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By Somali writer Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi. A young woman is possessed by a jinni.

By Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi: A young woman is possessed, but this soon leads her to a uniquely powerful position in state government. Read by Yusra Wasrama.

In 'Government by Magic Spell' by Somali writer Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi, a young woman is possessed by a jinni, but this soon leads her to a uniquely powerful position in state government. A satirical parable of power and corruption.
The third in our series of contemporary stories from the Horn of Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Read by Yusra Wasrama
Produced by Emma Harding
About the author: Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi is a Somali feminist writer.

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Three contemporary stories from the Horn of Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

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