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Abdurahman Warsame

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About Abdurahman Warsame

5 posts · joined 2007-12-4

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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October 15th, 2009

Somalia: Is government recruiting young Kenyans for war?

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.

May 6th, 2008

On Somalis in the new Kenyan cabinet

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 Somalis who are serving in the Grand Coalition. Mr. Yussuf Haji as Defence Minister, Elmi as Minister for Northern Kenya & ...

February 19th, 2008

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

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.

January 16th, 2008

Introduction to Somali Blogosphere

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.

January 3rd, 2008

Middle East & North Africa

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.