Friend in need.....reflections from my recent visit to Malaysia. When the whole world ignored Somalia…one country stood up quietly, without drum beats or headlines, or invitation to corrupted officials, and opened its doors to welcome the traumatized Somali youth as well as elders, mothers and c...
Fatuma Omar Ismail: A scholar born into squalor 270,000 people are marooned in the hopelessness of Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. But one extraordinary Somali girl found a way out. Daniel Howden reports. The Independent;Tuesday, 26 May 2009 by Andre Lascaris,"In Kenya for a...
Interesting piece from today's Age newspaper..my comments in red. Apart from this 'below the belt' comments,the article is interesting, positive and very informative. See the URL or better still get a copy of today's 'The Age' newspaper, or even better get it everyday.
Bob Hawke...you're really a legend! No bloody doubt whatsoever, about that! This gem appeared recently in 'The Age' ...best newspaper in the world. Imagine an African Leader hitching a ride? you must be joking.
The purpose of the conference is to enable scholars and intellectuals from Somalia and live in the Asia Pacific to exchange ideas and views about the recent developments in the Horn of Africa. The expected outcomes of the conference are: To create a mechanism that motivates the community towar...
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Writing Competition for Somali High School Students in Australia and UK During the Month of Ramadan 2009 Sponsored by Bakaal World-Wide Money Transfer How do you see the future of Somalia? What can we learn from the Somali history? How do you see yourself as a Somali? What are your future plans? Here is an opportunity to explore some of your ideas and win a great prize. There are two prizes of $500 each which will be awarded to the best male and female writers. To be eligible to enter the competition you must be a current High School student. The winners will be selected by independent assessors from various universities. Winners will receive their prizes during the one day Somali conference at Melbourne University on the 26th of September 2009. The shortlisted winners are expected to read their papers and answer questions during the conference. If you would like to enter this competition, please answer the four questions posted above, and send your answers, your name, school's name and email address to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on or before the 20th of Sept. 2009. For the UK Somali high students, please send your answers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Your answers must be 800-1000 words (at least 200 words per each question). Use any word processor your prefer. Good luck. |
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