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Somali Americans to rally against terrorism/extremism

Mahdi Haile
June 30, 2009
Thousands of Somali Americans in Twin cities are expected to protest Suicide radical Islam, suicide bombing, terror attacks In Somalia this Friday July 3rd 2009, from 3:00 PM- 6:00 PM. It will be held at Peavey Park (730 22nd street, Minneapolis, MN – Peavey Park is located at the intersection of ( E.Franklin Ave & Chicago Ave).

Somali community public relations organizers are requesting that the protesters bring signs. Organizers state: The Somali-American Community in Minnesota is taking a stand and we want the world, the mainstream Community and the Somalis in the Diaspora to know our stand and strong opposition to these terrorists. The Somali-American Community in Minnesota will release a press release and voice the community stand on issues related to suicide bombings and terrorism in the protest. The Somali-American Community in Minnesota is requesting you to attend and cover the protest and to join us in the condemnation of the violent extremists and their suicide bombings.

Background

Somalia has been in civil war for the past 20 years. However, in the last two years there have been a number of suicide bombings in and acts of terrorism. These acts of terrorism and suicide bombings are done by a very extreme and violent cult named Al-Shabaab. The United States Department of State designated this group as a terrorist organization


Suicide bombings, acts of terrorism and violent militant Islam are new and scary development unheard and unseen in Somalia and itīs an alien to the tolerant and moderate Islam Somalis practiced for centuries. Many believe the Al-Shabaab militants are allied with Al-Qaeda terrorist and trained by them.

Somalis all over the world and specially Somali-Americans in Minnesota strongly oppose these suicide bombings and acts of terrorism. A group of concerned Somali-Americans are organizing a protest to show the community's disgust and opposition to such un-Islamic, un-Somali acts of terrorism. Somali Americans strongly condemn the suicide bombings and terrorism of Al-Shabaab and the warmongering of Hizb-Islam, another militant group allied with Al-Shabaab. Somali-Americans in Minnesota believe the only way to solve the Somali crisis is through peace and dialogue.

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Mahdi Haile

Mr. Mahdi A Haile has a BA in Marketing Management and earned his Master's Degree in Political Science. he is writer, Activist and human rights campaigner. He worked with United Nations intervention UNISOM in Somalia 1990 , as well as Medicine san Fronts of Spain. He also worked with other nonprofit non-governmental organizations. Currently he is Director of Center For Somali Solutions , in USA, , as an International Political Analyst specializing in matters of the East African immigrant community in USA and Somali conflicts and even more specifically, in the subject of security, human rights, peace, development issues the Horn Africa.From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Mahdi Haile serves as,Managing Editor in a monthly Somali news paper Warsan Times, on line news websites. His publications include numerous articles on East African communities in America, American Foreign Policy in Africa and Somali Conflicts.

He has participated, in numerous conferences around the USA and the globe including resetelment, advocacy of Somali community in the USA and Somali peace process, Human rights conferences. His articles and editorials have been published in Qaranimo.com Hiiraan.com Warsan Times news paper Star Tribune, Pioneer press and other news papers and online magazines. As a political analyst, he has been interviewed by national and international media.