- Ibrahim Hassan Addou
Professor Ibrahim Hassan Addou (Somali: "Ibraahin Xasan Caddoow") (M.Ed, PHD) is the head of
foreign affairs department for theIslamic Courts of Somalia . He lived in theUnited States and worked as an administrator atAmerican University inWashington, D.C. , before returning toSomalia in 1999. He is the dean ofBenadir University inMogadishu and has represented theIslamic courts in its ongoing discussions inKhartoum andNairobi with the Somali transitional government.On
January 8 ,2007 as theBattle of Ras Kamboni raged, Prof. Addow, speaking fromYemen , said the Islamic Courts was ready to enter negotiations with theTransitional Federal Government . However, TFG PresidentAbdullahi Yusuf Ahmed categorically refused to hold peace talks at this stage.cite news
title=We want negotiations with govt, says Islamist official
publisher=Garowe Online
date=2008-01-08
url=http://www.garoweonline.com/stories/publish/article_6963.shtml
accessdate=2007-01-08 ]References
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