In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous.… — Waris Dirie Copy Share Image
When we think about millions of hungry children, we don't think about America. We relate the problem to other nations, like Ethiopia,… — Kristin Davis Copy Share Image
I enjoy Chicago as one of the great American cities. When I come here and take a taxi from the airport, I… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
“Mogadishu the beautiful - your white-turbaned mosques, baskets of anchovies as bright as mercury, jazz and shuffling feet, bird-boned servant girls with… — Nadifa Mohamed Copy Share Image
For many people in the U.N., the 1990s was the worst decade the organization experienced. This was the decade of Somalia, Srebrenica,… — Andrew Mack Copy Share Image
I think the epicentre of terrorism whether you call it cesspit or whatever you want to call it, shift, if you asked… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
What worries me is that we want to close down our relationship to the world at large. In other words, people's instincts… — Susan Meiselas Copy Share Image
Famines occur under a colonial administration, like the British Raj in India or for that matter in Ireland, or under military dictators… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
In the time of war, everyone was basically trying to live and manage the best they could. But you also had another… — K'naan Copy Share Image
The experience of Somalia shows that famine in the late 20th century is not a consequence of a shortage of food. On… — Michel Chossudovsky Copy Share Image
The terrorism from 9/11 has metastasized. It's metastasized in Iraq and Syria, in Nigeria, in Somalia, in Yemen and in other places… — Leon Panetta Copy Share Image
I think probably the scaredest I've ever been was in Somalia. I arrived there when the episode that became known as 'Black… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
As I searched the atlas for somewhere to run to, Hugh made a case for his old stomping grounds. His first suggestion… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
In our Revolution we believe that we have broken the chain of a consumer economy based on imports, and we are free… — Siad Barre Copy Share Image
Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have… — Jan Egeland Copy Share Image
The brain is only three pounds of blood, dream, and electricity, and yet from that mortal stew come Beethoven's sonatas. Dizzie Gillespie's… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
I started to work on a feature-length script about pirates in Somalia, but I knew that there was something I was missing,… — Cutter Hodierne Copy Share Image
It is the very survival of the streets that makes children pick up guns in Somalia, not some older, wide-eyed rebel leader.… — K'naan Copy Share Image
The United States has been essentially engaged in an ongoing war that most people date from 2001. That war has taken us… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
I couldn't be happier teaming up to make the feature with a company as innovative as VICE. There is so much the… — Cutter Hodierne Copy Share Image
With a decrease in the number of pirates, there has been an increase in global warming over the same period. Therefore, global… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We certainly would be happy for more help, but not at the price of condescension and arrogance. If the Europeans believe they… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
