Hurdles

Somalia, a destitute nation nestled in Africa's Horn, is now commemorating 65 years of independence, albeit amid burgeoning disunity and a crucial shift in security protocols. Every year from June 26 to July 1, Somalia rejoices Independence Week, an ode to the 1960 merger of British North Western of Somalia and Italian Somalia. This union birthed a single nation brimming with dreams of progress that remain largely unfulfilled, says Sokor Jama, ex-director of Somalia’s Defense Ministry. “This isn't a moment for jubilation,”…

London, UK (AX) — Somali parents in the UK are grappling with hurdles in aiding their children's schooling owing to clashing cultures and unawareness of regional regulations, as per specialists. Free education is accessible, yet these obstacles result in developmental lags among Somali kiddos. Dr. Noor Hassan, a heavyweight lecturer in London and scribbler of two tomes on the matter, called for a united front. "In 2010, as a neophyte lecturer at a college in southeast London, I embarked on a PhD in sociology at the…