1. a) List the countries and ocean that border Somalia. (For a map, go to WorldAtlas.com.)
b) What is the capital of Somalia?
c) Who is the president of Somalia?

2. a) Define emulate.
b) What does Somalia's government want to emulate?

3. a) What is the Islamic Courts Union? (Read the "Background on Somalia" below the questions.)
b) What did President Ahmed ask the U.N. Security Council to do last week?

4. a) Define bifurcated as used in paragraph 4.
b) How has the U.S. bifurcated its policy toward Somalia?

5. What did Somali foreign minister Jama say about the Islamic extremists/al Qaeda who are operating out of Somalia under the cover of the Islamic Courts Union?

6. What did Mr. Jama say about the Islamic Courts Union members who are not Islamic extremists?

7. What information provided in the article confirms that al Qaeda is operating in or with the ICU?