NRC a New Dawn on Somalia

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NRC, a New Dawn on Somalia.
Omar Alihashi
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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Considering the tragedy that our country has experienced over the past 17 years it is clear that there is a historic opportunity in front of us today. The question we all have to ask ourselves is will we seize this moment to restore the dignity and honor of our nation or continue the cycle of disgrace that has lasted too long? As the reconciliation congress gets underway we need to realize the importance of the support and participation of all our people for this important endeavor. You do not have to be a delegate at the National Reconciliation Congress in Mogadishu to participate in the search for peace and reconciliation. We should all support this attempt at reconciliation by lending moral support and making an honest attempt to reconcile with all our Somali brethren. The time has come for the reconciliation that our people need and no one should be absent from this journey.


Simply put there are two roads for our people to choose and it is up to us to decide which one we will take. We can either follow the example of Iraq which is stained with blood, revenge and national disintegration or we can choose the path of South Africa which is one of reconciliation, progress and national unity. The cycle of war, poverty and despair we have experienced can only be broken by a real commitment to peace and reconciliation from all Somalis. Interestingly, while all of us long for reconciliation we continue to look at the wrong places in search of it. Reconciliation starts with each and every one of us as individuals simply by changing the way we think of and see each other.




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