Fred Morton n September 1888, the HMS Osprey serving in the Royal Navy’s anti-slave trade mission in the Red Sea, based in Aden, intercepted three dhows embarked from Rahayta and Tadjoura on the Ethiopia coast. Aboard were 204 boys and … Continued
By KEVIN J. KELLEY Successes and failures in Kenya’s eight-year-long military campaign against al-Shabaab are examined in a recently published history of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom). Kenya’s 4000-plus troops have contributed to Amisom’s rollback of territory controlled … Continued
Habso Mohamud grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya and has something to say to children around the world: “We are the agents of change.” By Marta Martinez and Arielle Moncure “I wish I was the queen of the jungle,” … Continued
By Abdullahi Ali, Yusuf Yusuf, and Mohamed Awil Abdi Iftin, a Somali refugee who grew up in war-torn Mogadishu, recently wrote a memoir describing his experiences in Somalia and his journey to the United States. This book could have been … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar They came in droves: youth, writers, poets, educators, and government officials. All were jubilant, excited, and eager to hear, learn, or share. This was the scene at the Mogadishu Book Fair (MBF), held in the capital … Continued
By Abdisalam Garjeex Three weeks ago, when I read Abdi Nor Iftin’s new book “Call me American”, it reminded me Hassan Abukar’s Book “Mogadishu Memoir” which I read two and half years ago. Both books reveal stories of two different … Continued
Editorial Critique: Book: Making Sense of Somali History, Volume II Paperback: 222 pages Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd (May 12, 2017) Author:Dr. Abdurahman Abdullahi Baadiyow The collapse of the postcolonial Somali state in 1991 and the consequent outbreak of civil war drastically … Continued
Rahma Mohamed’s book, ‘Muhiima’s Quest,’ follows a Somali-Muslim child on unique journey Rahma Mohamed couldn’t find a book that had Muslims of African descent in it, so she wrote one. Here, she’s reading her book to children. (Rahma Mohamed/Supplied) Rahma Mohamed … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar As a child growing up in Tunisia, Helmi Ben Meriem heard nothing but negative things about Somalia. It was a country reduced to cultural stereotypes and ravaged by war, famine, and endless squabbling among its political … Continued
Ruman Abdi, 10, and Maryam Ahmed, 11, hand autographed copies of “Baro Af-Soomaali” to a buyer during the launch for the Somali alphabet book at the NewHolly Gathering Hall in Southeast Seattle on Friday. (Courtney Pedroza/The Seattle Times) The Seattle … Continued
Qore: Cabdiladiif Cige Tarjume: Boodhari Warsame Odaygii waxa uu soo gaaray gurigii waynaa ee uu deggenaa ninkii ay tolka ahaayeen ee sarkaalka sare ee millitariga ahaa. Guriga waxaa dhooban askar dharcad ah. Odaygii ayay salaameen markii uu guriga u sii … Continued
By Bodhari Warsame Chapter 3 Offering my Life Away It is a hot sunny day and sandstorms are blowing. I woke up in the rebel camp for the first time in my life. It is a wide dusty field surrounded … Continued
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