Monday 18 May 2026
Ahmed Hisam Mido is a psychology graduate from Franz Fanon University in Hargeisa. He is a writer with a focus on culture and the Somali psyche. He can be reached on X/Twitter.
Articles by the Author
Opinion
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Welcomed in 1969 as a revolution of hope, Mohamed Siad Barre’s military regime swiftly dismantled constitutional rule and built a vast security state to crush dissent. Through censorship, imprisonment, and exile, it hollowed out the country’s intellectual class, leaving a vacuum that deepened…
Welcomed in 1969 as a revolution of hope, Mohamed Siad Barre’s military regime swiftly dismantled constitutional rule and built a vast security state to crush dissent. Through censorship, imprisonment, and exile, it hollowed out the country’s intellectual class, leaving a vacuum that deepened…
Interviews
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Somali scholar Abdirahman Badiyow speaks to Geeska about Somali statehood, the clan, and Islam and why he thinks reconciling these is key to the nation’s future.…
Somali scholar Abdirahman Badiyow speaks to Geeska about Somali statehood, the clan, and Islam and why he thinks reconciling these is key to the nation’s future.…
Books
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Ahmed Hisaam Mido reviews Mohamed I. Trunji’s biography of Somalia’s first president, Aden Abdulle Osman—a rare African leader who championed democracy, rejected corruption, and peacefully gave up power. …
Ahmed Hisaam Mido reviews Mohamed I. Trunji’s biography of Somalia’s first president, Aden Abdulle Osman—a rare African leader who championed democracy, rejected corruption, and peacefully gave up power. …
Interviews
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Why has Somalia’s civil war lasted so long? Afyare Abdi Elmi, a leading Somali scholar and author, spoke with Geeska about its history, what he believes caused the conflict, and what continues to drive it.…
Why has Somalia’s civil war lasted so long? Afyare Abdi Elmi, a leading Somali scholar and author, spoke with Geeska about its history, what he believes caused the conflict, and what continues to drive it.…