May 2023 | Humanitarianbazaar.org With great pride and relief, singer Felis Abdi, rapper Shiine Akhyaar, and I (Daniel) can now share with you that after an epic twelve year journey, we now have a full 110 minute rough cut of our...
July 2017 | Waayaha Cusub ft. Desiigner | Humanitarianbazaar.org While the Trump Administration's so-called "Muslim Ban" has been tough or many people, especially those whose families are divided between the United State and other areas, so that they fear they will...
August 2014 | Humanitarian Bazaar Magazine | Story by Daniel J Gerstle. Photos by Daniel J Gerstle, Jake Simkin, Seth Chase, Ahmad Mahmoud, Hajooj Kuka, A.A., Nur Hassan, and many more captioned. Last year Somalia hiphop peace activist group Waayaha Cusub...
December 2013 | Humanitarian Bazaar ft. Waayaha Cusub After running the successful Mogadishu Music Festival, Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub, supported by Humanitarian Bazaar and donors, ran the Journey of Peace Festival in the Dadaab refugee settlements in Kenya. Five...
April 3rd, 2013 | Waayaha Cusub, Kombo Chokwe & Afro Simba, and more Humanitarian Bazaar Humanitarian Bazaar's work with front line musicians for youth outreach eventually crossed over with counter-violence and counter-extremism work. With Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub, the...
December 2012 | Culture | Waayaha Cusub & Humanitarian Bazaar Humanitarian Bazaar In December 2012, Kwani Trust hosted it's annual Kwani Litfest featuring celebrated poets Hadraawi (Somalia) and Warsan Shire (Somali-UK) in Nairobi and Eastleigh, Kenya. The literary festival included several live...
Autumn 2012 | Culture | Waayaha Cusub Humanitarian Bazaar From October to December 2012, Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub launched a new round of concerts shaped for outreach to rally youth to turn away from violent extremism in Eastleigh, Kenya. As...
May 2011 | Archive | Carl Wilkens, interviewed by Daniel J. Gerstle, edited by Sue Rissberger Image: MONUC peacekeepers secure an area. Marie Frechon | United Nations Photo. Humanitarian Bazaar Magazine (formerly HELO) HELO just caught up with the unstoppable Carl Wilkens as...
October 2011 | Culture | An HB collaborative short video Humanitarian Bazaar in cooperation with Combat Comms and Sound Central Festival In fall 2011, Afghanistan's first four rock bands--Morcha, Kabul Dreams, District Unknown, and White Page, together with Travis Beard and his...
September 2010 | Daniel J. Gerstle Originally published in Humanitarian Bazaar (aka HELO Magazine) in 2010. All names of Iraqi peace activists and workers have been changed for their security. When necessary, a character may be portrayed as a composite or noted...