Somalia's Islamic Courts

See the debate between Bashir Goth and Ioan Lewis on Somalia's Islamic courts here.

What is the influence of the Islamic Courts in Somalia. Are they a positive force for peace, or the new Taliban?

Pose your question to the following panelists who will be online on August 30th at noon ET.

Bashir Goth
Post Global Panelist

Professor Ioan M. Lewis
Somali Expert, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics

Dr. Hussein Warsame
Associate Professor, University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business

Dr. Abdi Kusow
Associate Professor of Sociology, Oakland University

Dr. Saad Noor
Somaliland Representative in Washington D.C.

Syed Ahmed Gashan
Editor of a Somali Radio Station, Radio Daljir.

Abdelkarim Hassan
Editor of a popular online Somali news magazine WardheerNews.com

Ahmed I. Yusuf
Somali Writer and political commentator

Email us to propose future online debates.

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Posted by Amar C. Bakshi on August 29, 2006 6:24 PM

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