Culture

Back to Mogadishu: Memoirs of a Somali Herder provides a poignant account of the Somali Democratic Republic’s tumultuous decline.

Photographer and storyteller Mohamed Mohamud reflects on nearly a decade of documenting the stories of the worldwide Somali diaspora.  Diasporas exist for a variety of reasons.

The drive to realise the Greater Somalia project was an effort to reverse and remedy the effects of the Somali colonial experience, which, though unrealistic, was once seen by many as a cause worth struggling for. There are fe

Oromay tells the story of a generation of Ethiopians who sought utopia in love and socialism, only to be disillusioned by its brutality, which not only disconnected them from their traditions but also failed to offer an inspiring alternative. 

Author, writer and translator, Abdiaziz Mahdi reflects on how war robs children of their childhoods.  “If children could, if adults knew.” ― Sigmund Freud  

Osman Abdulrahim is considered one of the pioneers of modern Eritrean music but his influence also extended to politics where his verses stirred the Eritrean liberation movement.  As a songwriter, composer, and singer, Osman Abdulrahi

K’naan’s debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, is a reflection on his tumultuous journey from the chaos of 1990s Somalia to the cold streets of Toronto, laced with insights about nostalgia, the pain of displacement, but also resilience of the human spirit. I firs

A construction boom is transforming the Mogadishu skyline.

Suhaib Mahmoud reflects on the literature and reception of British-Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose literary work tells the stories of Africa’s Indian Ocean region. The impact of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s 2021 Nobel Prize i