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TEDxMogadishu: A Talk by Ilwad Elman


Posted by Krista Riley on 31 May 2012 / 0 Comments
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Last week, Samya covered the TEDxMogadishu talks for MMW.  As Samya wrote, “TEDx Mogadishu is not just a meeting of creative minds to gather and share their views on the welfare of the people in Somalia; it is also an opportunity for outsiders to change their perceptions about developments in that country, especially as they […]

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Culture/Society

TEDx Mogadishu and the Symbolic Rebirth of a Torn Society


Posted by samya on 24 May 2012 / 0 Comments
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During the past three decades, global perceptions of Somalia have for the most part been shaped by images of the country as a disaster area, ravaged by poverty and war. Somalia seems to appear in the news only in the context of humanitarian assistance appeals or of Al Qaeda-inspired militias carrying out their heinous acts […]

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