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"We met at university. She joined the same course that I was doing and sat next to me. The first question that popped into my mind was whether she was a new student and she cheekily replied that I must be a journalist for my investigative skills. From then onwards, the banter started, and we became good friends. I’m glad I was the first person to befriend her. She joined our study group. But somehow, every time we came together to study, the others left gradually and in the end, it was us two that remained. We talked and became extremely close, studying together and spending lots of time together. We got married in our first year of our degree course and we both graduated at the same time with our two children by our side. Over here, it is quite the norm that the girl stays at home once married but given that she completed her degree and had the ambition to become a poet, we agreed to contribute both to society based on what we have learned and not be confined to the traditional way. I know our marriage wouldn’t have lasted if we didn’t face our obstacles as a team and made sure that we were each other’s pillars based on the friendship that we cultivated before we got married. Because the minute you allow external intervention to dictate the affairs of your family, you will be doomed. Your life partner is your closest friend, don’t treat them less than that."(Hargeisa)"Waxaanu isku baranay jaamacadda oo isku dufcad ayaanu ahayn. Anaga oo fasalka fadhina ayeey soo gashay sida caadada ah ardaygu markuu ku cusub yahay fasalka. Macalin ayaa wada oo fasalka keena laakiin iyadu kaligeed ayey socotay ardaydii ayey salaantay kadib way isoo garab fadhiisatay, kadib ayaan weydiiyey xageed ka timid? Ma ardayad cusub baad tahay, su’aalo caynkaasa ah kadib waxay igu jawaabtay waan ogahay inaad wariye tahay. Sidii ayuu kaftan noo dhex maray. Waxaan nasiib uu helay in aan noqdo qofka ugu horeeyay ee fasalka kala saaxiiba wakhtigaa aan jaamacadda ku jiray. Waxaay socotaba waxaanu noqonay koox 4 qof ka kooban oo wax wada akhrista oo wada nusaacaynaa sidoo kale is garab taagan sidii hadba uu mid uga baxayey kooxda waxaay kusoo koobantay labadayada oo kaliya. Wakhti badan oo aan wada qaadanay is fahan ayaa na dhex maray waxaanu ku heshiinay in aan is guursano gurina wada dhisano anaga oo ku jirna sanadkii kobaad ee jaamacadda. Anaga oo laba ah ayaan iskugu soo galnay jaamcadda laakiin waxaanu ka qalin-jabinay anaga oo 4 ah oo wakhtigii qalin-jabinta waxaan dhamaysanay anagoo laba caruura isku leh. Sida inta badan dhacda dhaqan ahaan Soomaalidu, gabadhu markay jaamacadda dhamayso,reer yeelato, waxaa lagu yidhaahda gurigaaga fadhi, bes noloshaadu waa intaas, reerkaaga hayso. Anagu waxaanu ku heshiinay, maadaame ay wax baratay oo hiigsaneysa inay noqoto hal abuur, waxaan ku dhiiri galiyey inay bulshadda Soomaaliyeed uga faaidayso cilmiga ay baratay. Runtii, guurkayaga wuu dumi lahaa hadaanaan is garab joogsan caqabadaha kamaanaan gudubneen hadii aanan isticmaalin saaxiibtinimadii iyo walaalnimadii aanu isku baranay. Hadii guurkaaga dadkale so faragaliyaan, oo wixii arimaha qoyskaaga la wadaagtid dad kale, guurkaagu halis buu galaya. Lammaanahaaga waa qofka kali ah ee kugu dhow, weliga si kale ha ula dhaqmin." (Hargaysa)

The 8th edition of Hargaysa international book fair is starting tomorrow! #HIBF2015

IMG_6642 Tea time by Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak on Flickr.

Customers At Hargeisa Market, Somaliland by Eric Lafforgue on Flickr.

Hargeisa girls smiles - Somaliland by Eric Lafforgue on Flickr.

Hargeisa girls smiles - Somaliland by Eric Lafforgue on Flickr.