Friends walking through Stone Town in Zanzibar, Tanzania
“And I dream that someday you will return to Kabul, to revisit the land of our childhood. If you do, you will find an old, faithful friend waiting for you. May God be with you always.
Hassan.”
I was balling so hard at this point.
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“In Africa when an old man dies its like watching a library burn…”
Dr. Hawa Abdi: Somalia is my Golden Jubilee
Despite Somalia’s ruinous conflict, one woman and her two daughters have stood out as pillars of hope, optimism and peace amidst the chaos.
Mogadishu native Dr. Hawa Abdi opened her health clinic in the Afgoye corridor, 20 kilometres outside Mogadishu, before the war started, eventually transforming it into a camp to accommodate thousands of displaced persons fleeing violence.
Until recently, she catered to at least 90,000 internally displaced persons at her centre through the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation (DHAF), providing shelter, healthcare services and education.
Abdi was nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize on February 27th, a day after al-Shabaab arrested her and forced her to close the camp, leaving thousands of women and children without shelter. The militants destroyed the refugees’ temporary houses and took over part of the camp, leaving only the hospital and clinic intact.
In an exclusive interview with Sabahi in Nairobi, Abdi talks about what inspires her and gives her strength.
Whilst routing around my drawers I found this snap of my dad as teen in Accra, Ghana circa 1965. I really like this picture. Not just because it’s my dad looking cool in his Buddy Holly Ray Bans and Chelsea boots, but because it’s a nice reminder for me that fashion on the continent has always been about mixing what’s hot in popular culture with what’s always been stylish in theirs.
dear lawd
there’s food porn on my dash again
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