It’s become something of a cliche to mention how African nations bring the liveliest supporters to a World Cup. At times, it feels like the subtext is that the African teams haven’t offered much on the pitch. At this World Cup, those supporters have been more prominent than ever. If you were dumped in the middle...
October 1, 2024
Category: Entertainment
Home
Entertainment
Post
June 4, 2021June 4, 2021Camels and Poets, Entertainment, Everyday People, Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Somali artist Abdiaziz Osman paints the heart of his country
LONDON: Mogadishu, Florence, Tuscany, Sardinia, Minneapolis. Somali artist Abdiaziz (Aziz) Osman has called all these places home. In terms of the mastery and execution of his art it is his years spent in Italy, he says, that proved most influential, while in terms of subject matter it is his homeland of Somalia. When he spoke...
Post
May 26, 2021May 26, 2021Entertainment, Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics, Women Corner
US-Somali model Halima Aden announces her fashion return
DUBAI: Nearly a year after Halima Aden announced her departure from the fashion industry, the US-Somali model is set to make a return. Writing to her 1.3 million Instagram followers, alongside a photo of herself posing with American designer Tommy Hilfiger, she said: “Shooting a super special project with one of my favorite designers @tommyhilfiger.”...
Post
May 22, 2020May 22, 2020Camels and Poets, Entertainment, History, opinion, Slideshow, Women Corner
In remembrance of The Hobollada Waaberi; The National Jem of Somali Literature
By Avv. Abdiwahid Abdullahi Warsame “Iyana waxaan kaga gudbaa gobey liicoo ha jabin”by Hassan Ganey To be frank I love politics. This is because politics is the battleground for ideas and discourse in order to engineer a good society. Unfortunately, the nation that brought me to this world has been in turmoil which decapitated the...
Post
September 19, 2019September 19, 2019Entertainment, Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
King Abdul Aziz lookalike to star in new Saudi Movie ‘Born a King
NOOR NUGALI RIYADH: With his long dreadlocked hair, handsome Arabian looks and a quiet disposition, Rakan Abdulwahid is the 32-year-old Saudi actor who plays King Abdul Aziz in “Born a King.” His family history runs deep with the Al-Saud family. “My great grandfather fought alongside King Abdul Aziz,” Rakan told Arab News. His family’s lineage...
Post
July 28, 2019July 28, 2019Entertainment, Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Investors urged to open cinemas in small Saudi cities
DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR JEDDAH: The excitement of the reopening of cinemas in the Kingdom has been casting a spell over the people of all ages, making the cinema industry an extremely popular field to invest in. The General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) has called on investors wishing to establish or operate cinemas in small- and medium-sized...
Post
November 21, 2018November 21, 2018Entertainment, Everyday People, opinion, Slideshow
Moving Forward: The 10th Anniversary of the Somali Week Festival
By Lul Araweelo Kulmiye In October, 2018, a major Somali cultural event took place in London— the 10th anniversary of the Somali Week Festival (SWF). Many Somalis came from different parts of the world to be part of the event. Somali poets, artists, musicians, writers, youth, elderly, men and women all congregated to celebrate Somali culture...
Post
October 12, 2018October 12, 2018Entertainment, Maqaallo, Slideshow
Doktor Qooto Qooto
W/Q Cabdicasiis Maxamed Cismaan Nin Soomaali ah ayaa shaqo la’aan ahaa mudo dheer. Ma heli karin shaqo, sidaa darteed wuxuu furtay Rug Caafimaad. Si uu dad badan u soo jiito oo lacag u helo wuxuu banaanka sudhay boodh weyn oo ku qoran: “Ha laguugu daweeyo 50$, haddii lagu daweyn waayo waxaad leedahay 100$.” Nin English...
Post
October 2, 2018October 2, 2018Entertainment, Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics, Women Corner
Black History Month: Somalian culture celebrated in Broadway Theatre performance of Arawelo
By Rhiannon Long Her Dynamic, a group of Somali poets, will be hosting a Somali festival at the Broadway Theatre in Barking. The event aims to celebrate women’s empowerment and activism through fashion displays, poetry readings and theatre performances. Her Dynamic connect art and inclusivity, and have worked with the Barbican and Guildhall School of Music....
Post
June 15, 2018June 15, 2018Entertainment, Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Russia cries foul over Nigerian fans’ World Cup chicken requests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Nigerian fans cheering on their national team in Saturday’s World Cup match against Croatia will be missing an important item in their supporter’s toolkit: chickens. Live chickens are sometimes seen at soccer matches in Nigeria where fans paint them in the green and white colors of their national flag before holding them...