Tag / Somalia
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International Institute Of St. Louis
“It is like it is so hard to be stateless. You have no rights, you have nothing. You know you are kind of like, the status of an animal…it’s that bad to be stateless.” This is how Suk Sapopka recounted his experience as a Bhutanese refugee to an intern at the International Institute of St.…
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The New Face of Somalia
BY AARON CHRISTENSEN Political maps do not reflect the world as it really is but rather the cartographer’s idealized world. This is particularly evident when looking at a map of Somalia, nominally an independent state with static borders since 1960. In reality, Somalia does not exist as a singular political entity, and it has topped…
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Ban on Music in Somalia Starts
On Tuesday, Islamic militants who are in de facto control of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu ordered all radio stations to cease playing music, claiming that all music is against the principles of Islam. So far, more than a dozen radio stations have complied immediately with the orders of the militant group Hizbul Islam. Although many Somali…
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Feeding Frenzy #2
Congratulations, Somalia. You’ve done better than the United States. November 20 marked the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Marking that day, the government of Somalia promised to ratify the convention, leaving only one UN member-state that has refused to sign on: the United States. It would…
