THE Americans and the Israelis are acting in concert vis-à-vis Iran.
The unmistakable message they are putting out loud and clear is that an
attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is on the cards in the event Tehran
doesn’t cave into their demands. Are they bluffing as part of an
arm-twisting strategy or are they seriously planning to transform this
region into an inferno?
For years, the Dar al Hijrah mosque was an isolated, slightly mysterious presence in Falls Church -- a stark stone building hidden behind a row of trees, rarely visited by non-Muslims in the multi-ethnic Culmore neighborhood, and known mostly for traffic jams on Leesburg Pike as worshipers arrived for Friday prayers.
Much has been said about what kind of an entity will emerge from the ashes of the Somali Republic when the dust finally settles down. Reconstituting Humpty-Dumpty back together has proven to be quite a task and remains elusive so far despite many attempts to recreate what once was and utterly failed us all.
Big Loss
It is with a heavy heart and a great sense of loss that we mourn the loss of Said Maygag Samatar who passed away in California yesterday after a prolonged illness. Said was a visionary, a patriot, an eternal optimist and a good friend who navigated the often tumultuous waters of our politics with deft and grace beyond his age.
Having organized the last Sopri Convention with Said here in Washington DC, we in this community feel particularly proud of that event and feel blessed to have had a chance to work with this remarkable individual who is and shall remain our standard bearer for many years to come.
He left us a big void that is going to be hard to fill and we all shall miss him dearly.
May Allah forgive his sins and reward him in Heaven.
Mahdi Ahmed Abdi "Gabose"
Chairman of East Africa Policy Institute.
May 8th 2008
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