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K’naan’s debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, is a reflection on his tumultuous journey from the chaos of 1990s Somalia to the cold streets of Toronto, laced with insights about nostalgia, the pain of displacement, but also resilience of the human spirit.
I first heard The Dusty Foot…
K’naan’s debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, is a reflection on his tumultuous journey from the chaos of 1990s Somalia to the cold streets of Toronto, laced with insights about nostalgia, the pain of displacement, but also resilience of the human spirit.
I first heard The Dusty Foot…
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A construction boom is transforming the Mogadishu skyline. But as investors pump money into new apartment buildings and shopping centres, they're also widening inequality in a city where hundreds of thousands of displaced victims of war and drought struggle to survive.
The boom follows decades of…
A construction boom is transforming the Mogadishu skyline. But as investors pump money into new apartment buildings and shopping centres, they're also widening inequality in a city where hundreds of thousands of displaced victims of war and drought struggle to survive.
The boom follows decades of…
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Suhaib Mahmoud reflects on the literature and reception of British-Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose literary work tells the stories of Africa’s Indian Ocean region.
The impact of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature took many by surprise. The Nobel Committee often leans…
Suhaib Mahmoud reflects on the literature and reception of British-Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose literary work tells the stories of Africa’s Indian Ocean region.
The impact of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature took many by surprise. The Nobel Committee often leans…
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Somalis globally mark the second anniversary of the death of towering poet, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi
A quiet anniversary passed on 19 August, marking the second year since the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi, a giant of Somali…
Somalis globally mark the second anniversary of the death of towering poet, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi
A quiet anniversary passed on 19 August, marking the second year since the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi, a giant of Somali…
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The breakdown of the Somali state and its impact on society has led to an erosion of our core values as Somalis. We need to explore our culture and religion to retrieve and rebuild trust in the country.
The values of Somali society are deeply rooted in what its people hold dear, protect, and…
The breakdown of the Somali state and its impact on society has led to an erosion of our core values as Somalis. We need to explore our culture and religion to retrieve and rebuild trust in the country.
The values of Somali society are deeply rooted in what its people hold dear, protect, and…
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Somali clan networks have migrated from deserts where these bonds formed in hardship to the digital realm. Clannism has also followed, giving rise to a strange new fusion between tradition and modernity.
The advent of cyber technology, particularly social media platforms, has profoundly…
Somali clan networks have migrated from deserts where these bonds formed in hardship to the digital realm. Clannism has also followed, giving rise to a strange new fusion between tradition and modernity.
The advent of cyber technology, particularly social media platforms, has profoundly…
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Elleni Centime Zeleke was an Ethiopian scholar whose book, Ethiopia in Theory, challenged us to reconsider how we think about knowledge production using the Ethiopian student movement as an example
At the beginning of July 2024, African academia lost one of its brightest scholars in…
Elleni Centime Zeleke was an Ethiopian scholar whose book, Ethiopia in Theory, challenged us to reconsider how we think about knowledge production using the Ethiopian student movement as an example
At the beginning of July 2024, African academia lost one of its brightest scholars in…
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Somalis, with their ingrained love for communication, have eagerly embraced each new device to facilitate it, transforming it into an extension of their vibrant culture
The oral nature of Somali society has elevated the importance of communication to a level almost as vital as water and air.…
Somalis, with their ingrained love for communication, have eagerly embraced each new device to facilitate it, transforming it into an extension of their vibrant culture
The oral nature of Somali society has elevated the importance of communication to a level almost as vital as water and air.…
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Ibrahim Osman reflects on the way Tizita, the Amharic music genre, deals with the themes of memory, longing and nostalgia.
It is half past two in the afternoon in Dire Dawa. Sitting on a plastic stool in one of the shanty coffee canteens, you become a silent observer. Two young men,…
Ibrahim Osman reflects on the way Tizita, the Amharic music genre, deals with the themes of memory, longing and nostalgia.
It is half past two in the afternoon in Dire Dawa. Sitting on a plastic stool in one of the shanty coffee canteens, you become a silent observer. Two young men,…
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