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Corporal: Ali Ibrahim, Abu Dhabi.
It is regrettable that several present-day Somaliland journalists went headlong into the profession of journalism without proper training or educational background. They are assisted by certain websites, which circulate their malicious coffee shop dispatches. A typical example of these reporters is Mr. Abdiraazk Dubad who claims to be the agent of Somaliland.org in Hargeisa.
This reporter collects bits and pieces of fragment information & rumors, skillfully connects them together and posts it to that website, without much analysis or careful editing. Apparently, his main source of information is from the morning Coffee shop gossips and afternoon Kat sessions. In line with his notorious counterpart in San Jose, Mr. Ali Gulaid, he portrays a very dismal and dreary picture of the otherwise, normal events in Somaliland.
In his latest coverage from Hargeisa, he narrated the reconciliation of Habarjeclo Kings & Sultans, the proposed conference of Habar yonis in Burao, and the inaugural ceremony of a new Sultan by Ishaaq clan in Hargeisa. These events are normal and it is part of our culture and heritage. There is nothing wrong with it. If the Sultans have cleared their differences, it is a step in the right direction However, Mr. Dubad gave us the impression that the sky is falling apart and a civil war is in the offing. He made a mountain out of mole hole.
While Mr. Dubad is compiling such malicious articles, he should keep in mind that thousands of Somalilanders abroad are unluckily reading his coffee shop reporting, and unfortunately, some of them may take its face value and believe what he is propagating.
In the short term, these reports will sow seeds of discord and mistrust to the honest Somalilanders in Diaspora. It will harm their unity and cohesion. It will discourage their genuine efforts to seek international recognition, and invest their hard won capital in Somaliland.
Mr. Dubad should stop this coffee shop reporting. He should concentrate on unifying issues, rather than concentrating on tribal issues and the exchange of insults between irresponsible politicians.
The Somliand.org website should follow the footsteps of qarannews which prohibited to publish abhorrent articles. They should rather imitate their respectable sister sites of Haatufnews, Somaliland.net, Halgannews, Awdalnews, and Radio Somaliland. Even the websites of our adversaries like Allpuntland.com shies away to publish those poor anti Somaliland articles, which are posted in Somliland.org. It is never too late to mend. Freedom of the press is not a pretext to circulate malicious reporting which may be counterproductive.
Corporal: Ali Ibrahim, Abu Dhabi.
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