The Hay 30 – Sada MIRE

Sada Mire is a Swedish-Somali archaeologist, art historian and presenter, who currently serves as assistant professor at the faculty of archeology, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Sada holds a PhD from UCL’s Institute of Archaeology, London. She is the only active Somali archaeologist, working in Somalia and Somaliland. Her numerous publications include a dozen academic journal articles on some of her notable archeological discoveries. She believes we need culture in times of war as articulated in her TEDxEuston talk Cultural Heritage a basic human need.

She is also the writer and presenter of the Leiden University MOOC course ‘Heritage under Threat’ at Coursera. Sada’s work can be found in major international media including documentaries and features with CNN, National Geographic, Chanel Four, UK, Futura Channel, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, NewScientist, Discover Magazine, and Vanity Fair (France). Sada is currently busy completing three book projects.