in this corner of africa? al shabaab grew out of a collection of islamist factions in the mid 2000s and they came together first to confront the ethiopian invasion of somalia in 2006. that collection of disparate factions then renamed themselves as al shabaab by late 2006 and early 2007, and started to change their orientation, became more unified to a degree, engaged in terrorism tactics and insurgency tactics, and by 2012, managed to profess their allegiance to al-qaeda. so that was an interesting change too, but the group is still for the most part made up of ethnic somalis, it is not a group, even with the al-qaeda affiliation, does not have arabs in its leadership ranks. and for the most part it fights a local agenda, although it has branched out more regionally and they have
actions by the us, the african union, and the somali government, but time and time again it has shown an ability to conduct attacks like this. just give us the bit of extra context here. remind us who al shabab are, where they came from, and the role they play in this corner of africa? al shabab grew out of a collection of islamist factions in the mid 2000s and they came together first to confront the ethiopian invasion of somalia in 2006. that collection of disparate factions then renamed themselves as al shabab by late 2006 and early 2007, and started to change their orientation, became more unified to a degree, engaged in terrorism tactics and insurgency tactics, and by 2012, managed to profess their allegiance to al-qaeda. so that was an interesting change too, but the group is still for the most part made up of ethnic somalis,
wow. like, this is incredible. like, coming here and being, like, when i walk past with people that i ve worked from home, i mjust like, yeah, i go to uni there. they re like, that s where you study? and i m like, yeah! it s so cool. the first day i walked in here was actually very unique. i did not imagine this would be a university at all. it s polished, new, didn t give me the vibe of a traditional university that you see on tv shows. hearing that it s mostly dedicated to dance and performing arts amazing to hear about, because they are normally seen as an afterthought for universities. dance and performing arts isn t usually seen as a career path. kingston, like many new universities, grew out of a hodgepodge of buildings
for universities. dance and performing arts isn t usually seen as a career path. kingston, like many new universities, grew out of a hodgepodge of buildings in different locations, few of them with much wow factor. the town house is meant to be a statement, a public face. it has given the university, for the first time, a front door. it s open to the public. these staircases are social spaces leading up to the whispering gallery. the library has been mixed in with the dance studios across there. everything servicing one central overriding thought bringing people together. there s, like, a little bar and cafe there. it is such an open and bright space. there are so many more studios,
a university at all. it s polished, new, it didn t give me the vibe of a traditional university that you see on tv shows. hearing that it s mostly dedicated to dance and performing arts, amazing to hear about because they normally seeing as an afterthought for universities. dance and performing arts isn t really seen as a career path. kingston, like many new universities, grew out of a hodgepodge of buildings in different locations, few of them with much wow factor. the town house is meant to be a statement, a public face. it has given the university, for the first time, a front door. it is open to the public. these staircases, they are social spaces leading up to the whispering gallery. the library has been mixed in with the dance studios across there.