A user by the name firm_independence569 Has sent me and I believe many others a link to a Somali nsfw subreddit. Which in turn was exposing the sins and pushing online stereotypes onto our women which simply aren’t true. Please be aware of people like this who are either straight up weird, Qabilist or larping. We need tags to identify people within this sub reddit due our subreddit being a very much great with a plethora of different ideas and thoughts being exchanged but a lack of moderation results in this. I guess this subreddit really resembles the government. I felt to post this to critique the stupid mod team 🤦🏾‍♂️.

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Are there any Somalis that live around Portland/Seattle? Haven’t seen many yet, I just moved here from the Midwest so I’m looking for friends to hang out with inshallah. If so let me know. Thanks

Air strikes are an excessive response to the IS terrorist hiding in caves. We've been dealing with them well so far.

Inviting the US to bomb the country is extremely stupid. The US has bombed countless civilians since 2006 in the south. What makes you think they will be smart this time and only target the caves?

Instead of drone strikes why not support the puntland forces to take care of this? Ofcourse they don't want to do that. The us needs to profit off of this by expanding its war economy into new fertile grounds.

All the people blindly cheering for this need to be watched very very carefully. Something fishy is going on in this sub. There's a lot of sell outs in our community

Bookmark this post and come back to it in a few months when the Trump bombs villages "by mistakes" like he did in 2017.

Edit: Obama, Trump and Biden bombed Somalia for many years but terrorists still exist. The US benefits from terrorists existing in Somalia. We need to resist such interventionism by US war criminals.

Please think critically of such aggressive moves. These bombings have only created misery for Somalis

So on the surface I am pretty successful, I'm happily married and have a child on the way and I run a successful business with my husband and we both own our own home.

This should theoretically be a fantastic time in my life where I should be happy and sharing it with my family....however I have some serious deep seated resentment towards them (particularly my hooyo and abo).

I know it's haram to cut off ties and I am trying my best to love and honour my parents however deep down I have nothing but dislike for them. I can tell that my hooyo is starting to realize it when she sees how differently I treat my aunt and my younger siblings compared to her, my abo and my older brother and I feel bad for hurting her. BUT at the same time I just cannot get over my childhood grievances.

I don't want this to mar my future kid's relationship with their maternal grandparents especially as I am very close to my inlaws and I know my kid will have a lot of love from the family on their dad's side.

Any advice? I've reached out to sheikhs at local mosques near me and I've prayed istkhara and made dua for Allah (swt) to make love flow in my heart towards my family but maybe it's pregnancy brain or something because it's just gotten worse.

Like I'll get a call from my hooyo and just dread it, I'll roll my eyes when she talks unknowingly, I feel the urge to yell or say unkind things which is very unlike me as I am a pretty nonconfrontational person.

I've done a few years of therapy and made the switch to a Muslim therapist for online therapy as my non Muslim (white) therapist only emboldened me to hate my family more. I know they are not good people (my hooyo was very abusive and my abo stole a lot of money from me during the pandemic and has never repaid me, my older brother used to beat me a lot when we were kids and I never really forgave him for that) but at the same time for my own peace I want to move on.

Any advice?? I feel like an abberation, I know of friends and other Somalis who had worse parents and they seemingly love them but even the thought of my parents in my home upsets me (especially now that I am pregnant) and I want that to change.

I promise yall that I am not a bad person. I try my best to be kind and treat everyone fairly and with respect which is why my internal feelings towards my own parents shock me. IDK why I can't get over it when my experienced aren't exactly abnormal in our community...

Edit. I do want to clarify that by "treat different" I mean that I am a lot more formal with my parents and older brother and a bit colder vs being warm and friendly towards my aunt and my younger siblings. I don't necessarily have favourites financially as I do help my hooyo whenever I can but I know she can tell that I prefer the company of others compared to her.

Are there any somalis in kigali, rwanda. I recently moved for work and wouldn't mind making friends xx

Walaalayaal it's so embarrassing (and cringe) coming across dumb comments from so called somali nationalists on Internet being so prideful and full of kibir. Worse thing they are cunsuri and they get caught up with unnecessary dagaal with ajanabis. Why are they all so emotional and easy to provoke and so easy to bait ....seriously are they that dabaal? Do they not understand art of diplomacy, respecting bani adam? It's embarrassing.

Direct that energy into improving yourselves.

I’m struggling to study at home because I live ib a house where privacy doesn’t really exist. We all share rooms, and the house is always busy. I can’t study late at night because my mom doesn’t allow it, and during the day guriga waa buuq, making it hard to focus.

I’ve tried setting a schedule, but it’s difficult when I don’t have control over my time. Leaving the house isn’t an option, so please don’t suggest going to a library.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? How do you balance studying while dealing with family responsibilities and constant noise? Any advice that actually fits this situation would be really helpful!

Anyone else unable to drink the tap water in Somalia?

I was doing some research about Caafi Water.
AFI Water Supply Company was established in 1999. Caafi Water is one of the leading bottled water brands in Somalia, offering clean, purified water to consumers in urban and rural areas. It is commonly available in bottles and large water containers.

Caafi Water is typically sourced from boreholes or wells, with the water going through a filtration and purification process. This process is intended to remove impurities and ensure t water is safe for human consumption. The brand may use methods such as reverse osmosis, ultraviolet (UV) treatment, and microfiltration to remove harmful pathogens, particles, and bacteria. Their website www.caafi.so

Something else I found cool.

Caafi Water operates a large-scale seawater desalination project, particularly in Kismayo. This process involves removing salts and impurities from seawater to produce fresh, potable water. The desalination system is powered by a combination of solar energy and diesel generators, enhancing sustainability and reliability. https://www.tamarso.com/flagship-project/

Never knew there was a desalination project in Somalia

I'm thinking of possibly raising my future children in Somalia inshallah Concerns I have:

• dugsi ... abuse -yes u can justify that a majority of us have been through it and that's its normal but really it isn't. I grew with quite a bunch of people who have grew to dislike the Deen and honestly the Quran due to religious trauma, associating learning the Quran with fear of getting hit etc.

Would I love for my child to be raised loving the Quran and the Deen instead of through fear yes. Is that possible here(in somalia) most likely not. If u do know of places that teach the child to love the Quran without getting hit here plse tell me but I doubt it.

• education/ opportunities
• healthcare

Some plus

• learn the culture
• islamic country growing up with the sunnah and adhan and so forth

Yes I am aware of the safety issues and stuff

What are your thoughts. FYI I have lived here for about 4 years and I love it here.. as an adult. But I'm not sure foe children tbh

Kenyan and I wanna here how y'all feel about us

Asalamu Alaikum everyone,

I’m 18 and moving back to Minneapolis soon, insha’Allah. I’m trying to save up for community college and rent, so I need a job. I don’t have any work experience, but I’m fluent in Somali, English, and Turkish, and I’m good at art. I’m looking for entry-level jobs that don’t require experience—anything is fine as long as it’s not hard labor.

If anyone knows of any job openings or has advice on where to apply, I’d really appreciate it. JazakumAllah khair!

Hello everyone. I am a diaspora from Switzerland I grew up there until I was 13 and then moved to Somalia where I have spent the last 4 years . I graduated from high school last year and now all I have is a stupide shahado that none university wants . So I wanted to study for an A level or IB but there is no school who teach that in Somalia. My family recommended me to consider studying my A level or IB in Kenya but even they ask me for qualifications which my shahado doesn't meet. I'm 17 and I will be 18 in a few month and it scare me since a lot of school have a age limite of 18. I don't know what to do right now and I'm really desperate. The worst thing is money is not a big problem neither visa it's just my school background. Any advice about what I should do ?

The girls on here do you guys know what helps with cramps ? And for the means ones please don’t attack me

1. The Somali language is special because its the most internationally recognized Cushitic language. With Somalis having political power worldwide we can push to preserve other cushitic languages and cultures.
2. Somali history is thousands of years long and gives us perspective. We have been down before and up before. We are just unlucky to be born in a period where things aren't so good. Somalia is at the bottom of hdi but we are still hopeful. We have been at the top before and we can get back up there. Our descendants will appreciate the work we are putting in to better the Somali nation. We are planting the trees that they will shade upon
3. Somali food is great. Idk whats more to say. Compared to British food you will feel like Somali food was made in heaven.
4. Somali poetry is unique. Not many cultures have similar ways of creating rhymes and poems. Somali music hasn't evolved much but it was internationally appreciated back in the 80s.
5. Somalis are resillient. They resisted colonialism from 4 empires. The pride of the Somali is too great sometime to our own detriment. We appreciate freedom of the individual. "No one can tell me what to do" works in our favor sometimes.

I'm posting some free pro-Somali propaganda to counter any negative anti-Somali propaganda on the internet. Please link this post everytime some posts some weird shit about Somalis to balance the scale.

The art of propaganda in social media is something I'm currently studying

I am planning on legally changing my name.

My father forced my mother to name me with a name of his choice, made her change the name on the birth certificate that she chose for me. He then proceeded to leave my life at 3 years old and was an absent father ever since.

Remembering this story pains me and my name has been a lifelong reminder me of how he forced a name on me then left. I don’t like my name for this reason.

I would like to choose a new name for myself. I have created a shortlist with reasons why I like these names. What name do you think is best?

-Aaliyah (just always liked this name, it’s pretty)

-Sulekha (this is what my mother originally named me so I have been leaning towards this. However I’ve tried going by this name before and it constantly gets butchered and English speaking people make it sound ugly)

-Bilan (my favourite Somali name)

I was reading a book and the character is a dervish which I have never heard. I searched it up they are sufis and they do this dance where the twirl and recite dhikr. Does anyone know this?

Sounds like an obvious answer (there was no war) but even with the relative peace in the capital right now there’s still trash and rubble on the side of the roads. I was looking at some pictures taken in the past and it generally seemed much cleaner and well put together. Were people generally more careful to not litter due to being more educated? Or did they simply just have the ability to dispose trash more efficiently due to garbage collection services that ran throughout the city?

And no it isn’t buufis or walwal