Latest items for Somalia
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan, the country’s only all-female media house, which celebrates its first birthday on Tuesday" (par. 1). "One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia. . .It took months to persuade anyone to speak. The addicts were terrified their parents would find out, but I persuaded them to wear face masks to hide their identities. They asked me for money to feed their habits. The pharmacists who sell opioids threatened me, trying to stop me writing the story because they wanted to continue making money from the addicts, and feared being exposed to the police. When the report came out, I was attacked by...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan, the country’s only all-female media house, which celebrates its first birthday on Tuesday" (par. 1). "One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia. . .It took months to persuade anyone to speak. The addicts were terrified their parents would find out, but I persuaded them to wear face masks to hide their identities. They asked me for money to feed their habits. The pharmacists who sell opioids threatened me, trying to stop me writing the story because they wanted to continue making money from the addicts, and feared being exposed to the police. When the report came out, I was attacked by...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia. . .When the report came out, I was attacked by fellow Somalis who accused me of damaging the reputation of our country by telling the world about this problem" (par. 2, 5). "Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone. But reporting these stories has also shown how caring and compassionate people can be. Our...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia. . .When the report came out, I was attacked by fellow Somalis who accused me of damaging the reputation of our country by telling the world about this problem" (par. 2, 5). "Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone. But reporting these stories has also shown how caring and compassionate people can be. Our...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Being a journalist in Somalia is a dangerous business, especially if you are a woman. More so if you want to cover taboo topics" (par. 1). "An advocacy group, Save Somali Women and Children, called me and offered to help. They are now working on a strategy to tackle female drug abuse" (par. 6). "But reporting these stories has also shown how caring and compassionate people can be. Our phones were buzzing with calls from people who wanted to donate money, and the ministry of health decided to intervene to support some of the HIV-positive people we wrote about, especially a 75-year-old man forced to live on the streets" (par....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Being a journalist in Somalia is a dangerous business, especially if you are a woman. More so if you want to cover taboo topics" (par. 1). "An advocacy group, Save Somali Women and Children, called me and offered to help. They are now working on a strategy to tackle female drug abuse" (par. 6). "But reporting these stories has also shown how caring and compassionate people can be. Our phones were buzzing with calls from people who wanted to donate money, and the ministry of health decided to intervene to support some of the HIV-positive people we wrote about, especially a 75-year-old man forced to live on the streets" (par....more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"An advocacy group, Save Somali Women and Children, called me and offered to help. They are now working on a strategy to tackle female drug abuse" (par. 6).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"An advocacy group, Save Somali Women and Children, called me and offered to help. They are now working on a strategy to tackle female drug abuse" (par. 6).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MISA-PRACTICE-2
"One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia. I decided to do so after a 22-year-old social media influencer was found dead from a suspected opioid overdose on the streets of Mogadishu. Nobody wanted to talk about the increasing numbers of young women injecting drugs and popping pills because it was seen as shameful for the whole society. It took months to persuade anyone to speak. The addicts were terrified their parents would find out, but I persuaded them to wear face masks to hide their identities. They asked me for money to feed their habits. The pharmacists who sell opioids threatened me,...more
Variables: MISA-PRACTICE-2
"One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia. I decided to do so after a 22-year-old social media influencer was found dead from a suspected opioid overdose on the streets of Mogadishu. Nobody wanted to talk about the increasing numbers of young women injecting drugs and popping pills because it was seen as shameful for the whole society. It took months to persuade anyone to speak. The addicts were terrified their parents would find out, but I persuaded them to wear face masks to hide their identities. They asked me for money to feed their habits. The pharmacists who sell opioids threatened me,...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"During our first year, we have reported on as many positive topics as negative ones, including on urban women who have set up farms outside Mogadishu" (par. 14).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"During our first year, we have reported on as many positive topics as negative ones, including on urban women who have set up farms outside Mogadishu" (par. 14).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: ISTD-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone. But reporting these stories has also shown how caring and compassionate people can be. Our phones were buzzing with calls from people who wanted to donate money, and the ministry of health decided to intervene to support some of the HIV-positive people we wrote about, especially a 75-year-old man forced to live on the streets" (par. 7-8).
Variables: ISTD-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone. But reporting these stories has also shown how caring and compassionate people can be. Our phones were buzzing with calls from people who wanted to donate money, and the ministry of health decided to intervene to support some of the HIV-positive people we wrote about, especially a 75-year-old man forced to live on the streets" (par. 7-8).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"We also face abuse simply for going to work. People shout at us in public, telling us to go back home where we belong. They became even more abusive when I was pregnant with my third child" (par. 9).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"We also face abuse simply for going to work. People shout at us in public, telling us to go back home where we belong. They became even more abusive when I was pregnant with my third child" (par. 9).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4, MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Many Somalis do not consider journalism an acceptable job for a woman, who they believe should stay at home to cook, clean and raise children" (par. 10).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4, MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Many Somalis do not consider journalism an acceptable job for a woman, who they believe should stay at home to cook, clean and raise children" (par. 10).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Being a journalist in Somalia is a dangerous business, especially if you are a woman. More so if you want to cover taboo topics. But that is not going to stop me or any of my colleagues at Bilan, the country’s only all-female media house, which celebrates its first birthday on Tuesday" (par. 1). The author Fathi Mohamed Ahmed's writing suggests that being a women in journalism is more dangerous than being a man working in journalism in Somalia (IME - CODER COMMENT). "We also face abuse simply for going to work. People shout at us in public, telling us to go back home where we belong. They became even...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Being a journalist in Somalia is a dangerous business, especially if you are a woman. More so if you want to cover taboo topics. But that is not going to stop me or any of my colleagues at Bilan, the country’s only all-female media house, which celebrates its first birthday on Tuesday" (par. 1). The author Fathi Mohamed Ahmed's writing suggests that being a women in journalism is more dangerous than being a man working in journalism in Somalia (IME - CODER COMMENT). "We also face abuse simply for going to work. People shout at us in public, telling us to go back home where we belong. They became even...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"We have overcome huge hurdles to become journalists. The youngest in the team, Shukri Mohamed Abdi, comes from a rural community where the very concept of being a journalist does not exist. Members of her clan have insulted and threatened her because of her work" (par. 12). "During our first year, we have reported on as many positive topics as negative ones, including on urban women who have set up farms outside Mogadishu" (par. 14).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"We have overcome huge hurdles to become journalists. The youngest in the team, Shukri Mohamed Abdi, comes from a rural community where the very concept of being a journalist does not exist. Members of her clan have insulted and threatened her because of her work" (par. 12). "During our first year, we have reported on as many positive topics as negative ones, including on urban women who have set up farms outside Mogadishu" (par. 14).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"I decided to become a journalist when I was very young, having spent hours listening to the radio with my grandmother. I hid my ambitions from my parents, telling them I was studying computing in the afternoons after school, when in fact I was studying journalism at a college in Mogadishu. When my father discovered the truth, he told me to stop immediately. Working in media would destroy my future and bring shame on the whole family, he said. I told him I could not stop, that journalism was my calling. Eventually he relented and now my whole family is proud of me and my work. We have overcome huge...more
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"I decided to become a journalist when I was very young, having spent hours listening to the radio with my grandmother. I hid my ambitions from my parents, telling them I was studying computing in the afternoons after school, when in fact I was studying journalism at a college in Mogadishu. When my father discovered the truth, he told me to stop immediately. Working in media would destroy my future and bring shame on the whole family, he said. I told him I could not stop, that journalism was my calling. Eventually he relented and now my whole family is proud of me and my work. We have overcome huge...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone" (par. 7).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone" (par. 7).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2
"Many Somalis do not consider journalism an acceptable job for a woman, who they believe should stay at home to cook, clean and raise children" (par. 10). If Somalis belief that a woman should stay home, they would not think it important for her to go to university (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2
"Many Somalis do not consider journalism an acceptable job for a woman, who they believe should stay at home to cook, clean and raise children" (par. 10). If Somalis belief that a woman should stay home, they would not think it important for her to go to university (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Many Somalis do not consider journalism an acceptable job for a woman, who they believe should stay at home to cook, clean and raise children" (par. 10). Societal beliefs that women should stay home could be a barrier for girls and women attending school (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Many Somalis do not consider journalism an acceptable job for a woman, who they believe should stay at home to cook, clean and raise children" (par. 10). Societal beliefs that women should stay home could be a barrier for girls and women attending school (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Brunei, China, Guinea-Bissau, North Korea, Serbia, Somalia, South Africa, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
4
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
4
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Brunei, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized" (para 18).
Nov. 16, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to be hosted by a woman. The debate show, which plans to address some taboo subjects, will also be the first programme on Somali television to have a panel of at least 50% women, and the first to broach contentious topics, such as a critical shortage of female teachers and the challenges faced by women trying to get into politics, as well as environmental issues" (para 1-2). "Bilan [Somalia’s only all-female media team] was established in 2022 with support from the United Nations Development Programme, with six journalists led by Nasrin Mohamed Ibrahim, one of...more
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1
"Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to be hosted by a woman. The debate show, which plans to address some taboo subjects, will also be the first programme on Somali television to have a panel of at least 50% women, and the first to broach contentious topics, such as a critical shortage of female teachers and the challenges faced by women trying to get into politics, as well as environmental issues" (para 1-2). "Bilan [Somalia’s only all-female media team] was established in 2022 with support from the United Nations Development Programme, with six journalists led by Nasrin Mohamed Ibrahim, one of...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: WAM-DATA-1
"Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to be hosted by a woman. The debate show, which plans to address some taboo subjects, will also be the first programme on Somali television to have a panel of at least 50% women, and the first to broach contentious topics, such as a critical shortage of female teachers and the challenges faced by women trying to get into politics, as well as environmental issues" (para 1-2).
Variables: WAM-DATA-1
"Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to be hosted by a woman. The debate show, which plans to address some taboo subjects, will also be the first programme on Somali television to have a panel of at least 50% women, and the first to broach contentious topics, such as a critical shortage of female teachers and the challenges faced by women trying to get into politics, as well as environmental issues" (para 1-2).
Nov. 16, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to be hosted by a woman. The debate show, which plans to address some taboo subjects, will also be the first programme on Somali television to have a panel of at least 50% women, and the first to broach contentious topics, such as a critical shortage of female teachers and the challenges faced by women trying to get into politics, as well as environmental issues" (para 1-2). "Salah [senior reporter at Bilan, Somalia’s only all-female media team] added that she was proud to bring the subject of periods into public debate. 'Women, including me, never...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Somalia’s only all-female media team, Bilan, is launching the country’s first TV current affairs show to be hosted by a woman. The debate show, which plans to address some taboo subjects, will also be the first programme on Somali television to have a panel of at least 50% women, and the first to broach contentious topics, such as a critical shortage of female teachers and the challenges faced by women trying to get into politics, as well as environmental issues" (para 1-2). "Salah [senior reporter at Bilan, Somalia’s only all-female media team] added that she was proud to bring the subject of periods into public debate. 'Women, including me, never...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Reaction to the pilot [of show discussing women's taboo issues] was overwhelmingly positive, said the host, Naima Said Salah, and exposed the impact that a dire lack of information had on girls. 'One young woman in the audience shared her own experience. She remembered the exact time and day when her period started because she had no idea what was happening. She thought she was dying. It was only after she told her older sister, that she understood,' said Salah, a senior reporter at Bilan. Salah added that she was proud to bring the subject of periods into public debate. 'Women, including me, never had the opportunity to learn about...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Reaction to the pilot [of show discussing women's taboo issues] was overwhelmingly positive, said the host, Naima Said Salah, and exposed the impact that a dire lack of information had on girls. 'One young woman in the audience shared her own experience. She remembered the exact time and day when her period started because she had no idea what was happening. She thought she was dying. It was only after she told her older sister, that she understood,' said Salah, a senior reporter at Bilan. Salah added that she was proud to bring the subject of periods into public debate. 'Women, including me, never had the opportunity to learn about...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 10:07 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Reaction to the pilot [of show discussing women's taboo issues] was overwhelmingly positive, said the host, Naima Said Salah, and exposed the impact that a dire lack of information had on girls" (para 4). "Somalia’s media sector is male-dominated, with a strong focus on politics. All six founding members of Bilan [Somalia’s only all-female media team] have faced discrimination and harassment in their careers. The project was set up to offer women a safe space to tell the stories they wanted to tell, and has covered a wide range of under-reported stories, including Somalis living with HIV, child abuse and postnatal depression.'One reason why women’s stories are rarely told in...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"Reaction to the pilot [of show discussing women's taboo issues] was overwhelmingly positive, said the host, Naima Said Salah, and exposed the impact that a dire lack of information had on girls" (para 4). "Somalia’s media sector is male-dominated, with a strong focus on politics. All six founding members of Bilan [Somalia’s only all-female media team] have faced discrimination and harassment in their careers. The project was set up to offer women a safe space to tell the stories they wanted to tell, and has covered a wide range of under-reported stories, including Somalis living with HIV, child abuse and postnatal depression.'One reason why women’s stories are rarely told in...more
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh, Chad, Gambia, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Togo
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
April 28, 2024, 10:57 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
A survey conducted between December 2014-November 2015 employed a population-based household survey approach across 14 selected urban areas which, based on 2014 population estimates, represented 48% of the total population. A total of 2376 women participated in the survey which found that among women, 35.6% reported adult lifetime experiences of physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV). Given the representative nature of population demographics in the selected urban areas, this lifetime prevalence is likely representative of Somali women in general (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
A survey conducted between December 2014-November 2015 employed a population-based household survey approach across 14 selected urban areas which, based on 2014 population estimates, represented 48% of the total population. A total of 2376 women participated in the survey which found that among women, 35.6% reported adult lifetime experiences of physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV). Given the representative nature of population demographics in the selected urban areas, this lifetime prevalence is likely representative of Somali women in general (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
Somalia was listed as a "special case" on the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report due to the ongoing political instability amid active war and conflict (85). The absence of a formal government suggests that the country is not doing anything to stop trafficking (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
Somalia was listed as a "special case" on the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report due to the ongoing political instability amid active war and conflict (85). The absence of a formal government suggests that the country is not doing anything to stop trafficking (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns. This has created a dangerous and unregulated environment for sex workers, who face a range of risks, including violence, exploitation, and sexually transmitted infections" (para 4). Since the reality of prostitution and prostitutes is largely ignored in Somalia, there are likely no programs to help women leave prostitution and few resources available to them (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns. This has created a dangerous and unregulated environment for sex workers, who face a range of risks, including violence, exploitation, and sexually transmitted infections" (para 4). Since the reality of prostitution and prostitutes is largely ignored in Somalia, there are likely no programs to help women leave prostitution and few resources available to them (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"For years, prostitution has been a taboo topic in Somalia, a deeply conservative and religious society. But behind closed doors, sex work has become a means of survival for many women" (para 1).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"For years, prostitution has been a taboo topic in Somalia, a deeply conservative and religious society. But behind closed doors, sex work has become a means of survival for many women" (para 1).
March 9, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns. This has created a dangerous and unregulated environment for sex workers, who face a range of risks, including violence, exploitation, and sexually transmitted infections" (para 4). High occurrence of violence and STDs can be an indicator that women enjoy low bargaining power vis a vis their male clients and pimps (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns. This has created a dangerous and unregulated environment for sex workers, who face a range of risks, including violence, exploitation, and sexually transmitted infections" (para 4). High occurrence of violence and STDs can be an indicator that women enjoy low bargaining power vis a vis their male clients and pimps (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns" (para 4). "Many of these women are also at risk of being arrested or punished by the authorities, who often target sex workers as a way of enforcing conservative social norms" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns" (para 4). "Many of these women are also at risk of being arrested or punished by the authorities, who often target sex workers as a way of enforcing conservative social norms" (para 5).