Ukraine is fighting tooth and nail to resist Russia’s invasion. This superpower’s invasion is causing death, displacement, infrastructure destruction, and an acute decline of essential supplies for all countries. The war between the two countries has killed thousands of people. In addition to over 2000 killed Ukrainian soldiers (as claimed by Russia), reports indicate that …
It was 20 years ago this month when I published my first article on Hiiraan Online. It’s my debut article, titled “A nation of Politicians and Bad Internet Sites”. The article dissected the Somali diaspora, and how they used and abused the Internet. The time was February 2002. Sadly, the article got lost, and I couldn’t retrieve it …
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By invoking an Emergency Act, Canada ended a weeks-long protest by Canadian truckers which continued for more than three weeks in the country. Canadian truckers protesting a proof of Covid-19 vaccination while crossing the United States border occupied parts of Canada for several weeks. The truckers defied the vaccine mandate and demanded Prime Minister Trudeau’s …
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The world is awakening to climate change challenges. These challenges are haunting us. What comes to your mind when you heard the word “climate change”? Don’t you think of shifting atmospheres and weather patterns? Climate change means a rapid change of the earth’s temperature, which is presumed to be the calamity of our time. That …
We Somalis are inherently resilient but our country’s outlook is quite grim. Without a binding parliament and the lack of rule of law complicates the country’s predicament. Our highest government officials are currently at loggerheads, fighting over the elections process. President Farmaajo and Prime Minister Rooble are throwing punches at each other, unable to see …
