This essay addresses the Somali state - building challenges and emphasizes the need to explore the relationship between modern state structures and traditional Somali society. Critiquing existing perspectives such as the Anthropological, Marxist, and Revisionist approaches, the author proposes an…
Book of abstracts of the papers presented at the 10th Annual Conference on Somali Studies (ACSOS2023), held 5–7 December 2023 in Mogadishu and hosted by Mogadishu University, Benadir University and Hormuud University.
Immunization is a success story for global health and development, saving millions of lives every year. Between 2010 and 2018, 23 million deaths were averted with measles vaccine alone, the number of infants vaccinated annually – more than 116 million,…
Social media are computer-based technologies that enable the creation and sharing of concepts, interests in particular fields of work, and other kinds of expression via virtual communities and networks. Since social media has become so popular, businesses are gradually changing…
Mashruuca cilmi-baarista ee "Ha Illaawin Afka Hooyo" wuxuu ujeedkiisu yahay inuu dib u soo nooleeyo afka Soomaaliga. Mashruucaan waxaa loogu talagalay kuwa afka hooyo ku hadla iyo kuwa aan u dhalan, iyadoo la siinayo madal ay ku bartaan, ku tababartaan,…
العقد الاجتماعي هو نظرية سياسية أخلاقية تسعى إلى شرح شرعية سلطة الدولة. تستند النظرية إلى فكرة أن الأفراد في حالة الطبيعة (أي قبل تشكيل المجتمع السياسي) يتمتعون بحقوق طبيعية معينة، مثل الحق في الحياة والحرية والملكية. ومع ذلك، فإن هذه…
Child neglect has been long-lasting effects on children's physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. It hinders their overall development, diminishes potentiality, and perpetuates cycles of violence and trauma. It’s addressing is crucial for the well-being and future of Somalia's children. Somalia’s…
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…
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…
Official call for papers of the 9th Annual Conference on Somali Studies (ACSOS2022) under the theme "Lahaansho & Awood – Belonging & Power", organized by the Institute for Somali Studies and hosted by Mogadishu University and Benadir University.