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Oromay: twlight of political dreams

Sep 27, 2024 | geeska.com | Ibrahim Osman |Faisal Ali |Abdiaziz Mahdi

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.
A child without childhood

Sep 22, 2024 | shorturl.at | Abdiaziz Mahdi |Faisal Ali

Author, writer and translator, Abdiaziz Mahdi reflects on how war robs children of their childhoods. “If children could, if adults knew.” ― Sigmund Freud I often try to avoid delving into this part of my past. Childhood. It seems to be a common tendency among us all. We choose to gloss over certain memories while emphasising others. We may ignore one aspect while embracing another.
African leaders have grown more vocal in their criticisms of the west

Jun 6, 2024 | geeska.com | Faisal Ali |Abdiaziz Mahdi |George Roberts |Halkano Boru

African leaders have grown more vocal in their criticisms of the west, but will the verbal ripostes impact the orientation of their foreign policies? Over the last few weeks several senior African politicians have been surprisingly candid in their criticisms of the west, vocalising a growing frustration across the continent about the asymmetries which characterise their ties with their European counterparts and to a lesser extent the US.
Gulied Dafac: “Many children are rendered stateless by the law”

Jun 5, 2024 | geeska.com | Abdiaziz Mahdi |Faisal Ali

Dr. Guleid Jama “Dafac” engages in a conversation with Geeska regarding his research on rights of children living in unrecognized states, focusing on Somaliland, and discusses the path forward. Children face a myriad of unique challenges that significantly impact their well-being and development. Some of the specific issues they confront include:- Nearly 200 million children are currently living in the world's most dangerous war zones, representing a 20% increase from the previous year.
Behind Somalia’s faltering campaign against charcoal

May 30, 2024 | geeska.com | Mahbub Abdillahi |Abdiaziz Mahdi |George Roberts |Faisal Ali

Somalia’s failure to outlaw the charcoal trade and provide alternatives for citizens’ energy needs risks turning the country into a man-made desert In January 2012, then prime minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Gaas, wrote a letter to the UN security council calling on member states to support Somalia’s efforts to outlaw charcoal production.