meeting in Djibouti. Igad also includes Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda. Kenya, which has traditionally adopted a stance of non-interference and neutrality in the region, seems to be alarmed that a weakened Amisom at this point could mean a weaker Somalia and hence exposure to more Al-Shabaab attacks. On Thursday, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu confirmed Kenya’s opposition to downgrading the mission, arguing the security situation could worsen. “Kenya is very much committed to Amisom and has used every opportunity to canvass with development partners not to cutback their assistance. “The President did this as late as last month at a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the margins of the Commonwealth summit,” Mr Esipisu told the Sunday Nation. “The wearer of the shoe feels the pinch. We live in a tough neighbourhood and know the consequences of an unstable Somalia. “That’s why the President is committed to doing everything possible to see a stable Somalia.” STATE VISITS Kenya will continue with its charm offensive to convince troop contributing countries on the dangers of an early exit, a diplomat added. Today, President Kenyatta is to host new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and it is expected the issue of Somalia will feature. Next weekend, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is also expected in the country on the invitation of the President. Created in 2007 by the African Union Peace and Security Council, Amisom initially had a renewable six-month mandate to stabilise. Later, the UN Security Council endorsed its existence as a combat mission, with civilian and police departments. Kenya joined the Mission in 2012, a year after the Kenya Defence Forces entered Somalia in pursuit of Al-Shabaab. EXIT STRATEGY The European Union and the US have been its main financiers, with the EU pumping in about Sh100 billion since its inception as Washington provides logistical support. The mission was projected to exit Somalia by 2022 and financiers have said they will cut funding. On Friday, Amisom Head Francisco Madeira would not confirm if Somalia will be ready to run its own operations, but said the withdrawal will depend on Mogadishu’s capabilities. “This process will allow us to judge whether Somalis are ready to take over from us. “We are not interested, and Somalis are not interested either, to leave this place and lose all the gains achieved,” he told Chinese broadcaster CGTN in an interview. “The idea is to empower Somalis to be able to continue with whatever we have not finished.” Mr Madeira spoke as Amisom’s main financiers met in Brussels, Belgium, with Amisom officials to discuss the planned exit strategy, which includes a phased reduction of troops by 5,000 a year, ahead of the deadline. Amisom has 22,000 soldiers with Kenya contributing 3,664 soldiers. Source: – Daily Nation

A thousand little lines etched onto her face quietly tell a story of struggle and resilience, of dreams fulfilled and not — of a life not to be forgotten. In the eyes of a woman he met halfway around the world in Somalia, Canadian artist Yasin Osman saw his own grandmother. Only it wasn’t. Osman’s own ayeeyo (grandmother) had just passed, her words echoing in his mind, inspiring him to use his photography to show a part of Somalia most of the world had never seen or bothered to see. “Remember me,” the woman told him as they parted. A chance to shine a light Just months earlier, Osman was sitting with his grandmother in the United Kingdom where she lived during their first visit together in nearly a decade. They spoke of the future, Osman weighing leaving his job as an early childhood educator to pursue photography full time. His grandmother motioned to the television screen, where a Somali journalist was telling a positive story about her home country. “I will pray for you,” Osman’s grandmother told him, on one condition. She would support his career choice if he promised to use his gift of photography to do good for Somalia. It was to be one of their final conversations. Traveling to Somalia wasn’t in Osman’s immediate plans. But when he returned to Toronto following his grandmother’s death, he quit his job and set about looking for ways to fulfil his promise. It wasn’t long before he came across the an online famine relief campaign a called Love Army for Somalia and started messaging back and forth with Jerome Jarre, one of the social media celebrities involved, sending samples of his work. Jarre, remembers Osman, was immediately drawn to his work, and invited him to come to Somalia to help document the effects of the drought. It was a chance to shine a light on stories of Somalis that rarely made headlines. Shoot For Peace An only child raised by a single mother in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood, Osman knew all too well the dark shadow cast by negative stereotypes, teasing about Somalis being pirates, the assumptions that his was a community infiltrated by gangs. “When I grew up, there was a lot of gun violence in Regent Park and so how I wanted to tackle that issue was by using my gift — I believe every single person in this world has a gift — and I wanted to share my gift by teaching young kids about photography.” That desire is what sparked Shoot For Peace, a weekly program for children in Osman’s childhood neighbourhood to learn to express themselves through the art of photography. Every Sunday beginning in the fall of 2015, Osman would get together with a group of kids, letting them take snaps of things and people that mattered to them. “It didn’t cost us money to just walk around the neighbourhood with a camera… And it was amazing because the kids were slowly opening up.” But it was when one of the young boys came up to Osman and said he didn’t realize he could do anything besides what he’d learned in school, that he might want to become a photographer, that Osman realized how powerful the program could really be. “Just for him to have that choice, that option of doing something other than what he knew about… It made me really feel like I did the right thing.” ‘We are all your brothers’ Fast forward to 2017, Osman found himself on a flight to Mogadishu for his very first visit to Somalia to in his own way to put a human face to a country so much of the world associated with crisis. “I remember being on the plane and it was a really emotional flight for me because I remember thinking how happy my grandmother would have been if she knew that I fulfilled my promise of going back,” he said. The Somalia he saw was nothing like the stereotypes he’d heard growing up — there were engineers, doctors, teachers, mothers, elders, children, ordinary people that looked like Osman and were working to support their communities. “When I first got out of the plane and I went into one of the vehicles, the man asked me, ‘How many siblings do you have back in Toronto?'” “I don’t have any siblings,” Osman remembers replying. “Then he grabbed my hand and he said, ‘Stop, don’t say that, I am your brother and we are all your brothers.’ That really touched me.” “That’s what I wanted to show… I wanted to show the beautiful and amazing and resilient people that we are because a lot of times that’s not what’s translated into the media.” Then there was Amir, about six or seven years old. Osman had brought along some treats for the kids and Amir was handing them out to his friends, so Osman said to him, “Why don’t you take some to keep for yourself?” “And he said to me, ‘Why would I keep them for myself when we don’t know if tomorrow’s coming?'” And of course there was the ayeeyo who looked so much like his own — a reminder of who and what all this was for. “So creating this exhibit and making this a tribute to her… this was kind of like a love-letter to her, to say, ‘I did what you told me. And I hope you’re proud of me.'” With files from Dwight Drummond, Metro Morning Source: – CBC

Members of a mosque that has been opening its doors for a year to Calgarians are noticing a change in attitude toward the faith for those who come in. Baitun Nur Mosque, in the northeast of Calgary, is always busy. The mosque serves as a prayer space, but also offers counselling services, help with taxes and even has a basketball court. That’s one of the things most people are surprised to find out, said Samira Sohail, 19, who volunteers as a guide for visitors at the monthly event. “It’s really just a space for people to come together as a community,” she said. For the last year, Sohail has been greeting people at the mosque who are interested in learning about the faith. “We open our mosque doors for people to come and learn,” Sohail said. “It’s just good to know that someone can change their mind about us just by seeing who we really are. It leaves a really big impact on people.” Over the year, she’s seen new faces but also a fair bit of returning guests. “There’s this one lady who is in her 80s but she comes every time … once it was –30 and she transited all the way here and I was shocked. She’s not even Muslim but she has so much love.” The event started in the hopes that it would build bridges between the Muslim community and other locals in the city. “Our intention was if we can clarify one persons misconceptions, we’ve done our job,” said Mohammad Bilal, one of the organizers of the event. “But thank God, we’ve received tremendous support from the community, on average we get around 50 to 70 guests a month.” Ashley Gray visited the mosque because she wanted to learn more about the religion. She said a lot of the values she grew up with are similar to the Muslim community. “I think it’s a great experience, our tour guide answered a lot of questions for us,” Gray said. “It’s educational and welcoming to learn about the religion.” Bilal said that in the last year he’s seen a shift in the way non-Muslims view Islam. “I think there are challenges but we take it one step at a time. Over time people are starting to realize there are two sides to the coin,” Bilal said. Once people understand what the religion is all about, they’re more willing to share what they know with others, or speak up against Islamophobic remarks, he said. “When we post our ads on social media we see a lot of negative comments that follow from people who don’t understand,” Bilal said. “But now we see members who have visited the facility step in and help clarify any misconceptions.” Bilal said the event has been an opportunity to meet more people and create friendships with Calgarians. “When we educate people and we welcome them with open arms, we’re making friends,” Bilal said. “At the end of the day and friends are better than enemies.” Mary Getaneh is a Calgary-based reporter covering arts, culture and diversity. Follow her on Twitter: @marygetaneh Source: – Toronto Star

Somalia’s Southern regional state is initiating efforts to free Abdikarim Muse Qalbi-dhagah, who was handed over to Ethiopian government last year, officials confirmed on Sunday. Jubbaland President, Ahmed Mohamed Modobe who visited Ethiopia this week met with Qalbi-dhagah in Addis Ababa town. Jubbaland state officials who spoke to Hiiraan Online have confirmed the initiatives to release the commander of Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Abdikarim Muse, saying President Madobe urged Ethiopia authorities to free him. President Madobe’s efforts came eight months after Qalbi-dhagah who is former Somali National Army (SNA) was extradited to Ethiopia by the Somali government. Abdikarim Muse was captured in late August 2017 when he travelled to Adado town in Galmudug region. He was flown to Mogadishu and handed over to the Somali federal government which later transferred him to the Ethiopian government. His extradition caused public outcry and demonstrations held in some parts of the country. The report tabled and adopted by the Lower House in November (last year) blamed for the intelligence agency NISA for what it said was the transmission of wrong information to the government. The report subsequently declared the extradition as illegal and observed that ONLF was not a terrorist organization as indicated by the cabinet September last year.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Warar dheeraad ah ayaa waxa uu kasoo baxayaa Qarax gaari oo ka dhacay meel aan sidaa uga sii fogeyn Isgoyska Maana booliyo ee magaalada Muqdisho. Qaraxa ayaa waxaa gaariga loogu xiray mid kamid ah xubnaha Jaaliyadda Yaman ee ku nool degmada Shibis, waxa uuna Qaraxa dhacay xilli uu ku sugnaa Maana booliyo. Ruuxa Qaraxa loogu xiray Gaariga ayaa la sheegay inuu u geeriyooday dhaawac kasoo gaaray Qaraxa, waxaana lagu magacaabi jiray Cabdala Axmed Cabdala Sheekh Nuur (Codey). Marxuumka ayaa la sheegay inuu la shaqeyn jiray Wasaarada Beeraha Xukuumada Somalia, waxa uuna si dhow ula shaqeyn jiray Wasiir ku-xigeenka Wasaarada. Sidoo kale, Qaraxa ayaa waxaa ku dhaawacmay Haweeney kamid aheyd dadka deegaanka oo Goobta Qaraxa mareysay. Dhinaca kale, Qaraxaan ayaa noqonaaya kii ugu horeeyay oo lagu dilo ruux kasoo jeeda Jaaliyadda Yemeniinta eek u nool magaalada Muqdisho. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Nairobi (Caasimadda Online) – Wargeyska Daily Nation ee ka soo baxa dalka Kenya ayaa warbixin dheer ee uu ka qoray Soomaaliya waxaa lagu sheegay in Kenya ay ku war gelisay dalka Imaaraatka Carabta in ay joojiyaan faragelinta ay ku hayaan Soomaaliya. Warbixintan waxaa lagu soo hadal qaaday amarkii lagu joojiyey shir siyaasadeed uu ku qaban lahaa magaalada Nairobi siyaasi Cabdirixmaan Cabdishukuur, isagoona lagu tilmaamay mid ka mid ah siyaasiyiinta Soomaaliyeed ee isbahaysiga la ah Imaaraatka. Daily Nation oo xiganeysa Ilo wareedyo muhiim ah ayaa sheegtay in hoggaanka dalka Kenya ay u arkeen shir siyaasadeedkas mid ka mid ah qorsheyaasha shisheeye ee ka dhanka ah Dowladda Soomaaliya. Hordhaca warbixintan ayaa lagaga tilmaamay sida ay uga go’antaahy Dowladda Kenya iyo guud ahaan dowladaha Urur Goboleedka IGAD in ay garab istaagaan Dowladda uu hoggaaminayo Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo lagu tilmaamay mid xambaarsan hiigsiga kuu aaddan Soomaaliy xasilloon. Ninka qoray Warbixintan oo lagu magacaabo AGGREY MUTAMBO ayaa ah khabiir ku takhasusay Xiriirka diblumaasiyadda iyo daraasaadka Caalamiga ah, isagoona muddo 10 sano kor u dhafeysa kaga qorayay arrinkan wargeyska ugu caansan dalkas Kenya ee Daily Nation. Qoraaga ayaa sheegay in Madaxweyne Uhuru Kenyatta uu haatan si dhow u daneynayo xasilloonida Soomaaliya, maadaama uu u arko in ay asaas u tahay nabadda iyo xasilloonida Gobolka. Warbixintan dib waxaa loogu xasuusiyey hadalkii Madaxweynaha dalka Kenya ee uu Baarlamaanka dalkiisa uu ka hor jeediyey “Gobolka Nabad noqon mayo inta Soomaaliya ay dhibaatadu ka jirto, qaar ka mid ah wakiillada ajnabiga ah ee ku sugan Soomaaliya ayaa wiiqaya dowladnimada iyo wada jirka shacabka Soomaaliyeed.” Inkastoo Madaxweyne Kenyatta uusan sheegin magacyada dowladaha Wakiilladas, haddana Wargeyska Daily Nation ayaa ka soo xigtay qaar ka mid ah diblumaasiyiinta la taliya Kenyatta in uu ula jeeday Waddmada Khaliijka oo dagaalkoodi u soo weeciyey Geeska Afrika. Qoraaga Warbixinta ayaa ku sheegay hadalkan dagaal aan toos ahayn ee Dowladda Kenya ay ku qaadday dal heshiisyo la saxiixday Maamullada Puntland iyo Somaliland, heshiisyadas oo Kenya ay u aragto kuwo lagu wiiqayo Dowladnimada Soomaaliya. Warbixinta ayaa lagu yiri “ Waa markii ugu horeysay ee Kenya ay ka hadasho dagaalkan xoogga leh ee u dhexeeya awoodaha Khaliijka, oo uu hoggaamiyo Imaaraadka Carabta, kuwaas oo ku hawlan qorsheyaal xeeladaysan oo loogu talagalay in ay hoos u dhigaan Dowladda uu Madaxweynaha ka yahay Farmaajo.” Gaba-gabadii Daily Nation waxa ay sheegtay in Kenya ay galeyso dagaal diblumaasiyadeed oo ka dhan ah fara gelinta Imaaraatku ay ku hayaan Soomaaliya, iyadoona lagu wado in ay booqasho rasmi ah Nairobi ku yimaadaan Raiisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya iyo Madaxweynaha Jabuuti, si looga arrin sado mowqif mideysan oo lagu wajaho Imaaraatka. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Waa markii ugu horraysay oo Cabdikariim Muuse Qalbi-dhagax warkiisa si rasmi ah loo maqlo tan iyo markii tobon bilood ka hor loo dhiibay dowladda Itoobiya. Cabdikariim Qalbi-Dhagax ayaa ku jira xabsi-guri ku yaalla Addis-Ababa waxaana shalay halkaasi ku booqday madaxweynaha Dowlad Goboleedka Jubbaland Axmed Maxamed Islaam. Sawirro si weyn loogu baahiyay baraha bulshada ayaa muujinaya Axmed Madoobe iyo Qalbi-dhagax oo mar wada taagan marna kuraas kuwada fadhiya. Muqaalka sidoo kale wuxuu muujinayaa in goobta lagu sawiray aysan ahayn xabsi calaamad xabsina aysan ka muuqan goobtu. Sawirrada waxa ay sidoo kale muujinayaan saansaan kasta oo ah in xaaladda Qalbi-Dhagax ay caadi tahay, xitaa caafimaad ahaan aysan ka muuqanin wax diif iyo duruuf nololeed ah. BBC-da ayaa loo sheegay in madaxweynaha Jubbaland iyo ra’iisul wasaaraha itoobiya ay ka wada hadleen arrinka Qalbi-dhagax iyadoo Axmed Madoobe uu Itoobiya si rasmi ah uga codsaday in Qalbi-Dhagax xoriyadiisa dib loogu soo celiyo. Balse Itoobiya weli kama aysan hadlin amuurtan. Ra’iisul wasaare Abiye Axmed Cali Labo bilood ka hor Itoobiya waxaa ka dhacay isbadal siyaasadeed oo mug weyn. Waxaa yimid ra’iisul wasaare cusub, Gudoomiye baarlamaan oo cusub iyo waliba isbadal kooban oo xaga golaha wasiirada lagu sameeyey. Waxaa sidoo kale Abiye Axmed uu la yimid siyaasad furfuran oo si weyn gudaha iyo dibeda dalkaba looga soo dhoweeyey. Wuxuu la kulmay mucaaradkii dowladda EPRD ku kacsanaa wuxuu sii daayay maxaabiis badan oo siyaasad ahaan iyo qaabab kaleba u xirnaa. Bashiir Maqtal Daahir Siidaynta maxaabiista waxaa ka faa’iisaystay Bashiir Makhtal Daahir oo dhowr iyo tobon sano u xirnaa dowladda Itoobiya kuna eedeysnaa in uu ka tirsanyahay ururka ONLF. Bashiir oo dhalashada Canada haysta wuxuu dib ugu noqday dalka Canada. Waxaana hadda la isweydiinayaa in muuqaalkan cusub ee Cabdikariim Qalbidhagax ay saansaan u noqon karto in Itoobiya ay siidayso. Waxaa sidoo kale wararkan hadda soo baxaya ay dhabarjab weyn ku noqon kartaa dowladda federaalka soomaliya oo ninkan horay ugu tilmaamtay argagaxiso Qabashadii Qalbi-dhagax Tobon bilood ka hor ayay ahayd markii Cabdikariin Qalbi-dhagax laga soo qabtay magaalada Galkacyo dhinaca ay Galmudug maamusho waxaana la keenay Muqdisho ka dibna waxaa loo sii qaaday dalka itoobiya iyadoo la sii marsiiyey magaalada Baydhabo oo ciidanka Itoobiya ay xarumo ku leeyihiin. Wey adkayd in isla markiiba la ogaado dhiibistii Qalbi-dhagax dowladdana wey ka gaabsatay intii mudo ahaydba inay ka hadasho qaabkii ninkaasi loogu wareejiyey Itoobiya. Ka dib maxaa dhacay? Saxaafada Soomaalida iyo siyaasiyiin badan ayaa aad u faaqiday dhiibistii Qalbi-dhagax waxaana dowladda lagu cadaadiyay inay muujiso mowqifkeeda arrinkaasi ku aadan. Golaha wasiirada go’aankoodii Go’aan ay soo saareen golaha wasiirada dowladda federaalka ayaa lagu sheegay in dhiibista Cabdikariin Qalbi-dhagax ay ahayd go’aan ay dowladu qaadatay. Wasiirkii Warfaafinta ee xiligaasi Cabdiraxmaan Yariisoow ayaa sidan hadalkaasi u sheegay, isagoo intaasi raaciyay in heshiisyo horey loo galay la waafajiyay ‘Qalbi-dhagax waxuu dalka ka waday falal lid ku ah amniga waxuuna xiriir la lahaa kooxaha Alshabaab’, dowladda ayaa sidoo kale ururka ONLF ku tilmaamtay mid argagixiso ah. Hadalkaasi maxaa ka dhashay? Dowladda markii ay hadalkaasi soo saartay waxaa cirka isku sii shareeray xamaasadii arrinkaasi ku saabsanaa, waxaana si weyn ay dowladda ula kulantay cambaarayn kala duwan oo bulshada dhexdeeda iyo siyaasiyiintaba ah. Saxaafada ayaa sidoo kale si weyn u faaqiday hadalhaynta dhiibista Qalbi-dhagax. Ka dib waxaa la saaray guddi amuurtan soo baara baarlamaanka horgeeya sidii ay wax u dhaceen. bilooyin ka dibna guddigii waxay baralamaanka horkeenay in dhiibistii Cabdikariin Qalbi-dhagax ay qalad ahayd isla markaasi si sharcidaro ah loogu dhiibay dowladda Itoobiya. Waxaa sidoo kale baaritaankaasi ay gudigu sameeyeen eedeyn loogu jeediyey hay’adaha amaanka. Yaa Soomaali ah? Dhiibista Cabdikariim Muuse Qalbi-dhagax waxay keentay in la isweydiiyo qofka Soomaliga ah muwaadinimadiisa. Taasoo fasiraadeeda muran weyn keentay. Waxaa sidoo kale wax la iska weydiiyey waxa dastuurku uu ka qabo muwaadinimada iyo sida loo qeexayaba Onlf iyo Qalbidhagax Ururka Dowladda Federaalka ayuu eedayn culus ugu jeediyey inay muwaadin Soomaali ah dowlad kale u gacan gelisay. Balse bilooyin ka dib ONLF iyo Itoobiya waxaa u bilowday wadahadalo Kenya ka dhacay oo qodobo ahaan lagu wada heshiiyey balse aanan si wadajir ah loo wada saxiixin. Qodobadaasi waxaa ka mid ahaa in maxaabiista ay itoobiya hayso ee ONLF ka tirsan la sii daayo. Madaxweynaha Maxuu ka Yiri Berrigaasi ? Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa ku raacay go’aanka ay soo saaren guddigii baarlamaanka ay xaajadan u saareen. Hadalhaynta baraha Bulshada Baraha bulshada ayaa si weyn loogu hadalhayaa sawirada saaka soo muuqday. Waxayna dhaliyeen dood soo kicisay muranadii horay u jiray. Waxaa hadda dad badan isweeydiinayaan in ay suurtogal tahay in Qalbi-Dhagax la siidayn doono iyo inkale. BBC Somali