CRD - Centre for research and dialogue - Focused on peace in Somalia

HARRY POTTER comes to Somalia!

 RADCLIFFE CALLS FOR SOMALI CO-STARS

  Interesting development! Wizard of Oz might be just about what Somalia needs...shall we try some fairy tale? why not?  Mr Radcliffe's attitude towards Somalis is commendable. keep it up young man. Unlike Ridley Scott's trashy violent rubbish whose interest in Somalia was to make money from its tragedy, Mr Radcliffe shows interest in working with Somalis. Good onya mate!

HARRY POTTER star DANIEL RADCLIFFE has called on the producers of his upcoming movie about Somalia to cast actors from the African country to keep the project authentic. The 20 year old is preparing to film The Journey Is The Destination, in which he will play Dan Eldon, the British photojournalist whose work brought global attention to the Somali civil war in the 1990s.

And he's hoping the movie's casting directors will maintain respect for the country by hiring actors of the correct ethnicity.  He tells Empire magazine, "I don't want to do that horrible Black Hawk Down thing of filming in one part of Africa and then casting actors from a completely different area and doing that awful, 'Oh, they look the same, no one will notice the difference.'

"It's this form of very subtle racism that seems to happen sometimes and it's horrible. So I'd hope we can get extras who are Somalian (sic), rather than from South Africa or Zimbabwe, for example." Ridley Scott's 2001 war movie Black Hawk Down came under fire for failing to feature Somali actors despite the fact it focused on a battle that occurred in the African country.

More on this story, please visit.http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/radcliffe-calls-for-somali-co-stars_1110670

Very interesting interview. Informative and honest comments from a wise Somali intellectual. I will encourage you to view both Part1 and Part2 to appreciate the depth of Dr Samatar's analysis and vision for the possible future Somali leadership. His comments on the 4.5PB (aka the 4.5 poison bill for Somalia) demand urgent attention from all Somalis who are interested in rebuilding Somalia.

Very interesting interview. Informative and honest comments from a wise Somali intellectual. I will encourage you to view both Part1 and Part2 to appreciate the depth of Dr Samatar's analysis and vision for the possible future Somali leadership. His comments on the 4.5PB (aka the 4.5 poison bill for Somalia) demand urgent attention from all Somalis who are interested in rebuilding Somalia.

CRD at  'making the difference' conference 

CRD's Director Jabril Abdule recently attended 'making the difference' conference on the 03 – 04 June 2009 at Brussels, Belgium. 

More on this please visit http://www.making-the-difference.eu/

This is in remembrance of Yahya who was taken from us fourteen hundred and sixty days ago today (4 years) and also a dedication to every Somali who was wrongfully killed in an act of malice. At the same time; my deepest felt condolences and prayers go to their grieving relatives.  I also pray that the barbarity and the inhumane slaughter of innocents in our beloved country come to an abrupt end.