Abdi Kusow
Abdi Mohamed Kusow | |
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| Native name | عبدي محمد كوسو |
| Born | Cabdi Maxamed Kuusoow |
| Occupation | scholar, writer |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University University of Michigan Wayne State University |
Abdi Mohamed Kusow (Somali: Cabdi Maxamed Kuusoow, Arabic: عبدي محمد كوسو) is a Somali scholar and writer.
He studied at Michigan State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1990. Kusow later earned a Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) from the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in 1992. He also holds a Ph. D. in sociology from Wayne State University (Dissertation, 1998 :"Migration and Identity process among Somali Immigrants in Canada").
Kusow is a professor of sociology at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.
He is also a founder of the University of Southern Somalia.