“Only a few people who read the title knows what this is about. We all know that genocide is one of the worst horrors that occurs in the world. Deliberate killing of an ethnic group. Ogaden is totally unknown to most readers. Yet here is one of the worst disasters [...]
I’m a lucky girl. Despite being a relatively obscure blogger, I’m in a fortunate position of having access to an amazing network of Somali intellectuals, writers, journalists, and film makers, who not only continue to push us harder, but act as a source of inspiration for many of our media pieces here at Afrolens.com. I’ve [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top ranking delegation from the world body in Mogadishu on Friday announced the relocation of UN office for Somalia to the Horn of Africa country’s capital Mogadishu in January. The UN chief and the president of the UN General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, held talks with Somali senior leaders, [...]
Somalia has been steadily slipping from global media attention over the past few months. The large scale crisis is no longer making headline news, which means that advocacy and lobbying groups are finding it increasingly difficult to place pressure on policymakers and humanitarian organizations to scale their intervention in the Horn of Africa. I recently [...]
Media Advisory Canadian Somali community to hold a demonstration on the fifth anniversary of the illegal detention of Bashir Makhtal in Ethiopia. They will call on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make future Canadian aid to Ethiopia conditional on Mr. Makhtal’s release. Toronto – The Canadian Somali community will demonstrate in front of the Ontario [...]
“Only a few people who read the title knows what this is about. We all know that genocide is one of the worst horrors that occurs in the world. Deliberate killing of an ethnic group. Ogaden is totally unknown to most readers. Yet here is one of the worst disasters happening. People are deliberately stoked [...]
Sulekha, Singer Songwriter born in Somalia, came to Canada at the tender age of 4. Her Mother and Father are her greatest source of inspiration after God. Finished a Bachelor degree in Human Rights, in Ottawa, Ontario and found music to become her outlet.’’ Music to me is my platform and foundation for something bigger [...]
The President of the transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has on Sunday inaugurated a ten-day football tournament for teenagers representing the 16 districts that make of the Banaadir region where Somalia’s lawless capital Mogadishu is located. According to Somali Football Federation president Said Mahmoud Nur who first addressed at [...]
I’m a lucky girl. Despite being a relatively obscure blogger, I’m in a fortunate position of having access to an amazing network of Somali intellectuals, writers, journalists, and film makers, who not only continue to push us harder, but act as a source of inspiration for many of our media pieces here at Afrolens.com. I’ve [...]
With ‘Kronologies’ Nadia Faragaab reignites the debate and discussion surrounding the profound absence of Somali representation within the expanse of Australian culture. In the wider arts community there exists a void, within which, exists a lack of support and encouragement for Somali artists and consequently, an absence of Somali imagery and symbolism in the arts [...]
News broadcaster Al Jazeera English has conducted a survey via SMS of Somali people to ascertain how lives have been affected by the ongoing conflict, and is mapping the results on its website from today (8 December). The Qatar-based satellite TV channel sent 5000 SMS messages across Somalia in partnership with Souktel, asking for [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top ranking delegation from the world body in Mogadishu on Friday announced the relocation of UN office for Somalia to the Horn of Africa country’s capital Mogadishu in January. The UN chief and the president of the UN General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, held talks with Somali senior leaders, [...]
Somalia has been steadily slipping from global media attention over the past few months. The large scale crisis is no longer making headline news, which means that advocacy and lobbying groups are finding it increasingly difficult to place pressure on policymakers and humanitarian organizations to scale their intervention in the Horn of Africa. I recently [...]
(Reuters) – Menaced by a gang of fellow Somalis on a London bus, Adam Mataan took a stand against the tribalism he fled in his homeland, and emerged stronger for confronting what he and like-minded Somalis see as deadly clan divisions. The former refugee now wants millions of compatriots to do the same. [...]
The Alberta Somali Community Center and the Canadian Somali Congress cordially invite you to a community fundraiser to be held in Toronto, Ontario, on December 17, 2011. The funds raised at this event will be used to set up educational facilities for Somali refugees at the Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda. Scroll down to find [...]
“Know Your Legal Rights” Conference Main presentation to be given by Mr. Harminder S. Dhillon, Barrister, Solicitor and member of the Ontario Review Board Sunday October 30, 2011 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM @ Days Hotel and Conference Center 240 Belfield Rd., Toronto, Ontario (intersection of Highway 27 and Belfield Rd.) Telephone 416-242-6600 Topics Include: [...]
This is the 3rd trip made by Global Somali Response team. This time we went to Daffur, Kenya to bring the first wave of supplies directly to the refugees fleeing drought and famine. The 80 families we fed are mainly from the Somali-Kenyan border villages on the Kenyan side. Share on Facebook
CANADIAN SOMALI CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM – INDIVIDUAL The Canadian Somali Congress (CSC) invites you to become a member of the national organization that advocates for the rights of Canadian Somalis. By joining the organization, you will be part of a growing number of Canadian Somalis who want to speak in one voice and who [...]
