I really do not care whether men are interested in our stories or not. They are already well provided for by hundreds of other Somali media outlets if their only interest is politics and the endless, unproductive squabbling it involves.
Bilan’s target audience is society as a whole, not just middle-aged men.
Our media’s obsession with politics is like a disease. It contributes to Somalia’s everlasting conflict because so many journalists take sides, provoking hatred and deepening divisions.
It is sad that our country needs a women-only media house but that is the reality here. Women are expected to babble all they like in the kitchen but to keep their mouths firmly shut in public.
For the first time, we have a space where we feel safe, physically and mentally. Never before have Somali female journalists been given the freedom, opportunity and power to decide what stories they want to tell and how they want to tell them.
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