From 1960-1991, Somalia’s foreign relations evolved through dynamic shifts, reflecting changes in alliances and strategic positioning. After the government’s collapse in 1991, Somalia faced setbacks with no stable diplomatic framework. The formation of the Federal Government in 2012 marked a…
Throughout his fiction, essays, and interviews, Nuruddin Farah, who was declared “persona non grata” in 1976 by Siad Barre and who has returned to Somalia only a few times since then, elucidates the advantages of being in exile and its…
This study isa replicate of the Leadership Practice Inventory (LPI- Observer), 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…
In the early 1990s, the Somalis became one of the top refugee groups in Canada, when Canada was trying to throw away the yo ke of economic recession bedeviling the country since the 1980s. Making the matter worse, the socio-economic…
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…
Since 1991, large numbers of Somalis have migrated abroad. Many of them relocated to refugee camps in neighbouring countries, others reside further afield in western countries. With the understanding that processes of settlement are varied, this article gives an overview…