April 15, 2014
“The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is...
Reviews
March 21, 2014
The publication of Clan-cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 by Lidwien Kapteijns has aroused deeply contrasting reactions from...
Reviews
July 29, 2013
I first heard of Abdi Latif Ega’s debut novel Guban last November, when, towards the conclusion of an event where I was the discussant of...
retrospectives
June 1, 2013
Vivir con miedo es como vivir a medias (1) Today, Wednesday August 14, 2002, at 9:30 am, something odd happened to me. For reasons of my...
Literature
February 11, 2013
Foreword Whether lauded as a beacon of democracy, or vilified as a failed state overrun by pirates and warlords, Somalia’s narrative, as a...
Reviews
November 28, 2012
Inside Cinema Odeon in Asmara, no one stood at the marble and mirrored espresso bar. Three students sat amidst the two dozen gold formica...
Poetry
March 16, 2012
Excerpted from a forthcoming book entitled Corpses on the Menu: Blood, Bullets and Bones Graduate of Clan War Academy Born in the eruption...
Poetry
February 23, 2012
In conjunction with The Center for Place, Culture and Politics , Warscapes magazine presents An Evening of Poetry from the Horn of Africa...
Reviews
February 15, 2012
Somalia: The New Barbary? Piracy and Islam in the Horn of Africa by Martin N. Murphy, London: Hurst Publishers, 2011. The Pirates of...