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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

Gurayare Dameerkaygow!

Tixdan


Dameerku inkasta oo uu ka mid yahay gaadiidka iyo gammaanka Soomaalidu ku manaafacaadsato, haddana, maansooyin u dhigma faa`iidadaa lagama curin.
Tixdan “Gurayare Dameerkaygow”, ee uu tiriyay abwaan Saciid Maxamed “Xarawo”, wuxuu tilmaamayaa, kuna ammaanayaa, waxtarka dameerku leeyahay iyo dheefta lagu qabo. Tixdan kama muuqato buunbuunin iyo faan dheeraad ah, abwaanku wuxuu ku kaaftoomay inuu dameerka ku ammaano dheeftiisa iyo waxa uu yahay keliya.
Waxa uu ku ammaanay inuu yahay gaadiid ‘baladi’ ah oo aan dibadda laga soo dhoofin, kuna shaqaynin shidaal dibadda laga keeno, ee uu quuto cawska dalka ka baxa. Waxa uu sheegay in dameerku qabto hawlo kala duwan, sida inuu yahay gaadiid la fuulo, la rarto, biyo lagu dhaamiyo. Waa gaadiid la adeegsado isagoo sidiisa ‘cadaysimo’ u ah ama lagu xiriiriyo karreeto (gaari-dameer) iwm.
Abwaanku wuxuu dameerkiisa ku ammaanay in uu carruurta la koriyo, oo uu yahay isha dhaqaalaha reerka. Sidaas darteedna, uu ugu abaalgudayo ammaan faafta oo diiwaanka gasha. Saciid Xarawo waxa uu heestan kaga qaybgalay tartan suugaaneed ay qabatay Idaacadda BBC sannadkii 1990, waxayna gashay kaalinteeda.

Mogadishu University,

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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

Lafaguridda Sheekada Habeen-Eersi

Gundhig


Kani waa qoraal aan ku lafagurayno sheekada ‘Habeen-Eersi’, oo ah sheeko gaaban oo ay qortay Dayax Axmed Maxamed. Dayax waa gabar dhallinyaro ah, buugga ‘Habeen-Eersi’-na waa buuggeedii ugu horreeyay ee ay daabacdo.
Sheekadan ‘Habeen-Eersi’ waxay ku socotaa gabar qoyskoodu jeclaa, aadna loogu hanweynaa, hase yeeshee, haasaawe dhallinyarannimo uu jiitay! Ugu dambayntiina eersatay habeen, himiladeedii ka dhigay hal bacaad lagu lisay, nolosheediina u rogay silic iyo saxariir ay aakhirkii u god gashay. Sheekadani waxay xambaarsan tahay dhambaal iyo farshaxannimo mudan in la gorfeeyo.

Mogadishu University,

ISOS,
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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

Female Genital Mutilation, Political Corruption, and Women’s Rights in Saida Hagi Dirie Herzi’s “Against the Pleasure Principle,”, “Government by Magic Spell”, and “The Barren Stick”

Abstract


This paper is a study of Somali fiction writer Saida Hagi Dirie Herzi’s three short stories: “Against The Pleasure Principle” (1990), which is about female genital mutilation; “Government By Magic Spell” (1992), which is a criticism of the political corruption; and “The Barren Stick” (2002), which is the story of the strife of a woman in her two marriages.
Saida Hagi Dirie Herzi’s stories delve into the intricacies of several burning issues. It can be described as a treatise advocating for deserting the old ways as the only way to move forward and bring peace and harmony to both the individual and to the Somali society as a whole. Her short stories have one theme in common: the desire for positive change aimed at transforming Somalia into a country characterized by basic human rights and an emphasize on political institutions based on rule of law.

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Somali, women issue, political corruption, Saida Hagi Dirie Herzi, female circumcision,

Mogadishu University,

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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

Leadership Capability of Emerging Somali-American Leaders: Surveying by Leadership Practice Inventory

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This study is a replicate of the Leadership Practice Inventory (LPIObserver), a half-a-century-old research instrument. Having every component of the instrument intact, the aim of this study was to evaluate the leadership capability of Somali-American leaders. The study looked into the actions and/or behaviors of 21 emerging, Somali-American leaders in different disciplines in Minnesota, USA. The participants were presented with thirty descriptive statements measuring the following five leadership practices and behaviors: (a) Challenging the Process, (b) Inspiring a Shared Vision, (c) Enabling Others to Act, (d) Modeling the Way, (e) and Encouraging the Heart. The findings show a higher-thanaverage ranking of between 100th and 70th percentile. Compared to the semi-universal, overall score of 89, the result shows an overall score of 114 for the Somali-American leaders.


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Somali-Americans, Somali community, leadership practice inventory, leadership competence, Somali diaspora, Somali Minnesotans,

Mogadishu University,

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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

Migration Regime in Toronto and the Roles of Municipal Government in the Economic Integration of Somali Refugees (1991-2011)

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In the early 1990s, the Somalis became one of the top refugee groups in Canada, when Canada was trying to throw away the yoke of economic recession bedeviling the country since the 1980s. Making the matter worse, the socio-economic attributes of those Somali refugees never reflected any possibility of quick access to labor market.
This study explored the migration history of Somali refugees to Canada and how they later became a collection among ethno-racial groups of African descent residents in Toronto. The study investigated the problem of economic integration that confronted the Somalis on arrival to the city.
The study therefore concluded that city governments have assumed more critical roles in immigrant integration and it has become needful to incorporate their views in intergovernmental diplomacy on matters relating to immigration and immigrant integration.


Keywords:


Somali refugees, refugee resettlement, immigration policy, immigrant integration, and Canada,

Mogadishu University,

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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

Diaspora Journalism and the Somali Conflict

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Since its invention, journalism has been required to do at least three things at the same time as outlined by McNair (2005). These are the provision of information required for people to monitor their social environments, a resource for the participation in public life and political debate (what Habermas has called the ‘public sphere’) and a medium of education, enlightenment and entertainment. In conflict societies, however, these principles have been internalized and interpreted through a conflict lens creating a very complex web of media operations that produce contested representations. This article focuses on one such conflict that exemplifies this complexity; the Somali conflict. It concentrates on the Somali media produced by diaspora journalists and
showcases the pressures that drive their selection processes and editing methods, processes and methods that transnationalise and re-create the conflict amongst Somali communities (Osman 2017). The findings analysed in this article are derived from interviews that have been conducted with diaspora-based Somali journalists and producers. The article illuminates the driving forces behind the darker roles that diasporic media can play in the continuation of an ongoing conflict.


Keywords:


Journalism, Somali diaspora, conflict,

Mogadishu University,

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29
Jan
Date January 29, 2025

China in the Horn of Africa: Neo-Colonialism or Strategic Manoeuvrers in the Era of Great Power Rivalry?

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With the end of the unipolar world, China’s rise has seen it challenge Washington’s hegemony in not only Asia-Pacific, but also Latin America and Africa. Nowhere stronger in Africa is this Great Power Rivalry than in the Horn of Africa. With energy interests, shipping lanes, business ventures and security concerns, the Horn of Africa has become polarised on the global stage because of China’s economic penetration. This penetration has called to question whether Beijing is engaged in neocolonialism in the region or making partnerships and strategic manoeuvres to outpace Washington in winning favour with Horn of African states. It appears that Beijing has outmanoeuvred Washington as states in the Horn of Africa respond to partnership initiatives by China
rather than establishing a culture of aid dependency like the US has created. This model of engaging with developing states has won favour in the Horn of Africa.

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Horn of Africa, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, China,
USA, Power Rivalry, Neo-colonialism,

Mogadishu University,

ISOS,
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