Mogadishu

At the end of the cold war in 1992, Peacekeepers arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia to combat the Somali warlords who were causing havoc in the country. Unfortunately, the blue helmet forces of the UN were not welcomed as some were killed while the bodies of the US soldiers were displayed on the streets of Mogadishu. Eventually, the US decided to withdraw its troops when a US helicopter was shot down by Somali warlords. In 1995, the UN also withdrew its troops due to failure as confessed. Similarly…

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Since the early 20th century, there have been three key time periods of potential foreign influence in the Middle East. The first of these periods was between 1914 to 1945. During this time period, the Middle East moved from Ottoman rule to British and French mandates. The second of these time periods came at the end of World War II, when the post-colonial ride of Muslim-Arab nations was prominent in the Middle East. Furthermore, the founding of the Jewish states of Israel and the pressures of…

The topic issue of the article is the use of hand-pumps for the distribution of water in sub-Saharan Africa; while this is just one of many methods of supplying water it is one of the most important to those in developing and rural areas. It’s pointed out that the hand-pump is one of the cleanest, easiest, cheapest, and most reliable (year round operation) sources of water for sub-Saharan Africa. Open wells are more vulnerable to contamination and motorized pumps and piped schemes are more…

I am now writing this letter to one of the world’s most famous explorers of all time, the late Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta, which is also just known as “Ibn Battuta”. Ibn Battuta was born on 25 February 1304 into a Muslim Berber family, in the city of Tangier in Morocco. ibn Battuta made a journey that is said to be the longest journey made, that lasted about three decades, where he visited many regions in Africa, Europe and Asia, where he managed to cover an area three times as great as…

The Scarce Reality of Poverty: Ethiopia Culture is defined as “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time”, according to Merriam-Webster (2016). Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world, dating back as far as the 9th century B.C. The people of Ethiopia have a long history and a distinct culture. Unfortunately, Ethiopia became a place of poverty and suffering for the people who live there. Poverty is a reality in this country, but there is…

“Basically they are in the middle between two different worlds and that’s the dilemma. That’s the struggle.” (Martha H. Bigelow; Mogadishu on the Mississippi: Language, Racialized Identity, and Education in a New Land pg. 94). First generation immigrants are torn between multiple cultures, with their parents' views different from the views of the country they are raised in. Through this, first generation immigrants struggle with finding themselves in life and don’t feel as if they belong to…

Bullet shells litter the ground your bare feet are treading on like dead leaves in Autumn. The only pair of clothes you own are torn and two sizes too small but it’s all you have. The main emphasis of your appearance is not any of this, but the enormous machine gun slung over your starved body. No emotion is felt from you; no regret, hurt, or pleasure. The only thing you want is the chemically dangerous drugs fed as a reward to you in the little food you are given. Was this your choice? Did you…

Not knowing who you are? My racial identity is African American but I defined myself as Somalia American. In this paper, I will discuss my racial identity as of Somalia American and my religion identity which is Muslim. I will be discussing how I became aware of my racial identity and how that had an impact in my life and how I felt about it. also, I will be discussing What is feeling be a Muslim woman in American and the way Muslim are portrayed in the media. I will be sharing my background of…

http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20141203&t=2&i=996609444&w=976&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=2014-12-03T211033Z_2_GM1EA831HB301_RTRMADP_0_SOMALIA-CRIME (Omar, Feisal) This image portrays the brutally common practice of execution in Somali On this calm relaxing, beautiful day of death in Somalia. Reuters, photographer Feisal Omar captures an image of a brutal execution. "Three men found guilty by a Somalia military court of killing civilians and masterminding a recent attack on the…