Mohamud Ahmed articles

Mohamud Ahmed is an author and marine specialist working on his M.Phil. advanced postgraduate research degree in telecommunication engineering. With a personal interest in Somalia, the Kenyan coast and the Red Sea he writes for Democracy Chronicles from his home in Somalia.

Somalia Wants Peace and Not Terrorism

By Mohamud Ahmed - June 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Somali people want peace. Somalia wants peace. I want peace. That is where the international community and the federal Government of Somalia can work together.

Somaliland: The South Sudan Scenario

By Mohamud Ahmed - January 19, 2016 3 Comments

To avoid the South Sudan scenario, a reliable working government in Mogadishu would likely evaporate the one clan dream in Somaliland and ensure the territorial integrity of Somalia.

Illegal Fishing in Somali Waters Needs International Solution

By Mohamud Ahmed - December 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

Somalia is rich in marine life fisheries that have attracted many illegal fishing operations. This increasingly widespread practice has the disastrous effect of depleting the poor nation’s food supply.

Somali Government Official Says Christmas is Not Banned

By Mohamud Ahmed - December 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

The head of Somalia’s Banadir Regional Administration of the capital Mogadishu, said that he was not informed about the ban on Christmas celebrations issued by the national religious affairs ministry.

Exclusive: Trump, GOP Wrestle for Dollars in Florida

By Steve Schneider

Florida recently let WWE televise wrestling matches from the Sunshine State, calling the sport an essential activity. Here is a fun way to discuss it.

An Atheist Perspective of Our Current Illness(es)

By David Anderson, J.D.

Understand, this is a critique of a set of values, myths and rules, not believers. It isn’t bigotry either. Objecting to a set of beliefs is all fair game.

Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again

By Steve Schneider

I suspect a Democratic or Republican leader may tell us that “Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again” before I leave this planet. And, chances are, many Americans will support that war.

Growing Up Learning Importance of Registering People to Vote

By Steve Schneider

In an excerpt from her unfinished, unpublished memoir, Ruth Carter-Lynch discusses the time of Martin Luther King Jr. and fellow Civil Rights leaders.

Ai Fen: The Whistleblowing Doctor Missing in China

By Thomas Manning

It is time that the world unite and hold China responsible for the abysmal human rights record it enforces in the second biggest global economy.

Parkland School Shooting, Coronavirus Pandemic Bookend Hixon’s First Run for Office

By Steve Schneider

Steve Schneider interviewed Debbi Hixon on her first run for office on the Broward County School Board. Debbi lost her husband, Chris, in the Parkland school shooting, Valentine’s Day 2018.

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