Dr. Helmi Ben Meriem Following the publication of my essay “Early Anglophone Somali Circadian Short Stories (1965-1979): A Thematic Survey with Emphasis on Abdi Sheik Abdi” in Volume 20 of Bildhaan in which I reviewed Ismael Hurreh’s “I, You, the Whorehouse,” I gained … Continued
Mwingi North MP Paul Nzegu. Image Courtesy Mwingi North Member of Parliament Paul Nzengu has slammed Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale over being reluctant in fighting banditry in his constituency. Speaking on Sunday, January 8 Kaningo market, Nzegu told the … Continued
Kindergartners in the St. Cloud school district will soon be able to learn both English and Somali through a dual language immersion program. Students in a dual language immersion program will receive instruction half the day in Somali, and half … Continued
Reviewed by: Adan Makina Author: Dr. Georgi Kapchits Publisher: Hill Press Editor’s Note: WardheerNews, the most scholarly and journalistic digitized online magazine in the Horn of Africa wishes to share with its readers a review of the recently published book … Continued
In Somalia the camel is celebrated in songs and folklore, a symbol of status and prosperity, and exchanged in marriage or to settle feuds Nick Perry The nomad was thirsty, and the journey into the Somali desert would be long … Continued
A childhood encounter with a hyena inspired Hawa Jama Abdi’s first verse. Now she is part of an arts project designed to encourage women storytellers – and unite all Somalis Lizzy Davies When Hawa Jama Abdi was eight years old, … Continued
By Cabdalla Cumar Mansuur Introduction After nearly half a century since the adoption of a writing system, the personal names of Somali people have not yet been standardized and modernized compared to common international use. For this reason, this paper … Continued
LONDON: Mogadishu, Florence, Tuscany, Sardinia, Minneapolis. Somali artist Abdiaziz (Aziz) Osman has called all these places home. In terms of the mastery and execution of his art it is his years spent in Italy, he says, that proved most influential, … Continued
By Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs Climate change effects such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, disruption to the monsoon seasons, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust storms and increased temperature are being experienced … Continued
By Yasmeen Maxamuud Somali women are truly magical. They are resilient, bouncing back time and again while defying adversity and showing us the true meaning of uplifting society by the bootstrap, and we always knew that, they transcend pain, and … Continued
By Avv. Abdiwahid Abdullahi Warsame “Iyana waxaan kaga gudbaa gobey liicoo ha jabin”by Hassan Ganey To be frank I love politics. This is because politics is the battleground for ideas and discourse in order to engineer a good society. Unfortunately, … Continued
By Maxamed Daahir Afrax, PhD Introduction All writers begin with the literary tradition they inherit, no matter what they do to it, and they write for an audience educated to respond in particular ways. What is significant about the first … Continued
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