somalia

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somalia

The farther shore

2007
Separated from his command and left for dead in coastal Africa, Josh and the dwindling members of his U.S. Army unit are forced to outmaneuver local marauders in order to survive.

The new Africa

dispatches from a changing continent
1999
Former "Christian Science Monitor" correspondent Robert Press chronicles the experiences he had while traveling in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aman

the story of a Somali girl
1995
Biography of Aman, a Somali woman, telling of her experiences in a world in which women are both chattel and freewheeling entrepreneurs, subject to the whims of male relatives, yet aware of the loopholes that lead to freedom.

In the company of heroes

2004
Recounts the true story of Michael Durant's experiences in Somalia after his U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk was shot down in October, 1993.

Somalia

1996
An overview of Africa's easternmost country.

Somalia

1988
Briefly discusses the geography, history, people, industry, religion, storytellers and poets, wildlife, and modern day life in Somalia.

Somalia in pictures

2007
Presents a photographic introduction to the land, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Somalia.

From a crooked rib

2006
Eighteen-year-old Ebla, after finding out she has been promised in marriage to an older man, runs away to Mogadishu, where she encounters harsh treatment because she is a woman.

Somalia

2010
A photo-illustrated introduction to the Muslim nation of Somalia, discussing the country's place in the world, and looking at its land, history, religion, politics, economy, people, communities, and foreign relations.

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