Hissa Hilal, a Saudi poet

Hissa Hilal, Saudi Poet - The voice of the Million’s If all goes her way, Hissa Hilal, a Saudi poet, will win Dh5m next week at the finale of Million’s Poet. As a young girl she was forced to write in secret and hide her poems under the bed from strict Bedouin parents who did no...

Australia re-engaging with Africa

Australia re-engaging with Africa Acknowledgment: Kristi Maroc Phone: 02 9351 7009 Email: kristi.maroc@sydney.edu.au 19 March 2010 ShareThis Mr Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has today used the University of Sydney's Internat...

Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future

Australia and Africa: Looking to the Future Speech by Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, University of Sydney International Forum on Africa, Sydney 16 March 2010 Thank you for your kind introduction. Your Excellency Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales;&n...

Prof Samatar in OZ

Prof Ahmed Samatar's Visit to Australia during the Horn of Africa week in Melbourne. 11-17th March, Prof. Samatar will engage many in Australia by giving lectures at: La Trobe University on the 12th 3-4pm (see the flyer above) Vic parliament for the Somali students ...

THANK YOU MALAYSIA

Friend in need.....reflections from my recent visit to Malaysia. When the whole world ignored Somalia…one country stood up quietly, without drum beats or headlines, or invitation to corrupted officials, and opened its doors to welcome the traumatized Somali youth as well as elders, mothers and c...

Who We Are and What We Do?

The Somalia Cultural Association (SCA) is a Melbourne based social group whose chief objective is to inform the Somali communities in Australia about the issues concerning to them and organize functions and meetings to clarify complex government agenda. Also to inform about the political and social developments in Somalia and to provide a discussion forum to develop ways to resolve the major issues facing us and help us move forward.

We believe that it is through exchange of ideas and by focusing on what unites us rather than our differences that will get us develop into a functioning society. We encourage the pursuit of knowledge, entrepreneurship, respect for human rights and the search for excellence in all our endeavours. Last, but not least, the Somali Cultural Association is a source of information for those who are interested in Somali literature and history.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 02:04