West Africa was thrown into turmoil yet again last week after the military coup in Niger. What has been a normal Thursday afternoon in the capital of Niamey turned sour and frightening for its residents as gunfire raged in the presidential palace, where mutinous
Out of Africa with Ifrah Ahmed I CAME TO Ireland without a word of English. Because of the war in Somalia, my native country, I didn’t have the opportunity to go to school. The war began in 1991, when I was just a baby, and it continues today.
Sheikh Shaheed @Large The fallout between myself and the leaders of Ireland’s Muslim establishment occurred not in 2006, as many believe, but way back in 2003, when the Muslim Council of Ireland was founded. Then I acted as the financial development
It seems Nato’s latest plan to save Afghanistan is more bombing. The current offensive must have been planned months in advance, as the US and its allies sent thousands more troops to the country. This was expected as soon as troops were pulled out of
Teen Talk with Collins Hekson It’s an undeniable fact: more and more teens are having early and unprotected sex, which we all know leads to teenage pregnancy. It happens so often nowadays, it’s almost as if it’s fashionable!