The AfricaNews articles of Gurbiye

  1. SOMALIA: A NATION WITHOUT NATIONALIST


    - SOMALIA: A NATION WITHOUT NATIONALIST In my childhood I used to hear about former heroes and heroines of Somali Youth League (SYL), who fought the colonialist, SYL are now our role models as nationalist, they fought for our country’s independence. In March 2002, I met and interviewed one of the Pioneers of SYL, Mr. Ali Maslah Verdura in Qoryooley; he explained to me how they fought the white men at the time when Somalia was under colonization. When I asked him about his vision on Somalia that day, he was quick to say that he is disillusioned and absolutely disturbed by what is going on, he said that he couldn’t imagine that the country they tirelessl…