The peaceful transfer of power between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud indicates that Somalia is heading in the right direction, and his second term in office is expected to pave the way for a stable country. President Hassan Sheikh was less popular and less skilled when I wrote about his first …
Somalia’s presidential election will take place in a few days. It’s slated to happen on the 15th day of May 2022. For a while, the country had seen a tumultuous commotion to hold timely elections. Both the country’s parliament and presidential elections were to take place last year, but they didn’t materialize due to disagreements …
“As a new moon was not sighted on Saturday evening after Maghrib prayers, Eid celebrations will begin on Monday, May 2 in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and neighbouring countries. Other countries that follow independent sightings could be Monday or Tuesday based on individual viewing of the new moon.As a new moon was not sighted on Saturday …
Eid al-Fitr 2022: When is it and what are the common greetings? Read More »
Today is the last day of Ramadan, and we’re looking forward to tomorrow. It’ll be Eid day (festival), which marks the end of Ramadan. We’re bidding farewell to Ramadan, but hope it’ll revisit us. We’ll come out of Ramadan refreshed and re-energized. Yes, refreshed spiritually and re-energized physically. Both our soul and body have got …
Don’t you see that Ramadan is running too fast? It’s already day 15 of Ramadan. Half of the month is gone. Ramadan serves the dual purpose of a) purifying the soul and b) cleansing the body. We’re a combination of a body and soul and we’ve to take care of each one. Both need to …
