Photo Journal: Somali peace activist

As part of a series on people’s daily lives, Asha Shaur Osman describes her efforts to rebuild Somalia, shattered by more than a decade of civil war.

I started my peace activities in early 1991 when my husband, a famous Somali businessman, was killed when trying to end the war between the late President Mohammed Siad Barre and United Somali Congress (USC) rebels.

I decided to carry on my husband's peace work.