Editor’s note: Nur Abdi grew up in Somaliland. When the civil war broke out in the 1980s, he left and settled in Canada where he was naturalized in 1994. The Somali Camel Boy (2019) is his debut novel. Dr. Helmi Ben Meriem, … Continued
W.Q. Mustafa Fayruus Daahfurka ‘Bandhigga Baydhowa’ ayay ku curatay bishan Agoosto, halka bishii Luulyo lagu sagootiyay daahfurka ‘Bandhigga Buuggaagta Boorama’. Labadan bandhig waxay ugu da`yar yihiin carwooyin sannadle ah laguna magacaabo ‘Bandhigyada Buugta’, tiro ahaanna xilligan sagaal ah, oo dhowr … Continued
W/Q Muuse M. Ciise Buugga: Axmed Siilaaanyo Nin Tacab Badan Geliyay Qarannimada Qoraha: Cabdiraxmaan Yuusuf CartanTirada boggoga: 387 Shirkadda daabacday: Ponte Invisibile (Redsea-online)ISBN: 88-88934-65-0 EAN: 9788888934655Lagu daahfuray Hargesa: 2019-05-01 Maalin axad ah oo ku beegan 23-kii bisha Juun sannadkan 2019-ka … Continued
W.Q. Bare Sare Mustafa Fayruus Maana-faay waa sheeko-faneed soo baxday 1979, iyadoo taxane maalinle ah ayayna ku soo bixi jirtay Wargeyska Xiddigta Oktoobar, si aad ahna waa loo jeclaystay. Kaddibna waxaa laga dhigay buug ah nooca sheeko dheer ama ‘qiso’ … Continued
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
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