Wednesday 15 July 2026
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Following revelations of fraud involving a small number of Somali Americans, the Trump administration and MAGA-aligned figures escalated attacks on the broader community. Geeska spoke with Ahmed Yusuf about the consequences of this moment and how Somali Americans are navigating the heightened…
Following revelations of fraud involving a small number of Somali Americans, the Trump administration and MAGA-aligned figures escalated attacks on the broader community. Geeska spoke with Ahmed Yusuf about the consequences of this moment and how Somali Americans are navigating the heightened…
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has renewed fears of regional instability. Yet while attention fixes on the obvious, another power is actively redrawing the terrain. Geeska spoke with Dr. Andreas Krieg on the UAE’s expanding reach across the region, and its growing “axis of secessionist” allies.…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has renewed fears of regional instability. Yet while attention fixes on the obvious, another power is actively redrawing the terrain. Geeska spoke with Dr. Andreas Krieg on the UAE’s expanding reach across the region, and its growing “axis of secessionist” allies.…
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Following the breakdown of consensus on Somalia’s electoral reforms and constitutional amendments, Mogadishu’s local elections proceeded despite opposition demands for broad political buy-in — an approach Samira Gaid argues mirrors, rather than resolves, Somalia’s recurring political and…
Following the breakdown of consensus on Somalia’s electoral reforms and constitutional amendments, Mogadishu’s local elections proceeded despite opposition demands for broad political buy-in — an approach Samira Gaid argues mirrors, rather than resolves, Somalia’s recurring political and…
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Framed as a monument to coexistence, the Mogadishu Cathedral drew its form from Sicily’s medieval past. Through her research, Claire Dillon reveals how this architecture of “tolerance” masked the deep fractures of colonial ambition.…
Framed as a monument to coexistence, the Mogadishu Cathedral drew its form from Sicily’s medieval past. Through her research, Claire Dillon reveals how this architecture of “tolerance” masked the deep fractures of colonial ambition.…
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A Somali physician and self-taught artist details how his medical studies ignited a profound passion for visual art, leading him to transform scientific knowledge into vibrant canvases that celebrate memory, identity, and the strength of women.…
A Somali physician and self-taught artist details how his medical studies ignited a profound passion for visual art, leading him to transform scientific knowledge into vibrant canvases that celebrate memory, identity, and the strength of women.…
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What can a love song reveal about a nation’s heart? Anthropologist Christina Woolner speaks to Geeska about how Somali melodies bridge intimacy, resistence, memory, and public life. All in the name of love.…
What can a love song reveal about a nation’s heart? Anthropologist Christina Woolner speaks to Geeska about how Somali melodies bridge intimacy, resistence, memory, and public life. All in the name of love.…
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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.…
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Somali translator Abdiaziz Mahdi, widely known as Guudcadde, is bringing revolutionary global thought into the Somali language, making foundational postcolonial texts available in Somali for the first time. …
Somali translator Abdiaziz Mahdi, widely known as Guudcadde, is bringing revolutionary global thought into the Somali language, making foundational postcolonial texts available in Somali for the first time. …
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Dabindid Yusuf of Journal Gobanimo argues that different Somali futures depend on reclaiming imagination as a political act—challenging imposed frameworks and rethinking how Somalis live, know, and struggle. …
Dabindid Yusuf of Journal Gobanimo argues that different Somali futures depend on reclaiming imagination as a political act—challenging imposed frameworks and rethinking how Somalis live, know, and struggle. …
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From a Mogadishu childhood to a global voice, Shirin Ramzanali Fazel’s writing confronts colonial legacies, the challenges of exile, and having a hybrid Somali identity. …
From a Mogadishu childhood to a global voice, Shirin Ramzanali Fazel’s writing confronts colonial legacies, the challenges of exile, and having a hybrid Somali identity. …
