Pengalaman & Iktibar

Jalan ke Dadaab: Bahagian 1

Wednesday, 07 September 2011 22:49

Susuk tubuhnya kecil namun kepantasannya berfikir begitu luar biasa, mencatur langkah menuju ke sebuah kawasan pedalaman yang dikenali sebagai Dadaab. Dr. Baharuddin Suri, ketua Misi Talian Hayat Pelarian Somalia di bawah HALUAN Malaysia ligat menelusuri jalan-jalan di Nairobi yang berdebu dengan bauan yang tidak enak. Langkah tangkas pemandu jalan berbangsa Kenya diekorinya dengan rapat dalam usaha mencari pembekal ubat-ubatan.

Road to Dadaab, final part of 2

Tuesday, 06 September 2011 09:14

Dadaab, 4 Sept - It was like driving along the sandy beach of serene Cherating except there was eight hours of it non-stop. And sand blowing in your face.

The Nairobi-Dadaab rally was really a race against time as no 4x4 hired driver wants to spend a night with the hyenas in case of an engine breakdown. All mathematics were in place as we started off from the Nomad Palace Hotel bosom whose comfort was the last seen for the next 12 days. Dr Baharudin Suri, head mission for HALUAN's Lifeline for Somalia wants an early headstart, and we did.

Road to Dadaab, Part 1

Sunday, 04 September 2011 11:43

Nairobi, 3 Sept - Pint-sized but his mind works at an incredible pace, placing the jigsaws in place enroute to this unknown outback called Dadaab. Dr Baharudin Suri, the head mission of HALUAN's Lifeline for Somalia tails after his Kenyan guides who traversed the dusty, musky streets of Nairobi in search of the drugs wholesalers.

Unfated Journey : Road to Somalia

Sunday, 04 September 2011 09:39

Cairo, Sept 2 - Arid as expected as we stepped outside the new Terminal 3 complex of the Cairo International Airport. Reminiscence of the bustle of Jeddah at the peak of hajj as vehicles packed up the lanes of the airport blowing dust and sand on your face.