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Hargeysa, Somaliland, February 20, 2010 (SL Times) – The poet Hassan
Haji Abdillahi (Hassan Ganey) composed a poem called Shinley (the poem
starting with the letter “Sh”). The poem focuses on some of the problems
bedeviling Somaliland’s society.
One of these problems is the encouragement of the practice of lies and
negativity and the discouragement of truthfulness and good behavior. The
poem also focuses on poor governance and the breaking of many of the
agreements regarding Somaliland’s governance, beginning with the
agreement that Somaliland should be governed according to Islamic
principles.
The poet advises Somaliland’s people to avoid excessive emotionalism and
to choose their leaders based on merit. Somaliland’s poets have played
an important in the country’s restoration of its sovereignty and serve
as the conscience of the nation. Hassan Haji Abdillahi’s poem is a
reminder to Somaliland’s politicians that they must adhere to the
principles of good governance, justice and progress on which the nation
was founded.
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