Safferz Posted May 14, 2013 He joined historians Peter Limb and Peter Alegi at Michigan State University for a conversation about Somalia on their monthly podcast, "Africa Past and Present." Great podcast and great discussion. Episode 74: The Dialectics of Piracy in Somalia Geographer Abdi Samatar (U. Minnesota; President of the U.S. African Studies Association) on pirates and piracy off the Somali coast; the complexities and inequalities between “fish pirates” and other kinds of pirates; the inadequacy of “clans” in explaining Somali society; and thoughts on “Africa’s First Democrats” and the future of Somalia. Listen here: http://afripod.aodl.org/2013/05/afripod-74/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted May 14, 2013 We have too little public intellectuals in our community. It appears the samatars hold a monopoly along with a few others on Somali intellectualism Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted May 14, 2013 SomaliPhilosopher;949927 wrote: We have too little public intellectuals in our community. It appears the samatars hold a monopoly along with a few others on Somali intellectualism Very true. I have some thoughts about that, but this may not be the right thread for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
