September 30, 2011

Somali Education Minister: Somalia needs remedy, not band-aid

Alyson Neel

Somali Education Minister Ahmet Aidid İbrahim, in an exclusive interview with Today's Zaman on Thursday in İstanbul, said that drought-stricken Somalia needs a sustainable remedy from the international community, not a mere band-aid. “My country has been struggling for twenty years because of civil war and a lack of law and order,” İbrahim said of the dismal conditions in Somalia, where there has been no central governmental control over most of the country's territory since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991.

309 Somali students come to Turkey for education

Today's Zaman

Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu on Wednesday gave 309 Somalis the opportunity to receive a quality education in Turkey, according to a news report from the Cihan news agency.

The students, along with Kimse Yok Mu officials and Somali Education Minister Ahmet Eydid İbrahim, arrived at İstanbul Atatürk Airport early Wednesday morning, where they were welcomed by more Kimse Yok Mu representatives.