Author Archive
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Short Takes
Somalia’s Dark Days
October 6, 2009 08:54 PMAhmed Omar Hashi was no stranger to death threats. As a senior producer for Mogadishu’s popular Shabelle Radio, Hashi routinely reported on Somalia’s bloody, eighteen-year civil war, and all the bitter politics that accompany it. By 2007, he was regularly... Continue reading
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Short Takes
Military Embeds: The World Tour
February 19, 2008 09:00 AMIn February 2006, I was detained by the U.S. Army and ejected from Iraq. My crime? Reporting on the weapons and tactics used to counter Improvised Explosive Devices, in apparent violation of the ground rules for embedded media. Unbeknownst to... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Harassed, Arrested, Gagged: A Report From Somalia
December 13, 2007 08:32 AMMohamed Farah Italy, a reporter with independent Radio Simba in Mogadishu, was helming one of the station's call-in shows on the evening of November 11 when the phone rang. The speaker claimed to be Moqtar Roboow, a well-known spokesman for... Continue reading
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