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March 26, 2020 | Los Angeles Times
Like a Biblical Plague, Locusts Swarm East Africa, Laying Waste to Crops and Livelihoods
Families in Somalia face the destruction of locust swarms.
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Somalia
March 27, 2019 | That Moment When | PBS NewsHour
'I Wasn't Sure at All That I Was Going to Get out Alive'
Michael Scott Moore talks to That Moment When and PBS NewsHour about his time spent in captivity on the Somali Pirate Coast while on a grant from Pulitzer Center.
March 19, 2019 | Foreign Policy
For Somaliland and Djibouti, Will New Friends Bring Benefits?
Interest in the Horn of Africa from foreign powers has always been a double-edged sword.
November 13, 2018 | Harper Collins Publishers
The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
Michael Scott Moore's new memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates weaves together personal narrative and investigative journalism, by examining his own experience with a larger examination of the world around him.
October 29, 2018 | IRIN
Reporter’s Diary: Heal Somalia’s Former Child Soldiers, Heal a Nation
When children escape life with al-Shabab extremists, they don’t escape the trauma of years on the front lines. And there’s little help to be had in a nation still buffeted by violence.
October 29, 2018 | BBC World Service
Ismail Einashe Discusses The Valley of Death on BBC 'Newsday'
In this episode of BBC Newsday, journalist Ismail Einashe discusses the forgotten genocide in Somaliland.
October 22, 2018 | The Nation
In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide
Thirty years ago, the U.S.-backed Somali government slaughtered an estimated 200,000 people. Now survivors want US help uncovering the crimes.
August 05, 2018 | Youtube
Michael Scott Moore Interviewed on the Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan interviews Michael Scott Moore on his 977-day capture.
July 31, 2018 | NPR
Journalist Held Captive by Pirates Says Focus and Forgiveness Were Crucial
NPR interviews grantee Michael Scott Moore on his capture by Somali pirates.
July 28, 2018 | Yahoo News
Surviving al-Shabab: The Boy Who Escaped the World's Most Ruthless Terror Group
A former member of al-Shabab reflects on his time with the extremist group.
November 14, 2017 | The New York Times
From Journalist to Hostage
When a reporter takes too many risks, who pays the price? Sonia Kenebeck looks at the case of Michael Scott Moore.
February 22, 2017 | Bloomberg Businessweek
Inside the Deadly Pirate Corridor Where Migrants Escape to Europe
EU policy has stagnated while illegal migrant routes proliferate.
A Second Chance in Somalia
Can former fighters with a terrorist group be deradicalized and rehabilitated? An NGO in Somalia is trying to do just that with former Al-Shabab recruits who have defected from the group.
The East African Migrant Smuggling Trail
Smugglers along the trail from East Africa to Europe, through Libya, tend to look after their own. Are former Somali pirates running Somali migrants?
Somalia: Pirates and Anarchy
Journalist Michael Scott Moore was held hostage for 32 months by Somali pirates. He is recovering. Will Somalia ever recover?
Somaliland: A Land in Limbo
Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, is Africa’s only fully unrecognized country. After breaking away from Somalia and claiming independence in 1991, the Somaliland government, in stark contrast to the failed state of Somalia, has constructed many facets of a functioning, stable state. Somaliland has carried out several Presidential elections and peaceful transfers of power.
Collateral Damage in the War on Terror: Somalia
In December 2006, Ethiopia toppled Somalia's Islamic government, opening up another active front in the War on Terror. The Bush administration provided the invading troops with intelligence and diplomatic support, in an attempt to capture or kill three senior al-Qaeda operatives thought to be living under the protection of...
August 13, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Hassan Ghedi Santur
In May 2018, Hassan Ghedi Santur traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia, to report on former al-Shabab child soldiers and the many challenges that await them once they defect from the group.
February 22, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Michael Scott Moore
Michael Scott Moore investigates the involvement of former Somali pirates on the East African migrant trail.
June 11, 2018 | General news
Beyond War: From the Ground Up–Building Peace Outside the Halls of Power
Panelists at the "Beyond War" conference share stories of local peacebuilding efforts.
May 03, 2018 | Education news
This Week in Education: Celebrating World Press Freedom Day
This week: celebrating World Press Freedom Day, explaining how melting Arctic ice causes extreme weather, and reflecting on the new memorial to lynching victims in Alabama.
July 06, 2017 | General news
CNN Interviews Michael Scott Moore on His Kidnapping
Pulitzer grantee Michael Scott Moore talks to CNN about the 977 days he was held hostage by Somali pirates and their reemergence in East Africa
March 10, 2017 | General news
Call for Applications: Freelancer Hostile Environment Training
The Pulitzer Center, along with The New York Times and ACOS (A Culture of Safety Alliance), is providing hostile-environment training for up to 31 freelance journalists.
October 07, 2016 | General news
Facing Risk
This film explores the risks sometimes associated with reporting and the conversations reporters wish they had started back home. David Rohde, Michael Scott Moore and Diane Foley are featured.
June 09, 2015 | General news, Project news
This Week: A Hostage in Somalia
Michael Scott Moore endured 977 days in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. He tells his story for the first time in print.
May 01, 2018 | All Grades
5 Lesson Plans to Celebrate World Press Freedom Day
In celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we've compiled our top five lesson plans on the importance of a free media, and how journalists and citizens stand up for it around the world.
August 16, 2017 | All Grades
Facing Risk: Journalists and their Families
This lesson, designed for journalists and journalism students, uses the film "Facing Risk" to guide a conversation about the impact of reporting dangerous stories on journalists and their families.
October 07, 2016 | High School, College
Facing Risk: Journalists and their Families
This lesson, designed for journalists and journalism students, uses the film "Facing Risk" to guide a conversation about the impact of reporting dangerous stories on journalists and their families.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 21, 2016 | College
Food Insecurity Project: From Education to Action
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.