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    Wailing with My Brothers in Garissa and Eastleigh in Kenya The latest mayhem and destruction of the Somali community in Kenya speaks to deeper issues than meets the eye. It speaks to the pathologies of oppression and subjugation of a society that once enjoyed honor and respect among its equals. The condition in which Somalis found themselves since the end of colonialism is explained better by Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” and Paul Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” The Somali person is

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    Somalia

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    Since 1839 Somalia has had one type of conflict or another because of where is sits on the Horn of Africa. The natural ports Somalia has was always an attractive coastline for those sailing from India. But the interior of Somalia where left to their own devices. The British‚ French‚ Italians and Ethiopians have all laid claim to parts of Somalia at different times throughout history. Somalia as a country has never truly be run by one leader with the country’s best interests in mind. With the

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    Piracy in Somalia

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    found frequently off the shore of the African country of Somalia‚ and they use small metal skiffs and advanced weapons such as rocket launchers and machine guns. The new pirates of today have become a huge problem that the entire global community needs to take seriously and deal with immediately. Any effective solution to this modern-day problem will require the United Nations to become involved by sending humanitarian aid to the people of Somalia; assisting in the formation of a stable Somalian government

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    Inhumane In Somalia

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    When you think of the country Somalia‚ what comes to mind? To most of you I’m sure the terms under developed‚ poor‚ corrupt‚ and even hopeless come to thought. The question that many fail to ask is‚ why? Why should innocent citizens‚ including mothers and young children have to live in this kind of environment? What people are forgetting is that these Somaliland citizens are human beings. Nobody in this world should to have to live in a country where there life is in danger every single day. This

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    Genocide In Somalia

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    some of their funds and guns from al-Qaeda leader‚ Osama bin Laden. Furthermore‚ the group started to become divided in 2003 after the old guard wanted to create a new political front‚ while the younger members longed for the creation of a “Greater Somalia.” This prompted the devoted ones to join forces with Sharia Courts‚ creating the Islamic Courts Union. They were the youth militia and they battled the al-Shabaab in 2006 for control of the capital‚ Mogadishu. The Christian nation‚ Ethiopia‚ was

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    Women In Somalia

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    Somalia is one of the world’s worst places to be a woman‚ according to a recent survey by Trust Law‚ a project of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.” As stated in World Policy in Somalia‚ there has been an increase in sexual violence since June‚ more and more women are being raped while trying to leave their refugee camps. These women have been abused‚raped‚tortured‚ and are being treated as if they are second class citizens for years in Somalia. As the years go by the worse it becomes women live in

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    Piracy in Somalia

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    Piracy in Somalia Crisis around the Horn of Africa Bryant W. Abstract Piracy is a global concern that dates back thousands of years; however‚ it has taken new depth of mayhem in the modern age. The piracy in Somalia is a problem in the international shipping industry and imposes damage to ships and theft of cargo along the Horn of Africa. It causes water pollution off the Somali coast‚ considerable loss of life‚ and deteriorates the effectiveness of the shipping industry. Because of the

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    Somalia Paper

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    Soc 355: Minority Group Relations Somalia Presentation Paper When I walked into the presentation tonight I had no idea what to expect. I thought for a second it might be another presentation that just simply bores the audience with listing statistics of bullies in schools or dealing with discrimination that I would never come across or face. It was not though; the presentation was a real experience. In a sense‚ it could have been too real. Somalia is a country that is located on the far

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    Humanitarian Intervention in Somalia In December of 1992‚ the United States military landed in Somalia. The Somali civil war caused a famine that claimed the lives of three hundred thousand people and threatened the lives of two million more. As word of these gross human rights violations spread‚ the media and general public pressured the government into taking action in Somalia. Subsequently‚ with the United Nations’ consent‚ twenty-eight thousand soldiers were deployed to put an end to the

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    Somalia Research Paper

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    Somalia is a nation in eastern Africa. It is situated on the coast of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden‚ along the projection land known as the Horn of Africa. The region was famed in ancient times for its frankincense and myrrh‚ fragrant substances derived from trees. Modern Somalia came into being in 1960‚ with the union of the former colonies of British and Italian Somaliland. THE PEOPLE. The Somalis are thought to be descended from African and Arab peoples. Almost all speak the Somali language

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