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  • History of the Benadir                  (in preparation)

The Benadiri Question in Southern Somalia


Map of Somaliland showing the Benadir. Population density 16 people per square mile (1954 Italian sources) while density figures for other regions ranged between 3 and 4.
Covenant on the Identity and Rights of the Indigenous People of the Benadir of Southern Somalia:
I     Considering
II    Identity of the Indigenous People of the Benadir
III   Struggle Against Discrimination
IV   Cultural Rights
V     Civil, Political, Social, and Economic Rights
VI    Joint Commissions
VII   Resources
VIII  Final Provisions

The Unfair Transitional Charter - an assessment
 1.   Human Rights
 2.   Land
 3.   Clan Quota System vs. Universal Suffrage
 4.   Resources
 5.   Unitary State vs. Federalism
 6.  IGAD Involvement  

2003 Transitional Charter

(KSH5.7 million were spent on the drafting of this bankrupt document)

1960 Somali Constitution

 
 



Giama Mosque, 1238, originally built as a school, is the first University in the country.


 



SYL
May 15, 1943
Their vision of a united, prosperous, & just Somalia remains the firm aspiration of millions of Somalis