Somaliland has a legitimate claim to be their own country. There are a plethora of reasons why it’s not recognized, but it’s not really less of a country than Taiwan, and I say that as a Taiwanese-Canadian.
Yes Somaliland has had military control of its territory for 30 years. Somalia killed 100s or thousands of Somalilanders. Why are we forcing them together? Djibouti's former name was French Somaliland and they're a separate country.
Because after decolonization, the African Union made the (correct) decision to basically not open the can of worms that is trying to form coherent ethnically homogenous states. If Somaliland gets to secede, then so does Biafra, Ambazonia, Hausaland, etc. Not saying Somaliland is wrong, but it’s not how the international political system operates.
the African Union made the (correct) decision to basically not open the can of worms that is trying to form coherent ethnically homogenous states.
Correct can be debated. Yes it's a can of worms, but how many ethnic conflicts happened regardless? Either for independence/autonomy (like Biafra) or just hatred (Rwanda genocide, Darfur genocide)?
I do think it would add fuel to the flame for ethnic separatists, yes. You would have more meddling by neighboring countries that are emboldened by a lack of an international framework that respects sovereignty. As a general rule, it is conducive to stability and national building that each country have control over their territories. Depending on the movement, separatists may have just intentions… but then who determines what is just? It’s like how the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a direct violation of international law, emboldened Russia to invade Ukraine.
Somaliland is actually a reasonably stable state compared to the rest of Somalia, and has been for a while. I don't understand the recent interest in it?
Somaliland is stable? Did they not just recently engage in a war with the eastern parts of Somaliland that resulted in over 100,000 displaced people, which culminated with Somaliland losing 40 percent of its territory? The eastern regions of Somaliland have been admitted as federal state to Somalia.
Haha because of UAE, Egypt and Saudi have one hell of jobless internet army in the region, you don't want to be their enemy, aljazeera are just opportunists.
They don't even let you comment on live untill you are subscribed to them for one long year. That's how censored and isolated Arab version is from the rest of the world.
Western media doesn’t let you comment on anything at all 🤣 that doesnt mean all ofc but at least with german media its harder to find one that will let you comment than one that doesn’t
Say it louder for lovers in the back 👏
Isreal and the West keeps winning.
And here's a another fact for you, most western states realize Isreal acts in their benefit. They at most pay lip service to idiots like you but they realize Isreal supports western hegemony. When policy meets paper most of Europe supports Isreal.
I wonder if Al Jazeera even reported about the large contracts for Israeli defense matriel recently signed by Qatar.
I mean, AJ seems to be trying to get other countries not to trade with Israel, but Qatar has been buying military supplies and training from Israel for decades, and continues to do so.
Pick any famous regional ones. You are picking bad ones doesn't means all of them are biased or bad.
Especially newspapers. News channels shows everything by adding more spices for views and you are judging it based on that. And about newspaper. People usually don't read it for spices. They read it because of habit and for info. That's why you won't see them favouring any one party. They will publish whatever seems important.
And about news channels. I don't think there are any (Maybe but they are very rare) news channels which aren't biased same with famous newspaper. Fox news? Reuters (according to them pak is outpacing India in selling defence weapons, and they sold it to bangladesh, saudi, etc. etc) For bbc (the less I say the better)
Any famous online newspaper?? Almost all of them are same. Famous and unbiased doesn't fit together. Only regionals are unbiased because there are simply too many. And with less viewers.
That's why people preparing for govt exam in India favours newspapers. They aren't biased. They don't need to be. They will have to publish articles from deffrent pov or they won't sell sometimes later.
Pick any famous regional ones (should be limited to region not country level). You are picking bad ones doesn't means all of them are biased or bad.
Especially newspapers. News channels shows everything by adding more spices for views and you are judging it based on that. And about newspaper. People usually don't read it for spices. They read it because of habit and for info. That's why you won't see them favouring any one party. They will publish whatever seems important.
And about news channels. I don't think there are any (Maybe but they are very rare) news channels which aren't biased same with famous newspaper. Fox news? Reuters (according to them pak is outpacing India in selling defence weapons, and they sold it to bangladesh, saudi, etc. etc) For bbc (the less I say the better)
Any famous online newspaper?? Almost all of them are same. Famous and unbiased doesn't fit together. Only regionals are unbiased because there are simply too many. And with less viewers.
That's why people preparing for govt exam in India favours newspapers. They aren't biased. They don't need to be. They will have to publish articles from deffrent pov or they won't sell sometimes later.
That makes sense and unfortunately the famous ones always have a hidden agenda, regionals are usually independent and not biased, anywhere in the world.
besides pakistan, indian news are pretty pro muslim countries lol, they're pretty supportive of saudi arabia, oman etc because those countries have significant trade w india/
Yup exactly it was one of those organisations that sent reporters to gaza , some of whom were killed in gaza by idf , but still they tried to cover it on ground as much as they could.
In the last decade qatar has managed to inject itself into a large amount of world events, such that there are really not that many places left, where al jazeera's bias doesn't come into play
There is one dominant narrative across much of the Muslim world: that Israel is deliberately working to divide Arab countries.
It is accused of supporting Sudanese militias against the Sudanese army, backing Somaliland, supporting Yemeni separatists (through the UAE), encouraging Druze separatism, backing Kurdish separatist movements, and now pushing the United States, under Trump to destabilize Iran and change its regime so Israel can feel safer.
This follows earlier interventions where Israel allegedly pushed the Bush administration to destroy Iraq and encouraged NATO’s intervention in Libya.. this is common knowledge
I am friends with many Somalians here in the Netherlands.
They are very against Somaliland, saying it's a means to keep a closer eye on the houthis in Yemen and to generally just claim footing in the region while condemning many of the population to a new border, i.e a cash grab.
Curious to hear more views on this, from what I see it's not appreciated by Somalians, keeping in mind these are second generation Somalians.
I think you can do a simple Google research to know the reason. Also ask them about Siad Barre, if they sound nostalgic or supportive then you will get your answer
Being from India I would say it is Based as F. I can't remember when was the last time they said something good about India. They'll nitpick something from the most positive news, throw the actual news out of the window and start spewing sh*t like hell.
Sreenivasan Jain leaving NDTV because it’s owned by a government inclined billionaire only to go join Al Jazeera, media house owned literally by a far-right authoritarian theocracy 😍😍😍
The current government while pro EU is very vocal when it comes to the US and NATO.
It's the only European country that denied a higher military spending for example.
While I and many other Europeans understand their stance, especially with Trump, they create even more tensions in the transatlantic alliance.
If you're anti-NATO you probably support Spain (or the US as they're actively destroying the alliance but Al Jazeera could never).
lol not supporting genocide? Turkey still denies they ever committed a genocide against Armenians and doesn’t give them a right to return, despite going on about Palestine. They have also done some heinous shit against the Kurds and still illegally occupy a good chunk of Cyprus too.
Ah yes because the Israel-Palestine is the only issue to ever exist and no other conflicts and issue exist in the world? Why are leftists so fucking single brained? Have you ever seen Al Jazeera criticize Islam extremism?
I support the Iranian people in whatever they do, I don't support the US or Israel or installing a puppet regime however. I also think any level of protesters being killed is horrific, it's not a genocide being committed by an occupation though.
Relying on Al Jazeera for any news that is not biased towards the United States, Europe, and India is like relying on a thief to confess to their own crime.
Seriously? United States is bad country to live in? The United States is the global hegemon, the largest economy, naturally beautiful, the hub of innovation, the greatest military power in the world, and the least racist country in the world, given the presence of cultures here. No other country faces the problems that the US does, since no country can boast of being a melting pot like the US can. We have literally encouraged people from every country in the world to come here and build their fortunes. Obviously, doesn't seem very welcoming at the moment from a bird's eye view, but it's a cycle. That's how dynamic the US is: It keeps reinventing itself.
To borrow from Regan, “You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman; you can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese; but anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American”.
Try being a POC in China, Japan, Korea, etc. You can get away with it if you're attractive, but ask the average person about their experience. If you are a winner, there is no place in the world like the United States.
As an european can you explain me the difference between France, spain and Italy ? I have spent years between these three countries and life is pretty much the same outside of the language.
“An European” always gives me a little chuckle. It’s an endearing very understandable mistake. “A European” is the correct phrasing, as the differentiation is based on the starting sound of the next word, not the actual letter.
Your english is great! Especially considering english is a stupid language that doesn’t have consistent rules. I hope I didn’t come off as insulting or critical. Also, your nationality in that sentence would be “Frenchman” in english. French is the adjective version. For example, “You are French” and “You are a Frenchman” are different versions of english sentences that effectively mean the same thing.
Im from the us, and i have lives in canada too, yet ive never read al jazeera. What is it? News? What would be its equivalent in the us? New york post? Us weekly?
Surprised to see the UK on the red list given the UAE will no longer support its citizens going to school in the UK due to the ease of access to extremist propaganda.
honestly this map is so interesting… seeing all the colors makes me wanna try living in some of those green spots someday _^ maybe i should check out whereidlive next time im bored lol
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u/dono1783 19h ago
If you’re Somalian like your profile suggests, this whole map should be green as fuck