Garlic On NaanBeware of the DiasporaA few months ago a friend sat me down and asked me why I hated the diaspora and at the time I didn’t know how to fully express why I…3 min read·May 30, 2023----
Garlic On NaanDummies Guide to Xamar. Part 23. The mama’s are actually mad, proceed with caution.6 min read·Feb 20, 2023----
Garlic On NaanDummies Guide to Xamar.Recently I took an almost 2 month vacation from the city I learned to call home, Xamar. After the tragic double bombings in October 2022…6 min read·Jan 17, 2023--1--1
Garlic On NaanIdentity is a khaki trouserWhen people ask me where I am from I say too much, I can’t narrow it down to where I am from because I am not from anywhere. Born here…2 min read·Dec 24, 2021--1--1
Garlic On NaanEid 2021 — Reflections from a “failed state”Just under 3 months ago I came “back” home to Somalia. I’ve never been here before but for years the words “back home” would slip out of…3 min read·Jul 20, 2021--2--2
Garlic On NaanVacation from me.These days I find myself looking for time and space to cry. I want to do it most of the time. As I write this someone just walked in on me…2 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Garlic On NaanGirl, just breathDecisions make me question my reality. Mostly because I have a choice, for the first time in my life. My descions are on me and my time is…2 min read·Jul 24, 2020--1--1
Garlic On NaanRamadan, Eid & CoronaUnprecedented times, we are living in unprecedented times, the times that we are living in is unprecedented. Currently we were unable to…3 min read·May 26, 2020----
Garlic On NaanIn pursuit of happiness: Tayaad of being tayaadI met up with one of my favourite people the other day, to have a meal, catch up, see one another and just be together. As we sat down to…3 min read·Jan 13, 2019----