Somali Scientists

[raula]

Good read indeed. Know Naima bashir...mad props to her & my alma mater!

[Salsabil]

Mashallah, excellent thread. May Allah make their knowledge a source of kheyr for the ummah, Ameen.

[Nin-Yaaban]

Chimera keep updating this bro. Very nice.

[Mario B]

Nin-Yaaban;862119 wrote:

Chimera keep updating this bro. Very nice.

+ 1

[walaalkis]

This Very informative thread thanks for posting. This what we should advocate rather than talking about

Qabyaalad.

[Abu-Salman]

Mashallah; let's not forget however that the most competitive schools with much higher entry standards than Oxford or Harvard (eg, competition tests for the brightest already pre-selected for 2-3 years of preparation) are located in places such as France or even India.

Here, money, tuition, non scientific subjects, sports or other non scientific considerations have no place (pupils may even earn salaries or at least monthly sums) but sheer meritocratic ability in abstract maths, physics and other sciences trumps it, in addition to other subjects plus langages; those graduates are thus poached by the very best US institutions and global brands or offered a double diploma by the like of Berkeley in their finaly year.

 

Prospective students thus enrol at the "classes preparatoires" for 2 or 3 years of very intensive abstract maths, sciences and other subjects to sit for the final competition (few places at the very elite engineering schools such as Polytechnique or Ecole nationale de l'aviation civile where VIP status is virtually guaranteed afterwards at companies boards, banks everywhere or as top civil servants).

Preparation start even earlier at High school where the scientific general baccalaureat is favored by ambitious pupils (again heavily biased in favor of pure maths but also other sciences).

We have more of such graduates in Djibouti lately, albeit it's such a challenge to retain them despite the best of offers and status.

 

The example below, the one I know best, has always been the first of his class at the best local school and gained a decent presidential scholarship, in addition to the regular one:

Sugule Cabdikariin graduated from the "classes preparatoires" following a "Baccalaureat scientifique, with mention bien" in Djibouti, he finally chose the Enac, Ecole nationale de l'aviation civile, for 4 more years and 2 masteres in aeronautics and aviation safety:

Sugule Cabikariin 09/09/2010 14:00:00 C001 AIRBUS SAS A310/A300-600 FCOM analysis and content reduction in relation to the FCTM (here).

He gained an internship at EADS, the leader in aeronautics, defence and satellites (Airbus etc) where he run a students company before joining a leader in airlines reservation software after unsucessful negociations with the Djiboutian authorities and parallel pilot certification.

[Tallaabo]

If the Somali children find peace and a caring country like those in the more developed nations, many of them will realise their dreams and ambitions to become world leading scholars and entrepreneurs. They are not any less intelligent than their peers.

[Tallaabo]

Apophis;862314 wrote:

I think if Somali companies invested in research the country would become a leader in Africa.

Research into what? How to send money home more quickly?

[Chimera]

You guys update it, I lost interest, you will find hundreds of engineers, and researchers at linkedin, just type in stereotypical Somali names.

 

Apophis;862314 wrote:

I think if Somali companies invested in research the country would become a leader in Africa.

Somalia could become a leader in Africa when it comes to astronomy. There is a reason why the Soviet cosmonauts trained in Somalia for their outerspace missions. The sky at night in Somalia is excellent for observatories and telescopes because its so clear. Somali companies could also pool their resources and invest in satellites, this would help us immensely in terms of communications, but also to predict droughts.

[raula]

^^^they did? wow..good to know.

 

what an optimistic thread this is.

 

AbuS-I've known of polytechnics in Kenya/E. Africa (not sure about the merry days of Somalia/DJ/Ethiopia but Tanzania/Uganda) where they trained the best/brightest..in mostly engineering course work/path. Are you aware of such ""classes preparatoires" in Djibouti please..or high standard school currently in Djibouti?

[GaraadMon]

I think I've found one in The Helmy Research Group (Photonics) at the University of Toronto, but I can't find any Somali names under the listed research associates/alumni, so he likely has an Arabic name. His picture can be seen here in the centre-right slide show.

[Abu-Salman]

Raula, Polytechnique is an engineering school in France where CEOs and top officials are groomed after the 2-3 years of "classes preparatoire". There are Saudi, French etc high schools and higher institutes but no such classes in Djibouti. Abstraction and well-roundedness, particularly in Maths and sciences is paramount there, hence the status of engineers...

[guerilla]

Chimera;55983 wrote:

Dr. Khadra Kahin

is a board certified chiropractor and the founder and president of MYH Inc. She currently practices in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Kahin is a strong advocate of health and wellness and feels that it is essential to have a wellness organization committed to helping children successfully battle obesity and achieve optimal health.

Not to pooh-pooh this young ladies achievements, but a chiropractor does not a scientist make.

 

Maybe there'll come a Somali scientist who'll create a drug that'll suppress aggression and scatter it about the bloody country.

 

Of course then there's the issue of possibly turning a percentage into hyper-aggressives who'll eat everyone in their path. Hmm

[raula]

Abu-Salman;862595 wrote:

Raula, Polytechnique is an engineering school in France where CEOs and top officials are groomed after the 2-3 years of "classes preparatoire". There are Saudi, French etc high schools and higher institutes but no such classes in Djibouti. Abstraction and well-roundedness, particularly in Maths and sciences is paramount there, hence the status of engineers...

Mahadsanid.

[GaraadMon]

Apophis;862766 wrote:

^^It could be worse, she could be a Homeopathist ( mix one molecule with a solar system of water and you have a cure!!) .

More water = a more potent solution

 

Although Chiropractors are moving even further towards mysticism as they're incorporating 'Chakras' and the like.