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 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 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 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 ...
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...
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WE HAVE A WINNER
Get ready for the 2010 writing Competition.....Watch this Space.
Writing Competition for Somali High School Students in Australia and UK During the Month of Ramadan 2009 Sponsored by Bakaal World-Wide Money Transfer How do you see the future of Somalia? What can we learn from the Somali history? How do you see yourself as a Somali? What are your future plans? Here is an opportunity to explore some of your ideas and win a great prize. There are two prizes of $500 each which will be awarded to the best male and female writers. To be eligible to enter the competition you must be a current High School student. The winners will be selected by independent assessors from various universities. Winners will receive their prizes during the one day Somali conference at Melbourne University on the 26th of September 2009. The shortlisted winners are expected to read their papers and answer questions during the conference. If you would like to enter this competition, please answer the four questions posted above, and send your answers, your name, school's name and email address to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on or before the 20th of Sept. 2009. For the UK Somali high students, please send your answers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Your answers must be 800-1000 words (at least 200 words per each question). Use any word processor your prefer. Good luck. |
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Participation in the competition in Melbourne was disappointing in that there were few entries and even fewer at a high enough standard to be considered for the prize. Unfortunately, there was no female entry at a high enough level to award a prize. The male winner of the comptetition was Mohamad Hersi of Footscray City college and currently in year 10.Congratulations Mohamed!