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Abdikarem Maruf is the Program Manager at Minbar Initiative, overseeing the daily operations of core programs and advancing the organization’s mission of socio-economic development and public policy shaping. With awards and recognition in innovation, Maruf is a member of the UN MENA Youth Advisory Group and a graduate of the US State Department's Young African Leaders Initiative fellowship.

René Brosius

René Brosius, a PhD student in Law at the University of Bayreuth, holds degrees in Modern and Contemporary History, Sociology, Political Science, and Law. With experience in the German Bundestag and the Hessian State Chancellery, his doctoral thesis examines applying German Basic Law principles to Somalia's state structure.

Abdi Aynte

Abdi Aynte is a former minister of planning and international cooperation of Somalia, and a co-founder of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, a premier think tank in Mogadishu.

Mahbub Abdullahi

Lecturer, staff writer at Gorfayn, and media contributor

EDITORIALS

Dood-wadaag Ku saabsan waxbarashadda Soomaaliya oo marti inoogu ahaa Farah Abdulkadir.

https://youtu.be/JpowIHUz9Fc?si=uKu2zv-LcgIhc-6u

Follow-up for our town hall event with president HSM – join us

https://twitter.com/minbarspace/status/1740417422757335417?s=46

UNDERSTANDING THE ETHIOPIA-SOMALILAND MOU: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

https://twitter.com/minbarspace/status/1745141691869237394?s=12

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