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The Somali Studies Association recognizes Somali scholars whose work concerning Somali studies stands out with the Musa Galaal award, a prize named after the Somali polymath Musa Haji Ismail Galal. In 1994, Charles L. Geshekter, Professor of History at California State University, Chico , created an endowment for this award.
The New York Post was established in 1801 making it the oldest daily newspaper in the U.S. [146] However it is not the oldest continuously published paper; as the New York Post halted publication during strikes in 1958 and in 1978. If this is considered, The Providence Journal is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the U.S. [147]
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Rageh Omaar (b. 1967) – Somali-British author and television news presenter; formerly a BBC news correspondent; in 2009, he moved to a new post at Al Jazeera English, where he currently presents the nightly weekday documentary series Witness; Mohamed Abshir Waldo – political activist and journalist
Somali Americans are Americans of Somali ancestry. The first ethnic Somalis to arrive in the U.S. were sailors who came in the 1920s from British Somaliland.They were followed by students pursuing higher studies in the 1960s and 1970s, by the late 1970s through the late 1980s and early 1990s more Somalis arrived.
Understanding Somalia and Somaliland. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231700849. Lewis, Ioan (2003). Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession. New York: Routleldge. ISBN 9780415301244. Lewis, Ioan (2002). A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa (4th ed.). James Currey.
The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia primarily to Europe, North America, Oceania and South Africa.
He was prolific in recording and writing about Somali poetry and his recordings include the work of Salaan Carrabey. [5] After a long scholarly career, Galal died in 1980. [3] In his honour, the Somali Studies Association periodically presents the Musa Galaal Award to Somalists whose work on Somali history and culture has earned distinction.