Learning outcome. At the end of this workshop, students will be able to Successfully write a research proposal for an undergraduate programme Synopsis What is a research proposal in the context of academia? A research proposal is a document outlining a research project for a specific programme of study at…

Seen: The unprecedented political crisis unfolding in Ethiopia Seen: The need for unity, consultation, and consensus among Somali people in the Somali region. Seen: The lesson learned from 150 years of Abyssinian colonialism, misrule, dispossession, and naked repression meted out to the Somalia people in the region. We- the stakeholders…

Waxaa inta badan la i waydiiyaa su’aashan-waa su’aal is kor saaran laakiin hal ujooda uun leh. Jawaabtu waa adagtahay, laakiin inta badan theory/hindise/mala awaal ayaan isticmaalaa si aan iskugu dayo inaan ka jawaabo su’aashan mihiimka ah. Framework/ Hindisaha/malaha salka u ah jawaabtayda Dhaqanka oogu xooga badan ee Somaalidu leedahay( The dominant Somali culture) waxaa uu ku…

Waxaan rabaa inaan idiin bidhaamiyo arrimahan daruuriga ah 1. Ciidamada qarank ee Ethiopia 80% wuu burburay 2. Dawlada Federalka ee Ethiopia waxay wadaa olole ay iskaga horgaynayso kililada Ethiopia, si uu u sii socdo dagaalka sokeeye. 3. Raisal wasaare Abiy qorshahiisu waa hadaan kursiga waayo, Ethiopia iga dambaynayso (way ila burburi). 4. Waxaa aad suurta gal u ah…

Is the spectre of non-consensus back to Somali politics? Looking back on when consensus worked for Somali politics. In 1960, Somalia, as part of the broader African decolonisation struggle, gained independence from two European colonisers. The non-simultaneous nature of Somali independence meant that the North got its wish from the British days earlier than the South. …

One of the questions I am asked is how best to read about Africa’s contemporary politics? My answer is invariably read history in the right direction. What do I mean by ‘read history in the right direction’? …

The Ethiopian ruling party this week got its perfect election birthday wishes. The upper chamber of the Ethiopian parliament approved a constitutional interpretation, which allowed; Election to be postponed until COVID19 is defeated in Ethiopia with an additional period for a campaign. Gave the party constitutional mandate to govern the…

Surah Ali’Imran( The family of Imran), is the third chapter of the Holy Quran, the fourth-longest Sura after, only Al-Baqarah, Ash-Shuara and Al-A’Raf have more verses. Except for Al-Baqarah, no Sura in the Quran is so expansive in terms of themes. The Sura, for instance, deals with topics ranging from…