Bashir Goth at PostGlobal

Bashir Goth

Somalia/UAE

Bashir Goth is a veteran journalist, freelance writer, the first Somali blogger and editor of a leading news website. He is also a regular contributor to major Middle Eastern and African newspapers and online journals. Close.

Bashir Goth

Somalia/UAE

Bashir Goth is a veteran journalist, freelance writer, the first Somali blogger and editor of a leading news website. more »

Main Page | Bashir Goth Archives | PostGlobal Archives


The Global Economy Archives



March 16, 2007 5:12 AM

U.S. Wins With Starbucks, Not Missiles

Talking about leftist regimes in the Arab world is a bit anachronistic. The Arabs have nothing but bitter memories of their socialist past during the Cold War period. The leftist policies and patriotic rhetoric of Egypt’s Nasser, the Baathist regimes in Syria and Iraq, and socialist dictatorships in Algeria, South Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Sudan have brought only economic disasters, military defeats and demoralized populaces.

Continue »




April 13, 2007 3:56 PM

Bypass Corruption: "Clean Aid" to Farmers

Despite massive urbanization and exodus of people from the countryside to towns, Africa still relies on its farmers and nomadic herders for subsistence. These people, however, are the poorest of the poor and rarely get the financial assistance they need to develop their farms and improve for their lives. They are also losing their farms and grazing land at an alarming rate due to the land grab by greedy real estate companies.

Continue »


PostGlobal is an interactive conversation on global issues moderated by Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria and David Ignatius of The Washington Post. It is produced jointly by Newsweek and washingtonpost.com, as is On Faith, a conversation on religion. Please send your comments, questions and suggestions for PostGlobal to Lauren Keane, its producer.