Friday 13 February 2026
Somali Nationalism
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…
Thoughts
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A nation bound by language and lore yet divided by history and its meanings. Kalamaan reveals how Somalis remember, together, and apart.
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A nation bound by language and lore yet divided by history and its meanings. Kalamaan reveals how Somalis remember, together, and apart.
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Thoughts
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Today, Somali religious scholars are no longer confined to their historical role of uniting people. Instead, they enforce their own sectarian interpretation of law and mislead by globalising problems that have local roots. …
Today, Somali religious scholars are no longer confined to their historical role of uniting people. Instead, they enforce their own sectarian interpretation of law and mislead by globalising problems that have local roots. …
Thoughts
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In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
On April 16 1957, at around 12:45pm, Kamal Al Din Salah…
In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
On April 16 1957, at around 12:45pm, Kamal Al Din Salah…
Opinion
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Farmaajo stoked Somali nationalist sentiment, but it is under the Hassan Sheikh administration that it turned once more against Ethiopia
When Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo) was elected Somalia’s ninth president in 2017, the conclusion of the polls were met with celebratory gunfire in…
Farmaajo stoked Somali nationalist sentiment, but it is under the Hassan Sheikh administration that it turned once more against Ethiopia
When Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo) was elected Somalia’s ninth president in 2017, the conclusion of the polls were met with celebratory gunfire in…
