Idil BilanThe ICJ Verdict and Rebuilding Somalia’s Trust.Warning: This is a speculative piece about political themes affecting Somalis who claim allegiance/ties to Somalia-the nation-state with…Oct 13, 20211Oct 13, 20211
Idil BilanAbdirahmanI want to tell you a story about a young man named Abdirahman. Full disclosure, that’s not this young man’s real name for observable…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Idil BilanA Beginners Guide to Childhood Traumas and C-PTSD, from a survivor.Big disclaimer: I’m not a mental health professionals, and the information provided on here is from the survivor’s perspective, pulled…May 6, 20191May 6, 20191
Idil BilanDear President Farmaajo, We Need to Talk.I begin this prose by first congratulating you on your historic electoral win in Somalia on February 8, 2017. On the day of your election…Mar 12, 20173Mar 12, 20173
Idil BilaninIdil BilanHow to Fall in Love in a Failed State“These label you shove in my faces like …’Qurba-joog’, ‘ Feminist’, ‘African” “Wadani”, don’t mean fucking shit here. Here you wear only…Mar 4, 2017Mar 4, 2017