Daily Archives: March 8, 2014

Mogadishu- Lost Moderns

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

About Rashid Ali: Rashid Ali was born in Hargeisa, Somalia and studied architecture at the Bartlett school, UCL and City Design and Social Science at the London School of Economics. He has been widely recognised for his architecture and research … read more »

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Malaysia Airlines Plane Still Missing At Sea Off Vietnam

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

  * Malaysia Airlines says “fearing the worst” * Flight lost contact hour after takeoff, no distress signal or sign of bad weather * KL-Beijing flight carried 227 passengers and 12 crew * Two passengers, possibly more, were travelling under … read more »

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VIDEO: This is What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

19-year-old Finnish YouTube user Sara is here to unveil the mystery. Although she is speaking total gibberish, her spot-on accents give us a clue as to how you might sound to someone who doesn’t speak your language. Youtube/HP

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VIDEO: Somalia at IAAF 2014 World Indoor Champs Sopot, Poland

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

 UMass Lowell senior middle distance runner Omar Abdi (Charlestown, Mass.) represented Somalia in the 1,500 meters at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Sopot, Poland.  

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Somalia: how women are rebuilding Mogadishu – video

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

As Somalia emerges from civil war and the influence of Islamist insurgents al-Shabaab, it is women who are rebuilding the economy according to businesswomen in Mogadishu, and students and the rector of the University of Somalia, who says: ‘It is … read more »

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Competing Baidoa conferences highlight pitfalls of federalism process

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

Tensions continue to rise among various stakeholders in Baidoa over the formation of a new federal state, bringing into question once more Somalia’s ability to implement federalism. On March 3rd, Madobe Nunow Mohamed was elected president of a new regional … read more »

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Family Pleads For Answers About Father’s Murder

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A family pleads for help finding their loved one’s killer. Someone fatally shot 31-year-old Abdul-Fatah Yussuf at a north Columbus apartment complex on November 9. “Every night when I put the kids to sleep, I cry myself,” … read more »

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Bristol schoolgirl meets UN secretary general to end FGM

March 8, 2014 by Chief Editor

Fahma Mohamed’s incredible journey from Bristol schoolgirl to the global figurehead of the movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM) took another extraordinary step yesterday when she met United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon. It is the start of the … read more »

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