Friday 13 February 2026
Somali Diaspora
Culture
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Somali creatives across film, tech, photography, and architecture are asserting control of their own story, challenging misrepresentation and erasure.…
Somali creatives across film, tech, photography, and architecture are asserting control of their own story, challenging misrepresentation and erasure.…
Culture
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“Uncle” Ebrahim Mohamed Ali’s coffee shop in Johannesburg is a community hub, where Somalis gather to chat and hangout. It also serves as an example of how African diasporas on the continent send money back to their countries of origin.…
“Uncle” Ebrahim Mohamed Ali’s coffee shop in Johannesburg is a community hub, where Somalis gather to chat and hangout. It also serves as an example of how African diasporas on the continent send money back to their countries of origin.…
Books
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Salutation Road, Salma Ibrahim’s literary debut, tells the coming-of-age story of a young Somali woman navigating the tensions of displacement and culture in post-Brexit London.…
Salutation Road, Salma Ibrahim’s literary debut, tells the coming-of-age story of a young Somali woman navigating the tensions of displacement and culture in post-Brexit London.…
Thoughts
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Mohamed Osman Sheikh explores the tension of being Somali and Muslim while growing up in America.…
Mohamed Osman Sheikh explores the tension of being Somali and Muslim while growing up in America.…
Interviews
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Somali academic Ali Ahad interviews the acclaimed, award-winning Somali author Nuruddin Farah about the Somali civil war, his work as a writer, and the challenges faced by Somali refugees.…
Somali academic Ali Ahad interviews the acclaimed, award-winning Somali author Nuruddin Farah about the Somali civil war, his work as a writer, and the challenges faced by Somali refugees.…
Analysis
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More Somali voters turned out for the Republican party in this year’s election. But the swing wasn’t as great as some of the hype suggested. …
More Somali voters turned out for the Republican party in this year’s election. But the swing wasn’t as great as some of the hype suggested. …
Books
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Back to Mogadishu: Memoirs of a Somali Herder provides a poignant account of the Somali Democratic Republic’s tumultuous decline. It chronicles the hopes, struggles, and eventual disillusionment of a key political figure during the country’s most formative and tragic years.
Dr Mohamed Aden…
Back to Mogadishu: Memoirs of a Somali Herder provides a poignant account of the Somali Democratic Republic’s tumultuous decline. It chronicles the hopes, struggles, and eventual disillusionment of a key political figure during the country’s most formative and tragic years.
Dr Mohamed Aden…
Thoughts
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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. Some people migrate in search of economic opportunities, others leave their homelands due to persecution, while…
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. Some people migrate in search of economic opportunities, others leave their homelands due to persecution, while…
