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Sadia Ali Aden

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Sadia Ali Aden is a freelance writer and an activist whose work has appeared in various publications. Click here to contact Ms. Aden.

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The Kool-Aid Syndrome and Somalia’s Fading Hope

By Sadia Ali Aden Guest Commentator

Naari meel qabow ma leh – A Somali adage that says there are no cool corners in hell Approximately nine months ago the UN-sponsored peace conference in Djibouti produced the current president of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. President Ahmed’s internationally supported unity government continues to be mired down in internal…

Naari meel qabow ma leh - A Somali adage that says there are no cool corners in hell Approximately nine months ago the UN-sponsored peace conference…

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Somalia Ought to be Obama’s Litmus Test

By Sadia Ali Aden Guest Commentator

Indeed, the historic victory of President-elect Obama has created profound prospect of hope and change that has swept through America. However, for millions across the world who have witnessed devastation, insecurity and chaos resulting from an imprudent US foreign policy, reality is a nightmare they cannot easily ignore. Here, Somalia comes to mind. Though Somalia…

Indeed, the historic victory of President-elect Obama has created profound prospect of hope and change that has swept through America. However, for millions across the world…

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