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Somalia Peace Talks in Deadlock
ELDORET (SL Times) - Somalia Reconciliation talks in Kenya came to a halt on Wednesday morning after the attending delegates differed over the number of representatives each faction can have in sub-committees assigned to discuss the drafting of a constitution and formation of a central government, in addition to tackling a range of other issues including disarmament and demobilization.
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Efforts Underway to End Rift Between Rayale and Aw Dahir
HARGEISA (SL Times) - Mediation efforts by UDUB activists, have been underway for the last few days in Hargeisa to end the rift between President Dahir Rayale and UDUB�s former secretary-general Abdi Aw
Dahir.
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Behind the Veil: A Muslim Woman Speaks Out
by Marlise Simons
AMSTERDAM (NY Times) - Ayaan Hirsi Ali had done well in the 10 years since she arrived in the Netherlands as a young refugee from Somalia and, until a few months ago, she lived a quiet life in her adopted land. Never did she intend to create a national commotion.�
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A Woman Demonstrator Sent to Jail
HARGEISA (SL Times) - Halimo Osman Rage was arrested on Monday in Hargeisa by the police after she was reportedly charged with taking part in an unauthorized demonstration.
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Aviation Minister Accompanies Arab Sheikh to Buroa
Berbera (SL Times) - Somaliland Minister of Aviation, Mohamed Abdi Dheere, left Hargeisa yesterday on a trip to Berbera and Buroa.
The Minister was reportedly accompanied by an identified Arab Sheikh during the trip. No details were yet available on the purpose of the Minister�s visit to Berbera and
Buroa.
TNG Arsenal in Mogadishu "Looted"
BBC Monitoring Service - Arms and ammunition belonging to the TNG (Transitional National Government) have been looted from a warehouse by a group of gunmen guarding it at Damaanyo, Mogadishu.�
Despite TNG Army Commander Gen Isma'il Qasim Naji's arrival on the scene shortly after the theft, efforts to recover the large quantities of weapons, which consisted of light arms and an assortment of ammunition, were unsuccessful.�
Although pilfered government arms have on many occasions in the recent past been seen being sold in markets, this is the first time that such a huge quantity of arms and ammunition has been blatantly looted.�
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Excerpts From "The Withered Soul of a Nation"
an unpublished book by Jama Nuh Abdulla
CHAPTER ONE: The Glorious Evening
"So, you see - besides the unique linguistic features displayed by its derivatives, this ancestor-root, lahaawi, generates some of the most important compound words in the language, such as islahaawi, islaheen and isleen. You know, these are the equivalents of the English words intelligence, intelligent and intellectual, respectively. But, unfortunately, nobody makes use of them for the purpose of their language functions. Then, what is the use of it for them to live at all?�
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Why the Deadlock at Eldoret?
As happened at all the reconciliation conferences previously-held on Somalia, the current Eldoret talks have entered the usual impasse whereby attending delegates, in complete oblivion to the imperative issue of restoring peace to their country, squabbled over how to share power amongst themselves. The ever-feuding Mudug politicians attending Eldoret have also proved themselves once again as being one of the main stumbling blocks standing in the way of achieving genuine peace and reconciliation in Somalia.
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