📍 Coming tomorrow: issue #7 of Acacia We’ve just finalised the seventh edition of Acacia, our weekly newsletter — and it’ll be landing in your inbox tomorrow around noon (UK time). Here’s what we’re covering this week: ▶️ A closer look at the recurring online debate over the

🚨 Issue #7 of Acacia is out. We cover Omar Fateh’s Democratic endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, the alleged Arabisation of Somalis, Puntland seizing ship carrying weapons for Somalia, and more. Check it out, comment & share! geeskanewsletter.com/p/somalis-alle…

From clan legends to cosmic camels and the tale of the first Somali astronaut, Mohamoud Ibrahim explores the deep imaginative power of Somali folklore. geeska.com/en/camel-sky

Suugaanta iyo Kaalinta Dameerka ✍🏾 Yoonis O’Cali geeska.com/so/suugaanta-i…

Ma Dad Kooban baa Baraha Bulshada Haga? ✍️ Jay Van Bavel geeska.com/so/ma-dad-koob…

Former Eritrean ambassador Andebrhan Giorgis argues that Isaias Afwerki has squandered Eritrea’s independence through decades of authoritarianism and repression. ✍️Andebrhan Welde Giorgis geeska.com/en/my-struggle…

From a #Mogadishu childhood to a global voice, Shirin Ramzanali Fazel’s writing confronts colonial legacies, the challenges of exile, and having a hybrid Somali identity. ✍️Yusuf Absuge geeska.com/en/xamar-was-d…