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The mayor of Mogadishu: a story of chaos and redemption in the ruins of Somalia

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: C. Hurst & Co. Publishers 2018 LondonDescription: vii, 286 p.: col. illISBN:
  • 9781849049511
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 967.73 H2M2
Summary: The Mayor of Mogadishu tells the story of one family’s epic journey through Somalia’s turmoil, from the optimism of independence to its spectacular unraveling. Mohamud ‘Tarzan’ Nur was born a nomad and became an orphan, then a street brawler in the cosmopolitan port city of Mogadishu - a place famous for its cafes and open-air cinemas. When Somalia collapsed into civil war, Tarzan and his young family joined the exodus from Mogadishu, eventually spending twenty years in North London. But in 2010 Tarzan returned to the unrecognizable ruins of a city largely controlled by the Islamist militants of Al-Shabaab. For some, the new Mayor was a galvanizing symbol of defiance. But others branded him a thug, mired in the corruption and clan rivalries that continue to threaten Somalia’s revival. The Mayor of Mogadishu is an uplifting story of survival and a compelling examination of what it means to lose a country and then to reclaim it. https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-mayor-of-mogadishu/
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Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 46-A / Slot 2557 (3rd Floor, East Wing) Non-fiction General Stacks 967.73 H2M2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 202075

Table of contents

Maps
Introduction Villa Somalia
Part 1 - The pearl of the Indian ocean: 1956–1976
1. A Constellation of Nomads
2. A Slate Scrubbed Clean
3. Us Against the World
4. A Girl Called “Mosquito”
Part 2 - The sky has turned to smoke: 1977–2009
5. A Lonely Impulse
6. From a Trickle to a Flood
7. Leave to Remain
8. Filling the Vacuum
Part 3 - Picking up the pieces: 2010–2016
9. A Man with a Plan
10. Wild Dogs
11. Believe Me
12. Mogadishu Mud
Epilogue Lido Beach
Acknowledgments
A Note on Spelling

The Mayor of Mogadishu tells the story of one family’s epic journey through Somalia’s turmoil, from the optimism of independence to its spectacular unraveling.
Mohamud ‘Tarzan’ Nur was born a nomad and became an orphan, then a street brawler in the cosmopolitan port city of Mogadishu - a place famous for its cafes and open-air cinemas. When Somalia collapsed into civil war, Tarzan and his young family joined the exodus from Mogadishu, eventually spending twenty years in North London. But in 2010 Tarzan returned to the unrecognizable ruins of a city largely controlled by the Islamist militants of Al-Shabaab. For some, the new Mayor was a galvanizing symbol of defiance. But others branded him a thug, mired in the corruption and clan rivalries that continue to threaten Somalia’s revival.
The Mayor of Mogadishu is an uplifting story of survival and a compelling examination of what it means to lose a country and then to reclaim it.

https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-mayor-of-mogadishu/

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