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Institute for Somali Studies > Volume 7
31
Jan
Date January 31, 2025

Dareerinta Ereyada Weedha Af-Soomaaliga


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Weedhaha Af-Soomaaliga waxa badiba weheliya weedhtoosiye ama qurubweedheed (sentence particle) siiba kuwa wartebineed (declaratives). Qurubweedheedyada raaca weedhaha wartebined waa: ‘baa’ ‘ayaa’ ‘waa’ iyo ‘weeye’. Weedhtoosiyaha ‘ayaa/baa’ waxa uu ka dambeeyaa oo la guuraa magaca iyo wixii raaca. Weedhtoosiyaha ‘waa’ se, waxa uu ka dambeeyaa oo la guuraa falka iyo wixii raaca. Qoraalka guud (surface structure) dareeerinta ereyada weedhu (word order) labada noocba ma aha mid joogtaysan (constant) oo waxa ka farcama dhawr weedhood: maxaa yeelay, magaca ayaa dega dhawr meelood.
Haddiise magacyada weedha lagu beddelo magacuyaallo (pronouns), dareerinta saleed ee weedha ayaa qeexmaysa, sida, ‘Tuug (subj) baa ina (obj. us) sigay haddeer.  Haddeer baa uu (subj) ina sigay (tuug)’.
Markii aynu falihii/yeelihii (subj.) ku beddelnay magacuyaal, kama dabadhicin lagufalihii/layeelihii (obj.) ee waa ka hordhacay. Dareerinta saleed ee weedha fududi kolkaas, waa ‘SOV’.





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Somali language, sentence particle, Somali word order, Mogadishu University, ISOS,


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31
Jan
Date January 31, 2025

Channeling East African Poetic Futures Through Diasporic Experiences


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Warsan Shire, a British national born of Somali parents in Kenya, and Nayyirah Waheed an African poet in the United States, through their poetry collections, Teaching my Mother How to Give Birth (2011) and Salt (2013), respectively, address the issues of mobility, cultural appropriation and commodification, issues of gender, ethnic and racial conflicts, amongst others, by creating a hybrid space of poetry production and consumption. This paper aims to study how the poets address experiences through their created personas by incorporating forms of new media in their poetic style. It observes that both writers trace their origins to East Africa, an aspect of their heritage that presents itself in their work as they trace migrant experiences from the African region to Europe and North America. This will also form the ideas presented in the paper interrogating the East African intellectual and cultural histories which inform the current and future production of poetry.





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Warsan Shire, Nayyirah Waheed, diasporic poetry, cultural appropriation and Identity, Mogadishu University, ISOS,


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31
Jan
Date January 31, 2025

Notes on the Freedom of Assembly and Demonstration in the Constitutions of Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda


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The freedom of assembly and demonstration are among the fundamental human rights; hence, people around the globe have these rights protected in their constitutions. However, these basic rights are infringed, in some way or other, by the governments. Evidences extracted from world democracy and freedom index has shown ranges of low scale in the target countries. Somalia is the lowest among those compared showing the existence of heavy challenge against variants of human freedom, freedom
of assembly, freedom of expression and the rule of law.
This desk study aims to identify the constitutional provisions that describe the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration in Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda; and determine the extent to which the respective government practically carries out these legal provisions. These countries have witnessed political unrest and devastated civil war in their contemporary history; therefore, these rights are necessary to achieve political stability in these countries.





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Freedom of assembly, freedom of demonstration, human rights, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mogadishu University, ISOS,


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31
Jan
Date January 31, 2025

Economic Relations Between Türkiye and Somalia: Prospects and Challenges


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Somalia occupied a secondary status in Turkish foreign policy until recently. However, the popular 2011 Erdogan visit to Mogadishu and the following wide aid campaign marked a turning point in Türkiye’s Somalia policy. This study explores the evolution of Turkish-Somali relations and focuses mostly on Türkiye’s economic engagements in Somalia. The paper seeks to analyze the Turkish policy shift from aid-oriented to economic centered relations with Somalia. It evaluates Turkish Foreign Direct Investments in Somalia and analyzes its impact on Somalia’s economy.
The paper concludes that Türkiye's economic engagements in Somalia are laid on strong foundations of mutual interests, and therefore it is expected to be constant and booming. On the other hand, the Turkish business and investment communities face three main challenges in their business endeavors, namely, security, political instability and business policies and legal challenges. The study recommends these challenges to be mitigated and resolved immediately and accordingly in order to strengthen this
relationship into a strategic partnership and mutual interdependency level.





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Türkiye, Somalia, economic relations, foreign direct investment, Mogadishu University, ISOS,


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31
Jan
Date January 31, 2025

Weak Rule of Law, Political Instability and Violence in the Greater Horn of Africa: What Role on the Economic Development?


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This paper examines the association between the economic development and the levels of rule of law, political instability, and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa. Employing a descriptive-comparative
methodology, the study analyzed trends of the data of the countries for the period starting from 2015 to 2019. The study found a positive association, where, on average, lower economic development was associated with weak rule of law, violence and political instability. On the contrary, improved economic development was associated with improved levels of rule of law, political stability and absence of violence.
Based on these results, the study recommends adoption of public policies that can empower institutions, including promoting the rule of law and maintaining a favorable levels of political stability and absence of violence to stimulate the economic development in the Greater Horn of Africa.





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Horn of Africa, rule of law, political instability, violence, economic development, Mogadishu University, ISOS,


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31
Jan
Date January 31, 2025

The Role of Famine in Piracy off the Somali Coast: A Study on the Drought and Famine of 2011


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The surge in pirate attacks attributed to Somali pirates in 2010 and 2011 was recently the biggest and largely unforeseen by the international community. Albeit pirate activity already characterized the region, its marked increase shifted the piracy epicenter away from the Malacca Strait and caused disruption to international trade passing through the Gulf of Aden. Simultaneously, the harshest drought in decades affected the Horn of Africa. Its impact led the UN to declare a famine in Somalia in 2011. This article uses data from the International Maritime Bureau and the Food and Agriculture Organization to investigate the existence of a relationship between the drought that affected the country in late 2010 and the observed criminal activity at sea. While maritime piracy occurs off the coast, investigating its possible roots on the territory is insightful.
This article discusses the phenomenon of Piracy off the Somali coast, its historical background and its implication for the country's future. It looks critically at the hypothesis that the drought and the lesser harvests that followed worsened food and income insecurity for many individuals, choosing piracy as an option to cope with the economic shock.





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Somalia, piracy, drought, famine, Mogadishu University, ISOS,


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