Mahbub Writes

Telecom oligarchies, government ghost workers & Ayaan Hirsi Ali still grifting Issue #10: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is still recyclying tired stereotypes about Muslims and Somalis in which she's found a lucrative career

Spaceports, satellites and Somalia gets Starlink Issue #9: It’s a big week for Somalia in space, with Türkiye announcing a new spaceport and Starlink going live.

“Imagination is a political battleground”: Dabindid Yusuf on why we need to rethink Somali life and politics Dabindid Yusuf of Journal Gobanimo argues that different Somali futures depend on reclaiming imagination as a political act—challenging imposed frameworks and