CULTURES - SOMALI

General Information Websites

Somalinet.com
http://somalinet.com/
Good source of news about Somalia.

Somalia Watch
http://www.somaliawatch.org/
  The goals of Somalia Watch include: Helping increase the understanding of the Somali issues, highlighting the plight and the suffering of the Somali people, promoting the virtues of democracy and human rights in the new Somalia, and promoting the economic potentials of Somalia in particular and the Horn of Africa in general.

The Abyssinia Cyberspace Gateway (ACG) Somalia Page:
http://www.abyssiniacybergateway.net/somalia/index.html
Provides news, art, culture, organizations, and articles about Somalia.

arab.net
http://www.arab.net/somalia/index.html
A useful beginning resource for information about Somalia, its language, history, and culture.

Somali Bantu-Their History and Culture:
http://www.culturalorientation.net/bantu/sbintro.html
Provides a detailed look at the Bantu people including sections on their history, religion, daily life & values, language & literacy, education, and cross-cultural challenges.

Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/sotoc.html
Country study of Somalia including detailed information about history and culture.

Official site of United Nations Agncies Working in Somalia:
http://www.unsomalia.net/
"On this website you can learn about the UN Agencies working in Somalia, you will find maps, fact sheets, and sample some of the latest news from the UN, from the Somali media and the international media, in addition to many other items of interest."

Additional Reading

Abdullahi, M. D. (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publisihing Group.

Barnes, V. L. & Boddy, J. (1995). Aman : The Story of a Somali Girl. Vintage.

Hassan, H. A. (1994). Somalia: Information for teachers and other professionals working with Somali refugee children. London, UK: London Language & Literacy Unit.

Hussein, I. (1997). Teenage Refugees from Somalia Speak Out (In Their Own Voices). Rosen Publishing Group.