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Hargeysa, Somaliland, February 20, 2010 (SL Times) – Hadrawi heritage
foundation was established this week in Hargeysa. The inauguration of
this foundation was announced in a gathering at Mansoor hotel in
Hargeysa.
The event was organized by parliamentarian Muhammad Ali Hirsi and was
attended by the chairmen of both houses of parliament, ministers, heads
of political parties, intellectuals, businessmen and other distinguished
guests.
Speaking about the significance of the gathering, Boobe Yusuf Duale
said, first, the Hadrawi foundation will be a vehicle through which to
preserve the Somali heritage which is in dire need of preservation;
second, it sets an example that is worth emulating; third, it is a
mechanism by which we can evaluate ourselves because it is the first
time in which we acknowledge the important contribution of one of us
while he is still alive.
Other speakers on this occasion included the Minister of Culture and
Tourism, Mr. Abdirizaq Waberi, and the Chairman of Somaliland's Upper
House, Mr. Suleiman Mohamud Adan. The participants pledged a sum of
$65,100 for the Hadrawi Heritage Foundation.
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