The outcome was worse than predicted! My comments on this issue are covered here. How many more years…
Having built a Shariah-compliant global finance industry now worth US$3 trillion, Islamic legal experts are now grappling with…
An interesting article from the World Bank that covers how Somali students are kept connected with the help…
Burning Man is not a festival! It’s a city wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by…
It was a very busy week, locally and globally. Election issues in Somalia.. what will happen? will not…
Somalia: One person one vote, miyaa? It is that time of the Somali political season. That is what…
MI’s 5 minutes of fame from Perth The English version can be accessed here: https://somalia.substack.com/publish/post/155444657 Tani waa “5…
Waa maxay sababta ololaha doorashada Soomaaliya uusan u lahayn ixtiraam iyo anshax wanaagsan? https://youtu.be/KT5kEHxZUI4 Falanqayn ku saabsan Ololaha…
Maalgeliyeyaasha Shabaab waxay Soomaaliya ku hayaan wareeg joogto ah oo xasillooni darro ah https://youtu.be/LCZGZVauO6c If your command of…
Alphonso A. Castagno’s extensive 1959 study in International Conciliation provides a foundational account of Somalia’s transformation from an Italian trust territory under UN supervision to an independent republic. Set against the backdrop of Cold War decolonization, Castagno critically examines the efforts of the Italian Trusteeship Administration (AFIS), the United Nations, and Somali nationalists to craft political institutions, economic systems, and social infrastructure in a society deeply rooted in nomadic traditions, clan divisions, and Islamic values. Despite Somalia’s geographical unity and linguistic homogeneity, Castagno emphasizes the challenges posed by nomadic social structures, limited economic resources, and low levels of literacy in the transition to statehood….
