Somalia
International Women’s Day: Profile of a Somali Peacemaker – Zahra Ugaas Farah
Zahra Ugaas Farah says her mission in life is to champion women’s rights in Somalia to promote peace. When war broke out in the early 1990s, Zahra says she could not watch the unfolding chaos and bloodshed without taking action.
By Salma Zulfiqar | Notebook | Friday, 8 March 2013 at 1:39 pm
Somalia is revamping its police force and cracking down on crime
In 1979, newly recruited policewoman, Asha Hassan Hussein, was the first female to ride a police motorcycle to patrol the streets of Mogadishu. Three decades later in a nation devastated by conflict, now a Captain, Asha specialises in tackling violence against women as head of the Somali Police Force’s (SPF) Gender Based Violence Department.
By Salma Zulfiqar | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 25 October 2012 at 4:13 pm
Shaping Somalia’s political landscape and women’s rights
At the age of 15 Halima Ismail Ibrahim was already advocating for women’s rights at her high school in Afgoye, 30 km from Mogadishu. With or without a functioning state, as a passionate and committed human rights activist and recently appointed the Co-Chair of the Technical Selection Committee (TSC), Halima has been working for the poor, human rights and with youth for decades.
By Salma Zulfiqar | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 21 September 2012 at 3:03 pm
A new president for Somalia
The election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud by Somalia’s Transitional Parliament earlier this week was an unexpected success for the hugely discredited political process in Somalia. It could prove to be a turning point in the country’s recovery.
By Sally Healy | Notebook, Opinion | Saturday, 15 September 2012 at 2:00 am
New report shows UK corruption ‘has increased’
An index showing the relative levels of perceived corruption in over 150 countries has been released today. The index shows that people in the UK believe that corruption in the country is getting worse.
By Emily Jupp | Eagle Eye, Notebook | Thursday, 1 December 2011 at 12:01 am
World Mental Health Day – Time to invest
Today marks World Mental Health Day, a day designed to raise public attention about mental health issues whilst also encouraging open and honest discussion about the topic.
By Dr Sima Barmania | Health | Monday, 10 October 2011 at 9:00 am
Africa answers her critics
For decades Africa has been the problem continent, and the Horn it’s struggling epicentre. Ravaged by leaders unanimously opting for autocratic rule, looted and fractured by base sectarian warfare and economically stifled by unyielding climate change and abusive agriculture mechanisation; Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea have monopolised global tragedy for as long as the world has been watching.
By Oliver Duggan | The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 18 August 2011 at 4:37 pm
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