Hiiraan Online Explained

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Language:English, Somali
Founded:1999
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Location City:Ottawa
Location Country:Canada
Country Of Origin:Somalia
Area Served:Somalia & Horn of Africa
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Founder:Ahmed Gure
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Hiiraan Online (HOL) is a website dedicated to news and information about Somalia and the Horn of Africa. It was founded in 1999 to deliver news to the growing Somali diaspora and is also based in Somalia.[1]

It is published in English and Somali as a primary source for Somali news and affairs.

History

Hiiraan Online was originally founded in Ottawa, Canada, on July 1, 1999.[2] [3] [4] Its founder, Ahmed Gure, a former airline Captain with Somali Airlines,[5] started the website to serve the growing Somali diaspora.

Content

The website publishes news articles, opinions, and political commentary[6] and remains one of the most critical[7] and reliable news websites in the Somali media landscape.[8] [9] Hiiraan Online is regularly cited frequently in academia,[10] books[11] and international media. The website hosts external links to the popular daily radio services for BBC Somali and VOA Somali. The website also hosts job advertisements for international bodies, government agencies and NGOs.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mapping digital media: Digital media, conflict and diasporas in the horn of africa . Open Society Foundation, & Stremlau, N. S. (2012, February).
  2. Web site: Hiiraan online. 2021-05-04. www.artsrn.ualberta.ca.
  3. Web site: Gagliardone . Iginio . December 2011 . MAPPING DIGITAL MEDIA: DIGITAL MEDIA, CONFLICT AND DIASPORAS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA .
  4. Web site: Feedly – More signal, less noise . 2021-10-06 . Feedly . en.
  5. Web site: Reviving the aviation industry in Somalia . 2021-05-10 . www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  6. Web site: University . Stanford . Stanford. California 94305. Somalia news. 2021-05-04. Stanford Libraries. en.
  7. Open Society Foundations. (2014). Somalis in Amsterdam (pp. 108-113, Rep.). Open Society Foundations. Retrieved May 10, 2021, from
  8. Open Society Foundations. (2013). Somalis in Oslo (pp. 141-150, Rep.). Open Society Foundations. Retrieved May 10, 2021, from
  9. Open Society Foundations. (2014). Somalis in London (pp. 7-8, Rep.). Open Society Foundations. Retrieved May 10, 2021, from
  10. Web site: Somalia & Somaliland . 2021-05-10 . library.columbia.edu.
  11. Web site: Google Scholar: Hiiraan Online . 2021-05-04 . scholar.google.com.
  12. Web site: HOL Job Posting, Expression of Interest & Call for Proposals : June 11, 2020. 2021-10-19. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  13. Web site: Byproduct of Militarism and Terrorism. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  14. Web site: Gaalkacyo ma tebi doontaa Mowtada?. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  15. Web site: Somali peace activist Ilwad Elman tipped for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  16. Web site: Somalia's New Pirates. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  17. Web site: Outsourcing the War on terror to tyrants: How Ethiopia and the TFG destroyed Somalia. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  18. Web site: 2015 – A critical year for Somalia. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  19. Web site: https://twitter.com/fcdoneilwigan/status/466564343052509184. 2021-10-06. Twitter. en.
  20. Web site: The Kenyan Government: A Force for Political Instability in Horn of Africa?. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  21. Web site: The Nairobi massacre and the genealogy of the tragedy. 2021-10-05. www.hiiraan.com. en-US.
  22. Web site: Somalia: Health minister sounds alarm over virus surge. 2021-10-06. www.aa.com.tr.
  23. Web site: Somalia ramps up accusations against Kenya on polls. 2021-10-06. www.aa.com.tr.
  24. Web site: Hatcher. Jessica. Illegal overfishing and the return of Somalia's pirates. 2021-10-06. www.aljazeera.com. en.
  25. Web site: 2018-08-21. The heroic Hawa Abdi, one of Somalia's first female obstetricians who saved thousands during the civil war. 2021-10-06. Face2Face Africa. en.
  26. Web site: Wareysi madaxa Hiiraan online - BBC Somali - Maqal iyo Muuqaal. 2021-10-06. www.bbc.com. so.
  27. Web site: 2013-01-18. Somali journalist accused of fabricating rape story. 2021-10-06. the Guardian. en.
  28. Web site: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 26 April 2016. Department of Justice Search Results. 2021-10-06. The United States Department of Justice.
  29. Jason. Mosley. September 2015. Somalia's Federal Future Layered Agendas, Risks and Opportunities. Chatham House. 8–9pp. Research Paper.