Somalia--the untold story
Subtitle: the war through the eyes of Somali women
By: edited by Judith Gardner and Judy El Bushra
Contributors: Gardner, Judith; El-Bushra, Judy
Publisher: CIIR; Pluto Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; London; Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Women -- Somalia; Women refugees -- Somalia; Women and war -- Somalia; Women -- Crimes against -- Somalia; Somalia -- History -- 1991-; Somalia -- Social conditions -- 1960-
Other titles: War through the eyes of Somali women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Women's experiences of the war: Women's role in the pastoral economy / Rhoda M. Ibrahim; title: Testimony / Habiba Osman; title: Traditions of marriage and the household / Sadia Musse Ahmed; title: Testimony / Amina Sayid; title: War crimes against women and girls / Fowzia Musse; title: Pt. 2. Women's responses to the war: Section 1: Changing roles and responsibilities in the family.  Domestic conflict in the diaspora / Ladan Affi; title: Crisis or opportunity? / Amina Mohamoud Warsame; title: Testimony / Halimo Elmi Section 2. Women mobilise for peace. Women and peace-making in Somaliland / Zeynab Mohamed Hassan and Shukri Hariir Ismail, et al; title: Women, clan identity and peace-building / Judith Gardner with Amina Mohamoud Warsame; title: Women's roles in peace-making in the Somali community in north eastern Kenya / Dekha Ibrahim.  Section 3. Women's rights, leadership and political empowerment. Testimony / Dahabo Isse; title: Post-war recovery and participation / Testimony /Noreen Michael Mariano; title: Starlin Abdi Arush, a tribute