U.S. Voices Rally Behind Somaliland Recognition: Ted Cruz and Ayaan Hirsi Ali Call for Washington to Act. The movement to secure international recognition for Somaliland gained powerful momentum this week after U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Somali-born scholar Ayaan Hirsi Ali issued a coordinated appeal urging Washington to recognize the Horn of Africa nation as … Continue reading Cruz and Ayaan Urge U.S. to Recognize Somaliland’s Independence