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In 2018, Abdifatah gained his Master of Project Planning and Management from Hargeisa University and in<br />
2011 he gained his B.Sc. of Chemical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.<br />
He adopted several initiatives that changed the work culture at institutions he has worked with in both<br />
public and private sectors. In addition, Abdifatah, together with other friends, is a youth and social activist<br />
focused on social change through the establishment of reading groups and public libraries such as the<br />
Maan-godol show and the Maan-godol public library.<br />
Mustafa Saeed - Artist/ Photographer<br />
Marrying poetic symbolism with socio-political critique, Mustafa Saeed (b. 1989, Somaliland) explores<br />
issues of war and conflict. A self-taught graphic designer and photographer, Saeed has spent the past<br />
seven years experimenting with digital manipulation, creating vibrant silhouettes which draw on the vivid<br />
palette of his home country. Rich textiles used in traditional costumes, garish home decor and neon advertisements<br />
are juxtaposed against grey, concrete landscapes. I<br />
n 2014, he participated in the Addis Foto Fest, in Ethiopia, where he exhibited the series Home in Me. This<br />
project portrayed the transition he underwent upon leaving Saudi Arabia at the age of thirteen to return<br />
to Somaliland.
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