Somalia--the untold story : the war through the eyes of Somali women / edited by Judith Gardner and Judy El Bushra.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.

Pt 1. Women's experiences of the war. Women's role in the pastoral economy / Rhoda M. Ibrahim -- Traditions of marriage and the household / Sadia Musse Ahmed -- War crimes against women and girls / Fowzia Musse -- Pt 2. Women's responses to the war. Section 1: Changing roles and responsibilities in the family -- Domestic conflict in the diaspora / Ladan Affi -- Crisis or opportunity? / Amina Mohamoud Warsame -- Section 2. Women mobilise for peace -- Women and peace-making in Somaliland / Zeynab Mohamed Hassan, Shukri Hariir Ismail, et al -- Women, clan identity and peace-building / Judith Gardner with Amina Mohamoud Warsame -- Women's roles in peace-making in the Somali community in north eastern Kenya / Dekha Ibrahim -- Section 3. Women's rights, leadership and political empowerment -- Post-war recovery and participation / compiled from information provided by Shukri Hariir and Zeynab Mohamed Hassan.