In this May 10, 2012 file photo, a picture shows the Abu Lawha, the largest Nabataean tomb at the desert archaeological site of Madain Saleh, in Al Ula city, 1043 km northwest of the capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP) A … Continued
By Prof Said S. Samatar This is the story of my recent dramatic, almost mystical conversion to the noble Geri-Koombo clan-family. What bizarre private agencies of enlightenment and pleasant beneficence that drove me into abandoning my Leelkase kin and embracing … Continued
By Said M-Shidad Hussein On the Records Textual Accounts It seems that some scholars have not paid adequate attention to the fact that Pliny, a Roman author (d. 79 CE), and others, state that the Egyptians had contacted and influenced … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble Preamble In part one of this series, Prelude to a Revolutionary Generation, I discussed factors that partly contributed to the political consciousness of the youth of Jigjiga. I also ruminated about the influence of dissident poets … Continued
Prof . Lidwien Kapteijns Introduction When large-scale violence occurs in Africa, initial analyses rarely go beyond characterizations of it (and, by implication, characterizations of the nature of the groups involved) as “ethnic” or “tribal.” Over time, more nuanced, historically based, … Continued
By Ismail Ali Ismail ( Geeldoon) I learned with sorrow about the end of the life of Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Adan, the day it was announced in Hageisa, November 26, 2013. There is a time when life comes to an … Continued
By Yassir Karooka Anti-black racism remains prevalent in the world today. Many societies in the West that have a history of racism have managed to make noteworthy progress in combating racism and racial discrimination, at least by legal means if … Continued
Editor’s note: WardheerNews gravely mourns the loss of the late Ahmed Mohamed “Qaybe” on November 26, 2013. Mr. Qaybe was one of Somalia’s giants in the world of diplomacy and statesmanship. In recognition of his leadership, ability and talent … Continued
By Prof. Said S. Samatar Introduction This piece appeared in Research in African Literatures exactly three decades ago. Since then mighty changes have occurred in Somalia in particular, and in the world at large generally. Alas, Abdisalaam Haaji Aadan, the witty … Continued
Macaan iyo Qadhaadh a Poetic Reflection of Human Duality (A poem by Ahmed Ismael Diriye (Qassim) Reviewed by A. Duale Sii’arag In his classic poem, Macaan iyo Qadhaadh, Qassim – the late legendary Somali oral poet – in the spirit of poet-seers … Continued
