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, a Tunisian scholar of Somali studies interviewed Nur for his book, The Somali Camel Boy....
November 6, 2026
Category: Book Shelf
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BANDHIGYADA BUUGTA: MADAL AQOONEED MUDAN KOBCIN IYO TABANTAABO
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 iyo tobankii sanno ee u dambeeyay ka hanaqaaday magaalooyinka Soomaalida. Bandhigyadan oo tiro iyo tayaba...
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Gorfeyn Buug: Axmed Siilaanyo Nin Tacab Badan Geliyay Qarannimada
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 ayaa aan buugga ”AXMED SIILAANYO NIN TACAB BADAN GeLIYeY QARANNIMADA”, ka soo iibsaday dukaanka Redsea-Online...
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Maana-faay: Horyaalka Sheeko-faneedda Soomaaliyeed
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’ ama ‘novel’, qiyaastii 300 bog ah, waxaana Muqdisho lagu daabacay 1981. Waxaa xigay Sweden 1993...
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The story of Oromo slaves bound for Arabia who were brought to South Africa
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 girls bound for resale in Arabian markets. Other dhows with young human cargo were also...
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Book on Amisom examines Kenya’s record in Somalia
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 by Shabaab, author Paul Williams finds in “Fighting for Peace in Somalia: A History and...
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Former Somali refugee inspires children with illustrated book
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,” dreams little Nasra, the protagonist of the children’s book It Only Takes One Yes. As queen,...
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Jid Cusub: Gaso, Ganuun iyo Gasiin: Gorfeyn
W.Q. Dr Cabdirashiid M. Ismaaciil Gaso, Ganuun iyo Gasiin, markaan buuggan qacanta ku dhigay, erey kasteba waan dul istaagay. Dhowr daqiiqadood ayaan maanka ku ruxay, si wax uga soo baxaan. Haseyeeshee, waxba way ka soo dhiiqi wayday. Galka buugga qaybtiisa dambe ayaan u rogay, ishaan la raacay falaqaynta kooban ee buugga : “Buug-suugaaneedkan xambaarsan sheekada...
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Call us all American: A response to Abdi Iftin’s memoir, Call Me American, from the author’s former roommates,
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 an opportunity to shine a light on the positive aspects of immigration and to celebrate...
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Mogadishu Book Fair: A Cause for Celebration
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 of Somalia from August 15 to August 17, 2018. Mogadishu is a major cosmopolitan city,...