Somalia Books

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Infidel Infidel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.20 — 92,284 ratings — published 2006
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Desert Flower Desert Flower (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.24 — 40,367 ratings — published 1998
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The Orchard of Lost Souls The Orchard of Lost Souls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,835 ratings — published 2013
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A House in the Sky A House in the Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.28 — 71,484 ratings — published 2013
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Black Mamba Boy Black Mamba Boy (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,334 ratings — published 2010
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When Stars Are Scattered When Stars Are Scattered (Audio CD)
by (shelved 40 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.60 — 31,798 ratings — published 2020
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.30 — 68,374 ratings — published 1999
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Maps Maps (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,001 ratings — published 1986
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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.24 — 21,246 ratings — published 2011
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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.20 — 9,263 ratings — published 2022
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Call Me American: A Memoir Call Me American: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.52 — 4,587 ratings — published 2018
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Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.19 — 853 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,177 ratings — published 2021
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The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.55 — 1,394 ratings — published 2011
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North of Dawn North of Dawn (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.39 — 926 ratings — published 2018
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From a Crooked Rib From a Crooked Rib (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.31 — 633 ratings — published 1970
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City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,390 ratings — published 2016
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Links Links (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.37 — 585 ratings — published 2003
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The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.77 — 426 ratings — published 2013
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لا تقولي إنك خائفة لا تقولي إنك خائفة (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.32 — 15,622 ratings — published 2014
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The Fortune Men The Fortune Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.79 — 5,566 ratings — published 2021
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Beyond Babylon Beyond Babylon (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.94 — 149 ratings — published 2008
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Crossbones (Past Imperfect Trilogy) Crossbones (Past Imperfect Trilogy)
by (shelved 13 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.43 — 302 ratings — published 2011
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Fairytales for Lost Children Fairytales for Lost Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.21 — 390 ratings — published 2013
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Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.20 — 173 ratings — published 1993
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Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State (African Arguments) Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State (African Arguments)
by (shelved 13 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.01 — 170 ratings — published 2012
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Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.90 — 281 ratings — published 2006
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Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,570 ratings — published 2010
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Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society (Columbia/Hurst) Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society (Columbia/Hurst)
by (shelved 12 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.54 — 91 ratings — published 1993
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Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.78 — 803 ratings — published 1994
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This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,250 ratings — published 2020
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The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.00 — 438 ratings — published 2016
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A Modern History of the Somali (Eastern African Studies) A Modern History of the Somali (Eastern African Studies)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.95 — 82 ratings — published 1980
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Desert Dawn Desert Dawn (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,396 ratings — published 2001
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Hiding in Plain Sight Hiding in Plain Sight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as somalia)
avg rating 2.89 — 684 ratings — published 2014
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Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.14 — 145 ratings — published 2018
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The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,510 ratings — published 2018
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A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,364 ratings — published 2017
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In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,901 ratings — published 2003
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Secrets Secrets (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.41 — 280 ratings — published 1998
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Knots Knots (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.03 — 289 ratings — published 2007
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Adua Adua (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.48 — 804 ratings — published 2015
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Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)
by (shelved 8 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.02 — 45 ratings — published 2012
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.67 — 471 ratings — published 1988
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La mia casa è dove sono La mia casa è dove sono (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.08 — 669 ratings — published 2010
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A Woman of Firsts: The Midwife Who Built a Hospital and Changed the World A Woman of Firsts: The Midwife Who Built a Hospital and Changed the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.56 — 722 ratings — published 2019
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Tale of a Boon's Wife Tale of a Boon's Wife (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.27 — 135 ratings — published 2017
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Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine (Global Insecurities) Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine (Global Insecurities)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.41 — 97 ratings — published 2016
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Sweet and Sour Milk Sweet and Sour Milk (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.61 — 213 ratings — published 1980
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Al-Shabaab in Somalia: The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, 2005-2012 (Columbia/Hurst) Al-Shabaab in Somalia: The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, 2005-2012 (Columbia/Hurst)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.80 — 76 ratings — published 2012
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Giuseppe Catozzella
“Ma noi avevamo fatto finta di essere bambini normali, di quelli che non pensano a niente e sanno giocare.”
Giuseppe Catozzella, Non dirmi che hai paura

Igiaba Scego
“Tínhamos que encarar o rosto obsceno daquela realidade que nos tocou no destino. Aquele barquinho naufragado estava cheio de somalis, essa era realidade! Cheio de homens e mulheres, de seres humanos reduzidos a larvas. Aquela embarcação de papel estava cheia de gente com o nariz como o meu, com a boca como a minha, com os meus cotovelos. Todos nós da diáspora somali, no dia em que ficamos sabendo dessa notícia, não sabíamos o que fazer com os nossos corpos. Os que morreram nas costas da ilha de Lampedusa tinham provocado não somente uma comoção sem igual, mas um mal-estar. Por que eles morreram e nós estávamos vivos? Por que o destino nos dividiu em dois? A estação melhorou muitíssimo nos últimos anos. De uma parte, houve a restauração feita pela prefeitura, de outra, várias comunidades migrantes também se organizaram. Há lojinhas de todo tipo. Quer colocar aplique no cabelo? Quer um pouco de cardamomo para os chás condimentados do seu recanto? Quer um tecido com a história da rainha de Sabá para pendurar nas paredes de casa? Em Termini, encontram-se coisas fantásticas: de saris a raiz de rummay para escovar os dentes, e até goiabada que os brasileiros comem com queijo e chamam romanticamente de 'Romeu & Julieta'. E também quantidades infinitas de eenjera e zighinì. Moha, em sua época de ouro, pintou e bordou. Eu e minha mãe éramos espectadoras mudas das confusões que ele armava. Por um período, ele teve até três nomes. Louis para as mulheres que achavam que ele fosse sul-americano, Ali para as brancas que não sabiam pronunciar seu verdadeiro nome (e todas as vezes lhe diziam 'Que massa, como Ali Babá', e Amedeo para as mais duras na queda e experientes. Só disse seu nome verdadeiro à mulher que se tornou, por fim, a mulher da sua vida. 'Eu não queria estragar o nome. É o que me sobrou da Somália, além de vocês.”
Igiaba Scego, La mia casa è dove sono

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