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Reject hate and bias against immigrants in Minnesota

By Editorial Board Star Tribune Maple Grove students showed how to counter hate. The nation now has as its president-elect a man who came to Minnesota on Nov. 6 and described the growing, contributing Somali-American share of this state’s population as unwanted, and its impact on...

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar tell of trauma

By:Maher Sattar Some hid in rice fields, others ate only leaves while making the long journey by foot across the border into Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Outside this town by the Bay of Bengal, we kept bumping into fresh arrivals when we visited the camps for...

Somaliland:Expanding naval presence in the Red Sea

By Francis Matthew, Editor at Large UAE and Saudi Arabia are working in the waters between Africa and Asia to counter any possible Iranian threat from north Yemen. The UAE is establishing two naval bases in the Red Sea in Somaliland’s Berbera and Eritrea’s Assab at...

Editorial:What Do You Need to Know about The Third One-Person-One-Vote Election in Somaliland?

Somaliland president muse Bihi Abdi makes first cabinet reshuffle
Horndiplomat Editorial On the 13th of November, the Republic of Somaliland went to the polls to elect its fifth president in its third one person one vote Presidential Election. In this election Somaliland made history by becoming the first country that uses iris recognition biometric...

Editorial:Brief History and Interesting Facts about Somaliland Presidential Elections

citizens of Somaliland head to the polls to elect their local municipal council representatives.photo by dailysignal
Horndiplomat Editorial Horndiplomat-Somaliland has been achieving milestones and progressing fast in the realm of democracy since its declared independence in 1991 and the successive presidential elections held in Somaliland are the best examples of the progress and democratization of Somaliland. After the declaration of the independence...

Somaliland:How will history remember President Silaanyo and his Legacy?

Horndiplomat-President Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo leaves office on December 13, 2017, after seven years and his presidency will become part of Somaliland history. How will you remember our current president? What is his legacy as a leader? As President Silaanyo prepares to end his seventh-year...

What the hijab means to me

From Nigeria to Uruguay, women share their thoughts and feelings about the hijab. By:Al Jazeera Staff Women from around the world share their thoughts and feelings about wearing - or not wearing - the hijab. For more, watch the documentary The Veil. 'Hijab makes me feel free' Ifat Gazia...