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Ilwad Elman: In Memory of My Father, I Returned to Rebuild Somalia

Ahmed Haji Mohamed: Mogadishu’s martial arts master keeps youth away from extremism

Vik Sohonie: How music can rebuild a country after 20 years of civil war

Zahra Qorane: How Mogadishu’s Instagram star is changing the perception of Somalia

Deqo Mohamed: Caring for 90,000 refugees: The story of Somalia’s Hope Village

Ahmed Jama Mohamed: Why I returned from London to start restaurants in Somalia

Kafia Ahmed: I am from Somalia

Aden Farah Affei: The history of Somalia in paintings

Keyo: The 19 year-old known as ‘Somalia’s Chris Brown’

Hassan Mohamed: Starting a university in Mogadishu

Amina Hagi Elmi: Why I Created a Dignity Kit

Amir Issa: Mogadishu is Ready to Receive Anybody

Alicia Sully: The Wonder and Opportunity of Camel Milk

Kalga’al: My life as a blind journalist talking peace in the most dangerous city

Abdi Latif Ega: Let’s take a fresh look at Somalia

Zainab Hassan: Restoring Somalia’s National Library

Mohamed Ali: Partnerships are the answer to youth unemployment in Somalia

Mohamed Mahamoud Sheik: Starting the first dry cleaner in Mogadishu

AbdulFatah Adam: Mogadishu was one of the most beautiful cities and it can be again

Jabril Abdulle: How to bring peace and reconciliation to Somalia

Moulid Hujale: Life and inspiration in the world’s largest refugee camp

Aisha Omar: Fighting Fistula and FGM in Somalia

Mohamed Kabanale: Playing the oud

Abdi Aynte: The surprising research data that shows Mogadishu really is rising

Iman Icar: The youth are the answer to bringing hope back to Mogadishu

Nimco Sabco Mohamed: Somalia needs a new generation of women leaders

Sadik Adawe: I fled Somalia in a migrant boat to Yemen. This is my story

Abla Elmi: Mogadishu Diaries: Telling the stories of daily life in Somalia

Nick Kay: The 3 major political challenges Somalia must overcome
