Friday 13 February 2026
Greater Somalia
Opinion
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General Morgan, the last defence minister under the military regime, has died without ever being held accountable. His impunity stands as an indictment of a society unwilling to confront the truth about its violent past.…
General Morgan, the last defence minister under the military regime, has died without ever being held accountable. His impunity stands as an indictment of a society unwilling to confront the truth about its violent past.…
Thoughts
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Israel viewed Somali nationalism as a threat across the Horn of Africa and secretly collaborated with Ethiopia to contain it. …
Israel viewed Somali nationalism as a threat across the Horn of Africa and secretly collaborated with Ethiopia to contain it. …
Analysis
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In 1977, the award-winning New York Times journalist, John Darnton, wrote an article about the battle for ideological supremacy in Somalia, between nationalism, Islam and socialism. …
In 1977, the award-winning New York Times journalist, John Darnton, wrote an article about the battle for ideological supremacy in Somalia, between nationalism, Islam and socialism. …
Thoughts
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In 1980, Somali scholar and anti-imperialist psychiatrist Hussein Bulhan wrote a paper on the colonial partitioning of the Horn of Africa and its effects on the Somali psyche. He ambitiously attempted to sketch out its impact on the Somali mind and culture.…
In 1980, Somali scholar and anti-imperialist psychiatrist Hussein Bulhan wrote a paper on the colonial partitioning of the Horn of Africa and its effects on the Somali psyche. He ambitiously attempted to sketch out its impact on the Somali mind and culture.…
Thoughts
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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 few academic rock stars. In the mid-1980s, the respected French…
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 few academic rock stars. In the mid-1980s, the respected French…
