Back in Beledweyne: Vivid Memories, Inspiring Stories, and a Bright Future
/9 Comments/in Blog /by Mahad WasugeAfter almost three years away (two years and 9 months to be exact), I traveled back to Beledweyne for a short assignment. The last time I was there was in December 2018. That previous trip was my first return to the town after 8 years away. At that time, I wrote a blog post titled […]
Getting back to Baidoa: a changing city
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Mahad WasugeI have been occasionally traveling to Baidoa since 2014. It is a nice, cool town, and its people are welcoming. It is always great to go back to the city and keep up with the great development going on. The last time I visited Baidoa was January 2021 when I was doing field research on […]
Bitter-sweet lessons of Jowhar
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Mahad WasugeAlthough I have travelled to many Somali cities in the past eight years, I had never been to Jowhar, the capital city of Middle Shabelle region. Jowhar is also the capital city of Hirshabelle state – the newest federal unit – which was established in October 2016. I was excited that I was finally traveling […]
Back to Buulaburte: Bringing back memories after ten years away
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Mahad WasugeGoing back to Buulaburte – my hometown – had a lot of emotional attachments. The last time I was in the city was August 2010, when I was about to start my sophomore year at Mogadishu University. I was now going back to the town after ten years and six months (or 10.5 years) on […]
Gone But Never Forgotten: A Tribute To My Late Father Abdullahi Sugunto
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Mahad WasugeTwenty years ago today, on a Thursday morning, 7th December 2000 (10th Ramadan 1421) my father died in Buulaburte, a district in the Hiiraan region. That night I was sharing a room with my three younger brothers. We woke up crying.
My visit to Dhusamareb
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Mahad WasugeOn 19 July 2020, I travelled to Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug State, for Somali Public Agenda study on Galmudug reconciliation process. It was my first trip to the famous old town. In the past, I visited several Galmudug districts, but access to Dhusamareb was not possible at that time due to the presence of […]