... lay dormant. The website you are looking at now, is our second attempt at creating a networking tool for Somali journalists and others to use to help improve global understanding of Somalis and Somalia. Below are ... a news paper in Uganda. After that Mr. Ahmed tried to get in touch with the leaders of the Somali community in Kambala and was able to get in touch with the girl. He told me that Ms. ...

Somali journalists recently lauched the National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) to ensure the reporting of science news and the plight of Somalia environment in general.   Somali Journalists Rights Association Blog read more

... obstacles to veiling? "Blast Kills 3 Somali Cabinet Ministers," by Jeffrey Gettleman and ... , were attending the ceremony, and witnesses said three ministers were killed along with several Somali journalists and at least two surgeons in a country desperately short of doctors. The attack, said Mohammed Aden, a Somali diplomat in Nairobi, "is very, very serious, really." "It ...

... in Mogadishu, killing medical students, doctors, journalists and three government ministers. “We had nothing to do with the attack and we are very sad about ... it controls. African troops protecting the weak Somali government wage near daily battles with Islamic militants ... out room. The bomb exploded about a yard (meter) from journalists covering the event. Associated Press journalist Mohamed ...

... government ministers after an explosion ripped through the Shamo Hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, during a graduation ceremony. A suicide bomber disguised as a woman ... and Ahmed Abdullahi Wayel, the minister for education, also died. Also among the dead were two journalists and two professors. At least 50 students were reportedly injured. Saleban Olad Roble, the Somali sports minister, was ...

... Journalists, the legitimate and representative organ and voice of journalists in Somalia.The IFJ is seriously concerned at recent exchanges between different groups claiming to represent and speak for Somali journalists, some of whom have political links. IFJ.org - Africa - IFJ Calls for Unity and Condemns Somali Attacks on Journalism Community Blogged with the Flock Browser

... least 14 people, including three Cabinet ministers and two journalists. The attack raised new questions about the ability of Somalia' ... ." Two journalists also were killed and two wounded. Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television said its Somali cameraman, ... in Somalia's government, according to a Web site on the Somali government kept by the CIA. ___ Associated Press Writer ...

... 15 months in Somalia, have been released, the Committee to Protect Journalists has confirmed. On Thursday, they were flown to Nairobi where they were hospitalized. ... were leaving a refugee camp in Afgoye and returning to the Somali capital of Mogadishu on August 23, 2008 when ... , freelance journalist Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi, and two Somali drivers, Mahad Isse and Marwali, were also kidnapped. Elmi ...

... and Australian Nigel Brennan flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane, said Mohamed Abdullahi. Journalists waiting at Mogadishu airport were not able to speak to Lindhout and Brennan because ... lawmaker said late Wednesday that a $700,000 ransom was paid for the two journalists' release. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are ...

... ceremony killed at least 16 people in the Somali capital on the 3rd of December, the explosion also claimed lives of three ministers. Two journalists and two professors also were killed in the ... of the union, said “This is an ominous reminder of the fact that this is not only a tragedy for the journalists but an assault on the peace and stability of Somalia and a threat to the security of its ...