Reviewed By: Dr. Abdulkadir Osman Farah Author: Dr Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow)Publisher:Looh Press, England, UKYear: 2025Pages: 386 pages Wise leadership Once, Garaad Xirsi Faarax Xirsi (Wiilwaal), a traditional Somali leader, challenged his people, as he often did. He asked them to identify the core element that shapes social and political organisation among disputing men—and occasionally women....
Reviewed by: Abdulkadir Osman FarahAuthor: Ali Jimale AhmedPublisher: Red See PressYear: 1997Pages: 176 Once, an exiled scholar in history and literature returns to his ancestral region (town). Hoping to access, learn and research more about ancestral history, culture and heritage. As soon as the scholar arrived, his thrilled close relatives received him with expectations and...
My Life Through News Media by Abdullahi Haji. Edited by Abdisalam M. Issa-Salwe and Ahmed Sh. Mohamud Reviewed by: Abdiweli GaradAuthor: Abdullahi HajiPublisher: Looh Press LtdPages: 166 pagesPublication date: 2025 Abdullahi Haji’s memoir, My Life Through News Media, is a vital but flawed primary source that offers an unparalleled insider’s view of East African politics and BBC Somali journalism....
Title: Dabin ka Bood Taariikh Nololeedka Abwaan Cismaan Diiriye Kulane (Carrabey)Author: Cismaan Diiriye Kulane “Carrabey”Publisher: Self-published, Nairobi, 2025. Pages: 132Reviewed by: Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “Only what is written endures across generations, so what real value does mere speech hold?” – Cabdi Warfaa Sinimo, 1945, cited in Literature of Somali Onomastics by Anwar M Diiriye, p.159....
WQ: Anwar Maxamed Diiriye “Wixii la qoraa qaruumo hadhee, muxuu hadal qiime leeyahay.” – Cabdi Warfaa Sinimo, 1945. “Dhigaal la’aani waa dhaayo la’aan.” Maahmaah Soomaaliyeed. June 30, 2025, Alxamdulillah, waxa aan nasiib u helay in aan akhriyo kana bogto buug lagu daabacay Nairobi, 2025, oo uu sooyaalka noloshiisa oo xiiso iyo xamaasad badan kaga warramay...
Reviewed by: Anwar Maxamed Diiriye Author: Abdi Sheikh AbdiPublisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers LtdPages: 226 ppPublication date: 1993 “Madness, when guided by divine fire, can awaken a nation from slumber.” Reading Divine Madness by Abdi Sheikh-Abdi was a transformative experience one that left me reflecting not only on the legacy of Sayyid Mohammed Abdulle Hassan, but also on the...
Qoraaga Gorfeynta: Ibraahim Aaden ShireQoraaga buugga: Cabdiraxmaan Cabdishakuur Adkaysi waa buug cusub oo soo baxay 1-dii Disember 2024. Waxaan nasiib u yeeshay in aan ka mid noqdo dhowrkii qof ee ugu horreysay ee buugga la siiyo inta uusan suuqa imaan. Fiidnamadii Isniinta taariikhdu ahayd 18/11/2024 ayuu xildhibaan Cabdiraxmaan i guddoonsiiyay buugga goor aan ugu tagay...
Qoraaga Buugga: Yuusuf Maxamad Xayd Gorfeyntii: Axmed Macallin Siciid M. Buugga “QAXOOTI” ‘xasuusaha qaxii ka dhashay dagaalkii sokeeye ee Soomaaliya ee 1991’, waa buug xusuus qor ah oo ka warramaya dhibaatooyinkii, diihaalkii, silicii iyo saxariirkii uu baday dadka Soomaaliyeed qaranjabkii ku habsadey qarankoodii. Qoraagu buuggiisan waxa uu si toos ah ula mataaneeyey oo uu dabasocdaa...
By Adan Makina This is an excerpt from Author Adan Makina’s upcoming book: “The Tatar Invasions of Muslim Lands: from Islamic and secular perspectives.” This chapter is exclusive to Tamerlane who is considered the toughest and the last of the Turco-Mongol Sunni-Muslim conquerors who broke the ranks of the Mongols and finally sent their remnants...
Reviewed by: Abdirahman A. IssaAuthor: Ibrahim FarahPublisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers LtdPages: 202Publication date: 2020 Somali foreign policy received less scholarly attention. Ibrahim Farah’s book is a welcome attempt to write the history of Somali foreign policy from 1960 to 1990. This book, which began as a Ph.D. thesis for Nairobi University, explores the application of state...