ADNAAN Posted April 20, 2008 Becoming Somaliland book launch Author : Mark Bradbury + a panel of experts will hold a discussion on the future of Somaliland. see list below The official launch of Mark Bradbury's new book about the emerging Republic of Somaliland. It is an event not to be missed. It isn't the best of timings for those who are sitting exams but i am very tempted to go, read on... When does a country become a state? On 18 May 1991 the leaders of the Somali National Movement and the elders of northern Somali clans proclaimed that they were setting up the new Republic of Somaliland. Mark Bradbury's new book is billed as "the most detailed treatment of the self-proclaimed Somaliland state and its emergence from collapsed Somalia" (Peter Little, Author of Somalia: Economy without State). With a panel debate on the future of Somaliland and a short recital of Somali poetry. Details Thursday 24th April at 6pm The Brunei Suite, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG RSVP to Esther on 02072888620 or via email to esther@progressio.org.uk link *Mark Bradbury (The author) is a development consultant who has worked extensively in North East Africa. He has also worked with ACORD, ActionAid, OXFAM, the Overseas Development Institute, UNICEF, UNDP and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). *Dr. Ioan Lewis is the Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics where he wrote prolifically on Somalia. He is the author of Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa among other works. *Dr. Iqbal Jhazbhay is Associate Professor at the University of South Africa's Department of Religious Studies and Arabic. He is currently a Visiting Academic at London University's School of Oriental of African Studies (SOAS). *Su'aad Odowa-Nielsen is founder of the Institute for Female Education and Development and currently works for Voluntary Action Camden on mental health issues. Whilst at the Ealing Primary Care Trust she set up the ‘African Well Women Centre. * Dr Steve Kibble is Progressio's advocacy coordinator for Africa, Middle East and Asia. He has written extensively on African politics, particularly Zimbabwe, South Africa, Angola and Somaliland. Link2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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