Local and Global Perspectives: Somali Studies in the 21st Century

Featured Speakers: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, Somali Poet and Peace Activist Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (Hadrawi), Mayor Michael ColemanFeatured Themes: *Working with Somali Children in the Classroom*The Somali Diaspora, Transnational Remittance, Business and Commerce *Islam and Social Identities *Somali Community Development and Capacity Building*The Experience of Somalis within the Horn of Africa *Global Security, Islam and Somali Society in the 21st Century*Governance, Civil Society, and Social Conflict *Historical and Contemporary Gender Identities*Environmental Degradation in Somalia*Refugee Education, Cultural Barriers and Social Integration*Education and Economy in a Stateless Society*The Politics of the War on Terror and US. Foreign Policy on the Horn *The Role of Frontline States in Somali Affairs*Transnational Organizations [UN, IGAD, EU, AL] and the Somali Peace Process*The Role of Civil Society in the Somali Reconciliation and Institutional Building*Somali Language, Literature, Culture, Film and Arts*Colonialism and its Impact on the Somali Nation-State*Human Rights Issues *Somali Public Health: Reconstruction and Revitalization in the Aftermath of Warfare*New Directions in Somali Historiography* Media Issues

Host institutions: OSU Center for African Studies, Ohio University Institute for the African Child, Somali Studies International Association. OSU Sponsors: Office of International Affairs, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, College of the Arts and Sciences, Department of African American and African Studies, Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, Center for Folklore Studies, Multicultural Center, Middle East Studies Center. Ohio Department of Education, Economic and Community Development Institute, Capacity Building Initiative, U.S. Department of Education.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Center for African StudiesOffice of International Affairs The Ohio State University 314 Oxley Hall1712 Neil AvenueColumbus, Ohio 43210 USA Phone: (614) 292-8169 Fax: (614) 292-4273E-mail: cas@osu.eduWeb: www.osu.edu/internationalstudies/cas/+++++++++++++++++++Director: Dr. David Kraybill E-mail: kraybill.1@osu.eduAsst. Director: Laura Joseph E-mail: joseph.184@osu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------