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Saluting the Brave Women of Somaliland

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 By: Yusuf Habiib Hussein (Seer) Women around the world often remain the silent architects of societies, the bedrock upon which civilizations are built and sustained. As the saying goes, "A woman is the future of a nation," which educationally points to the undeniably truthful fact that women are not just participants in the progress of a nation but are the very vision that drives it forward. A fact, indeed undeniable, even in Somaliland, which, though fragile, has been determined by fearlessness and strength instilled in it by its women. The search by Somaliland for peace and self-government is a story of persistence, will, and unbridled bravery. The women of Somaliland are at the core of this process-heroes during and after the civil war. It was the women who kept society together while the conflict was at its worst, tending to the wounded, feeding the starving, and offering shelter to the displaced.  These women have often received less attention from the annals of histo