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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.
These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works
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Rod Stewart, Diaspora, and the Search for Home In When a Song Becomes a Homeland, we explored how Rod Stewart’s Every Beat of My Heart speaks to the memories, attachments, and longing that accompany those who leave their homeland behind.…
Rod Stewart, Edward Said, and the Music of Exile There are songs we listen to, and there are songs that seem to listen to us. We may encounter them accidentally, on the radio, in a passing car, at a gathering, or in the solitude of a room…
I can’t remember the captivating open deserts of Barka without remembering Jahray. The morning star was our natural GPS, bright and predictable, appearing in the sky for months before disappearing and leaving the heavens strangely empty.…
Darkness Without Dawn is a linked story collection that explores memory, tradition, fear, gender, language, and the complicated ways people negotiate the worlds they inherit. The book grew out of a long engagement with writing and with a…
In my original article, I argued that the G-15’s 2001 protest likely owed more to timing and self-interest than to principled conviction. In my last piece, I addressed Semere’s broader misreading of that argument and his claim that…
My recent article on the G-15 drew a passionate response from Semere H. who doubled down on his claim that the G-15’s own letters conclusively prove their commitment to democracy. And probably anticipating my response, he later added in…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to Ismail AA, a veteran thinker and fellow traveller whose acquaintance has greatly enriched the quality of our conversations at Awate. His thoughtful response to my earlier…
As another anniversary of the grim 2001 crackdown on the G-15 approaches, their protest deserves renewed scrutiny. I know this is a sensitive issue especially since most of them are presumed dead or in jail and have left grieving families…
What the demand for “one of our own” reveals about political power Abstract This is the first article in my newly started Awate column, The Hidden Premise. I examine the conception of power beneath debates about representation: why should…