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Dilemma of being Somali today

Nurrudin Farah, the author of Hiding in Plain Sight

What does it mean to be Somali today? What identity does one proclaim when they have been uprooted from what is familiar to them? Which part of the world does one call home when they constantly feel like strangers, unwanted and treated with suspicion by their hosts?

The unending state of lawlessness and instability in Somalia has seen desperate citizens seek refuge in many parts of the world. Kenya has had her fair share of refugees from Somalia and, indeed, government officials and foreign missions have often had to live and run their operations from Nairobi.

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