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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
25 August 2023
21 August 2023
On 29 August 1943, Kenyan photojournalist Mohamed Amin was born in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Amin's filming of Michael Buerk's report of the 1984 Ethiopian famine brought international attention to the crisis and eventually helped start the charity wave that resulted in Live Aid concerts.
18 August 2023
The ASCL Annual Report for 2022 is out now! In addition to an excellent list of publications by our researchers, you will find other highlights such as new research, testimonials, ASCL Library achievements, the ASCL 75th Anniversary, and much more.
14 August 2023
On 18 August 2022, Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame died in Hargeisa at the age of 79. Born in 1943 in Togdheer, he is known to Somalis as 'Hadraawi', a name meaning ‘the master or father of speech’.
10 August 2023