Since we were a communist country for what was the longest stretch of governance in modern Somalia, where can I find any books/people that promote the ideas of Somali leftist economics/politics. I know this entire scientific communism stint was largely top down but nothing written about it at all seems questionable. I can't find anything in Somali, I'm using mostly regular google and google scholar - I might be looking in the wrong places.
Where to find old Somali leftist writings
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How is this informative? I'm asking a question.
....r/somalia it is.
....r/somalia it is.
I wanted something in Somali, looked up some keywords: shuuciyad, kacaan, hanti wadaag etc and still can't find anything worthwhile.
Not even from MSB himself? I was curious since Mengistu apparently has his own work on Marxism in Ethiopia, Zenawi also wrote about his ideas (has a pretty good paper ngl) I wasn't expecting Maos 'little red book' intensity...but nothing? Really?
MSB was communist for gibs don't think he had the intellectual fortitude to justify it
Thanks
Read Abdi Samantars Socialist Somalia
There's non as the Kacaan never opened or red any leftist or socialists books and there was also no intellectuals who professed in that ideology in Somalia unlike in Ethiopia.
This is very helpful, thank you!
The sources being on a website called 'marxist.org' is deceptively straightforward.
From an outside perspective, the socialism* in Somalia did seem phony which is why some context was needed.
After skimming through what @Bringer of Wisdom shared there are 2 names that come up repeatedly and were involved in writing some of the socialist books on there (along with their ministry). They might have been some of the genuine ideologues in the kacaan government or just doing their job well (a little too well
) - we'll see Dr. Cabdiqasim Salaad Xasan - Waziirka Warfaafinta iyo Hanuuninta Dadweynaha
Jaalle Maxamuud Cali Ahmed - Guddomiyaha Xiriirka Guud ee Shaqaalaha Somaliyeed.
