Faisal Mohammed Ali

1 month ago | geeska.com | Andrew Harding |Faisal Mohammed Ali |Shreya Parikh

Curiously, among the first people to take the brochure’s promise of an old-fashioned, “open-armed” welcome at face value were two tall, prodigiously talented Americans. Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were, and remain, basketball royalty. The pair had just won America's NBA championship title for their team, the Milwaukee Bucks. They could have chosen to visit almost any city, in any country in Africa.

1 month ago | geeska.com | Nuruddin Farah |Faisal Mohammed Ali |Andrew Harding

Nuruddin Farah needs no introduction for most of Geeska’s readers. He is the most prominent Somali novelist of the 20th and 21st centuries (so far) and has written some of the most significant works of literature for those seeking to understand postcolonial Somalia and its social, political, and religious challenges.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Yohannes Lowe |Tom Ambrose |Erum Salam |Chris Stein |Sam Levine |Faisal Mohammed Ali | +1 more

Department of Education’s 'final mission' starts with laying off nearly half its workforce, secretary says “As part of the Department of Education’s final mission,” the new education secretary, Linda McMahon, announced on Tuesday evening, “the Department today initiated a reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of the Department’s workforce.” On social media, McMahon, the former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, shared posts praising the move, including one by a...

Jan 16, 2025 | theguardian.com | Philip Wen |Caroline Davies |Martin Belam |Hamish Mackay |Maya Yang |Faisal Mohammed Ali | +6 more

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens to quit over ceasefire dealIsrael’s extremist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has threatened to resign from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if the cabinet ratifies the ceasefire deal. Ben-Gvir, in a press conference, said his Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Strength) party will leave the coalition if the deal, which he described as “reckless”, is approved.

Dec 8, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hamish Mackay |Tom Ambrose |Kate Lamb |Coral Murphy Marcos |Faisal Mohammed Ali |William Christou | +2 more

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSyrian PM says government ready to "extend its hand" to oppositionSyrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said in a video statement that the government is ready to “extend its hand” to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government. “I am in my house and I have not left, and this is because of my belonging to this country,” Jalili said, as reported by the Associated Press.