Youth can use culture to promote peace in Somalia
Youth are undeniably vital to the future of society and every nation's success, prosperity and stability depends on its youngsters. Unfortunately, Somali youth have been misused and misguided by their own clan elders and used to fuel Somalia’s elongated civil war that has taken lives of half million people over the last two and half decades. Their loyalty to the armed rebels and warlords is beyond measurable. They are committed and determined to fight in the name and for the honor of their clans/groups. However, like other youth across the world, Somali youth have pivotal role of shaping the future of this country and making Somalia a flourishing and thriving nation. The question is how? Youth can use culture to promote peace Somalia’s once vibrant cultural landscape, which comprises both traditional and modern forms of expression in poetry, music, architecture, pottery and sculptures, has been devastated by more than twenty years of armed conflict and civil strife. Bui...