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In Somali dialectology, comparisons on oblique mark ing particles, usually focusing on the similarities or dissimilari ties of surface structures (cf. Lamberti 1986, Tosco 1997), identify the existence of two systems of oblique markers: a system of three markers specific…
Since mid-1980s, Somalia has experienced a long period of instability and chaos characterized by a brutal civil war. This paper focuses on some literary representations of the Somali civil war, in selected Somali poets, which shed light on Somalis' experiences…
The history of Somali Region is scattered in the va st history of Somalia and Ethiopia. But this article explicitly examines the historical developments of the region from the colonial period to the recent past around 1995, and how the…
The international community's intervention in fragile or failed states mostly is welcomed. But on the other hand, the external intervention revolves around the interest, ideas, strategies and the policies of the intervener. This study explores Turkish model in Somalia`sstate building…
This article has two primary objectives: a) to intr oduce the debate about kinship systems and socio-political identity and or ganization in Somalia. I do this by reviewing an exchange at a British tribunal between two prominent academics in Somali…