Losing a Friend

A week ago I found out that a high school classmate of mine died after nearly 3 weeks of his death. I feel guilty I didn’t find out earlier, didn’t attend his janaza, and his burial. How can I not find out a classmate of mine’s death when we live in the same damn city? [...]

The Genocide that the U.S. is funding!!

By Jeffrey Gettleman of the New York Times
The Ethiopian government is blockading emergency food aid and choking off trade to large swaths of a remote region in the eastern part of the country that is home to a rebel force, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of starvation, Western diplomats and humanitarian officials [...]

Few funny vids of Ali G

Yesterday I was watching that “news” conference of David Beckham being introduced to Los Angeles as the LA Galaxy’s new signing and CNN International took nearly the whole hour talking about this so called of Beckham conquering soccer in America. I’m sure a lot of people disagree, but anyway I found this hilarious video of [...]

Gift Idea

My mom is going to Africa in about a week, although not to Somalia, and I was scratching my head for some good gifts to send for someone I dearly care about. I’m a gadget freak and gadgets are my ideal gifts to give and receive. However, the gadgets I have in mind are probably [...]

On the Road and Rain

Heavy rains in the Southwest of U.S. and even in the U.K. have been causing havocs and deaths - so far I’ve read 13 died in Texas alone. This made think about a month ago when I was driving on the highway when a really heavy rain started, nearly endangering me and all the other [...]

Alan Johnston is FREE!

Finally Hamas has managed to secure Alan Johnston’s freedom. I’m quite impressed by Hamas’s relentless effort to secure his freedom - Hamas earlier said that they are would do whatever it takes to get him freed, even through the barrel of gun!
Following his release Alan said:

“It is the most fantastic thing to be free,” [...]

Rebels With Cause

Check this report by the NYT’s Nairobi Bureau about the Ogaden people’s struggle against the Tigre government in Ethiopia.