An honest talk with author and activist Nuredin Hagi Scikei on the prospect of a lasting peace and stability in the Horn of Africa... The Banaadirs (also spelled "Benadir") are people with their roots in ancient Arabia, Persia and South and Central Asia. Their name is derived from Persian word "bandar" meaning "harbor", or port, reflecting their origins as seafaring traders, who crossed the Indian Ocean to the easternmost part of Africa and established centers of commerce, which linked that continent with Asia. The first Banaadiri communities were established in what is today southern Somalia, about one thousand year ago. The Banaadiri historical profile started probably in Mesopotamia, crossed Yemen and reached the coast of Africa, where the Banaadiri civilization grew and flourished.