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Development
§ Germany increases aid to victims of Somalia violence, EUX.TV § Harnessing Solar Power, USAID § OIC donates $300,000 to Somalia, Benin and Yemen, Maktoob Business, § WPQ: Somalia, Overseas Aid (DfID)

Social Issues
§ Feature-Qat draws water and life from impoverished Yemen, Lin Noueihed, Reuter § Development Support Agency Consultation and Training Meetings with African Men in Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow § Vital Links in Social Security: Somali Refugees in the Dadaab camps, Kenya, Cindy Horstw § Spending Lazy Friday Afternoons in Djibouti, Riaan Manser, Independent Online (IOL) § The Problems of Qat for Society and Health, Abdul Halim M. Mussa § Special on Separated Somali Children, IRIN Web

Conservation
§ Soil Conservation and Land Reclamation, United Nations Development Programme § Somalia Projects - Pastoral Livelihoods Development Project, VETAID § FAO Online Catalogues, FAO § Somali Wild Ass, Saint Luis Zoo § Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets (AT0715), World Wildlife § Conservation of indigenous breeds, Practical Action § Pirates, Warlords and Rogue Fishing Vessels in Somalia's Unruly Seas, Scott Coffen-Smout § Water management amid recurrent drought in Somalia, Water Fair, UNDP § Somali montane xeric woodlands, Wild World § Birds of Somalia, Nature WorldWide § Information on Fisheries Management in the Somali Republic, FAO, UN § Towards Environmentally Sound Water Projects in Somalia, IUCN Eastern Africa Programme § BirdLife IBA Factsheet, BirdLife International § An Ecological Assessment of the Coastal Plains of North Western Somalia (Somaliland), IUCN Eastern Africa Programme § Biodiversity Assessment Of The Northern Somali Coast East Of Berbera, Michael H. Schleyer, Oceanographic Research Institute

Enviromental Issues
§ The Bald Eagle is a save bird now: What it means for Somalia? Dahir Wasame § Somalia's Degrading Environment: Causes and Effects of Deforestation and Hazardous Waste Dumping in Somalia, Abdullahi Elmi Mohamed, Somali Centre for Water & Environment § Environmental Emergencies, United Nations Enviromental Programme § Somalia: Drought-affected people in "desperate situation", UN § Water: As a Cultural Issue & a Source of Conflict, A Case of Somalia, Abdullahi Elmi Mohamed

Innovation
§ Food Additives: Omega-3 Is The Answer to Childhood Mania § A jab that will cure high blood pressure, Evening Standard § Pre-empting Heart Attack and StrokeLay Leng TAN, INNOVATION § The camel factor: Nanobody revolution

Health
§Somalia war attracts disease, Afrol § Should Pregnant Women Eat More Seafood? Well § Somalis In Bristol At Risk Of Vitamin D Deficiency, MaxHealth § High blood pressure, Bupa § A jab that will cure high blood pressure, ThisIsLondon § The War on Chewing: Is Khat Crack? Or Is Khat Cappuccino? Charles Mudee § Genetic Testing Could Bolster Radiotherapy's Effectiveness Against Cancer, Purdue University § Nanoparticles offer new hope for detection and treatment, Particles could make earlier cancer diagnosis possible, Gwen Ericson, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. § Mental Health and Health Status of Elderly Bengalis and Somalis in London, Age and Ageing, Ellen Silveira and Shah Ebrahim § Health Fears Over Khat Drug Use, Catryn Jenkins, BBC Wales News website. § Promotion of smoking cessation in developing countries, A S M Abdullah and C G Husten § Tobacco use among the Somali population in Islington, Lianne Straus, Andy McEwen & Helen Croker § Somalia: Health Sector Needs Assessment, WHO

Nutrition
§ Ginger – getting to the root of the matter, MSN Life & Style § Ginkgo helps improve thinking, but not much, Mathaba.com § Broccoli chemical's cancer check , BBC News. § Health Benefits of Broccoli, Publications International, Ltd. § The Benefits from Banana, Mutamaa'ina § Benefits of Eating Fruit for Losing Weight, WeightLossforal § The many benefits of Oats, American Oats § The Benefits of Eating Fibre, Dr. June V. Engel § Pomegranate Hottest Health Remedy: Fad or Fact, Senior Journal § Too much salt is bad for health, The Evening Chronicle § Organic foods in relation to nutrition and health: key facts, Soil Association § About Salt, BBC § Tea Drinkers Urged to Skip Milk, AOL News § 124 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health, Nancy Appleton

Entertainment
§ Music videos on U Tube TV § Waaberi Studio § 1.fm § Youtube UK § Saafi Films

Somali Links
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Other Links
Africa Confidential AllAfrica Africa Analysis Amnesty International Committee to Protect Journalists Human Rights Watch International Criminal Court Internatinal Crisis Group IRIN New African magazine NOVIB Somalia Red Cross UN Human Rights

SomaliView: Establishment and Guidelines

We recognise and value our existing websites and their contribution to a better future for our nation. Since the mid 1990s the Somali Diaspora has been instrumental in establishing one website after another on the Internet. Most of these sites were created to serve clan, region or other partisan causes. All but a few postings on these websites have been reactive and confrontational. For that reason, there has been a dire need to establish a website that could serve the Somali nation, irrespective of clan, region or any other categorization.

We are proud to announce the establishment of SomaliView. The idea of SomaliView was first conceived in January 2005 and the site was established at the end of June 2006. We believe that there are countless Somali patriots out there who have great ideas to offer but require the website to meet their needs and standards. SomaliView was established to fill that void and provide a platform for serious and in-depth examination and discussion of how best to emerge from the Somali tragedy. Our aim is to encourage honest, constructive national debate about the current condition of the Somali nation and where we go from here.

It is obvious that the Somali Republic many had known is no more. After 16 years of constant civil strive, and many attempts at reconciliation without much success, some say it is dead for good; that anything to the contrary is wishful thinking that is not based on reality. Others believe it is only sick and needs proper treatment and rehabilitation in order to recover and get a second chance to stand on its feet again. Whatever view one has on what is and what ought to be, a serious, frank and objective discussion, free of factionalism and name calling, is called for.

SomaliView was created to be a medium for the diverse views of Somalis and others who may have an in-depth knowledge of the crisis and can add valuable insight. We understand that reasonable people can sometimes strongly disagree, but such disagreements must be civil and clear of empty, inflammatory language that diminishes the value of the discussion. We welcome articles, essays and opinion pieces from anyone, provided that they meet the editorial guidelines. Material submitted for publication will be judged solely on its merits. In fairness to our readers and contributors, we shall not post material that does not add value to discourse on the Somali situation and the search for solutions. Our goal is to raise that discourse to a level where participants can freely and positively exchange ideas without the bitterness and recrimination that has been so harmful in the past