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Tuesday 5 November 2024

Thoughts

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Tom Farer recalls his time in Mogadishu as a legal assistant and his friendship with Mohamed Abshir, who served as the commander of the Somali police before being ousted in the 1969 coup.  In early September 1963, I found myself stepping off a plane onto the ho
Tom Farer recalls his time in Mogadishu as a legal assistant and his friendship with Mohamed Abshir, who served as the commander of the Somali police before being ousted in the 1969 coup.  In early September 1963, I found myself stepping off a plane onto the ho
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Photographer and storyteller Mohamed Mohamud reflects on nearly a decade of documenting the stories of the worldwide Somali diaspora.  Diasporas exist for a variety of reasons.
Photographer and storyteller Mohamed Mohamud reflects on nearly a decade of documenting the stories of the worldwide Somali diaspora.  Diasporas exist for a variety of reasons.
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The drive to realise the Greater Somalia project was an effort to reverse and remedy the effects of the Somali colonial experience, which, though unrealistic, was once seen by many as a cause worth struggling for. There are fe
The drive to realise the Greater Somalia project was an effort to reverse and remedy the effects of the Somali colonial experience, which, though unrealistic, was once seen by many as a cause worth struggling for. There are fe
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Author, writer and translator, Abdiaziz Mahdi reflects on how war robs children of their childhoods.  “If children could, if adults knew.” ― Sigmund Freud  
Author, writer and translator, Abdiaziz Mahdi reflects on how war robs children of their childhoods.  “If children could, if adults knew.” ― Sigmund Freud  
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Patrick Gathara writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries.
Patrick Gathara writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries.
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In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu.
In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu.
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How does a refugee camp, a transient place between A and B, become a home? Kakuma shows us how.   The movement of people from their homes is not a modern phenomenon.
How does a refugee camp, a transient place between A and B, become a home? Kakuma shows us how.   The movement of people from their homes is not a modern phenomenon.
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The Somali civil war, which started in the 1990s, has given birth to varied scholarly arguments about what caused it.
The Somali civil war, which started in the 1990s, has given birth to varied scholarly arguments about what caused it.
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The serf emancipation movement in the western lowlands of Italian Eritrea fostered a new political consciousness in the colony that would eventually contribute to Eritrea’s liberation and transform the Horn of Africa Following World War II, the Four Pow
The serf emancipation movement in the western lowlands of Italian Eritrea fostered a new political consciousness in the colony that would eventually contribute to Eritrea’s liberation and transform the Horn of Africa Following World War II, the Four Pow
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The work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego provides us with a fresh and critical lens on the interconnected histories of Italy and Somalia, and beckons toward more equitable futures The first time I encountered the work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego, I w
The work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego provides us with a fresh and critical lens on the interconnected histories of Italy and Somalia, and beckons toward more equitable futures The first time I encountered the work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego, I w
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