Talks and Events

Sada Mire: Rethinking African History

Sada Mire: Rethinking African History

Aiming to create a better understanding of Africa's past, a team of multidisciplinary researchers at Leiden University digs in to everyday artefacts and local knowledge. Their work helps to invalidate false assumptions and make less dominant narratives...

Radio – La Otra Cara de Africa

Radio – La Otra Cara de Africa

‘La única arqueóloga sobre el terreno en Somalia: Sada Mire, protectora del arte rupestre’. Link to audio file Back to Media

Sada Mire, la première et l’unique archéologue somalienne

Sada Mire, la première et l’unique archéologue somalienne

Sada Mire est une archéologue bien particulière. En effet, sa nationalité la rend unique, elle est somalienne, plus précisément de la partie autoproclamée indépendante de la Somalie, le Somaliland. Elle est la première femme somalienne archéologue. Aucune...

Heritage for Citizenship in Times of Conflict

Heritage for Citizenship in Times of Conflict

Exchanges on the Middle East: Heritage for Citizenship in Times of Conflict Images of destruction of Muslim saint tombs, and ancient monuments accompany news items on violent conflicts and war in the Middle East. In this public lecture and debate, a panel...

Maandeeq Features: Sada Mire 

Maandeeq Features: Sada Mire 

Sada Mire is a Swedish-Somali archaeologist, art historian and presenter who currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Archeology, Leiden University. She has previously headed up Somaliland’s Department of Antiquities, for the Ministry of...

Sada Mire: Disseminating the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples

Sada Mire: Disseminating the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples

Together with members of indigenous communities Leiden researchers preserve and disseminate philosophical, historical and medical knowledge. Indigenous communities possess a lot of knowledge that is unknown to the outside world. Leiden researchers help...

Sada Mire gives the Leiden ASA Annual Lecture

Sada Mire gives the Leiden ASA Annual Lecture

The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of the African Past The Leiden African Studies Assembly (LeidenASA) held its second Annual Meeting on Thursday 8 December. Leiden University has some 120 scholars who work on Africa-related...

European Lecture – Reflections by Sada Mire 

European Lecture – Reflections by Sada Mire 

Archaeologist and researcher at Leiden University, The Hague, 13 June 2016 Cultural heritage at risk: protecting cultural heritage in times of conflict Her Excellency Ms Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO Her Excellency Ms Silvia Fernandez de...

Meet Sada Mire: the First Somali Archeologist known to the World

Meet Sada Mire: the First Somali Archeologist known to the World

Somalia sits on the horn of Africa with the longest coastline on the continent’s mainland, while its capital city Mogadishu is known as the ‘white pearl’ of the Indian Ocean. In antiquity, Somalia is said to be “among the most probable locations of the...

FIVE Amazing Women Working in the Cultural Sector

FIVE Amazing Women Working in the Cultural Sector

A video by Culture in Motion A tribute to a few amazing ladies working in the cultural sector, innovating the industry and inspiring others. Learn more about each of our increadible featured women.   Back to Media