AbdiQafar Ahmed

Devoted father, husband, and advocate for justice, inspired by the belief: "O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice.

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

#Istanbul

[Paul Williams @freemonotheist]

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,

“When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.”

(Sahih Muslim 280a)

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

When looking at the massacre of Lidice, Czech and the Genocide in Gaza, Palestine, Gaza is suffering an even worse fate than the horrors of Lidice. What Nazi Karl Hermann Frank did, and what Zionist Benjamin Netanyahu is doing now, represent some of the worst horrors in the world. Gaza needs your help. Justice requires people to stand on the right side of history. @EmmanuelMacron @MarkJCarney @sanchezcastejon @GiorgiaMeloni @RTErdogan @KingSalman @KingAbdullahII @TamimBinHamad @jeremycorbyn @YasminQureshiMP @RichardBurgon @BernieSanders @TahirAliMP @andyburnham @georgegalloway @RashidaTlaib @IlhanMN @DrHananAshrawi @KenRoth @IntlCrimCourt

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

Puntland's political leadership has been criticized for weaponizing its history and demanding national veto power, which has isolated the region from federal resource sharing. Security and political analysts attribute the resurgence of piracy and the ISIS-Somalia threat to local governance failures and political infighting rather than a lack of federal support.

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

@Xalimabritish @antonioguterres @UN @EU_Commission @Europarl_EN @_AfricanUnion @arableague_gs @francediplo Their substance use disorder impacts their mental health, leading to frequent daydreaming!

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

@EIshmael_ They are irrelevant; the only thing they breathe is Villa Somalia, which provides them with the oxygen to survive.

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

@Mel__Gibson01 You fake and photo fake!

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

You deeply shocked and called it a "divine selection" specifically because the young man was Black and a manual laborer. If the worker had been Arab, the man likely would not have found it miraculous or surprising at all, because Arabs often falsely assume only they can master the Quran. I called out the double standard and reminded everyone that the Quran belongs to all of humanity, not just to Arabs.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Because the United Arab Emirates is sending arms and mercenaries to the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, Swedish pop star Zara Larsson is pulling out of her scheduled December 3rd performance at the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. https://t.co/uY2qPTBEaF

[Markus Virgil Hoehne @HoehneVirgil]

Maxuusan Maraykanku u Aqoonsan Karin Soomaalillaan? Warqad ee afar hashood ah...

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

@HudsonInstitute Irro, the leader of northwestern Somalia, was interviewed by the Hudson Institute.

The late Awke, a veteran Somali journalist, also interviewed Irro when he was the opposition leader. Awke asked him to name the presidents and prime ministers of Ethiopia and Djibouti, along with several other basic questions. Irro struggled to answer and repeatedly responded with nervous giggles.

The Hudson Institute interview raises another question: if an institute such as Hudson is assessing a political figure, shouldn’t part of its job be to determine how well that person understands the region, its leaders, and the issues he may be expected to deal with? Simply giving someone a platform without testing their knowledge leaves an important part of that assessment unexplored.

Watching the events of this week brought that earlier interview back to mind. The similarities were difficult to miss.

@JMeservey @Nicole_Zedeck #MiddleEastNow https://t.co/n0qTAdTWCy

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

@faisalroble19

[Markus Virgil Hoehne @HoehneVirgil]

My take on the argument by some like @stevenacook that the USA should recognize Somaliland. @DrJPPham @TiborPNagyJr @HudsonInstitute @JMeservey @NimkoAli Why should geopolitical (quasi-colonial) interest always trump over internal political processes when it comes to the Somali Peninsula? The North East State said "no" to Somaliland, and Israel's recognition (or other interferences) will not change that.
https://t.co/9U50NVrMtb

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

@alihwarsame Allah yaa raxma

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

Your misleading information this is the fact.

The often-repeated figure of 200,000 deaths is not what the 1989 Gersony report estimated. Robert Gersony’s U.S. State Department commissioned report, based on interviews with more than 300 refugees and displaced people, conservatively estimated that at least 5,000 unarmed Isaaq civilians were killed between May 1988 and March 1989.

The Isaaq warlords of the SNM have been killing civilians from other clans in northern Somalia, including approximately 1,000–2,000 refugees people between Hargeisa and Berbera all are Ogaden refugees killed , 600 in Borama, 500 civilians in Buuhoodle, 120 in Hudun, 700 in Erigavo, and 1,500 in Laascaanood.
The number of people injured is believed to be significantly higher than the number killed. In Laascaanood alone, approximately 3,000 civilians were reportedly injured during the prolonged shelling of the city in 2023. The shelling continued for about nine months and caused extensive destruction to civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, homes, and other essential facilities.
These events occurred only a few years ago and should not be forgotten. Civilians suffered the greatest consequences, and the allegations of killings, injuries, and destruction deserve serious investigation and accountability.

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

Another misleading claim from the New York Post. The often repeated figure of 200,000 deaths is not what the 1989 Gersony report estimated. Robert Gersony’s U.S. State Department commissioned report, based on interviews with more than 300 refugees and displaced people, conservatively estimated that at least 5,000 unarmed Isaaq civilians were deliberately killed by Somali Armed Forces between May 1988 and March 1989.

Isaaq warlords have been committing killings of civilians from other clans in northern Somalia, including approximately 600 in Borama, 500 in Buuhoodle, 120 in Hudun, 700 in Erigavo, and 1,500 in Laascaanood.
The number of people injured is believed to be significantly higher than the number killed. In Laascaanood alone, approximately 3,000 civilians were reportedly injured during the prolonged shelling of the city in 2023. The shelling continued for about nine months and caused extensive destruction to civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, homes, and other essential facilities.
These events occurred only a few years ago and should not be forgotten. Civilians suffered the greatest consequences, and the allegations of killings, injuries, and destruction deserve serious investigation and accountability.

[UK in Jerusalem🇬🇧 @UKinJerusalem]

Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK on the Two-State Solution🔽

🔗 https://t.co/wAhLqgeDDR

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

The decision of the Israeli government to sanction me today will not intimidate me into silence

[AbdiQafar Ahmed @lasanod]

We support the UK’s action against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. We hope the UK and other governments will go further and hold accountable any Israeli leaders who support or enable policies that amount to ethnic cleansing, forced displacement, and violations of international law.
The international community must apply the same standards to everyone and protect Palestinian civilians.