Somalia
Who Was Hawa Tako?
In Somalia, the ongoing debate about a national hero’s legacy: “There are two ways of remembering Hawa Tako. There is the woman and there is the meaning of the woman. The stories of our national heroes shape our histories and our futures. They become monuments of personal and collective memory.”
Topics: Somalia
Walking in Somaliland
Rachel Pieh Jones takes to the streets of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, by foot. “I was aware of everything from harmonicas to screeching tires, who was behind us, who was in front of us, who was talking to us. Was the woman right?”
Topics: Somalia
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Abdi Latif Dahir revisits the Somali National Theater in Mogadishu and sends this snapshot.
Topics: Somalia
