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US says Somalia famine has killed more than 29,000 children under age 5 in last 90 days
Newser 5 August 2011
By JASON STRAZIUSO
The drought and famine in Somalia have killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5, according to U.S. estimates, the first time such a precise death toll has been released related to the Horn 
Somali-Canadian women recruited by terror group, U.S. politicians told
Vancouver Sun 28 July 2011
By Ian MacLeod
Terrorist recruiters are targeting young Somali-Canadian women to take up arms, the head of the Canadian Somali Congress told U.S. politicians Wednesday. In testimony before the House of
Aid reaches drought victims in Islamist area of Somalia
BBC News 25 July 2011
By Martin Plaut
The Red Cross says it has delivered food into one of Somalia's worst hit drought areas, controlled by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Working through a local committee, the Red Cross
Somalia: Misunderstanders of Islam recruiting children for jihad
Jihad Watch 21 July 2011
And forcing young girls into marriage, and punishing children for listening to music -- they're misunderstanding Islam on a massive scale. Why aren't any of the groups that rail against
Somali children recruited for combat by Islamists: Amnesty
AFP 20 July 2011
NAIROBI — Children in drought-struck Somalia are suffering from a range of war crimes including systematic recruitment by Islamist insurgents, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The
Dutch court requests footage of Somali pirates
Expatica 12 July 2011
A court in Rotterdam wants to see all the footage of a shoot out between the Dutch navy and Somalian pirates and of the arrest of the pirates. Nine Somalians are currently standing trial for
Human rights farce: meet the serial criminal who cannot be deported
Telegraph.co.uk 8 July 2011
By Alastair Jamieson
Mr Sufi, 24, has at least 17 convictions for crimes including burglary, fraud and indecent exposure since he entered the UK illegally eight years ago. But an attempt by the
Kenya: I was told that I deserved to die – for being a female journalist
The Guardian 5 July 2011
By Fatuma Noor
It's not always easy being a female investigative journalist, even in the west. But imagine going to do an interview and not being able to shake hands with the interviewee or indeed even being able
Islam: the ongoing Sunni Islamic inquisition
Pakistan Christian Post 1 July 2011
By Lee Jay Walker
SUMMARY: The history books tell us that Buddhism and Hinduism was destroyed in Afghanistan but today we are not talking about history; after all, the ongoing Sunni Islamization process continues
Denmark stiffens sentence for cartoonist attacker
Reuters 23 June 2011
COPENHAGEN - A Danish appeals court on Wednesday lengthened the prison sentence of a Somali man to 10 years from nine for attempting to kill a cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the
Appeals court convicts Somali axe man
Metro Canada - Calgary 22 June 2011
COPENHAGEN - An appeals court has found a Somali man guilty of a terror attempt for breaking into the home of a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad.
FACTSHEET-The world's most dangerous countries for women
TrustLaw 17 June 2011
LONDON - Afghanistan, Congo and Pakistan are the world's most dangerous countries for women due to a barrage of threats ranging from violence and rape to dismal healthcare and "honour killngs", a Thomson Reuters Foundation expert poll showed on Wednesday.
Al Qaeda base still strong in East Africa
GlobalPost 7 June 2011
By Tristan McConnell
Editor's note: The killing of Osama bin Laden has changed everything. Or has it? In this ongoing series Al Qaeda: What's Next?, GlobalPost senior correspondents
Danish Navy frees 16 Iranians from suspected Somali pirate ship
CNN 16 May 2011
By Per Nyberg
After a firefight with suspected Somali pirates, Danish sailors freed 16 Iranian hostages on board an alleged mother ship, according to the Danish Royal Navy. Four suspected pirates were killed
Controversial Islamic centre director was in Toronto: sources
CBC.ca 21 April 2011
A director of a controversial Islamic centre in Minneapolis, Minn., was in Toronto at about the time an arraignment was held for a Toronto man facing terrorism charges, sources tell CBC
Video: Danish Muslims join Al Shabab
youtube 15 April 2011
HMS Nursemaid: Shame as Navy seizes 17 armed Somalis, gives them halal meat and nicotine patches... then sets them free!
Daily Mail 13 April 2011
By Tom Kelly and Paul Revoir
When a Royal Navy warship captured a crew of Somali pirates, it seemed like a rare chance to strike back at the ruthless sea gangsters. The 17 outlaws were armed with an
Journalist Finds Village Called 'Finland' in Somaliland
yle.fi 8 April 2011
Somaliland, a de facto independent country located within what is internationally recognized as Somalia, is the subject of much Finnish influence. Many returnees from Finland have risen to prominent
German Justice Through the Eyes of a Somali Pirate
Spiegel Online 8 April 2011
By Beate Lakotta
A courtroom in Hamburg is the scene of a head-on collision between two worlds as the German justice system tries 10 Somali pirates who hijacked a cargo ship. The pirates, some of whom are under 18,
Swedish researchers explore Somali-autism link
The Local.se 30 March 2011
Swedish researchers want to gain access to a databank of blood tests taken from all babies born in Sweden in order to shed light on an apparent heightened incidence of autism among the country's
