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The Secret Somali Tapes

Kerning Cultures | Middle East by Kerning Cultures Network

Jul 7, 202229:44Society & Culture

It’s 1988, and Somalis are fleeing the city of Hargeisa. People are trying to get out, trying to save their families. But in the city’s radio station, staff are packing cassettes and reel to reel recordings into a secret...

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