A critical lens on the history of the present on West Asia and North Africa. Interviews with experts and archival mashups. Created by Sina Rahmani (twitter: @urorientalist)
http://www.eastpodcast.com
Buying Back Our Things: One Man’s Mission to Reclaim Somali Material Culture w/ Aziz Faarah
Guest host and writer Amal Nura (@amaalnuura) interviews Aziz Faarah (@azizfaarah), independent archivist and collector of Somali artifacts. They discuss his auction adventures and encounters with vendors including one who spent a few weeks in Somali jails in the 1970s https://twitter.com/azizfaarah/status/1736547727821943090.
Their conversation touches on the value of material culture, the museum as a colonial invention and Aziz’s mission to reclaim and repatriate pieces to Somalis in the Horn of Africa and across the diaspora.
To read more and get a glimpse into Aziz’s collection:
https://africasacountry.com/2024/04/buying-back-our-things
Consider supporting the show
www.patreon.com/east_podcast
Check out the Anti-Imperialist Archive
https://feeds.libsyn.com/437079/rss