Celebrations ahead of Somaliland’s May 18 Independence Day have reached new heights this year, with top musical groups staging high-profile concerts across the region to mark the anniversary of its…
Amid the hum of a small cassette player, 21-year-old Hafsa Omer is working to preserve the voices and stories of Somaliland’s cultural and historical legacy by digitizing thousands of cassette…
The Hargeisa International Book Fair, one of the most significant literary events in Africa, entered its second day on Sunday, showcasing a diverse array of books, historical photographs, traditional tools,…
It was a dark February evening when a young Somali math professor posted a poem on his Facebook page. In keeping with the tradition of his ancestors, who maintained an…
In the late 1980s, Sahra Halgan gave up her dreams of becoming a singer to join Somaliland’s secession movement, becoming a self-taught, gun-toting nurse tending to injured fighters. But she soon…
Somali-Canadian artist K’naan has been awarded the 2024 Grammy for “Best Song for Social Change” for his impactful single “Refugee,” a collaboration with Gerald Eaton and Steve McEwan. As the 66th…
Fuel your competitive spirit, chase victory, and let sports be your legacy encapsulates the essence of embracing sports as a means to challenge oneself, strive for success, and leave a…
Somali songstress Amina Abdullahi Hersi, renowned for her songs about love and patriotism, passed away on Saturday in Borama, Somaliland’s Awdal region, according to her family. Amina was born in…
By Ismail Einashe Growing up in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, in the early 1990s I loved nothing more than sitting with my aunt in our bombed-out…
The lack of roles for Somali and Muslim women led writer and actor Sabrina Ali to create her own. Her latest play Dugsi Dayz, set in an Islamic study group,…