Somalia Articles

Modern terrorism has shown itself to be a borderless and unyielding threat to us all. 9/11 confronted us with this uncomfortable truth, as we witnessed attacks that were planned and orchestrated in safe havens thousands of miles away from intended targets. Over the...

A few months after the coalition agreement, I abandoned ship to go and live somewhere with economic growth and the confidence to welcome foreigners. Living now in Senegal, and working across west Africa, I’ve been made to rethink from a different perspective about...

Somali women have always been engaged in politics in Somalia. In the 1970s Somalia had the largest and  strongest military in Africa and a vast number of soldiers and top military officers were women. Somali women held political office, local council office and worked...

The presence and settlement of the Somali community in significant numbers in the UK dates back to the 19th century when Somalis arrived to work as seamen for the British merchant navy. The seamen settled in most port cities like Cardiff, Liverpool and east London...