Day: July 29, 2019

HISTORY: The New Somali Passport

Office of the Prime Minister

The Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic
November 28, 2006

MEMORANDUM

I am pleased to have the honor to officially announce the issuance of a new Somali National Passport that meets the highest international standards of digital era.
The passport, in combination with national identity cards, will be a fraud-proof document to contribute to the advancement of national and international safety and security cooperation. The document will be issued from a central processing headquarter with the employment of IT personnel specially trained for the purpose.
I am also gratified to inform the Somali general public of the fact that every Somali citizen has a fundamental right to be issued this national document for the sole benefit of his/her freedom of travel and identification regardless of his/her geographical location.
The New Passport being issued now shall effectively and finally replace the old Somali passport starting June 1st, 2007. The old passport shall be deemed null and void on 31st day of May 2007.
On this historic occasion of the release of the new document, I would like to appeal to the international community, on behalf of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and people of the Somali Republic, to welcome this gigantic step of my administration by assisting the holders of the New Passport in every way possible as we kindly request for the cooperation of all states and organizations in facilitating and accepting our new national travel document.
Hon. Ali Mohamed Gedi
Prime Minister
To:
All member states of AU, LAS, ASEAN, OAS, EU, ACP, OIC, GCC, UN, EC, all international organizations, and immigration departments, regional and international travel agencies.
(Drafted by Ismail Haji Warsame)

HISTORY: Ali Mohamed Gedi’s Appointment as TFG Prime Minister

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

  1. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
    RS-TS-OP/0272004 Nairobi, Nov 03, 2004.

    MADAXWEYNAHA Xukuumadda Ku Meel Gaarka ah ee Jamhuuriyedda

    Federalka ah ee Soomaaliya

    MARKUU ARKAY Axdiga Ku Meel Gaarka ah ee Jamhuuriyedda, gaar ahaan Qodobka 44aad (2) ee Wajibaadka Madaxweynaha,

    MARKUU FULIYEY Wada Tashi balaarran ee Madaxda siyaasadeed iyo dhaqan ee beelaha Soomaaliyeed,aqoon-yahanada iyo waxgaradka Soomaaliyeed ee ku sugan gudaha iyo dibedda dalka,

    MARKUU TIXGELIYEY Duruuffaha siyaasadeed, dhaqan-dhaqaale iyo amni ee Soomaaliya,

    MARKUU ARKAY dhamaan waxqabadkii iyo taariikh nololleedkii musharaxxiintii Jagada Wasiirka Koowaad ee Xukuumadda Ku Meel Gaarka ah ee Jamhuuriyedda Federalka ah ee Soomaaliya,

    WUXUU U MAGACAABAY:

    Dr. CALI MAXAMED GEEDI, Wasiirka Koowaad ee Xukuumadda Ku Meel Gaarka ah ee Jamhuuriyedda Federalka ah ee Soomaaliya, si uu u soo jeediyo Xubnihii Golaha Wasiirrada iyo Barnaamijkii Waxqabad ee Xukuumadda si Golaha Shacabku kalsooni u siiyo sida ku qeexan Qodobka 33aad (e) ee Axdiga,

    Cabdullaahi Yusuf Ahmed
    Madaxweynaha

Minister Abdi Farah Juxa

On the 21st Anniversary Celebrations of Puntland State of Somalia.

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EXPLAIN SHARIA. WHAT IS IT?

THE RESEARCH WORK OF SAID SHIDAAD AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION

Garowe, July 29, 2019

Said Shidaad H. Hussein, a historian and social sciences professional had presented anthropological studies to a gathering of invited guests at PDRC Conference Hall last night. It was a serious and polite attempt on the part of Said Shidaad to engage in knowledge production, and to shed light on some of the historical misconceptions and misinformation by European scholars on Somali studies. Shidaad had produced the highlights of his 16-year research work into the ancient history of Somalia many centuries before Islam and traces of ancient cities all over Somalia to back it up.

Shidaad’s work is the first attempt I have seen to refute the findings of European sociologists that Somalis were always a bunch of grazing nomadic tribes moving from places to places in search of water-holes and grazing land for their herds. He had produced pictures showing traces of ancient settlements and towns that had disappeared and artifacts never produced by European explorers and anthropologists like Richard Burton, Captain Speke, I.M. Lewis, Enrico Cerulli, among others.

Reading, passionate studies of social sciences and scholarship on knowledge production is rare among Somali academics. That is why I found Shidaad’s work unique and quite impressive, to say the least.

Said Shidaad Hussein, however, seemed unappreciative of the extent of historical distortions, misconceptions and misreading by European scholars in regards to Somali studies, and how to handle centuries of fallacies and biased approach to Somali anthropological studies. These misconceptions and misreading of Somali studies helped colonial powers, including Abyssian Empire, to create their own biased narrative of Somalia, its history and culture, dismissing Somalis as wandering tribes in semi-deserts, incapable of forming a nation-state. Nevertheless, his work was commendable and a good beginning. He is also a role model for those interested in knowledge production on Somalia’s social studies.

The Presentation

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