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Are you a fan of TEDx Conferences? Watched the countless inspiring, emotional, enduring and educational videos? You’ll be glad to know that TEDx has extended itself to Somalia with TEDxMogadishu whose theme is Rebirth! The Conference is based on the notion that sustained peace is on the horizon with the Somali diaspora returning home and starting businesses and international investors exploring vast opportunities. TEDxMogadishu celebrates the power of ideas to positively change the world by bringing together like-minded people who believe in this mission. If you’re not in Mogadishu today, then visit the TEDxMogadishu website here where you’ll see live Somali speakers sparking deep discussion and connection. This is yet another sign that there is rebirth in Somalia!

Are you a fan of TEDx Conferences? Watched the countless inspiring, emotional, enduring and educational videos? You’ll be glad to know that TEDx has extended itself to Somalia with TEDxMogadishu whose theme is Rebirth! The Conference is based on the notion that sustained peace is on the horizon with the Somali diaspora returning home and starting businesses and international investors exploring vast opportunities. TEDxMogadishu celebrates the power of ideas to positively change the world by bringing together like-minded people who believe in this mission. If you’re not in Mogadishu today, then visit the TEDxMogadishu website here where you’ll see live Somali speakers sparking deep discussion and connection. This is yet another sign that there is rebirth in Somalia!

A film company is being formed by two Somali businessmen in Nairobi’s neighborhood of Eastleigh. The Somali film production company formed by Hassan Abdul and Ahmed Sharriff and called Eastleighwood is meant to change people’s impressions of Somali society. It also aims to fill in the gaps by depicting the everyday lives of Somalis, mainly of those living in the diaspora. Their first production, Love is Blind, is a film which tells the story of a blind girl living in Eastleigh who is courted by three different men.  It illustrates key themes in the lives of the diaspora, such as the vital financial remittances sent from the U.S. and Europe that support many in Eastleigh. Read more. 

Here is yet another Somali film director we’ve unearthed. Meet Mo Ali, a Somali film director and producer in London. During the last five years Ali has shot over 65 music videos for the likes of Chipmunk, Jammer, Plan B, Roll Deep, Skepta and Tinchy Stryder and others. 2010 saw the release of Ali’s first feature film “Shank”, an action film for the youth generation set in a decaying future London. Ali also featured among the cast of Lint the Movie, a 2011 documentary on the cult science fiction author and philosopher Jeff Lint. Read about MTV U.K.’s interview with Ali on his career and interests here, listen to him give advice to aspiring film makers here, read about Vice Style’s take on his style and chops here, and follow him on twitter here. 

Here is yet another Somali film director we’ve unearthed. Meet Mo Ali, a Somali film director and producer in London. During the last five years Ali has shot over 65 music videos for the likes of Chipmunk, Jammer, Plan B, Roll Deep, Skepta and Tinchy Stryder and others. 2010 saw the release of Ali’s first feature film “Shank”, an action film for the youth generation set in a decaying future London. Ali also featured among the cast of Lint the Movie, a 2011 documentary on the cult science fiction author and philosopher Jeff Lint. Read about MTV U.K.’s interview with Ali on his career and interests here, listen to him give advice to aspiring film makers here, read about Vice Style’s take on his style and chops here, and follow him on twitter here. 

For those of you who haven’t yet discovered the rave about the “S#%t Somali people say” videos, we thought we’d quickly bring you up to speed with parts one and two of the videos and at the same time feature the creative director behind the funny videos. Meet Zakaria “Tdotnerd” Salad who is the co-CEO of the new venture C.I.D. Pro TV. Zakaria is a creative director who works to ensure the art direction and related print, abstract, and avant garde concepts for  C.I.D. Pro TV in addition to co-running the day-to-day activities. Check out C.I.D. Pro TV Channel on YouTube here and follow Zakaria’s work on Twitter here. While you’re at it, listen to the C.I.D. Pro TV interview by Nomad Radio here. 

For those of you who haven’t yet discovered the rave about the “S#%t Somali people say” videos, we thought we’d quickly bring you up to speed with parts one and two of the videos and at the same time feature the creative director behind the funny videos. Meet Zakaria “Tdotnerd” Salad who is the co-CEO of the new venture C.I.D. Pro TV. Zakaria is a creative director who works to ensure the art direction and related print, abstract, and avant garde concepts for  C.I.D. Pro TV in addition to co-running the day-to-day activities. Check out C.I.D. Pro TV Channel on YouTube here and follow Zakaria’s work on Twitter here. While you’re at it, listen to the C.I.D. Pro TV interview by Nomad Radio here. 

Looking to read up on current events in Somalia? Look no further than Mohamed Adow’s Blog on Al Jazeera. Mohammed is based in Nairobi and has more than 10 years of experience reporting from across Africa. He has filed exclusive reports for Al Jazeera on various issues such as on the situation in the Ogaden, the Rift Valley and elsewhere in Kenya as well as covering the ongoing conflicts in Somalia and Sudan. Read his blog here. While at it, why not check out The Stream, a Al-Jazeera programme that spoke to members of the Somali diaspora about life and the artistic forms of self-expression.

Looking to read up on current events in Somalia? Look no further than Mohamed Adow’s Blog on Al Jazeera. Mohammed is based in Nairobi and has more than 10 years of experience reporting from across Africa. He has filed exclusive reports for Al Jazeera on various issues such as on the situation in the Ogaden, the Rift Valley and elsewhere in Kenya as well as covering the ongoing conflicts in Somalia and Sudan. Read his blog here. While at it, why not check out The Stream, a Al-Jazeera programme that spoke to members of the Somali diaspora about life and the artistic forms of self-expression.

What is one of the largest and farthest flung populations in the world? If you guessed the Somali population, you are quite right. Somalia’s diaspora is one of the largest and farthest flung in the world in proportion to its population. Out of a country estimated between 9 and 13 million people, an estimated 1 million of Somalis are considered part of the Somali diaspora. Al-Jazeera recently profiled the Somali diaspora in an episode called “the stream” where they spoke to Sadia Ali Aden, co-founder of Adar Foundation, and Somali journalist for Voice of America Idil Osman about the situation in Somalia and how the Somali diaspora continues to give back to their community. Read more. 

What is one of the largest and farthest flung populations in the world? If you guessed the Somali population, you are quite right. Somalia’s diaspora is one of the largest and farthest flung in the world in proportion to its population. Out of a country estimated between 9 and 13 million people, an estimated 1 million of Somalis are considered part of the Somali diaspora. Al-Jazeera recently profiled the Somali diaspora in an episode called “the stream” where they spoke to Sadia Ali Aden, co-founder of Adar Foundation, and Somali journalist for Voice of America Idil Osman about the situation in Somalia and how the Somali diaspora continues to give back to their community. Read more.