Culture & Books

MOGADISHU, Xinhua: Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University’s main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the…

Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the dilapidated machine and presses a few…

It is the 80s, and it is evening in the lovely city of Mogadishu. The breeze from the ocean cooled down the city, and most people are having fun outside. The lovely…

In an event clad with government officials, writers, poets, and all the who’s who of Mogadishu was held in Jazeera Palace Hotel. ​ Boojin, a new novel and a highly…

By Hassan Mudane Somalia is currently experiencing its longest spell of civilian rule. This milestone suggests democracy is becoming dyed-in-the-wool. But going by recent developments in the country, Somalia is…

UPEACE is pleased to inform prospective applicants that the new November 2020 intake for the Master’s and PhD Programmes as well as certificate courses is open until 30th November. Download…

By Afyare A. Elmi Many contemporary issues and events in the Somali Peninsula have their roots in what transpired between 1941 to 1969 – that is the last two decades of…

Dursun Cicek, whose love of books blossomed during his childhood, has a vast personal library in his home KAYSERI, Turkey For a retired teacher, the expression ‘life’s an open book’…