Mar 10, 2012

Somali Region of Ethiopia: Who is responsible for our ills? Written By Karamarda Group  “We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction” (Greek wisdom) Introduction Accounts of Somali history and contemporary Somali studies often cite clannishness and tribalism as catalysts for divisions and bloody conflicts among the Somalis....

Sep 23, 2011

On the 2nd week of September, 2011, the leadership of the Institutive for Horn of Africa Studies and Affairs (IHASA) has embarked on a week-long historical trip to Washington DC to participate a conference co-organized by  IHASA, the Woodrow Wilson International Center (WWC) for Scholars and the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AFP). The Conference, Webs of Conflict...

Sep 16, 2011

    Two upcoming events: One will be Sunday September 18th, 2011 4pm at the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC) and the other will be at Wellesley College (MA) at 7pm-9pm. The Sunday event all speakers will speak in SOMALI language, while the Monday event will be all ENGLISH language. Look at Posters/Flyers below for more...

Apr 25, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States and other Western governments are ignoring clear evidence of war crimes by Ethiopia, a key U.S. ally that launched a military crackdown on rebels last year, a human rights group said Thursday. Separately, a U.S.-based science group said satellite images confirm reports that villages have been destroyed in the country’s...

Dec 29, 2010

Silent Cry Documentary documents the stories from refugees of the Ogaden region of East Africa who find shelter in Kenya’s Refugee camps, escaping the brutal and torturous Ethiopian military. A group of young British students, in search for a story, flew far into East Africa where they discovered the documentary film ‘Silent Cry’. The film is based...