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Jama Musse Jama

Hargeysa Cultural Centre, Italy

Dr Jama Musse Jama is an ethno-mathematician with a PhD in African Studies specialising in Computational Linguistics of African Languages. He is senior lecturer at the University of Hargeysa, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. His current research focuses on the role of heritage, art and culture in the development, peace building, and state formation, including settlements and cities expansion in Somaliland. He is known for his research on traditional African games and their possible use within formal education. Founder and yearly organizer of the influential Hargeysa International Book Fair, and currently Director of the Hargeysa Cultural Centre in Somaliland, Dr. Jama has also a Senior Associate Researcher position at Italian's National Research Council at Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale “Antonio Zampolli” (CNR-ILC), and a Lead Researcher at Somaliland Centre for African Studies. A fellow of RVI, and the founder of Ponte Invisibile Ed, publishing arm of the Redsea Cultural Foundation in Italy and in Somaliland, and he can be reached @JamaMusse on X and other social media platforms.

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