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Somalia and Somaliland need more good faith dialogue and an honest and amicable divorce, so that two independent Somali republics can live peacefully side-by-side
@suhaibMahmoud_
@gathara
writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries. His aim is to encourage reflection on the language we use and to highlight the offensive assumptions embedded within it.
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@FaisalAHAli
Can the people of the East African Community (EAC) overcome cross-border suspicions and create a cohesive union of its 302.2 million citizens?
@jokmadut
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Political cartoonist
@gathara
writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries. His aim is to encourage reflection on the language we use and to highlight the offensive assumptions embedded within it.
Achieving lasting peace and stability in Sudan requires addressing the root causes of conflict, including neo colonial exploitation and external interference, writes
@YasirZaidan91
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After reports named Abdulqadir Mumin as global leader of ISIS, Geeska interviewed expert Christopher Anzalone to discuss IS-Somalia’s growing influence in the IS network and examine the reports’ credibility.
@FaisalAHAli
@IbnSiqilli
in this article
@safiyaaaay
discusses the portrayal of Somali people through specific imagery and stereotypes, emphasizing the importance of using certain words and visuals to convey a particular narrative.
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan’s work on Fanon acts as an urgent reminder of the role of psychology in resisting oppressive systems not accommodating us to them.
@Tarek_Younis_
In the 1950s, broadcasts from Egypt's Radio Cairo encouraged Somalis to unite against imperialism – but their rhetoric also deepened political divides.
@alex_j_white
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Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan, Fanon and Gaza
Author and academic
@Tarek_Younis_
explores the enduring significance of Hussein Bulhan's exploration of Fanon's work.
Tom Gardner, the Economist’s Africa correspondent speaks to Geeska about Ethiopian politics and his new book on the “Abiy Project”
@FaisalAHAli
@TomGardner18
In 1957, Egyptian diplomat Kamal Al Din Salah was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
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@alex_j_white
Dr. Guleid Jama “Dafac” engages in a conversation with Geeska regarding his research on rights of children living in unrecognized states, focusing on Somaliland, and discusses the path forward.
@GuleidJ
@AMAGuudcadde
This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles. His experiences offer valuable insights into Somali history
@suhaibMahmoud_
Somali scholar and senator Abdi Ismail Samatar speaks to Geeska about the new constitution and its implications for Somalia.
#Somalia
#Constitution
#Interview
هل يجب على قادة دول العالم أن يعتمدوا قيم الديمقراطية لبناء اقتصاديات أوطانهم في الوقت الذي يتفوق فيه اقتصاد بلد غير ديمقراطي كالصين على جميع اقتصاديات الديمقراطيات الغربية المتعثرة؟
عرض مختصر لكتاب "الثورة الرابعة.. سباق معولم لإعادة اختراع الدولة".
🚨 Check out our interview with
@AhmedKaballo
, CEO of
@african_stream
, discussing why his platform was banned on socials, the need for anti-imperialist voices in African media, and why independent outlets must find new spaces to share their content.
The breakdown of the Somali state and its impact on society has led to an erosion of our core values as Somalis. We need to explore our culture and religion to retrieve and rebuild trust in the country.
- Nasra Dahir Mohamed
@cawralaraage
In Gaza and Haiti, the spectre of another Mogadishu is being raised to alert on-lookers and policymakers of unfolding tragedies. But we have to be careful when making comparisons.
Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.
✍ Adiyaad Nuh
@baddaluu
Sudanese writer and academic, Hamid Khalafallah, reflects on the year-long conflict in Sudan, emphasizing the impact of displacement and the humanitarian crisis. Over 8 million people have been displaced...
Exchanging correspondences with friends has enriched my life and built a strong network that has uplifted us all, shared Abdirahman Adan,
The author sadly passed away recently on [june 2024] in Nairobi, Kenya. He spent a part of his final days working on this piece for Geeska.
Tunisian scholar Helmi Ben Meriem speaks to Geeska about his research on Nuruddin Farah’s fiction and non-fiction writing, as well as broader currents in Somali literature today
Somali clan networks have migrated from deserts where these bonds formed in hardship to the digital realm. Clannism has also followed, giving rise to a strange new fusion between tradition and modernity.
Ibrahim Osman✍️🏿
The 1974 OAU summit in Mogadishu revealed a disunited continent pulling apart, struggling to reconcile its competing blocs
- George Roberts
@g_m_roberts
يسرّنا الإعلان عن إنطلاقة النسخة العربية من موقع چيسكا (القرن): وهو موقع إعلامي ثقافي صومالي مختص برصد التطورات السياسية والثقافية والأمنية في الصومال وفي منطقة القرن الإفريقي. ويقدم التحليلات والترجما�� بتركيز خاص على الثقافة والفكر، ويصدر باللغتين الصومالية والعربية.
Osman Abdulrahim is considered one of the pioneers of modern Eritrean music but his influence also extended to politics where his verses stirred the Eritrean liberation movement.
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@mkheirom
Waa waraysi dheer oo ku saabsan Islaamka iyo Dawaladda Calmaaniga ah: Xidhiidh Ma Yeelan Karaan?, oo la la yeeshay
@prof_ahmetkuru
, waxa af Soomaali u soo turjumay Aadan Ducaale.
halkan ka akhriso:
Omar Artan made his debut at the
#AFCON2023
as the first Somali referee to officiate at a major football tournament.
@MohamedASalad
tells the story about his journey from local leagues in Somalia to refereeing Africa's showcase footballing event.
"Novels have taught me to value radical honesty"
@thesailorsgirl
speaks to
@Geeskaplatform
about her favorite books and writers and why she enjoys Somali stories.
The serf emancipation movement in the western lowlands of Italian Eritrea fostered a new political consciousness in the colony that would eventually contribute to Eritrea’s liberation and transform the Horn of Africa
- Mohamed Kheir Omer
@mkheirom
Chad and Sudan have historically been inseparable due to communities that straddle the borders of both countries. Chad’s role in Sudan’s civil war today is rooted in this history, but is also defined by a new geopolitical landscape.
"كانت المستشارة الرئيسية لباتريس لومومبا، عملت في الإذاعة الجزائرية الوطنية وكانت من الشخصيات المحورية التي ساهمت في الدورة التأسيسية لمنظمة الوحدة الأفريقية عام 1964."
من مقالة
@nyeusi_waasi
"اندريه بلوين" رفيقة لومومبا… مسيرة نضال نسوية افريقيانية 👇
Maxaa hordhac u ah ufada dagaalka, Maxaa se dabayshaa soo dedejiya?
Goskoos ku saabsan Gorfeynta Cabdicasiis Guudcadde (
@AMAGuudcadde
) ee buugga How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
Somali scholar Said Samatar not only wrote; he crafted stories through graceful words, painting our inner ugliness as well as our glory in history, writes Faisal Roble
@faisalroble19
Qoraa Cabdisaciid Cabdi wuxuu ka warbixinayaa layaabbada uu ku soo arkay safar uu ku tegay tuulada Awra Amba, Itoobbiya, oo ay ka hanaqaadday beel madaxbannaan oo aragtiyo ay dabbaqdo ka leh diimaha, dhaqaalaha, daryeelka bulshada & nidaamka nolashaba.
“We, as Somalis, are often told to be wary of anything outside of our norm,” says British-Somali author Nadifa Mohamed in an interview with Geeska. Novels taught her to value “radical honesty”
Islaamku ma diiddana in nololi ka jirto dhulka meel ka baxsan:
Prof.
@JMDetermann
ayaa
@FaisalAHAli
uga warramaya buuggiisa cusub ee ku saabsan citiqaadka Islaamka iyo suuragalnimada nolol dhulka ka baxsan.
Dr. Matthew Gordon (
@matt_gordon36
) speaks to Geeska (
@AMAGuudcadde
) about how Somaliland has transformed since the "republic" was declared and the dangers centralization poses to peace across the territory.
Muunad ka mid ah qoraallada af Soomaaliga iyo af Carabiga ah ee muddooyinkii ugu danbeeyey lagu daabacay mareegta Geeska. Cid kasta oo gashigeeda qayb ka ah, waannu uga mahadnaqaynaa, oo maamuusaynaa.
Read an analysis of these five books on Somalia's history, covering the struggle for independence, early democratic years, the rule of the Siad Barre dictatorship, and the subsequent collapse, in three languages at ()
@FaisalAHAli
Said in Somali
@AMAGuudcadde
writes about translating the Palestinian-American author Edward Said into Somali and his significance for societies grappling with the legacy of conflict.
Helmi Ben Meriem speaks to Geeska about his research on Nuruddin Farah’s fiction and non-fiction writing, as well as broader currents in Somali literature today
@He29295
@MohamedBuux
Hargeisa is sacrificing its sparse greenery on the mantle of fast development and urbanisation; but what we gain in infrastructural progress doesn’t make up for the loss of the plants which once adorned our streets and provided spaces for our community
Back to Mogadishu: Memoirs of a Somali Herder provides a poignant account of the Somali Democratic Republic’s tumultuous decline.
✍️ Adiyad Nuh
@baddaluu
Elleni Centime Zeleke was an Ethiopian scholar whose book, Ethiopia in Theory, challenged us to reconsider how we think about knowledge production using the Ethiopian student movement as an example
- Muhammad Abdel Karim Ahmed
The AU's peacekeeping mission in Somalia, Amisom, was its costliest, longest running and largest such operation.
@PDWilliamsGWU
speaks to
@Geeskaplatform
about his book on the peacekeeping mission, Fighting For Peace in Somalia.
Kenyan youth unite beyond party and tribal ties to demand a voice in shaping their nation’s future. Can young Somalis learn from this and do the same?
✍️ Mahbub M. Abdillahi
Edward Said’s theory of the intellectual is of utmost importance in the Somali context, where intellectual discourse and critical thinking can play a crucial role in the task of rebuilding a nation torn apart by conflict, writes
@AMAGuudcadde
Siddharth Kara’s Cobalt Red unveils the hidden violence that sustains the mining sector in the DRC and highlights its role in the modern world from our phones and tablets to electric cars.
@FaisalAHAli
@siddharthkara