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The Somali Election Games Series

September 27, 2021 Khadra Elmi 6

The Election Games series is an ongoing Somali genre that mixes scripted and unscripted real-life political intrigue.

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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 1h ago

African youth are rallying behind Traoré’s defiance. But have we seen this movie before?

In 1970s #Somalia, Barre was also the "honest officer" breaking with the past—until the Ogaden war shattered everything.

What lessons does history hold for the AES?🇸🇴🇳🇧🇫

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social 2d ago

MINNESOTA: “I don’t think about myself. The youth are the most innocent. Anything you can do to save them is worth it.” ♥️

Endless stories attack the MN Somali-American community— but Ebro Ahmed🦸🏽‍♂️saves a bus 🚌 full of kids and stories mostly leave out that he’s Somali? 🤔

Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 3d ago

Hardliners claim Somalis before 1991 were "lax" Muslims. This is an insult to our history.

Photos of 1970s Mogadishu show a cosmopolitan, deeply #Muslim city.

The jilbaab didn't arrive because we discovered #Islam; it arrived because the #Somali state collapsed.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 4d ago

From the 1972 literacy campaign to devastating state repression, the 1969-1991 era shaped modern #Somalia. Recognizing achievements doesn't excuse injustice; acknowledging atrocities doesn't erase progress. We must teach it all.
Read my full article: www.kormeeraha.com/somalias-for...

Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 5d ago

#Somalia stands at a precipice. The new 2027 election timetable triggered a constitutional crisis, with key regions like Puntland, Jubaland, and now Southwest State in open rebellion. Is the federal system fracturing beyond repair?

Read our latest assessment.
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