W/Q Mahad Siciid Maxamuud Jebiye Dulucda qoraalka (abstract) Tan iyo markii uu soo ifbaxay dhiganihii yaabka lahaa ee dalmareenkii Giriiga ee “Periplus of the Erythraean Sea” (ερίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς Θαλάσσης) oo si weyn loogu faahfaahiyey ganacsigii xabkaha iyo Cananada udgoonka iyo alaabooyinkii kale ee naadirka ahaa ee laga dhoofinayey xeebaha dhulka Soomaalida. Taasi oo ku...
February 5, 2025
Category: History
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The Lost City of Gedi: Kenya’s Machu Picchu
By Pedro Alonso; Laprensa Latina Gedi, Kenya, (EFE).- Deep in the East African rainforest lies a mystery: the ruins of the Lost City of Gedi, an archaeological wonder known as the Machu Picchu of Kenya. For decades, the Swahili city has bewildered archaeologists and historians alike due to its absence from historical records. The ruins,...
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Afcon 2021: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and the origins of the Nations Cup
By Isma’il Kushkush Vibrant off the pitch but a low-scoring affair so far on it, this year’s Africa Cup of Nations also offers a window to the tournament’s beginnings. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan contested the first-ever Nations Cup in 1957, and this is the first time in 52 years that the competition’s three initial contenders...
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How Somalia came to have its name
NII NTREH In the strictest sense of the political theory, Somalia is one of the few countries in Africa that we may refer to as a ‘nation’. The overwhelming majority of those in that territory share common ancestry and heritage. To explain further, we can say that a “Somali” is not simply a national of Somalia but also...
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Early African Muslims had a halal – and cosmopolitan diet – discovery of thousands of ancient animal bones shows
Early Muslim communities in Africa ate a cosmopolitan diet as the region became a trading centre for luxury goods, the discovery of thousands of ancient animal bones has shown. Halal butchery practices became common when Islam spread through Ethiopia as vibrant communities developed because of the import and export of products around the Red Sea, and...
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In remembrance of The Hobollada Waaberi; The National Jem of Somali Literature
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, the nation that brought me to this world has been in turmoil which decapitated the...
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Opposing Influences of Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Somali Literature
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 novels is that writers used materials and techniques from older literary forms to provoke a...
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Sayid Mohamed Abdille Hassan, State and Clan Incompatibility, and the State of Nature According to Rashid Sh. Abdillahi
By Muhumed M. Muhumed (Khadar “No character in recent Somali history has drawn so much attention from both foreign and indigenous writers as the Sayyid Mahammad ‘Abdille Hasan, known in colonial literature as the ‘Mad Mullah’”1 writes the late Prof. Said S. Samatar. Therefore, given the eminence of the Sayid Mohamed’s character in the Somali...
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‘Ghost’ human ancestor discovered in West Africa
A mysterious “ghost population” of now-extinct ancient human-like creatures may have interbred with early humans living in West Africa, scientists say. Researchers suggest DNA from this group makes up between 2% and 19% of modern West Africans’ genetic ancestry. They believe the interbreeding occurred about 43,000 years ago. Scientists found links to the Mende people...
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Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin find in over a century
LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt on Saturday unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside discovered in the southern city of Luxor in the biggest find of its kind in more than a century. A team of Egyptian archaeologists discovered a “distinctive group of 30 colored wooden coffins for men, women and...