Bloodshed Can Only be Washed by the Umbilical Fluid: The Somali Culture of Inter-Marriage for Reconciliation

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October 16, 2024
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Hale Black Cultural Center Rm 1110A

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2024-10-16 12:00:00 2024-10-16 13:30:00 Bloodshed Can Only be Washed by the Umbilical Fluid: The Somali Culture of Inter-Marriage for Reconciliation African at Noon Lecture SeriesOn Wednesday, 16 October, Dr. Abdullahi Hersi will speak on cultural peace building in Somalia.  Dr. Hersi is a peace and conflict specialist, researcher, and humanitarian expert from Kenya. He holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya, and a master’s in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Kampala International University, Uganda.  In addition, he earned a BA in social science from Egerton University, Kenya. He serves as the executive director of a nonprofit organization operating in the US and the Horn of Africa, and Kenya.Lunch will be provided. Hale Black Cultural Center Rm 1110A America/New_York public

African at Noon Lecture Series

On Wednesday, 16 October, Dr. Abdullahi Hersi will speak on cultural peace building in Somalia.  Dr. Hersi is a peace and conflict specialist, researcher, and humanitarian expert from Kenya. He holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya, and a master’s in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Kampala International University, Uganda.  In addition, he earned a BA in social science from Egerton University, Kenya. He serves as the executive director of a nonprofit organization operating in the US and the Horn of Africa, and Kenya.

Lunch will be provided.