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Abdurahman Warsame

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I blog at No Longer At Ease, on politics; mainly focusing on East Africa and Middle East issues. I'm a native Arabic and Somali speaker, and learning Farsi. Currently based in Qatar.

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15 October 2009

Somalia: Is government recruiting young Kenyans for war?

Written by Abdurahman Warsame · Sub-Saharan Africa

This is the first wrap up of Somali blogs in 2009. Yes, it's been more than a year since I took leave a long leave from blogging but now I'm back, for good. This is the first post and expect more posts about Somali blogosphere.

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6 May 2008

On Somalis in the new Kenyan cabinet

Written by Abdurahman Warsame · Sub-Saharan Africa

What issues are dominating the Somali blogosphere? Let's take a quick tour: Kenya-Somali writes about the new Kenyan cabinet and the Somali representation in it: It's good to see many...

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19 February 2008

Somalia: Can a hijab-wearing blogger get a respectable job in the US?

Written by Abdurahman Warsame · Sub-Saharan Africa

This is our second roundup of Somali blogs discussing various topics including Somali politics, the challenges of wearing a hijab in the United States and the first Somali female pilot.

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16 January 2008

Introduction to Somali Blogosphere

Written by Abdurahman Warsame · Sub-Saharan Africa

The first roundup of Somali blogs, a small but steadily growing segment of the African blogsphere. Most Somali bloggers, predictably perhaps, are young, based outside Somalia and write in English.

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3 January 2008

Egypt

Blogger Wael Abbas writes about the Egyptian court's decision to grant online publications - including blogs - the same freedom as print media. Wael reposted the text of the ruling, the final paragraph of which says (Ar):

إذ أن حجب موقع بالصحافة الاليكترونية هو من ذات جنس حظر صحيفة مكتوبة بجانب أن كل ذلك قيد علي حرية التعبير محظور دستوري

Blocking electronic journalism is the same as banning a print newspaper, besides, any restriction on freedom of expression is constitutionally prohibited.

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