Al Manaara

"Somalia" is a tribal name disrespectful of the multi-ethnic reality of the area. It's wholly invented by the Italians in the early 1908s during the colonial period. This distortion must be corrected and "Somalia" should be replaced with another non tribal name. I will write in order to contribute in the construction of a new society which respects diversity and considers it enriching. I find it hard to write in English so you will often have to translate my pieces from Italian.

Name: Nurudin Hagi Scikei

Thursday, November 26, 2009

AFRICA RISING


E' un libro da consigliare a tutti gli imprenditori, piccoli e grandi, africani, europei ed asiatici. Raramente mi è capitato di leggere un tale condensato di ottimismo sull'Africa e sugli africani. Il termine "business" suona male per tante persone ma è un settore che se gestito bene dagli stati, crea benefici, opportunità e posti di lavoro per milioni di persone.
Il professore di marketing Mahajan Vijay ci dice che parlare di Africa solo in termini di guerre, malattie e povertà significa scoraggiare soprattutto i piccoli imprenditori ad investire e rischiare in quel continente. Chi vive o è vissuto in occidente sa quanto sia vera questa osservazione.
Nuredin Hagi Scikei

Sunday, August 17, 2008

The 1964 Zanzibar Massacre: Arabs mass murdered by blacks

A friend of mine wrote me this mail :
"This is an interesting video showing the only footage of the ethnic cleansing of Zanzibar in the 1960s. Thousands of Arabs were killed in cold blood. The frightening thing is that this came about as a result of propaganda similar to what is being spread in the west now".
I think it is useful to reflect deeply upon this video and that historical events.

Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqHi50YdAQQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40_ih4nNdoc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT1LCuxXdcg




Monday, May 12, 2008

During the colonialism period, the European politicians removed the Banaadiri from the power and gave their land, Banaadir, like a gift to the Somaly tribes: it is an open wound.

Some fragments of our history you can find in:
I agree that my English is awful, but I'm sure that my message will fly high, strong and will go far.
Nuredin H. S. Abati