The sun abandoned his world to darkness, a spiralling abyss of virtual emptiness devoid of even the remotest light. As he quietly and gradually surrendered his soul to that dark pit of hopelessness, his innate self nudges him to peek outside for a final time in a foolish attempt to catch a glimpse of the […]
Jul 23 2015
Amaan Dumar (Praise of a woman) – Cabdullaahi Suldaan Tima-cadde
See below for a rough translation by moi (very difficult if I may add) of Cabdullaahi Suldaan’s Tima-cadde’s poem “Ammaan-Dumar” (Praise of a woman). Tima-cadde is mostly known for his Kana-Siib-Kana-Saar and Dugsi-ma-leh-Qabyaaladi-Waxay-Dumiso-Mooyaane poems. Similarly to Cilmi Boodhari’s unrequited love poems; he laments how his love is not reciprocated. My guess is that the woman […]
Jul 9 2015
Brief thoughts on Sayid Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (Maxamed Cabdulle Xassan)
For the past century, Mohammed Abdulle Hassan has been widely regarded as the progenitor of Somalia’s nationalism, a fierce proto-nationalist and indisputably the father of Somali nationalism. His iconic struggle was solemnised by Siad Barre’s government with an equestrian monument, however, many fail to make an apparent distinction as to why he deserves that grandeur […]
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