Author: Sagal Mohamed

Why are Somalis spread across the world, sida sanood meel walba ku dadatayn (like coins, scattered everywhere)? Why are we current or former refugees, asylum-seekers, and economic migrants in almost every country across the globe? Why do we consistently perform poorly on global statistical measures, from health to the economy? What caused the Isaaq genocide? What were the reasons behind the uprising in Mogadishu against a dictator, which led to a civil war? What is the common factor that appears everywhere but is treated as a cultural aspect, and thus assumed to be ‘positive’—a friend you can rely on? At…