The Audacity of ‘Somali Studies’
The recent #CadaanStudies controversy that pitted a German anthropologist, Dr. Markus Hoehne, against young Somali researchers,
Somalia
Can the Somali Speak?
The hashtag #CadaanStudies put the spotlight on the domination of Somali Studies by whites scholars.
“Somalis on Ice”
Goodbye Eric The Eel! Shuffle over, Jamaican bobsleigh team of 1988! There’s a new team in
The melodic world alive in the work of Somali author Diriye Osman
In a dark couple of weeks for LGBT rights, the Indian government’s supreme court has re-criminalised
The Rory Peck Awards
The Rory Peck Awards, which took place on Wednesday, November 20 in London, are held to
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips and the “True Story” of Somali Piracy
The complexity surrounding the social and economic drivers of piracy off the Horn of Africa was lost in the media-friendly version of the story.
The Politics of Spectacular Violence
The masked gunmen who stormed Nairobi’s Westgate Mall on Saturday did one thing right. In targeting
Malitia Malimob, rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the United States
The new Africa Rising/Afropolitan narrative propagated largely by a globally-connected middle and upper class diaspora, often obscures
Pop Culture and Pirate Humanity
The tragic robber-hero. The mystical gunslinger. The cerebral crime-lord, drawn into events beyond his control. One
Law & Order: America’s Star Mercenary protects Chinese investment in Africa
Remember when Law & Order: Criminal Intent did a two-hour season premier on Erik Prince’s anti-pirate
Cape Town needs a visit from Anthony Bourdain
Foodyism and obscure ‘ethnic’ food are trendy these days. So, it is odd that South Africa hasn’t received more attention.
London calling … to the faraway towns of Somalia
Talk about efficiency, how’s this for a developmental scheme. First, encourage, both directly and by ‘principled
Queensbridge, Rexdale and Mogadishu
Behind the scenes video of Nas and K’Naan on the set of the latter’s music video
50 Cent goes to Somalia
So rapper 50 Cent (accompanied by American journalists) was in Somalia and Kenya this week to
Music Break. Mufasa
Somali-Canadian R&B Singer A’maal Nuux wants to be Mufasa. The description of the song on Youtube says,
"Iconic" Africa
Time unveiled its “Top 10 Photos of 2011” online last week. At least four of the
"The Somali Neurosis"
14-minute clip from a recent TV profile by Norwegian television of a visit by Somali novelist
Gandhi in Somalia
The writer, skeptical, on his friend: a mild mannered historian and anthropologist, elevated to "President" of an autonomous Somali republic.
Jeffrey Gettleman in Somalia
By Abdourahman Waberi* Jeffrey Gettleman will not run the risk of being seen as ‘a nobody,
Drones in Somalia
With new reports of drone strikes by the American military in Somalia–the aim is to take