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Witness
Between the 13th and 25th of March 2022, I had the privilege of being a member of the Somaliland Delegation led by the President of the Republic, HE Muse Bihi Abdi, to the United States of America. The visit represented a turning point in the history of relations between Somaliland and America, and its significance and outcomes have provided much to reflect upon, as this contribution hopes to do.
The Life Journey of the Fourth President of Republic of Somaliland
This book is translated from "Ahmed Silanyo's" biography written in Somali by Abdirahman Yusuf Artan. It is the life journey of the Fourth President of Somaliland tangled with the history of Somaliland and Somalia as encountered with his life during Somaliland independence and the hasty unity with Somalia and after.
The Crisis of Democratization in the Greater Horn of Africa
Analyses the structural and institutional obstacles to democratization in transitional societies - fractured societies, fragmented economies and institutions of governance, weak or deformed state structures - and how to overcome these.
Qaraami
The etymology of the word is qaram, from the Arabic word love and Somalis use it to describe the oldest modern musical composition of Somaliland, mainly from the 1940s to the mid-1960s. The word Qaraami became synonymous with "old-time good music", or for young people simply "old-time music". Qaraami can be classified for Somali culture as classical music is in the Western world, and for modern Somali literature, the Qaraami era remains an extraordinary period, in which musical production, rooted in typical traditional pastoral folk dance, blends with the effects of urbanization in cities. The melodies produced in that era of classical works are those that have stood the test of time and underlined the fundamental foundations of modern Somali song production, in other words, Qaraami songs must be classified as classical. Includes the first ever transcribed musical notations for Qaraami melodies: Beerdillaacshe, Carwo, Murug, Nugul and Aroor.
Coming of Age
In this well researched study, Farah A Gamuute reveals the various uses of the metrical unit in Somali Poetry and the interaction between the metrical unit, music and the language. 64 genres or measures were identified and fully analysed; the number of genres possible in Somali poetry is still being counted and three new genres have been identified while awaiting publication of this volume.
State Building and National Identity Reconstruction in the Horn of Africa
This book examines post-secession and post-transition state building in Somaliland, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. It explores two intimately linked, yet analytically distinct themes: state building and national identity reconstruction following secession and collapse. In Somaliland and South Sudan, rearranging the state requires a complete metamorphosis of state institutions so that they respond to the needs and interests of the people. In Sudan and Somalia, the reconfiguration of the remains of the state must address a new reality and demands on the ground. All four cases examined, although highly variable, involve conflict. Conflict defines the scope, depth and momentum of the state building and state reconstruction process. It also determines the contours and parameters of the projects to reconstitute national identity and rebuild a nation. Addressing the contested identity formation and its direct relation to state building would therefore go a long way in mitigating conflicts and state crisis.
Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac Gaarriye
Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac “Gaarriye” (1951-2012) was a well-known Somali speaking contemporary poet. Originally from Hargeysa, Somaliland he was among many of his contemporaries living in Mogadishu in the 1970s, and whose works are credited with having great influence upon the prevalent sociopolitical situation in the country today. Thoughy largely motivated and moved by patriotic sentiments they were also sympathetic to the leftist political movements which were internationally popular in that era. Many themes such as an indefatigable advocacy of human rights, freedom of thought and expression, and a vehement hatred of all forms of human degradation were so brilliantly articulated in his poetry. In this volume, alongside biography material, is a selection of some of Gaarriye's most lauded poetry, such as his master pieces on ‘Nuclear Weapons’, ‘Nelson Mandela’, ‘Watergate’ and ‘Zimbabwe’. This book is the fifth in the “Iswaydaarsi” (Exchange) series which aspires to translate Somali literature and wisdom into other languages, and at the same time providing specific knowledge of international classical literature to the Somali speaking readership.
DHALIISHA DHAQANKA SOOMAALIDA
Maxaa sababay dib-u-dhaca dhaqaale, siyaasadeed, cilmi, cadaalad, wax-soo-saar, iwm., ee ummadda Soomaaliyeed? Buuggaag oo isku dayay inay su'aashan ka jawaabaan, waxay uga jawaabeen si khaldan. Jawaabaha khaldan ee ay buugtaasi xambaarsan-yihiin dhamaantood, waxaa ifiiminaya buuggan. Marka uu buuggu ka iftiimiyo khaladkadaadka jawaabahaas, wuxuu buuggu soo ban-dhigayaa jawaab aynaan hore u maqlin. Buugga Dhaliisha Dhaqanka Soomaalida, wuxuu ku salaysan-yahay cilmi-baadhis qoto-dheer oo muddo-dheer uu soo waday qoraaga buuggu. Cilmi-baadhistaas uu buuggu xambaarsan-yahay waxay iftiiminaysaa in dib-u-dhaca dhinac walba ah ee ay ummadda Soomaaliyeed kusoo jirtay ilaa wakhtigii ay miyiga (baadiyaha) degenayd uu sabab u yahay dhaqanka Soomaalidu. Doodda cilmiyeed ee uu buuggu ku salaysan-yahay waxaa weeye in dhaqanka Soomaalidu uu sababay dib-u-dhaca ku habsaday ummadda Soomaaliyeed. Buuggu wuxuu ka kooban-yahay toban (10) cutub. Cutub waliba wuxuu iftiiminayaa khaladaadka ku jira dhaqanka Soomaalida ee sababay dib-u-dhaca ummadda Soomaaliyeed. Waa buug soo bandhigaya meesha ay salka ku hayso dib-u-dhacaasi.
Papers from the Linguistics Workshop
The articles in this book are the result of the First Linguistics Workshop: Somali Language and Literature at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre in December 2015. The objective of the workshop was to facilitate the sharing of current work among scholars in the field of Somali language studies through presentation of their ongoing projects. This also allowed current work to be opened to a wider audience and for students, journalists and writers to hear about some of the issues which are of current interest in Somali language studies. There was a deliberate attempt to draw people engaged in both more strictly linguistic matters together with those whose interests are more as practitioners with langu...
The Path of Difference
The poet, Jamal Gabobe has a Ph.D in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington. He has published a book of poems 'Love and Memory' and an essay in the anthology 'An Ear to the Ground: Presenting Writers from 2 Coasts.' He was part of the Jackstraw Writers Program and has written on modern Egyptian literature and the Canadian author Margaret Laurence. He is currently an instructor/consultant at the University of Washington's Center for Teaching and Learning.
