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Contributor [1]
Thursday, October 2, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Women & gender [2]
Issue Number: 
126 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The mood is joyful as a group of Somali women break into song and dance to crown Asha Abdi's decision to declare her interest in the presidency, the top job in the land. Asha, who is a delegate at the ongoing Somalia peace talks being held in Nairobi, Kenya, says she is looking forward to uniting her country, which has been embroiled in a bloody civil war since 1991.

Category: 
Gender & Minorities [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/17432 [5]
Country: 
Somalia [6]

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