After the collapse of the central government of Somalia in 1991, most of the country’s sectors also collapsed, including the educational sector. In response, private individuals stood up to fill the government’s position in providing education services to the public. Education became a profitable business where making money was the main concern rather than educational … Continue reading Understanding or Memorizing: the youth’s poor educational culture
Why Somaliland will not reunite with Somalia in the near future
Before the 19th century when the first colonial foot stud on Somali soil, Somalia was a stateless society that lacked a common political and legal system. Political and legal systems were found in Somali history, but every clan developed and had its own. This was the nature of Somalia and its people for centuries. The … Continue reading Why Somaliland will not reunite with Somalia in the near future
Can China Become a Super-Power
A Chinese soldier in Beijing [Photo by Brian Matangelo on Unsplash] Many superpowers that dominated the world politically and economically came and went throughout history, including the Roman empire, Byzantine empire, Umayyad empire, Abbasid empire, Mongol empire, and British empire. In today's globe, the United States is the hegemon, or world power, that dominates not … Continue reading Can China Become a Super-Power
Terrorism and Economic Development: a more efficient way to counter terrorism
Container terminal in Hamburg [Photo by Dominik Lückmann on Unsplash] The deliberate use of violence for political advantage is characterized as terrorism. Terrorism has been around for a long time, yet the term "terrorism" is relatively new. The term was coined in the 1970s and 1980s, and it rose to prominence following the 9/11 attacks … Continue reading Terrorism and Economic Development: a more efficient way to counter terrorism
Somali women in the Somali society
Somali women, wearing clothing with the Somali flag on it, dance and sing at a handover ceremony of a new well donated by the African Union Mission in Somalia to a local community in the country's capital, Mogadishu, on June 5. AMISOM Photo / Tobin Jones Women have endured discrimination against men throughout history, and … Continue reading Somali women in the Somali society
Yemen’s civil war and humanitarian crisis
Yemeni houses that are vulnerable to continuous airstrikes Photo by Saif Albadni on Unsplash In 2015, a civil war broke out in Yemen. A war that has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Yemen has been politically unstable until the unification of the Yemeni Arab Republic which was backed by the … Continue reading Yemen’s civil war and humanitarian crisis
Israel, Palestine and the Muslim World
A wall at Netiv HaAsara facing the Gaza border reads the words “Path to Peace” in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. Photo by Cole Keister on Unsplash The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has occupied Muslim and Arab countries for the past seven decades. Israel occupied Palestine in the 1940s, pushed Palestinians out of their homes, made them refugees … Continue reading Israel, Palestine and the Muslim World
Political And Developmental Thoughts 