Qore: Cabdiladiif Cige Tarjume: Boodhari Warsame Yuusuf waxa uu la ashqaraaray magaalada, taa oo ay uga sii dartay sida ba’an ee uu u doonayay in uu mar uun uga gudbo nolosha reer guuraaga ah ee xoolajiridda iyo daajinta aan dhaafin. … Continued
It began as a protest and became a national talking point. A women’s rights activist reveals what happened when she filmed herself behind the wheel Manal al-Sharif Manal Al-Sharif … ‘I felt I was driving for all Saudi women – … Continued
Book: ABDIRAZAK HAJI HUSSEIN: My Role in the Foundation of the Somali Nation-State, A Political Memoir Author: Abdirazak Haji Hussein Edited by: Abdisalam Issa-Salwe Publication year: 2017 Page count: 412 Pages Publisher: The Red Sea Press Preface Writing a book in which one … Continued
Reviewed by Hassan M. Abukar Book: A Challenging Transition in Somalia Author: Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Length: 180 pages Publisher: The Red Sea Press, Inc. (February 20, 2017) Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” was Somalia’s prime minister for 14 months, from June … Continued
Reviewed by Prof. Lidwien Kapteijns Book: The Suicidal State in Somalia: The Rise and Fall of the Siad Barre Regime, 1969–1991 Author: Mohamed Haji Ingiriis. Pp: 363 pages Publisher: Lanham, Md.: University Press of America (April 1, 2016) One does not commonly begin … Continued
Tarjumo & Tifaftir Boodhari Warsame Odhaahda Tifaftirka: Waa qeybtii ugu dambeysay ee tarjumaadda buugga Sahankii Richard Burton, oo ka kooban 10 cutub, oo markii ugu horeysay la daabacay 1858. Buugga waxa tarjumay Boodhari Warsame. WardheerNews waxa ay aad ugu mahadnaqeysaa … Continued
In this extract from his book, The World’s Emergency Room, Dr Michael Vanrooyen recalls the menace and mayhem of his first humanitarian mission In the midst of Somalia’s civil war in 1992, a UN relief plane arrives at Mogadishu airport … Continued
NONFICTION: A striking portrait of modern Somalia — told through the job and life of Mogadishu’s mayor. By Mila Koumpilova KATHARINE HOURELD, ASSOCIATED PRESSFile – Mohamud Nur BBC foreign correspondent Andrew Harding’s book “The Mayor of Mogadishu” opens with an … Continued
Editor’s Note: Rasna Warah, a Writer and Photojournalist, is a Kenyan of Indian decent and the author of numerous books including Mogadishu Then and Now (2012), and her most recent book, UNsilenced: Unmasking the United Nations’ culture of cover ups, … Continued
By Asha Abdalla Editor’s note’s : This is an excerpt from an upcoming book titled Somalia failing due to bad leadership by Asha Ahmed Abdalla, a political activist and former parliamentarian and Assistant Minister. ______ Somalia is a victim of … Continued
A selection of Somali-language books for sale at the Hargeysa International Book Fair. (Nyabola, H. Nanjala) WRITTEN BY Abdi Latif Dahir In the craggy hills of Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway region of Somaliland, organizers and participants this morning (July … Continued
Reviewed by Ismail Ali Ismail (Geeldoon) Author: Lee Kuan Yew. Book: From third world to the first, the Singapore story : 1965 – 2000. Paperback: 752 pages. Publisher: HarperCollins, New York, NY 10007,Year published, 2000. Price at Amazon: $20.65 (Hard … Continued
