http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/somalia Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/kristofs-half-the-sky-maternal-mortality_n_1556834.html 2012-05-30T19:00:00Z 2012-05-30T19:15:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Every 90 seconds, a woman dies giving birth. <br /> <br /> That's the starting point of Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's newest series of films, Half the Sk... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sheryl-wudunn">Sheryl WuDunn</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/fistula">Fistula</a>, <a href="/tag/half-the-sky">Half the Sky</a>, <a href="/tag/half-the-sky-movement">Half the Sky Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/edna-adan">Edna Adan</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-health">Women&#039;s Health</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/nicholas-kristof">Nicholas Kristof</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/maternal-mortality">Maternal Mortality</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-blackney/moral-economics-of-being-_b_1533306.html 2012-05-21T12:33:53Z 2012-05-22T17:59:30Z Elizabeth Blackney http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-blackney/ Patriotic rhetoric emanates from both presidential campaigns, their allies, and the chirons of every broadcast and cable news division. Anchors and st... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/us-economy">U.S. Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-rights">Women&#039;s Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/declaration-of-independence">Declaration of Independence</a>, <a href="/tag/darfur-genocide">Darfur Genocide</a>, <a href="/tag/war-on-terrorism">War on Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/congo">Congo</a>, <a href="/tag/genocide">Genocide</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/omar-hammami-american-jihadi_n_1526813.html 2012-05-18T07:50:00Z 2012-05-18T07:50:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ KAMPALA, Uganda -- An American who serves as a commander with a Somali militant group says in a new autobiography that he had a "privileged" childhood... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/american-jihadi-al-hammami">American Jihadi Al Hammami</a>, <a href="/tag/american-jihadi">American Jihadi</a>, <a href="/tag/abu-mansur-al-amriki">Abu Mansur Al-Amriki</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabab">Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/omar-hammami">Omar Hammami</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-american-jihadi">Somalia American Jihadi</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-al-hammami">Somalia Al Hammami</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabab-al-hammami">Al Shabab Al Hammami</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/eu-somalia-pirates-air-strikes_n_1517015.html 2012-05-15T04:48:32Z 2012-05-15T04:48:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MOGADISHU, Somalia &mdash; European Union naval forces in attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/eu-airstrikes-somalia-pirates">Eu Airstrikes Somalia Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-pirates-eu-airstrikes">Somalia Pirates Eu Airstrikes</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/eu-pirate-airstrikes">Eu Pirate Airstrikes</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-pirates-airstrikes">Somalia Pirates Airstrikes</a>, <a href="/tag/europe-somalia-pirate-airstrikes">Europe Somalia Pirate Airstrikes</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/pirates">Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-pirates-air-strikes">Somalia Pirates Air Strikes</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/us-marines-train-au-al-shabab_n_1516943.html 2012-05-15T03:53:31Z 2012-05-15T03:53:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ KAKOLA, Uganda -- American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/american-training-uganda-troops">American Training Uganda Troops</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/us-troops-al-shabab">US Troops Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/uganda-al-shabab">Uganda Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/lil-mogadishu">Lil Mogadishu</a>, <a href="/tag/african-union-al-shabab">African Union Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/us-troops-uganda">US Troops Uganda</a>, <a href="/tag/americans-train-african-union">Americans Train African Union</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabab">Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/al-qaeda-somalia">Al Qaeda Somalia</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/ayman-al-zawahiri-video_n_1509853.html 2012-05-11T13:00:28Z 2012-05-11T13:00:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ KAMPALA, Uganda -- Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a new video in which he encourages Somali militants to fight on despite the challeng... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/al-zawahiri-video">Al Zawahiri Video</a>, <a href="/tag/a-zawahiri-al-shabab">A Zawahiri Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-al-shabab">Somalia Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabab-al-qaeda-merger">Al Shabab Al Qaeda Merger</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabab">Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/al-zawahiri">Al Zawahiri</a>, <a href="/tag/al-qaeda-al-zawahiri">Al Qaeda Al Zawahiri</a>, <a href="/tag/al-qaeda-qal-shabab">Al Qaeda Qal Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/al-qaeda">Al Qaeda</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/around-the-world-in-10-photos_n_1440297.html 2012-04-20T10:02:11Z 2012-04-21T10:01:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ From Argentina to Zimbabwe, the monumental to the day-to-day, each week, HuffPost World will present some of the most remarkable images from across th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/photos">Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/bahrain">Bahrain</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/holocaust">Holocaust</a>, <a href="/tag/greenpeace">Greenpeace</a>, <a href="/tag/illegal-immigrants">Illegal Immigrants</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gordon-brown/education-without-borders_b_1432183.html 2012-04-17T19:00:09Z 2012-04-17T19:00:24Z Gordon Brown http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gordon-brown/ Every child has a right to an education. Yet millions of children are living in countries where that right is systematically violated as a result of armed conflict. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gordon-brown">Gordon Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/conflict-zones">Conflict Zones</a>, <a href="/tag/democratic-republic-of-congo">Democratic Republic of Congo</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/education-reform">Education Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/public-education">Public Education</a>, <a href="/tag/congo">Congo</a>, <a href="/tag/south-sudan">South Sudan</a>, <a href="/tag/south-sudan-education">South Sudan Education</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-impact">UK Impact</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/khat-smuggling-trial-unde_n_1432388.html 2012-04-17T15:33:00Z 2012-04-17T15:54:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thirteen natives of Somalia and Yemen are on trial in federal court, accused of smuggling a drug common to their homelands but ille... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/virginia">Virginia</a>, <a href="/tag/yemen">Yemen</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-war">Drug War</a>, <a href="/tag/district-of-columbia">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/tag/khat-smuggling">Khat Smuggling</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/khat">Khat</a>, <a href="/tag/khat-smuggling-trial">Khat Smuggling Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-smuggling">Drug Smuggling</a>, <a href="/dc">DC News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caryl-m-stern/passover-nourish-children-world_b_1409807.html 2012-04-07T10:48:19Z 2012-04-07T10:58:23Z Caryl M. Stern http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caryl-m-stern/ As we gather at our Passover tables and consider the feast ahead of us, let us take the injunction, "All who are hungry, let them come and eat," to heart. Give to help the world's vulnerable children. It will make your Seder even more meaningful. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/hunger-crisis-sahel">Hunger Crisis Sahel</a>, <a href="/tag/hunger">Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/sahel">Sahel</a>, <a href="/tag/passover-seder">Passover Seder</a>, <a href="/tag/world-hunger">World Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/west-africa-hunger">West Africa Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/africa-malnutrition">Africa Malnutrition</a>, <a href="/tag/malnutrition">Malnutrition</a>, <a href="/tag/passover">Passover</a>, <a href="/tag/clean-water-access">Clean Water Access</a>, <a href="/tag/africa-clean-water-access">Africa Clean Water Access</a>, <a href="/tag/safe-water">Safe Water</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/somalia-suicide-bombing_n_1402123.html 2012-04-04T06:28:37Z 2012-04-04T06:35:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MOGADISHU, Somalia &mdash; Two weeks ago, Somalia's National Theater reopened for the first time in 20 years for a concert that drew an audience in fe... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/somalia-violence">Somalia Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/shafici-mohyadin">Shafici Mohyadin</a>, <a href="/tag/olympics">Olympics</a>, <a href="/tag/soccer">Soccer</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-bombing">Somalia Bombing</a>, <a href="/tag/ali-muse">Ali Muse</a>, <a href="/tag/abdimalik-hassan">Abdimalik Hassan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-marshall-crotty/africa-to-kony-2012-suppo_b_1374158.html 2012-03-23T08:27:49Z 2012-03-23T08:43:33Z James Marshall Crotty http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-marshall-crotty/ Africans want capital investment, access to global markets, and to be treated as self-sufficient players, not victims in need of continual rescue by their former colonizers. That is the respectful, tough-love attitude that will raise all boats on the African continent. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/la">L.A.</a>, <a href="/tag/black-hawk-down">Black Hawk Down</a>, <a href="/tag/markets">Markets</a>, <a href="/tag/at">At</a>, <a href="/tag/liberals">Liberals</a>, <a href="/tag/homeland">Homeland</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/violence">Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/usc">Usc</a>, <a href="/tag/ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>, <a href="/tag/reagan">Reagan</a>, <a href="/tag/ozarks">Ozarks</a>, <a href="/tag/us-homeland">U.S. Homeland</a>, <a href="/tag/jason-russell-invisible-children">Jason Russell Invisible Children</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/atrocities">Atrocities</a>, <a href="/tag/emma">Emma</a>, <a href="/tag/warlord">Warlord</a>, <a href="/tag/crotty">Crotty</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/tag/atrocity-tourism">Atrocity Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/seal-team-6">SEAL Team 6</a>, <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/malawi">Malawi</a>, <a href="/tag/stuff-white-people-like">Stuff White People Like</a>, <a href="/tag/nonprofits">Nonprofits</a>, <a href="/tag/ic">Ic</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/tag/crenshaw">Crenshaw</a>, <a href="/tag/u2">U2</a>, <a href="/tag/stop-kony-creator-arrested">Stop Kony Creator Arrested</a>, <a href="/tag/oprah">Oprah</a>, <a href="/tag/frontier-market">Frontier Market</a>, <a href="/tag/forbes">Forbes</a>, <a href="/tag/brangelina">Brangelina</a>, <a href="/tag/jason-russell">Jason Russell</a>, <a href="/tag/bruno-the-film">Bruno the Film</a>, <a href="/tag/usc-film-school">USC Film School</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/bruno">Bruno</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden">Osama Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/meet-the-press">Meet the Press</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/joseph-kony">Joseph Kony</a>, <a href="/tag/bush">Bush</a>, <a href="/tag/icc">Icc</a>, <a href="/tag/compton">Compton</a>, <a href="/tag/warlords">Warlords</a>, <a href="/tag/kony-2012">Kony 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/stop-kony">Stop Kony</a>, <a href="/tag/atrocity-tourists">Atrocity Tourists</a>, <a href="/tag/south-sudan">South Sudan</a>, <a href="/tag/uganda">Uganda</a>, <a href="/tag/sacha-baron-cohen">Sacha Baron Cohen</a>, <a href="/tag/child-soldiers">Child Soldiers</a>, <a href="/tag/oj">Oj</a>, <a href="/tag/george-clooney">George Clooney</a>, <a href="/tag/hollywood">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/tag/bin-laden">Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/tag/global-markets">Global Markets</a>, <a href="/tag/meth">Meth</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/cotton-subsidies">Cotton Subsidies</a>, <a href="/tag/sudan">Sudan</a>, <a href="/tag/invisible-children">Invisible Children</a>, <a href="/tag/capital">Capital</a>, <a href="/tag/rwanda">Rwanda</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-doran/johnny-depp-somali-pirates_b_1366167.html 2012-03-22T12:32:03Z 2012-03-22T12:33:58Z James Doran http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-doran/ Johnny Depp has a lot to answer for. The "mockney" drawl, the swagger and the healthy disdain for maritime authorities he perfected as Captain Jack Sparrow lent a cachet to piracy that had eluded the profession for centuries.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/economics">Economics</a>, <a href="/tag/wages">Wages</a>, <a href="/tag/johnny-depp">Johnny Depp</a>, <a href="/tag/pensions">Pensions</a>, <a href="/tag/pirates">Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/teachers">Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates-401k">Somali Pirates 401k</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates-health-insurance">Somali Pirates Health Insurance</a>, <a href="/tag/pirates-of-the-caribbean-movie">Pirates of the Caribbean Movie</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates-retirement-plan">Somali Pirates Retirement Plan</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates-income">Somali Pirates Income</a>, <a href="/tag/pirates-of-the-caribbean">Pirates of the Caribbean</a>, <a href="/tag/cruises">Cruises</a>, <a href="/tag/gulf-of-aden">Gulf of Aden</a>, <a href="/tag/gulf-of-aden-pirates">Gulf of Aden Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates">Somali Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/economics-of-piracy">Economics of Piracy</a>, <a href="/tag/dangers-of-piracy">Dangers of Piracy</a>, <a href="/tag/impact-of-piracy">Impact of Piracy</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/real-life-pirates">Real Life Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates-benefits">Somali Pirates Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates-death">Somali Pirates Death</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/21/judith-tebbutt-freed-somali-pirates_n_1369342.html 2012-03-21T08:24:15Z 2012-03-21T08:33:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MOGADISHU, Somalia &mdash; A British tourist freed Wednesday by Somali pirates after six months in captivity said she did not know for weeks that her ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/tag/judith-tebbutt-freed">Judith Tebbutt Freed</a>, <a href="/tag/somali-pirates">Somali Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/judith-tebbutt-somali-pirates">Judith Tebbutt Somali Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/judith-tebbutt">Judith Tebbutt</a>, <a href="/tag/judith-tebbutt-kidnapped">Judith Tebbutt Kidnapped</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-murphy/a-review-of-dr-samantha-n_b_1341566.html 2012-03-20T18:38:35Z 2012-03-20T18:51:52Z Tom Murphy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-murphy/ The timing of the Kony 2012 campaign is quite apt in light of the recent release of Dr Samantha Nutt's memoir-cum-aid commentary <em>Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies & Aid</em>. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/central-african-republic">Central African Republic</a>, <a href="/tag/drc">Drc</a>, <a href="/tag/car">Car</a>, <a href="/tag/unicef">Unicef</a>, <a href="/tag/samantha-nutt">Samantha Nutt</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/ic">Ic</a>, <a href="/tag/dr-samantha-nutt">Dr Samantha Nutt</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/war-child-canada">War Child Canada</a>, <a href="/tag/samantha-nutt-md">Samantha Nutt MD</a>, <a href="/tag/damned-nations">Damned Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/dr-nutt">Dr Nutt</a>, <a href="/tag/aid">Aid</a>, <a href="/tag/book-review">Book Review</a>, <a href="/tag/democratic-republic-of-the-congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, <a href="/tag/kony-2012">Kony 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/invisible-children">Invisible Children</a>, <a href="/tag/development">Development</a>, <a href="/tag/war-child">War Child</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/17/abu-mansur-al-amriki-video_n_1355387.html 2012-03-17T11:18:21Z 2012-03-17T11:18:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NAIROBI, Kenya &mdash; American-born jihadi Omar Hammami says in a new video that he fears members of his own Somali militia group may kill him over d... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/us-jihad-somalia">u.s. Jihad Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/us-jihadi-somalia">u.s. Jihadi Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/abu-mansur-al-amriki-somalia">Abu Mansur Al Amriki Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/omar-hammami-somalia">Omar Hammami Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-jihad">Somalia Jihad</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabab">Al Shabab</a>, <a href="/tag/abu-mansur-al-amriki">Abu Mansur Al Amriki</a>, <a href="/tag/omar-hammami">Omar Hammami</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/17/somalia-famine-aid_n_1355348.html 2012-03-17T10:29:31Z 2012-03-17T10:29:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MOGADISHU, Somalia &mdash; A large amount of food sent by the U.N. to the Somali capital during last year's famine never reached the starving people i... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/somalia-aid">Somalia Aid</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-famine">Somalia Famine</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-crisis">Somalia Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-hunger">Somalia Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-drought">Somalia Drought</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-famine-aid">Somalia Famine Aid</a>, <a href="/tag/al-shabaab">Al Shabaab</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-al-shabaab">Somalia Al Shabaab</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-news">Somalia News</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-aid-problems">Somalia Aid Problems</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia-food-aid">Somalia Food Aid</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-attias/global-food-security_b_1344799.html 2012-03-14T13:46:13Z 2012-03-14T13:45:47Z Richard Attias http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-attias/ As climate change affects weather patterns across the globe, and political tensions flare up, food security will become one of the most pressing issues for the world's leaders to deal with. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/yemen">Yemen</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/unicef">Unicef</a>, <a href="/tag/un">Un</a>, <a href="/tag/global-food-security">Global Food Security</a>, <a href="/tag/us-department-of-agriculture">US Department of Agriculture</a>, <a href="/tag/famine">Famine</a>, <a href="/tag/food-insecurity">Food Insecurity</a>, <a href="/tag/food-security">Food Security</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-kirsten-gillibrand/ending-oppression-and-emp_b_1332127.html 2012-03-08T11:58:34Z 2012-03-08T11:58:35Z Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-kirsten-gillibrand/ I can't think of a better way to celebrate International Women's Day than to pick up <em>Half The Sky</em>, be inspired by the women profiled in the book and take action for all the women and girls around the world who aren't yet empowered to do so for themselves.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/senator-kirsten-gillibrand">Senator Kirsten Gillibrand</a>, <a href="/tag/half-the-sky">Half the Sky</a>, <a href="/tag/international-womens-day">International Women&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-health">Women&#039;s Health</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-rights">Women&#039;s Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/women">Women</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-issues">Women&#039;s Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/edna-adan">Edna Adan</a>, <a href="/tag/international-womens-day-2012">International Women&#039;s Day 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/female-empowerment">Female Empowerment</a>, <a href="/tag/kirsten-gillibrand">Kirsten Gillibrand</a>, <a href="/women">Women News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-v-vlasic/law-of-the-sea_b_1307497.html 2012-03-01T18:00:09Z 2012-03-01T18:04:04Z Mark V. Vlasic http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-v-vlasic/ We cannot fight piracy with our U.S. fleet alone. Fortunately, on this issue, the world is on our side, and one of the most powerful weapons available is within our reach. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/law-of-the-sea">Law of the Sea</a>, <a href="/tag/navy-seals">Navy Seals</a>, <a href="/tag/international-law">International Law</a>, <a href="/tag/mark-vlasic">Mark Vlasic</a>, <a href="/tag/pirates">Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/navy">Navy</a>, <a href="/tag/international">International</a>, <a href="/tag/law-of-the-sea-treaty">Law of the Sea Treaty</a>, <a href="/tag/law-of-the-sea-convention">Law of the Sea Convention</a>, <a href="/tag/somalian-pirates">Somalian Pirates</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tommy-standun/nursing-southern-somalia-_b_1310038.html 2012-02-29T08:56:39Z 2012-02-29T09:50:32Z Tommy Standun http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tommy-standun/ Many organizations have been driven from the country by insecurity, and the provision of supplies is severely restricted as roads are often closed by various militia and military forces. But there is hope as Somali citizens provide assistance to their own. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/johnson-and-johnson">Johnson and Johnson</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-war">Civil War</a>, <a href="/tag/mogadishu">Mogadishu</a>, <a href="/tag/world-health-organization">World Health Organization</a>, <a href="/tag/tommy-standun">Tommy Standun</a>, <a href="/tag/sos-childrens-villages-international">Sos Children&#039;s Villages International</a>, <a href="/tag/famine">Famine</a>, <a href="/tag/idp-camps">IDP Camps</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/idp">Idp</a>, <a href="/tag/sos-childrens-village">Sos Children&#039;s Village</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/development">Development</a>, <a href="/tag/bblog-globalmotherhood">Bblog-Globalmotherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/community-health">Community Health</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-merchant/general-samantar-trial_b_1305733.html 2012-02-28T17:52:40Z 2012-02-28T17:52:56Z Pamela Merchant http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-merchant/ Just days ago, Somali General Samantar appeared in a federal court and did something that no high-ranking person from the former military dictatorship of Siad Barre has ever done -- he accepted liability for human rights abuses. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/social-justice">Social Justice</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/safe-haven">Safe Haven</a>, <a href="/tag/torture">Torture</a>, <a href="/tag/yousuf-v-samantar">Yousuf v. Samantar</a>, <a href="/tag/mohamed-ali-samantar">Mohamed Ali Samantar</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/denmark-pirate-hostages-killed_n_1306321.html 2012-02-28T08:54:57Z 2012-02-28T08:54:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's Navy says two hostages have been killed in an anti-piracy operation off Somalia.<br /> The navy says a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/somalia-pirates">Somalia Pirates</a>, <a href="/tag/danish-hostages-killed">Danish Hostages Killed</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/denmark-hostages-killed">Denmark Hostages Killed</a>, <a href="/tag/denmark">Denmark</a>, <a href="/tag/hostages-killed">Hostages Killed</a>, <a href="/tag/denmark-hostages">Denmark Hostages</a>, <a href="/tag/pirate-hostages">Pirate Hostages</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/50-cent-africa-hunger_n_1304814.html 2012-02-27T15:19:40Z 2012-02-27T16:35:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- When 50 Cent announced that part of the proceeds from his new energy drink would be used to help fight hunger in Africa, some questioned... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/50-cent-hunger">50 Cent Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/africa-hunger">Africa Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/hunger">Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/tag/street-king">Street King</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/tag/world-food-programme">World Food Programme</a>, <a href="/tag/50-cent-africa">50 Cent Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/50-cent">50 Cent</a>, <a href="/tag/nairobi">Nairobi</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louis-belanger/for-a-bright-future-free_b_1296313.html 2012-02-23T09:45:41Z 2012-02-23T09:45:41Z Louis Belanger http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louis-belanger/ For the seventeenth time in 20 years, politicians from 40 countries are gathering in a foreign city, this time London, to try to solve the troubled state that is Somalia. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/oxfam-hunger">Oxfam Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/oxfam">Oxfam</a>, <a href="/tag/united-kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/tag/famine">Famine</a>, <a href="/tag/somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>