Somali Aaway? Maskax Soomaaliyeed. Dhibaato Soomaaliyeed. Xal Soomaaliyeed. Somali minds. Somali problems. Somali solutions.
Qolka dadweynaha ee Soomaalida A serious Somali public square

Somali Aaway?

Meel kasta ayaannu joognaa. Su'aashu waxa weeye: maxaynu u dhisaynaa Soomaaliya? Where are the Somalis? Everywhere. The question is what we are building.

IsdiiwaangeliSubscribe
QaybahaThe three pillars

Luqad fudud. Fikir qoto dheer.Simple language. Serious thinking.

Qoraallada dhaadheer waxay ka soo baxaan Substack, halkanna waa laga xiriiriyaa. Faallo furan ma jirto: jawaabaha halbeegga leh waa la soo gudbiyaa, waa la tafatiraa, magacaagana waa lagu daabacaa. Long-form pieces publish on our Substack and are linked here. No open comments anywhere: serious responses are submitted, edited, and published with your name on them.

Soomaaliya oo la Sharraxo

Somalia Explained

Sharraxaad cad oo caddayn ku salaysan oo ku saabsan su'aalaha qaranka: shilinka, federaalka, xawaaladaha, deynta, waxbarashada, iyo sida mid kastaa u taabto nolosha caadiga ah. Clear, evidence-based explainers on the national questions: the shilling, federalism, remittances, debt relief, education, and how each one touches ordinary life.

Ka akhri Substack →Read on Substack →
Miiska Qurbajoogta

Diaspora Desk

Halka xirfadda Soomaalida dibadda ay kula kulanto baahida gudaha: maalgashi, khibrad, la-talin, matalaad, iyo dhibaatooyinka runta ah ee soo laabashada. Where Somali skill abroad meets Somali need at home: investment, expertise, mentoring, representation, and the honest difficulties of returning.

Ka akhri Substack →Read on Substack →
Shaybaarka Xalalka

Solutions Lab

Hal dhibaato, saddex xal, jawaabo khubaro, iyo hal qoraal siyaasadeed oo kama dambays ah. Dhaleecayn adag waa la soo dhawaynayaa; caddayn ayaa loo baahan yahay, xalna waa la filayaa. One problem, three solutions, invited expert responses, one final policy note. Strong criticism is welcome here; evidence is required and solutions are expected.

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Axdiga tafatirkaEditorial charter

Xeerarka qolkan dadweynahaThe rules of this public square

Tani waa waxa dadka halbeegga leh ku qanciya inay halkan wax ku qoraan, akhristayaasha halbeegga lehna ay ku aaminaan. This is what makes serious people willing to write here, and serious readers willing to trust it.

  • Cay qabiil ma jirtoNo clan insults or clan framing
  • Aflagaaddo shakhsi ma jirtoNo personal abuse
  • Eedeymo aan la xaqiijin ma jiraanNo unverified accusations
  • Dacaayad la iibiyay oo falanqayn isu ekaysiisay ma jirtoNo paid propaganda disguised as analysis
  • Xanta baraha bulshada ma jirtoNo recycled social media rumours
  • Magacyo been ah iyo shahaadooyin la buunbuuniyay ma jiraanNo fake titles or inflated credentials
  • Dhaleecayn adag waa bannaan tahayStrong criticism allowed
  • Caddayn ayaa loo baahan yahayEvidence required
  • Xal ayaa la filayaaSolutions expected
  • Qorayaal magacyadoodu cad yihiin oo keliyaNamed authors only

Waxaannu u dhaleecaynaa Soomaaliya inay mudan tahay wax ka wanaagsan, ma aha inaannu ku faraxno guuldarrada qaranka. We criticise because Somalia deserves better, not because we enjoy national failure.

Ka qaybgalTake part

Soomaalidu aaway? Adiga ka bilow.Where are the Somalis? Start with you.

Boggani dib uma dhisayo waxa horeba u shaqaynaya. Qoraalladu waxay ku safraan iimaylka Substack, Miiska Wareega Soomaalidu wuxuu ku nool yahay YouTube, SOMtube-na wuxuu duubis kasta gaarsiiyaa daawadayaasha muuqaalka Soomaalida. Hal su'aal, saddex matoor. This platform does not rebuild what already works. Essays travel by email through Substack, the Somali Roundtable lives on YouTube, and SOMtube carries every recording to the wider Somali video audience. One question, three engines.

U qor bogganWrite for the platform

Qoraallo, sharraxaado, jawaabo khubaro, iyo jawaabo halbeeg leh ayaa la magacaabaa, waana la tafatiraa. Soomaali, Ingiriisi, ama labadaba. Soo dir soo jeedin gaaban: qofka aad tahay, waxa aad ku doodayso, iyo caddaynta aad wadato. Essays, explainers, expert responses, and serious rebuttals are commissioned and edited. Somali, English, or both. Send a short pitch: who you are, what you want to argue, and what evidence you bring.

Soo dir soo jeedinSend a pitch

Daawo Miiska WareegaWatch the Somali Roundtable

Doodaha iyo waraysiyada su'aalaha qaranka waxay ku nool yihiin kanaalka YouTube ee MI Waryaa, halkanna waa lagu dhejin doonaa marka la daabaco, waxaana SOMtube ku faafiyaa dunida muuqaalka Soomaalida. Panels and interviews on the national questions live on the MI Waryaa YouTube channel, embedded here as they publish, and syndicated across the Somali video world through SOMtube.

Ka daawo YouTubeWatch on YouTube

Qoraal kasta iimayl ku helGet every piece by email

Qoraallada cusub, sharraxaadaha, iyo wareegyada Shaybaarka Xalalka waxay iimayl kuugu yimaadaan Substack-gayaga, "Somali Waa kuma | MI". Akhris bilaash ah. New essays, explainers, and Solutions Lab cycles arrive by email through our Substack, "Somali Waa kuma | MI". Free to read.