Understanding the Somalia conflagration : identity, political Islam and peacebuilding

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Label

Understanding the Somalia conflagration : identity, political Islam and peacebuilding

Title remainder

identity, political Islam and peacebuilding

Statement of responsibility

Afyare Abdi Elmi

Creator

• Elmi, Afyare Abdi

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Subject

• Electronic books
• Islam and politics -- Somalia
• Peace-building -- Somalia
• Conflict management -- Somalia
• Somalia -- Social conditions
• Somalia -- Politics and government -- 1991-

Language

eng

Summary

Is peace-building in Somalia possible? Devastated by a US-backed Ethiopian invasion and years of civil war, Somalia has long been without a central government, against this background of violence and instability, Somali academic Afyare Abdi Elmi, explains the multiple dimensions of the conflict, seeking a peace-building consensus. Somalia is a failed state and a Muslim state, a combination the West assumes means it's a breeding ground for extremism. Coupled with the country's reputation as a piracy hotspot, this combination of internal division and outside interference makes for an intensely hostile landscape. Elmi shows that only by addressing the problem of the statelessness in the country can the long process of peace begin. He highlights clan identities, Islam and other countries in the region as the key elements in any peace-building effort; setting out a path for the international community to follow

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

320.96773

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Target audience

adult