Sunday 10 May 2026
thoughts
Art
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From a wartime transmitter to a cultural beacon, Radio Hargeisa became the voice that carried a nation’s songs, dreams, and awakening.…
From a wartime transmitter to a cultural beacon, Radio Hargeisa became the voice that carried a nation’s songs, dreams, and awakening.…
Thoughts
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Eguale Gebre Yohannes championed a modernity grounded in Ethiopia’s own traditions, rejecting both ignorance and imitation through his decolonizing vision of selṭané, an authentic fusion of philosophy, education, and culture. …
Eguale Gebre Yohannes championed a modernity grounded in Ethiopia’s own traditions, rejecting both ignorance and imitation through his decolonizing vision of selṭané, an authentic fusion of philosophy, education, and culture. …
Fiction
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In December 1999, Nuruddin Farah wrote My Father, the Englishman, and I, a short story that satirises a submissive colonial translator while exploring their role in the mechanics of colonial rule.…
In December 1999, Nuruddin Farah wrote My Father, the Englishman, and I, a short story that satirises a submissive colonial translator while exploring their role in the mechanics of colonial rule.…
Thoughts
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Samir Amin's life resembled that of Karl Marx: a man without a homeland, but one whose home was a chosen commitment to a historical project. …
Samir Amin's life resembled that of Karl Marx: a man without a homeland, but one whose home was a chosen commitment to a historical project. …
Thoughts
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Tom Farer recalls his time in Mogadishu as a legal assistant and his friendship with Mohamed Abshir, who served as the commander of the Somali police before being ousted in the 1969 coup.
In early September 1963, I found myself stepping off a plane onto the hot tarmac of Mogadishu’s…
Tom Farer recalls his time in Mogadishu as a legal assistant and his friendship with Mohamed Abshir, who served as the commander of the Somali police before being ousted in the 1969 coup.
In early September 1963, I found myself stepping off a plane onto the hot tarmac of Mogadishu’s…
Books
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Oromay tells the story of a generation of Ethiopians who sought utopia in love and socialism, only to be disillusioned by its brutality, which not only disconnected them from their traditions but also failed to offer an inspiring alternative.
“As if doomed to it, I woke late” – Bealu…
Oromay tells the story of a generation of Ethiopians who sought utopia in love and socialism, only to be disillusioned by its brutality, which not only disconnected them from their traditions but also failed to offer an inspiring alternative.
“As if doomed to it, I woke late” – Bealu…
Thoughts
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Author, writer and translator, Abdiaziz Mahdi reflects on how war robs children of their childhoods.
“If children could, if adults knew.” ― Sigmund Freud
I often try to avoid delving into this part of my past. Childhood. It seems to be a common tendency among us all. We…
Author, writer and translator, Abdiaziz Mahdi reflects on how war robs children of their childhoods.
“If children could, if adults knew.” ― Sigmund Freud
I often try to avoid delving into this part of my past. Childhood. It seems to be a common tendency among us all. We…
