Published on September 3, 2020, this episode highlights London School of Economics and Political Science's panel titled 'Financial Strains, Health Pressures: Syria, Somalia and the COVID-19 impact' without any Somalis for #CadaanStudies and celebrate Abira Hussein (@AbiraHussein) and Hani (@voteforhani) for #SomaliExcellence. Join Maandeeq during this episode as we, Suban Nur Cooley, Abdulrahman Jama and Hawa Y. Mire, discuss social media and digital connections for Somalis - including a surprise conversation on the OG PalTalk. For more, contact us at maadeeqcollective@gmail.com or tag us on twitter @_maandeeq.

Maandeeq is a podcast by a collective of young Somali-demics from diverse fields who write about the Somali territories and the Somali diaspora. Our perspectives are informed, critical and unapologetically Somali. Our podcast features a wide variety of guests that speak on issues relating to Somalis across the globe.