»Waraysi Lala Yeeshay (His Excellence: Suldaan Siciid) Uuna Uga Waramayo Kaalintii Hormuudnimada Ahayd Ee Uu Ka Soo Qaatay Halgankii Gobanimada Umada Soomaaliyeed. 20 Aug 2010


»Labo Waraysi Oo Lala Yeeshay Mulkiilaha Shirkadda Faracyada Badan Ee Xarumaha Daawooyinka Dhirta Ee (Dr. Maxamuud Cali Daahir Aw-Maxamuud). Iyada Oo Laga Waraystay Xirfadihiisa Mid Kamid Ah Oo U Hada Ku Shaqaysto. (Dr. Maxamuud Cali Daahir) Waa Qabiir Cilmiga Joolojiga Iyo Cilmi Baaristiisa La Xiriirta Ku Xeel Dheer. Waagii Aynu Dowlada Ahayna Wuxuu Kamid Ahaa Dhawrka Qof Ee Soomaaliya Culuunta Joolojiga Looga Danbayn Jirey. Culuunta Daawada Iyo Siyaalaha Loo Sameeyana Isagaa Isbaray Oo Meeqaan Uu Meherad Ka Dhigto Kuna Shaqaysto Ka Gaarey. 17 Aug 2010
Waraysiga qaybtiisa 2aad halakaan hoose ka fiirso.
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»U Codee Mudane (Sadik Warfa) 2-Da Bisha Novenber Si Uu Danaha Iyo Horumarinta Bulshada Soomaaliyeed Wax Uga Qabto. 06 Aug 2010
(TL) Mudane (Sadik Warfa) oo ka mid ah aqoonyahanka Soomaaliyeed ee ku nool magaalada [Minnesota] ayaa wuxuu u tartamayaa in uu ka mid noqdo xubnaha sharci dejinta ee magaalada [Minnesota]. isaga oo raba in uu matalo degmada loo yaqaan (61A District). Mudane (Sadik Warfa) ayaa wuxuu magiciisa ku tartamayaa xisbiga aan dhana u xaglin ee madaxa banaan oo magiciisa marka la soo gaabsho loo yaqaan (IP). wuxuuna ka mid yahay 16 xubnood oo xisbiga aan dhanna raacsanayn uu ugu talo galay in ay 16 dagmo oo dagmooyinka magaalada ah ay maamulkooda kula wareegaan. Soomaalida dibed jooga ah waayahaan danbe waxaa aad ugu soo batay tirada dadka isu sharaxaya ka mid ahaanshaha maamulada degaamada ay degan yihiin, marar dhif ahna waxaaba dhacda in ay tartanka ku guuleystaan. balse xataa hadii ay guuleystaan oo ay Soomaalidu magaalooyinka ay degan yihiin golaha magaalada ee sharci dejinta ay ku biiraan, waxqabad koodu aad buu u yaryahay tixgelina ma'ay helaan.
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»Shirweynihii Qaranka Oo Uu Dib U Dhac Ku Yimid Iyo Shirkada (Somgulf Group) Oo Loo Xilsaaray Hawlaha Guud Ee Tanadland 29 Jul 2010
(TL) Ururka qorsheynta qaranku wuxuu mudo haatan laga joogo 2 bilood uu heshiis la galay shirkada (Somgulf Group) faraceeda dhismaha (Somgulf Property Development), oo ah shirkada dhismaha ee ugu baaxada weyn shirkadaha dhismaha ee laga leeyahay bariga Africa. waxaana loo xilsaaray maamulka iyo dhismaha mashaariicda qaranka. mashaariic daasna waxaa ugu horayn doona 2 heshiis oo horu dhac ah wax ku oolna ah. (1) heshiiska hore wuxuu yahay in ay magaalo madaxda gobolka Xariir ee (Galdogob) shirkadu maalgelin ku samayso, ayna magaalada ka aas-aasaan shirkad kireysata ama leh diyaaradaha xamuulka qaada iyo garoon diyaaradeed.
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»Dhismaha Iyo Tababarka Ciidamada Qalabka Sida Ee Qaranka Tanadland. 15 Jul 2010
(TL) Indhowaale gudiga siyaasada ee (U.M.T) oo loo xilsaaray hawlaha baraarujinta, isku dubaridka, mideynta iyo jiheynta umada karaamaysan ee Tanadland. Waxaana u qabsoomay shirar iyo kulamo isdabajoog ah oo ka dhacay meelo badan oo dalka gudihiisa iyo dibediisa ka mid ah. sida qorshaha ugu jirta ururka mideynta umada soojireenka ah ee Tanadland, waxaa ay shirar kaas gogol xaarka ahi ay socon doonaan ilamaa iyo inta laga gaarayo mudada uu furmi doono shirweynaha Gaalkacyo. bulshada umada taariikhiga ah ee Tanadland waxay fursad u heleen in ay taladooda ku biiriyaan mashruuca qorsheynta qaranka. waxaana in door ah laga soo ururiyey aaraa'dooda ku saabsan hanaanka dowladnimo ee ay aaminsan yiihiin in uu umada Tanadland dan u yahay.
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»Shirweyneyaasha Fulinta Qorshaynta Qaranka Iyo Tabaabushaha Shirweynaha Guud Ee (Galkacyo) Oo Meelo Badan oo Dunida Ah Ka Socda. 03 Jul 2010
(TL)Maalinta beri ah oo ay bishu tahay 3-da Julay waxaa uga furmaya magaalada Minneapolis shir xubnaha (Ururka Midnimada Tanadland) ee W. America. shirkaan ayaa wuxuu qayb ka yahay shirar gogol xaar ah oo umada karaamaysan ee Tanadland meelo badan oo caalamka ah uga socda. sida Bariga Afrika, Bariga Dhexe, Yurubta Galbeed, Australia,New Zealand,Canada iyo Maraykanka. shirar kaas oo ay bulshada reer Tanadland ee debed-jooga ahi iskula meel dhigayaan fulinta qorshaha qaranka.
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»Qorshaha Maamul Goboleedka (Somali Central State) EE Beel-Weynta (Mareexaan) Oo Meel Fiican Maraya. 16 Jun 2010
UK-(GMN) Kulankii ugu horeeyay oo dhaqaale loogu uruurinayo Dawlad gobaleedka bartamaha soomaaliya ayaa maalintii axadda 13 bishaan juun 2010ka ka dhacay magaalada birmingham.Kulankaan oo ahaa mid si heer sare ah loo soo qaban-qaabiyay ayaa waxaa soo abaabulay oo gogasha fidiyay SADE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (SECO) oo ah urur ay ku midaysan yihiin Jaaliyadda Qurba joogta ah ee beesha sade ee Birmingham, Kaasoo magaalada Birmingham looga dhawaaqay bishii maajo ee ina dhaaftey. Waxaana ugu horeyntii halkaas ka hadlay oo shirka furay guddoomiyaha ururka SECO Cali jaamac Xuseen ( Cali dheere).
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»Ururka Mideynta Tanadland Ee Lagu Dhawaaqay Iyo Himilada Laga Leeyahay 17 Apr 2010
(TL) Dadka reer Tanadland oo aan ka warqabin hadii layiraahdo warshadaha iyo shirkadaha ugu waaweyn ee ku yaala magaalada (Boosaaso) waxaa leh ganacsatada reer Tanadland. waxaa laga yaabaa inay dadka qaarkiis u qaadan waayaan. dhanka warshadaha tusaale ahaan, ganacsatada reer Tanadland waxay leeyihiin labada warshaddood ee cabitaanka sameeya ee magaalada [Boosaaso] middood. (2) labada warshadood ee saabuunta dharka lagu dhaqo sameeya mid kamid ah. (3) warshada ugu weyn warshadaha ku yaala magaalada [Boosaaso] iyo goboladii horay loo oran jirey Mudug, Nugaal iyo Bari oo dhan. oo ay leeyihiin niman walaalo ah oo ah lafta ugu shirkadaha badan Beelweynta Reer (Xirsi Muumin). warshaddaasina waa warshada [Hargaha & Saamaha].
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»Qaranka Tanadland Hadaysan Maantay Maamul Goboleed Samaysan Dhaxal kii Boqor (Maxamed Daarood) Goormay ku Tanaadayaan?,"Guubaabo Qaran". 08 Jan 2010
(1) Dr/Ugaas Axmed (2)Ugaas Maxamed (3)Ugaas Cali (4)Qoraa/Imaam Geesood (5)Imaam Xaaji Ciise (6)Imaam Xaaji Cali (7)Imaam Xaaji Xuseen (8)Qoraa /Hindisaa/ Imaam: Maxamed Muumin (9)Macalin/Ugaas Muumin Aadan (10)Ugaas Cismaan (11)Ugaas Yuusuf (12)Ugaas Muuse "Cadaawe" (13)[Ugaas/ Hindisaa: Cali "Khayre"](14)Ugaas Maxamed (15)Ugaas C/raxmaan (16)Ugaas Cabdulaahi (17)Ugaas Ismaaciil (18)Ugaas Aadan"Xoosh" (19)Ugaas Maxamed (20) Ugaas Sakad (21)Ugaas Waaqroone, (22)Ugaas Udnenfale (23)Boqor- Suleymaan "Abaarmoog" (24)Boqor- Korshe (25)Boqor- Muuse "Wacle" (26)Boqor- Asaannabi (27) Xeeldheere/Boqor: Shucayb "Leelkase" (28) Hindisaa/Boqor: Diiftire] (29) Boqor- Haaruun (30) Boqor-Dirir (31)[Hindisaa/Boqor: Cadnaan Hoobaanle"] (32)Boqor- Sajiis (33)Boqor- Masdaan (34)Taariikhyahan/Boqor: Maxamed "Tanade" (35) Shiikh/Xeeldheere: Daarood (36)Ismaaciil (37) Al Jabarti (38)Ibraahim ----119) Nebi- Nuux (120) Lamik (121) Mutwashlak (122) Hindisaa/Nebi- Idiris (123) Yarid (124) Mashlalil (125) Caynan (126) Anusha (127) Xeeldheere/Caaqil: Masdaan"Sed" (128) Nebi- Aadan.
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»Taliyaha Abaanduulka Ciidamada Tanadland Oo Mooryaanta Gaalo Raaca Ah Ee Dhabayacada Siiyey Digniin 24 Saac Ah. 29 Dec 2009
(TL) Beelaha Tanadland ay ka koobantahay ee reer (Amiir Suhure) iyo reer (Boqor Masdaan Boqor Maxamed) oo maalmahaan ku shirsanaa dhamaan degaanada iyo Gobolada Tanadland, sida gobolka (Xariir), (Hoobaanle) iyo Gobolka (Koonfur Bari) ee ay magaalo madaxdiisu tahay (Bandarbayla). Waxaana shirar kaas ka soo baxay qaraar ah in hadii aysan mooryaanta beesha kibirtey, ee Dhabayaco aysan mudo 24 saac gudahood ah ku soo deyn weriye (Maxamed yasin Isixaaq), in ay beeshu qaadayso talaabo milateri oo baaxad leh. Weriye (Mohamed Yasin isixaaq) oo ah wakiilka magaalada Gaalkacyo u jooga Idaacada ay umada Soomaaliyeed sida weyn u qadariyaan ee VOA-da. ayaa waxaa qafaashay mooryaanta gaalo raaca ah ee Dhebayacada. Waxaana dad badan oo reer Tanadland ah layaab iyo fajiciso ku noqotay, sida nimankii loo han weynaa ee (Muuse Cali) har cad wiilkoodii Gaalkacyo looga kaxaystay iyagoo soo taagan.
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»Tacsi Kusocota Ciidamada QaLabka Sida Ee Tanadland Iyo Caa'ilada Mujaahid (Col.Cabdi Caaqil Cadeysey Caaqil Dhagahoor) 10 Feb 2009
(TL) Walaalayaal waxaa maalinkii Jamcaha ahaa ee doraad ka horeysey magaalada Gaalkacyo lagudiley nin magac iyo maamuus kudhex leh reer Tanadland iyo Soomaalida inteeda kaleba.Sifaha lagu diley iyo sida loogu soogabadayna waxay shabahdaa sidii ay daalimiintu asxaabtii nebiga iyo ehelu qayrka udagi jireen, maalin jamcaa isagoo alle dertiis salaadii jamcaha masaajid ugu socda ayey dhexda ugaleen. Col. Cabdi oo ku magacdheeraa (Cabdi Kacaan) wuxuu kamid ahaa saraakiishii ciidanka nabad sugida ee caanka ahaa wakhtigii uu dalka ka arimin jirey Kacaankii barakaysnaa.
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»Dr.Maxamad Hussein "Ilkadahab"oo isu Soo Sharaxay Tartanka Madaxwenanimada Soomaaliya 28 Jan 2009
(TL) [Sawirka Prof.Ilkadahab iyo Hoggaamiye Qadaafi] [Sawirka kaleetana waa Prof.Ilkodahab iyo priminsterkii hore ee Talyaaniga Mr: Prodi] Dr., Maxamad Hussein Mohamed wuxuu ka mid yahay takhaatiirta tirade yar oo dunida loo aqoonsaday in ay cabqari ku yihiin daaweeynta iyo cillad bixinta cudurrada indhaha bini aadanka ku dhaca. Dr. Ilkadahab oo ku soo qaatay dalalka Ruushka, Bulgaariya iyo Talyaaniga cilmiga diktornimada wuxuuna ku takhasusay daaweeynta iyo qalliinka indhaha wuxuuna aqoonta sare ee PHD-da loo yaqaan ka qaatay Jaamicadda Bulgaria, wuxuuna Dr. Ilkadahab uu imminka uu ku noolyahay kuna leeyahay cisbitaal gaar ah oo qaabilsan qalliinka iyo daaweeynta indhaha.
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»Yay Tahay Beesha Rabta In Magaalada Gaalkacyo Karbaash Looga Saaro Oo Xoogaagana Laga Daadsado?. 17 Sep 2008
(TL) Intii ayaamahakan ahaydba waxaa kasocdey magaalada Gaalkacyo amuur wax allaale iyo wax lagu sheego aan la aqoon oo is xag-xagasho baas ah. arintaan ayaa waxay ka bilaabatay iskuday dhicisoobey oo ay samaysay beesha Sacad ayna rabtay inay xaqeeda ku soo dhacsato. sababtuna waxay tahay beesha Sacad sidii magaalada Gaalkacyo looga saarayba mudo dheer bay gaalkacyo marti ku ahaayeen, Xamarna isbaaro iyo xoriyad bay ku haysteen. laakiin maantay nimankii magaalada la deganaa ee ay xulafaysteen ayaa xamarna karbaash uga soo saaray. xaafadii [baraxley] ahayd bayna isugu yimaadeen oo ay ku wada dulmanyihiin.
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»Prof. Cismaan Salaad Xirsi Oo Laga Waraystay Badroolka Soomaaliya Ku Jira 15 Aug 2008
LONDON, ONTARIO- Waxaa bahda Somalitalk.com u suurta gashay in aan waraysi layeelano Dr. Cismaan Salaad Xirsi oo kamida aqoonyahannada Soomaaliyeed ee cilmiga Joolojiga. Waraysigan waxa uu ka dhacay Hotel Hilton oo kuyaal magaalada London, Ontario, halkaas oo Dr. Osman uu kaga qaybgalay shir looga hadlay joolojiga, waxaana laqabtay shirkaas September 24-27, 2000. Somalitalk: Marka ugu horreysa Dr. Osman warbixin kooban naga sii sida uu mu'tamarkii (shirkii joolojiga) u dhacay iyo sida ay dadkii ka soo qaybgalay kaaga guddoomeen farriintii ku saabsanayd batroolka Soomaaliya?. Dr. Osman: Shirkan American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Eastern Section, waa shir sannadkiiba mar la qabto oo ay isugu yimaadan dad joolojistayaal ah oo ka kala socda waqooyiga America. Shirkan oo ah mid qaab goboleed ah ayaa aniga oo ka shaqeeya Quebec iyo Ontario la igu casumey in aan ka soo qeyb galo,
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»Xulka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed Oo Si Haybad Iyo Sharaf Leh Uga Qayb-Qaatay Xaflada Furitaanka Cayaaraha Olombikada 10 Aug 2008
[His Excellence: (Duran Axmed faarax) oo calanka u sida Xulka Qaranka] (TL) Maalinkii shalay ahaa waxaa caasimada wadanka shiinaha ee bekin (beijing) lagu dhigay xafladii furitaanka cayaaraha Olombiga aduunka. xafladaasna waxaa ay ka dhacday garoonka bilicda san ee lagaba yaabo in uu yahay kan aduunyada ugugu qurxoon, looguna magac daray buulka shimbiraha. waxaana olombiga inooga qayb qaadanaya 10 qofood oo u badan sida aad idinba sawirka kore ka garan kartaan madaxda ururka olombikada soomaaliyeed. taas oo daliil u noqonaysa waxa laga filan karo xulka qaranka ee cayaaraha olombikada inooga qayb qaadanaya.
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» The Poetry And The Times of (Hawa Jibril) BY: Faduma Ahmed Alim, Editor and Translator 24 Jul 2008
(TL) Hawa was born over 80 years ago in a small village in the Mudug Region of Somalia. Hawa doesn't know precisely her date of birth; however, she recalls that she was born in the year of the Sparkling Rains. This is no wonder as the traditional Somali pastoralists record orally the date of their childrens birth based upon the events surrounding their birth, such as a decimating clan war; a devastating drought and famine; great and bountiful rains; or other major calamities that befall their country, such as foreign invasion and colonial penetration.
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»Ardayda Iskoolada Kaladuwan Ee Magaalada Gaalkacyo Oo Maalintii Shalay Ahayd Dibadbax Ilaah-Bari Roobdoon Ah Sameeyey 29 Apr 2008
(TL) Iyadoo ay jirto in gebi ahaanba wadanka soomaaliya oo dhan ay abaar dad iyo duunyoba waxyeelaysay ay ku habsatey, ayaa maalintii shalay ahayd waxaa dibad-bax roobdoon ah isugu soo baxay ardayda iskoolada kala duwan ee magaalada Gaalkacyo qaar kamid ah, jiilaalka xun ee dabo- dheeraaday iyo biyo la'aanta ayaa dadka waxaa uga daran iyagoo aan haysan wax ay wax ku kala gataan, waxaana gebi ahaanba joogsadey haatan isticmaalka xaashiyo lacag ku sheeg ah oo si sahlan footokoobiga loogu sameeyo.
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»Wardheere: Soomaalida London waxaan ugu baaqayaa in aanay u kala harin taageeridda Murashaxa Mudane Zakariye X. Maxamuud ee London Assembly (Endorsement) 14 Apr 2008
(TL) Dhawaaqa farxadda leh iyo akhbaarta fiican ee London ka soo yeertay in la taageero ayay mudan tahay. Sida aan la soconno maadaama ay Soomaali badan u soo haajirtay qurbaha Sooyaalka taariikhda Soomaalida saamayn weyn ayay ku yeelan doonaan. Waagii hore waa yarayd Soomaalida qurbaha u haajirta laakiin hadda xaaladda waa ka duwan tahay. Haddaba Soomaalida qurbaha u soo haajirtay waxaa ay la kulmayaan guulo iyo khasaarooyin ilayn waa sidii adduunka lagu yaqaanay wararkoodana waxaa uu isugu jiri doonaa wanaag iyo xumaan (positive or negative). wararka iga soo gaaraya London ayaa sheegaya in siyaasiyiin badan oo British ah ay bilaabeen inay la soo xiriiraan murashaxa xiisaha ama soo jiidashada badan ee Zakariya Haaji Maxamuud ayagoo raadinaya codka Soomaalida isla markaana ku baraarugay awooda cod bixinta Soomaalida London - taasina waa mihiim.
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»CONFERENCE PROGRAM AGENDA, SATURDAY MARCH 1, 2008 19 Feb 2008
(TL) 11:00AM-12:30PM Moderator: Ahmed Hamud, Panelists: Ambassador Abdikarim Laqanyo. Ali Fatah, Dr. Hodan Said Isse, Omar Ali Hashi, intern at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International trade, Canada. Naima Haile, Dr. Ali Bahar Mohamud Abdi, Moving Somalia Forward: Rethinking the future Peace and Reconciliation Disarmament, demobilization and Reintegration of youth and militia. Transparent governance structure and human rights. Peace and Reconciliation: The Role of Youth and Woman. Moderator: Abdurahman Hosh Jibril. Panelists:Dr. Abdiweli M. Ali, Awad Ashara, MP TFG Parliament Dr. Ali Said Faqi, Ismail Gaildoon Abdihakim Faqi. The Transitional Federal Institutions: Pitfalls, Challenges and opportunities: A SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats) analysis.
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»Interview With FreeThinker Banaadiri Whose Aim Is to Change the Name "Somalia". 02 Feb 2008
(TL) "The Banaadiri coast", as name for coastal northeast Africa, was used well into the 20th century, and as an informal designation for southern Somalia remains in use today. So sophisticated was the Banaadiri urban culture and the extraordinary literate background of these early settlers along the coast of the Indian Ocean, that they were described by foreign visitors as "people bound together by ties of citizenship and not by tribal relationships". The Banaadiris are multiethnic people from Horn of Africa. They are living along the south coast of that geographic area which Italians in 1908 named "Somalia". Nuredin Hagi Scikei was born in Mogadishu as descendant of AlFaqi, known also as the Reer Faqi of Qahtan religious dynasty, and appointed by the Banaadiri as administrators of justice in the territory from the Middle Ages until the first years of the Italian occupation. Nuredin is a graduate in civil engineering from Bologna University in Italy,
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'KNOTS' CONVEYS SENSE OF HOPE FOR SOMALIA, BY: PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW 11 Mar 2007
'Knots' conveys sense of hope for Somalia, BY:Author: Nurrudin Farah


Capsule review

In Nurrudin Farah's "Knots," Cambara, a Somalian expatriate, leaves the comfort of her life in Canada after the death of her young son, hoping to reclaim family property from a Somalian warlord. That she has little more than determination and conviction makes her pursuit illogical, and Cambara's initial efforts are fraught with failure. Farah, the noted Somalian author of nine novels, including the "Blood in the Sun" trilogy, provides a keen, sometimes horrifying look at a country that often is in the news, but rarely understood.


By Regis Behe
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, March 4, 2007


Recently, writer Nurrudin Farah was in his native Somalia, trying to broker peace between the government and some Islamists who had taken control of Mogadishu. At one point, a taxi he was riding in was stopped; two guns were pointed at his head. A group of Somalis demanded money for safe passage between two towns, but the driver of the taxi was obstinate in his determination not to pay a single cent more than usual.
For a half-hour, Farah's life was in peril while the driver bickered and bargained with the men.

"I kept wondering if I was going to survive it," he says. "I kept wondering if I would be able to finish my third novel in my trilogy. But I survived, and I am talking to you."

Based on that experience alone, no one would blame Farah if he took a fatalistic view of the prospects for his homeland. But "Knots" is, more than anything else, a novel of hope.





"The only things that one hears about Africa is the terrible news that is coming out of Africa," Farah says. "And nobody pays any attention to the small people who struggle and who are doing wonderful, wonderful jobs raising children in difficult circumstances."

Most of those people, in Farah's view, are women. "Knots" features Cambara, a Somalian exile living in Toronto who returns to her native country to accomplish an impossible task: reclaim the family's homestead from an occupying warlord. Grieving over the loss of a child and a horrific fight with her husband, Cambara seeks redemption, even though it seems all she has going for her is determination and strength of will.

Cambara might seem to be a creature of fiction, but Farah insists there are plenty of women like her in Somalia, many of whom band together and try to foster change.

"Women's groups, there are a number of them, and they are doing wonderful work," he says. "Wonderful humanitarian work, looking after the sick, healing the wounded and mending the broken."

Born in 1945, Farah's work has been dedicated to solving the conundrums of Somalia. His efforts have not always been appreciated. Muhammad Siad Barre, president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991, ordered him killed, and Farah was forced to flee the country. He has lived in India, Germany, Italy, Sudan, Nigeria, Gambia and Minnesota, and now lives in Capetown, South Africa. Awarded the biennial Neustadt Prize for Literature in 1998 -- past winners include Octavio Paz, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Elizabeth Bishop -- Farah is best known for his "Blood in the Sun" trilogy of novels: "Maps," "Gifts" and "Secrets."

"Knots" is the second book in his current trilogy -- as yet unnamed --following 2004's "Links." Farah's intent is to look at the strife in Somalia through the eyes of women, to explore their suffering and detail how "they have contributed to mending the broken, so to speak," Farah says.

And most of what has been broken is the work of men. "Links" explored Farah's thesis that the majority of Somali men are clannish and politically self-destructive, imposing their rules and beliefs on women. Farah points out how, in some quarters, women are forced to wear veils no matter their religion or standing.

"Women, in spite of the difficulties they are going through, are bearing up, and are doing a lot of good work," Farah says.

One of the casualties of Somalia's ongoing conflict is the arts. Farah's books don't sell well in Somalia, because people hardly have the money to buy necessities, let alone diversions. And Cambara's dream of mounting a stage performance is more of a fantasy than anything else.

"The glorification of the gun has reduced people's interest in anything but their own safety," he says. '"Safety comes before anything else. Raising a family as peaceably as possible is something people are interested in, and when people are afraid, they don't come out in the evening. They don't come out in the evening dressed for the theater, they don't come out in the evening ready to enjoy themselves. And they don't come out to drive their cars. There are certain things you take for granted when you are going to see a play: You have cars, women dress up and men dress up, too. None of these things can be done, because the situation isn't normal."

But, Farah adds, the situation is not as hopeless as it often is painted in the Western media. While the Somali people have many obstacles to overcome, the smallest of kindnesses often blossom into larger benefits.

"When you do something good for someone, they may not be able to reciprocate at that moment," Farah says. "But it obviously makes them think, it makes them appreciate, not only the good deed that has been done to them, but also of the possibility of normalcy returning."

Publisher Riverhead Books, $25.95, 419 pages



 
     
     
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