A day late, but not a dollar short - happy to land in Hargeisa today and see the massive developments over the past five years!
Guul to Somaliland and to our ever resilient & resourceful people ✨✨
The first Christmas present originated in Africa. King Balthazar, the black monarch from the Horn of Africa and one of the 3 Wise Men visiting Jesus at his birth in Bethlehem, offers a present of frankincense, a rare spice from an area that will later become Somaliland.
"The earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching."
- Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC
To counter China’s military base in Djibouti and its growing influence across the African continent, a US-backed Taiwanese military presence in Berbera, Somaliland is most likely a key topic on @SpeakerPelosi and Taiwan’s security agenda for the Indo-Pacific region.
Today, April 13,2022 I am no longer using the term “imposter syndrome”. Last night Dr.@atachine informed me this concept was developed by two white women to explain why minoritized folks feel like outsiders or face self-doubt
1/2 Don’t allow yourself to badmouth the SNA with the intention of making #Farmaajo look bad. The process of re-building #Somalia’s SNA started before him & it will continue after him. Today is the SNA day, not Farmaajo or Mucaarad day!
BREAKING: While all eyes are on Ukraine, American and British bombs are being dropped right now on Yemen's capital city of Sanaa.
Where are the calls for sanctions? Where is the global outrage?
That moment the barista pronounces your name correctly for the first time and yells out "RUSSIAAAA!" infront of 30 people in DC...never more have I wanted to say "but I'm a Sunni Muslim from Mosul" in my life.
Despite all the disappointing political shenanigans and violence, #Mogadishu and it’s people refused to surrender and are on the march for unstoppable progress. We’re here to stay. We’re here to thrive and prosper InshaAllah
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Joe Rogan will be just fine, people. Don't worry. He'll be OK. If you are truly worried about free speech, and that's a big IF, let me direct you to CRT and book bannings across the country, and also this thing called mass voter suppression.