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Oct 27 2015

Maxamuud Xarbi: We must achieve independence, we prefer death to life under the aegis of imperialism

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Maxamuud Xarbi (1921-1960) a Somali hero that warrants eternal remembrance for he was one of the few Somali historical characters that put the dream of universal Somali brotherhood on a massive pedestal. His life account is all too known and his mysterious murder still lingers the mind of the Somali oldies. Maxamuud Xarbi shared the […]

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Oct 22 2015

Baardheere Religious Scholars

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Illustrations of Baardheere’s (Gedo) past traditional Islaamic scholars. They were part of a community (Jamaaca) established in Baardheere in 1819/1821 by Sheekh Ibraahim Xasan Yeberow, a Sufi reformer. What was distinctive about this establishment is that in an age where Somalis were divided along clan lines; this particular community was compromised of hundreds of students […]

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Oct 22 2015

Fiinlow

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In a small village named Fiinlow (south-west of Marka), a war campaign by a formidable Somali force was mounted close to 120 years ago. A village forever engraved in Somalia’s history, where over thousands of Somali warriors lost their lives resisting colonial rule against a well-armed colonial force. It was a campaign carefully coordinated with […]

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