S2EP10. UBAXII KACAANKA 50 YEARS LATER

ISIRKA

In this episode I reflect on and discuss Oct 21, 1969, the day the Somali nation was changed forever. Its been over 50 years since Barre took up power but the way he shaped Somali nationalism, community and identity has altered us forever. This episode is titled "Ubaxii Kacaanka 50 years later" as a way to make sense of how the young kids who were raised on his ideologies are now mature adults who are identifying themselves in a way that works for them. Your childhood does not have to circumscribe your life unless you allow It to. Learning and unlearning social norms that allow you to become a healthier and whole human being is what the life thing is about and I believe cultural identity can also work the same way. This episode also reflects on what art, identity and cultural diplomacy looked like during this time. In this episode I referenced: The Cost of Dictatorship by Jama Ghalib Sharks and Soldiers by Ahmed Omar Askar The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed Hadraawi's "Hal la Qalay" https://www.poetrytranslation.org/poems/the-killing-of-the-she-camel