Dr. Abdirashid Diriye Kalmoy

Alhamdullilah, First Book is out - Hopes in Transition: An Ethnography of African Migrants in Istanbul (Ibn Haldun University Press) Bizden naçizane bir katkı. Thanks: @alper__aysenur @iber_akademi @ihuyayin @_Khalif01 #Firstbook #Migration #Sociology #Istanbul #Ethnography

Learn one or two things about the blessed month of Ramadan. Many thanks to the author, ⁦⁦⁦@Sahansame93⁩ for a thoughtful and well-crafted piece. Emptying to be filled: Ramadan’s journey of heart, spirit | Daily Sabah #Ramadan #Ramadhan dailysabah.com/life/religion/…

@AbdiwahabSheik7 Thank you very much Prof. Abdiwahab. You have been a source of motivation and inspiration. Jazakallah.

@Sahansame93 Congratulations my brother

Alhamdulillah. Today I was honored to be congratulated by the department PhD cohort after successfully defending my PhD. This journey has been long, demanding, and transformative: intellectually and personally. I am sincerely grateful to my professors, jury members, colleagues, fellow students and everyone in the department who supported me throughout this process. My appreciation also goes to Ibn Haldun University @ibnhalduni for providing an intellectually rigorous and nurturing academic environment, and to Türkiye Bursları @TurkiyeBurslari for their generous support and belief in international scholars. Their investment made this achievement possible. Thank you @haditurus

With Empirical data we establish that Climate Change (as one of the major fcators) triggers, sustains and exacerbate Political Violence not only in Somalia but all the Somali regions/territories in Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. Our new research article, “Climate Change Induced Political Conflict and Violence in Greater Somalia” published with fellow researchers Prof. Mahat and Prof. Arab Dahir, examines how droughts, declining rainfall, and shrinking tree cover have intensified political violence across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. Moving beyond clan-based explanations of conflict, we argue that climate change is not just background context but a structural force reshaping pastoral livelihoods, weakening institutions, and amplifying armed competition over land and water. Using high-resolution geospatial data (MODIS, TerraClimate) and conflict event data from Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, we combine satellite imagery, zonal statistics, and regression models to show how environmental stress overlaps with patterns of violence from 1997–2024. The study is unique in offering a multidisciplinary “critical climate history” of Greater Somalia, linking ecological degradation directly to conflict dynamics. Its significance lies in reframing climate change as a core security issue in the Horn of Africa - not a future risk, but a present driver of political instability in the whole region. @HoehneVirgil @AbdiwahabSheik7 @IbrahimRaage1 @ibrahimalegoz @gokhankavk @DemirciEbuzer @TapriTampereUni @MahatMacalim @ibnhalduni @Ehelsan_Saleban @afyare_elmi Full paper link: dergipark.org.tr/en/download/ar… #ClimateChange #Somalia #HoA #PeaceResearch #ClimateCrisis

Alhamdulillah. Today I successfully defended my PhD thesis. Deeply grateful to my supervisors, examiners, colleagues, friends, and family for the support throughout this journey. @ibnhalduni @HoehneVirgil @Shaakirmc @_Khalif01

In this essay I argue that "Maps shape how we imagine the world. When Africa is diminished on the map, Africa is diminished in the mind". "Cartographic colonialism shrank Africa not only on paper but also in the global consciousness and imagination" @WehliyeMohamed @googlemaps

Maps are never neutral. For centuries, the Mercator projection has shrunk Africa, distorting global perception of its true size and significance. This is #CartographicColonialism. The #CorrectTheMapCampaign, supported by the African Union, led by Africa No Filter & Speak Up Africa, advocates for the Equal Earth Projection. Now time for a #GeographicJustice. Africa’s true scale is staggering. It can fit the U.S., China, India, Japan, and most of Europe within its borders. Correcting the map is a step toward epistemic Liberation. It challenges colonial worldviews & reclaims Africa’s geopolitical agency. How we see the world shapes power. To see Africa fairly is to recognize its immense weight and dignity. Read Full Analysis from @theelephantinfo theelephant.info/analysis/2026/… @johngithongo @Horace_Campbell @WMutunga @wmnjoya, @m_ogada @AmbMKimani @NativeLandgrab @jkobuthi @IntRelationsKe @realoyungapala #CorrectTheMap #AfricaRising #GeographicJustice.

I am glad to have my work published in @curaffairs Grateful to the editors and reviewers for their thoughtful engagement. Honoured to contribute to ongoing conversations on Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his enduring intellectual legacy. Asante @alexskopic #NgugiWaThiongo #Kenya

@AbdiwahabSheik7 This means alot. Mahadsanid Prof.

@Sahansame93 This article is absolutely worth your time. Deeply insightful and challenges how you think. A must-read. Many thanks Dr Kalmoy

@ragipsoylu @torunkani @AmichaiStein1 @Hon_Abdifatah @AbdiwahabSheik7 This whole recognition saga is directed at Türkiye: "The recognition reveals more about Netanyahu’s precarious political position, his deteriorating international standing and broader regional geopolitical rivalries than it does about Somaliland" dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/…

NEW: Israel-Turkey rivalry moves to the Horn of Africa • Israel aims to target Houthis and counter the deep Turkish presence in Somalia • Erdogan will set the tone tomorrow Comments: @torunkani @AmichaiStein1 @Hon_Abdifatah @AbdiwahabSheik7 middleeasteye.net/news/israel-tu…

@tuncdemirtas The recognition has nothing to do with Somaliland: "The recognition reveals more about Netanyahu’s precarious political position, his deteriorating international standing and broader regional geopolitical rivalries than it does about Somaliland". dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/…

“When Israeli journalists this week tried to book flights to Hargeisa after Israel’s recognition of the breakaway state of Somaliland, they encountered something unexpected: international carriers required them to first obtain visas from Somalia.”

All said and done...this man is the "father and mother" of Somalia's problems...everything else are his offsprings! Corrupt, greedy, incompetent, politically shortsighted, clueless...when a country doesn't have a serious leader, or has a petty trader as one, it becomes prey to be devoured!

Connecting Africa and Türkiye: Teaching Kiswahili in Istanbul - by Abdirashid Diriye Kalmoy | DS Opinion dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/…

See you again in 1,155 years Lemmon!

Starting at 1% in the polls, @ZohranKMamdani pulled off one of the great political upsets in modern American history. Yes. We CAN create a government that represents working people and not the 1%. I look forward to working with Zohran as he builds a city that works for all.

I am honored to be offering the first-ever university-level African language course in Türkiye — a joyful milestone and a profound opportunity to foster civilizational solidarity, cultural exchange, and mutual understanding. Many thanks to @ibnhalduni @furkanalpat #İstanbul

♦️ DİLLER OKULUMUZUN DİL EĞİTİMLERİ YELPAZESİNDE YENİ BİR RENK: SVAHİLİCE Dil öğretiminde küresel bir marka haline gelen ve öğrencilerini çok kısa bir sürede eğitim aldıkları dilde yetkin bir konuma getiren Diller Okulumuz, öğrencilerimize sunduğu dil eğitimleri yelpazesine bir yenisini daha ekledi: Svahilice. Afrika’nın en fazla konuşulan dillerinden birine yönelik bu eğitim, üniversiteler düzeyinde ülkemizdeki tek Svahilice kursu özelliğini de taşıyor. 🔷A NEW COLOR IN OUR SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES' LANGUAGE EDUCATION RANGE: SWAHILI Our School of Languages, which has become a global brand in language education and enables its students to attain proficiency in the languages they study within a remarkably short period, has added a new language to its wide range of offerings: Swahili. This program, focused on one of Africa’s most widely spoken languages, holds the distinction of being the only Swahili course offered at the university level in Türkiye.

Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine.