Why Somali Service providing Organizations in Toronto Need to Merge. TORONTO, October 17, 2008 (Somali Canadians Today): One thing all Somalis in Toronto agree upon is the dire need for unity in the community. All Somalis in the city want and need unity. But the problem has always been how to achieve this unity. Over the last few years, community leaders have been trying to work on how to bring unity in the community, at least at the level of service providing, non-profit organizations that cater to the community.

Broken Dreams of a Somali Refugee in Canada TORONTO, September 13, 2008 (Somali Canadians Today):The Real-life Story of a Somali Refugee in Canada. The Parallels between the movie “Family Motel” and the real life of Sahra Ali (Shams) are astonishing. In the movie, a “headstrong” woman named Ayan comes to Canada with big dreams.

The Quality of Life for Somalis in Toronto continues to Decline. TORONTO, September 11, 2008 (Somali Canadians Today) - The quality of life for Toronto Somalis is not getting better even as the community grows. Somalis have been in Toronto for over two decades, but the vast numbers still have no sense of belonging to Canada.

Somali Canadians Celebrate Canada and Somalia Day on July 1st, 2008 TORONTO, 1ST, July 2008 (Somali Canadian Today) - The Somalia Day celebration, which happily coincides with Canada Day attracted close to 2,000 people. Families dominated the event. By: Ali Sharif

Crises in the Somali Community TORONTO, February 1, 2008 - Why are Toronto's Somali Youth going to Jail in such large numbers? By: Ali Sharrif - Midaynta Community Services

SOMALIA: Food distribution under way west of Mogadishu NAIROBI, 7 August 2007 (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing food to civilians, who fled violence in Mogadishu and are living in the area around Afgoye town, about 390km west of the Somali capital, a spokesperson said.

Djibouti appeals for inclusive dialogue in Somalia Djibouti on Tuesday appealed for an all-inclusive dialogue to resolve the crisis in Somalia, lamenting that the deadly attacks in the war ravaged nation do not auger well for the entire region.

Cudurka Qaaxada ee Kanada Maxaad ka taqaan maxaadse ka qaban kartaa? TORONTO, 3 May 2007 - Tirada dadka qaba cudurka Qaaxada (TB) ee Kanada ku nool aad bay u yartahay marka loo eego waddamada adduunka kale. Dadka ku nool Kanada qayaastii 1700 qofood ayaa laga helaa cudurka TB da sanadkiiba.

The Genocide and the Humanitarian Crimes in Somalia Surpasses that of Darfur Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A, 25 April 2007 - The most recent shelling and indiscriminate bombardment by US supported Ethiopian occupation forces and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Warlord militias in densely populated civilian neighborhoods and major markets in Mogadishu has caused a severe humanitarian crisis in Somalia. Hospitals, schools, and mosques did not escape this indiscriminate bombardment.

Mogadishu: Another Darfur in the Making? For Immediate Release - U.S Congressman Donald Payne Tenth District - New Jersey - April 27, 2007

British think-tank blasts Ethiopia, US over Somalia LONDON (AFP) - US and Ethiopian military intervention in Somalia has hampered international efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country, an independent British report said Wednesday.

SOMALIA: Locals mobilised to assist displaced civilians NAIROBI, 5 April 2007 (IRIN) - Civil society organisations in Somalia have launched a campaign to help thousands of desperate civilians displaced by the fighting in Mogadishu, the capital.

21 Killed in Fighting Between Militants, Ethiopian Forces in Somalia TORONTO (Somali Canadian Today), In Mogadishu insurgents have burned and dragged the bodies of at least two soldiers through the streets of Mogadishu, after a clash between militants and Ethiopian forces that killed 21 people and wounded more than 100 civilians today on Wednesday March 21, 2007.

SOMALIA-UGANDA: AU mission will not impose peace - Museveni JINJA, 1 March 2007 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) peace mission due to be deployed in Somalia will not try to disarm armed groups in that country, but will instead train a Somali national army, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Thursday.

Ethiopia’s Meddling: Has it Strengthened the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia? Two years have already elapsed since the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was incepted at Embagathi, Kenya. But the question that lingers in everyone’s mind now is: Has Ethiopia done anything meaningful to salvage the TFG following the conclusion of Embagathi Peace Process? And why is Ethiopia still persistently reluctant to let Somalis stand on their feet again? The TFG has literally been dysfunctional and has all along been inundated by insurmountable crises that are by and large attributed to Ethiopia’s meddling in the Somali affairs.

Eid Mubarak & Happy New Year TORONTO (Somalicanadians Today) On behalf of the Somalicanadians we wish you and your family happy holidays. By: Nasteexo Dirie

Somali Militants flee from Ethiopian forces in Somalia TORONTO (Somali Canadians Today) - Fighters belonging to the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) left city of Kismayo with a large convoy of armored vehicles was seen heading towards the Somali border in the western Kenyan town of Garissa.

Ethiopian Meddling is the Source of the Somalia Mayhem TORONTO, (Somali Canadians Today) By Abdirashid Hashi

A War of Miscalculation TORONTO, The UIC[1] has already made its mistake. By: Dr. Abdishakur Jowhar

Further Combat Looms in Somalia By Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, December 31, 2006; Page A18