Editor’s note: Prof Lidwien Kapteijns (Ladan) is not new to Somalia or Africa. Prof Lidwien teaches African and Middle Eastern history at Wellesley college and is the author of Clan Cleansing in Somalia (2013), Women’s Voices in a Man’s World (with Maryan Omar Ali, 1999) and numerous research papers that have contributed to the Somali...
March 10, 2025
Category: InterView
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Broken Dreams Explores Vanishing Somali Youth of Minneapolis
By Patrice Peck In light of past extremist recruitment activities, a wary gaze has been cast on the large Somali community in Minneapolis-St. Paul following the recent deadly mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya. Journalist and filmmaker Fathia Absie took notice of the effect that Al-Shabab’s recruitment efforts were having in her hometown and felt compelled...
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An Interview with Prof. Kapteijns: Author of Clan Cleansing in Somalia – WDN
Editor’s Note: WardheerNews has been afforded the rare opportunity to conduct the first interview with Professor Lidwien Kapteijns, author of the recently debuted book, Clan Cleansing in Somalia, The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 . Lidwien Kapteijns is a professor of history at Wellesley College. Dr. Kapteijns is the author of many papers, research and books. Professor...
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Ways of Knowing: An interview with Sofia Samatar
Editor’s Note: Strangehorizons recently carried an interview with Sofia Samatar, the author of the novel A Stranger in Olondia. WardheerNews received permission to republish the interview which highlights the work of Sofia Samatar in literature and her mix culture and interest in African studies . ————— By Nic Clarke Sofia has published speculative poetry and short fiction, and related criticism, in...
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US Envoy to Somalia on Security, Stability, Al-Shaba’ab
Written by : Alex Edwards Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Ambassador James Swan, a veteran diplomat and US representative for Somalia London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Somalia has long been viewed as the quintessential “failed state,” an anarchic territory plagued by the legacies of colonialism, Cold War geopolitics, dictatorship, devastating famines, secessionist movements and insurgents. Recently, efforts have been made by...
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WDN interview with Dr. Abdurahman M. Baadiyow
Editor’s Note: Dr. Abdurahman M. “Baadiyow” is a well-known Somali activist, educator, politician, and one of the senior leaders of Al Islah Islamic organization. Dr. Baadiyow was one of the top candidates of the 2012 Somali presidential election. WDN had an insightful and multi-faced interview with Dr. Baadiyow on the current situation in Somalia, both the challenges...
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An interview with Ali Bunow Korane who is Vying for the Governorship of Garissa County, North Eastern Province, Kenya
Editor’s Note: With the promulgation of a new constitution for the Republic of Kenya, the political landscape of North Eastern Province, a region dominated by Kenya-Somalis, is about to change. What was once Garissa District has now become Garissa County. Among the political aspirants for the position of Governorship is Mr. Ali Bunow Korane, a figure...