Thursday 16 April 2026
Somali History
Opinion
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On Oct. 21, 1969, Somalia’s military coup turned “Revolution Day” into a compulsory national spectacle—enforced by threats of prison, expulsion, and even death. From pre-dawn drills in Hargeisa to soldiers pounding on doors, a former student recalls freezing marches and staged patriotism at…
On Oct. 21, 1969, Somalia’s military coup turned “Revolution Day” into a compulsory national spectacle—enforced by threats of prison, expulsion, and even death. From pre-dawn drills in Hargeisa to soldiers pounding on doors, a former student recalls freezing marches and staged patriotism at…
Opinion
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In the absence of national archives and state funding, Somali archivists online are racing to preserve stories, documents and histories before they vanish for good. …
In the absence of national archives and state funding, Somali archivists online are racing to preserve stories, documents and histories before they vanish for good. …
Thoughts
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A Somali scholar returns home to explore the historic Radiyo Muqdisho archives, mapping the collective memory of the Somali people. …
A Somali scholar returns home to explore the historic Radiyo Muqdisho archives, mapping the collective memory of the Somali people. …
Interviews
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Ebuzer Demirci, a Turkish researcher and translator, specialising in the Horn of Africa, speaks to Geeska about his decision to translate Abdurahman Abdullahi Baadiyow’s history of Somalia into Turkish.…
Ebuzer Demirci, a Turkish researcher and translator, specialising in the Horn of Africa, speaks to Geeska about his decision to translate Abdurahman Abdullahi Baadiyow’s history of Somalia into Turkish.…
