Somalia--the Untold Story: The War through the Eyes of Somali Women

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Author: Judith Gardner

ISBN-10: 0745322085

ISBN-13: 9780745322087

Category: East African History

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Explores the experiences of women in Somalia and how they have survived the trauma of war.

MapAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsPrefaceA note on Somali poetryIntroduction1Pt. 1Women's Experiences of the War1Women's role in the pastoral economy242Traditions of marriage and the household513War crimes against women and girls69Pt. 2Women's Responses to the War4Domestic conflict in the diaspora - Somali women asylum seekers and refugees in Canada1075Crisis or opportunity? Somali women traders and the war1166Women and peace-making in Somaliland1427Women, clan identity and peace-building1538Women's roles in peace-making in the Somali community in north eastern Kenya1669Post-war recovery and participation189Afterword: political update, July 2003220About the contributors223App. 1Chronology of Somalia's civil war228App. 2Somalia in facts and figures236App. 3: Glossary238App. 4: Bibliography241Index247