I am the sister of the martyr. I am the aunt of the potato seller at the local market. I am the daughter of the local sheikh. I am the injured of the revolution. The protester. The jailed. The detained. I am the tortured. The exiled. The kidnapped. The raped. I am the veiled. The […]
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I have, for a long time now, so much wanted to compile a book of Somali women\’s voices, stories, perspectives and shared lived experiences. I think the time has finally come and I am beyond excited about this project. —————————————————————————————————————————- The Puntland Women Writers Association (PWWA) is a Somali women’s network organization which promotes women’s
On this International Women\’s Day (#IWD2016), I send this message to Somali women. My dear Somali sister Do not wait for someone to \”empower\” you And reach out to you. Look within. Deep inside yourself. Use the power. That is already there. Within you. Inside you. Somali sister. When someone gives you power. Don’t you
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It all started in June of 2015 when I was nominated by Radio Bar-Kulana as Person of the Month. I\’d not previously worked with this radio station not did I know about their Person of the Month nominations. Apparently, they conducted their own research on me and others and contacted me about this. The new initiative aimed
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Somali mother sitting by the fire. Tell me how you race the morning. Chase the day and host the evening. Somali mother tell me how to live hard. And yet smile easy just like you. Explain to me why the world is less giving. Less kinder and less compassionate then in your time? Somali mother, mother of
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I am the sister of the martyr. I am the aunt of the potato seller at the local market. I am the daughter of the local sheikh. I am the injured of the revolution. The protester. The jailed. The detained. I am the tortured. The exiled. The kidnapped. The raped. I am the veiled. The
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The Somalia Gender Hub aims to advance studies and the provision of data and evidence on gender and the situation of women in Somalia