Somali Press Review

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SOMALI PAPERS REVIEW

Somalia: Somali is playing second fiddle to Arabic language 25 Feb 2009

Somaliland: Scamsters wreak financial havoc 22 Feb 2009

Somalia: Out and about in Somali politics 22 Feb 2009

Somalia: Out and about in Somali politics 18 Feb 2009

Somalia: We need consensus on fundamental challenges of Somali conflict 18 Feb 2009

Somalia: Can the current TFG formed in Djibouti succeed? 18 Feb 2009

Somalia: Clue of Hope for a Nation kept in Quintessential Failure 18 Feb 2009

Somalia: Challenges for Renewed Engagement 18 Feb 2009

Somalia: Is Puntland president right to sue Amin Amir for libel? 17 Feb 2009

Somalia: Who is Omar Abdirashid A. Sharmarke ? 16 Feb 2009

Somalia: Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has not offended Somali journalists 14 Feb 2009

Somalia: Puntland president to sue popular Somali cartoonist 14 Feb 2009

Somalia: starting new era, or reinventing the wheel? 11 Feb 2009

SOMALIA IN WORLD PRESS

Somalia: "Why Does Dr Salman Al-Ouda Hate Mujahidin Youth Movement?" 24 Feb 2009

More troops to be sent to Somalia 11 Feb 2009

Somalia: Arguments over a new leader 13 Jan 2009

Somalia: New York Times on Jidbale war a century ago 13 Jan 2009

Dealing with Somalia and Its Piracy 12 Jan 2009

Did Bush’s War On Terror™ succeed in Somalia? 12 Jan 2009

Somalia: My 40 days in a cave held by Somali pirates 11 Jan 2009

Somalia: Prosecuting Pirates 10 Jan 2009

Can Puntland´s Farole Put an End to the Somali Piracy Phenomenon Now? 10 Jan 2009

Saudi minister: Oil tanker heading to Saudi Arabiahere 10 Jan 2009

New Puntland head to end piracy 09 Jan 2009

AU urges UN to authorize deployment of stabilization force in Somalia 06 Jan 2009

Journalists and humanitarian workers at risk in war-ravaged Somalia 06 Jan 2009

OPINION

	Somalia: Our problem is partly an intralingual miscommunication

	Kenya: Seeking Kenyan unity in the wrong place

	Somalia: How Do You Rebuild Somalia?

	The Art of Warlodism in Somalia

	Somaliland: Where I stand

	Somalia: Election in Mogadishu will be neither fair nor free

	A BOTTOM UP STRATEGY FOR SOMALIA

AFRICA IN WORLD PRESS

	Somali is playing second fiddle to Arabic language

	Somalia: Scamsters wreak financial havoc in Hargeisa

	New York Times on Africn anti-colonial war a century ago

	Al Franken Endorsed by a Somali Website

	Africa urgently needs its own Age of Enlightenment

	It could be a bridge too far

	The tragedy of being an African living in Africa!

SOMALI NEWS FROM AGENCIES

Somalia: New President Continues Push for Insurgent Supporthere

Anger at voter registration in Somaliland

Somalia: US Court revives lawsuit against former Somali PM

Somalia: Spain to join EU naval mission against piracy

Somalia: 5 Somali drown with ransom share

Hijacked Saudi oil tanker released after ransom dropped by parachute

UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia

Transitional Government Fears Withdrawal of Ethiopian Troops

Somali pirates hijack Yemeni ship

Suicide bombers hit more targets in north Somalia

Insurgents reject UN-backed deal for Somalia

Ethiopia to Withdraw From Somalia When Security Vacuum Filled

The Living Nightmare of Afgooye

Somali official says rebels killed UN worker

Somali region raids 1 of many hijacked ships

Pirates seize another ship off Somalia-minister

UN calls for action to fight pirates off Somalia

EU Defense Ministers Agree on Anti-Piracy Mission off Somalia

German Hostage Couple Are Released in Somalia, AFP Reports

Pirates hijack another Greek carrier off Somalia

French army frees hostages in Somalia

2 more aid workers kidnapped in Somalia

Pirates seize French nationals off Somalia

Colleagues say missing journalists held by militia

RESOURCES IN AND ABOUT SOMALI LANGUAGE

Somali language and culture blogs and sites

Af Soomaali | Guri Barwaaqo | Redsea-Online | Aftahan | Somali PEN

Review essays

WAA KAN BUUGGII AAN SUGEYEY 24ka SANO ( This is the book I’ve been waiting for 24 years

Gorfaynta Qaamuuska Cusub ee Af-soomaaliga ( A review of a news Somali dictionary)

A Review of Dr Ali Jimale Ahmed’s Daybreak is near

Gorfayn: Dhaqansidaha GOBAAD Dhaqansidaha Afka, suugaanta, Taariikhda, iyo Arrimaha Bulshada ( a review of a new Somali cultural magazine)

Reviews of Literature of Somali Onomastics and Proverbs

FRIDAY NOTEBOOK

Al Jazeera uses dodgy documents for Somalia documentary 11 Feb 2009

Somalia: Come off it, DONALD B. KIPKORIR 04 Oct 2008

Somalia: Kismayo humbles Barre Hirale again 24 Aug 2008

Somalia: Growing rift between the Somali president and prime minister 10 Aug 2008

Somalia: Mushrooming private radio stations in Somalia 07 Jul 2008

Somalia: Assassination of journalists is unacceptable 08 Jun 2008

Somalia: Meles and Sheikh Hassan Dahir trade PR blows 25 May 2008