''The Independent Scholar’s Group: the Voice of the Civil Society''
The ISG known as the "Aqoonyahanka Madaxabanaan" appeared in Somaliland at an opportune moment to fill a gap in the role of the organized civil society, the intellectuals and other professional elite in actively the political development processes of the country. The name, both its English and Somali versions, for some people sounded pretentious: "scholars" and "aqoonyahan", and raised questions as to who qualified the members to acquire such lofty titles. There is logic in such questioning, but the fact of the matter is, the name was never debated and the group were more into addressing the issues at hand thentaking time to find a name for their voluntary association.
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