Somalia's Future
Clip: Season 2013 Episode 17 | 5m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Ahmed Samatar took a leave of absence last year from his teaching position at...
Ahmed Samatar took a leave of absence last year from his teaching position at Macalester College to go to Somalia and run for President. He didnt win, but he did wind up with a seat in Parliament there. Samatar talked with us about his unusual year.
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Somalia's Future
Clip: Season 2013 Episode 17 | 5m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Ahmed Samatar took a leave of absence last year from his teaching position at Macalester College to go to Somalia and run for President. He didnt win, but he did wind up with a seat in Parliament there. Samatar talked with us about his unusual year.
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