This study analyses the basic assumptions which,had informed the construction of the now,discredited Somali myth.,.

In Daybreak is Near ... : Literature, Clans and the Nation-State in Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed examines the role literature has played in modern Somali society o

This book represents an attempt to introduce the notion of contested national identity as a theoretical framework for understanding the crisis of the nation-sta

'Timeless and timely, there is verse and music in Diaspora Blues tuned by acute intelligence. Ali Jimale Ahmed's pithy and elegant lines span the range from the

Does statelessness necessarily mean anarchy and disorder? Clan elders, religious leaders and businessmen have worked together to provide stability and security