Abdirahman Mohamed Jama articles

Abdirahman Mohamed Jama is a Member of Somaliland Parliament, elected to the House of Representatives in 2005. He currently serves as Vice chair of the Social Affairs committee and writes for Democracy Chronicles from Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland.

How the Silanyo Government is Isolating Somaliland

By Abdirahman Mohamed Jama - August 19, 2015 Leave a Comment

Somaliland is increasingly in diplomatic isolation from its neighbours, its region and from international organisations such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union and the United Nations

Silanyo Regime is Derailing Somaliland’s Infant Democracy

By Abdirahman Mohamed Jama - April 9, 2015 Leave a Comment

Ahmed Mohamed Mahmud Silanyo’s bid to continue occupying the Somaliland Presidency after the expiration of his constitutional five-year term is underway

How British-Trained Somaliland Police Terrorize a Nation

By Abdirahman Mohamed Jama - December 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

A highly feared British-Trained Somaliland Police unit was created as a paramilitary force to combat terrorism. Now, the Somaliland government uses it to suppress opposition and stifle dissent. Because they enjoy impunity, their actions are not investigated.

Does Unconstitutional Exist With No Fully Written Constitution?

By Paul Narraway

The UK’s democracy as a whole is being held in the balance and has also been tainted, mostly down to Brexit. Yet even after Brexit, even if the UK ends up remaining in the EU, our democracy is not magically fixed.

Are These Trade Tensions A Prelude To War?

By Jack Jones

The time of self-promotion and greed has run its course. It’s time to embrace the love for one another before we rip each other apart for good and find there is no remedy to heal our broken lives.

Three Equalizers in an Unequal World

By Paul Lachelier

Despite growing inequality worldwide, ordinary people have three specific, significant and actionable forms of equalizing power: time, one vote and numbers.

Podcast: Defending the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate

By Jenna Spinelle

The First Amendment and a strong Fourth Estate are essential to a healthy democracy. David McCraw, deputy general counsel of the New York Times, joins us to discuss how he helps journalists do their work,

On Election Security

By Jenny Oak Tree

While the current United States administration focuses on the border crisis, the threat to our election security is largely ignored. A Republican majority Senate has blocked two election security efforts.

Podcast: The Past, Present, and Future of Protests

By Jenna Spinelle

L.A. Kauffman is a longtime organizer and author of the book How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance. She traces the history of the modern protest movement since the March on Washington in 1963.

The English Psycho and Brexit: A Psychological Profile

By David Anderson, J.D.

It is a psychological fact that in chaotic times people frequently allow narcissists and psychopaths to rise to the top of organizations, often faster than they do normally. Clinically, Trump and Boris Johnson tick nearly all the boxes.

A Modest Proposal to Save and Improve the Electoral College

By M D Mitchell

There is currently a debate in the US about eliminating the Electoral College and replacing it with a National Popular Vote. There are also ardent defenders of both arguments. There are valid arguments on both sides.

The Sources Of British Democracy Are Being Poisoned

By Paul Narraway

In the continuing mess that is Brexit, some very foul smells are arising from the pile of awfulness that it is. To date, there is no solid agreement on what to do and which direction to go in.

Meet the 17-Year-Old Creating “Turnout,” a Mobilization App for Teen Activists

Zev Dickstein Shapiro, a 17-year-old social entrepreneur from Cambridge, Massachusetts, is revolutionizing the social media game.

Podcast: A Democracy Summer Reading List

The hosts of the Democracy Works podcast review current books on democracy in this week’s podcast episode.

Kansas Firing Range To Double As A Voting Site

Barton Community College’s Science and Math building will no longer be a voting site for residents of Barton County Township-A.

Nonprofit Registers Thousands Of Voters at Music Festivals Like Bonnaroo

Voter registration non-profit HeadCount was onsite and hard at work getting music lovers both young and old involved in our country’s democratic system.