The authorities’ contradictory containment strategy—initially approving the Xeer Ciise celebration to accommodate the Issa, then reversing course to placate the Gadabuursi—illustrates the limits of ...
Addis Ababa — Xeer Ciise, the oral customary law practiced by the Somali-Issa communities in Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia, has been registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...