Personal Narrative: Republic Of Somalia

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark” this quote by  Warsan Shire

The history of Somalia is a bloody one, filled with failed occupation, anarchy and civil war. Early Somalia established itself as a merchant state. Its key geographical location by the natural strait between the Horn of Africa and Yemen made it a focal point for trade.This essay will explore the history of internal struggles of the Somalilands and its many wars. It will investigate the colonial influences and conflicts between Somalia and its imperial occupiers and how these influences set the stage for future conflicts between the clans. Also, it will attempt to define the reasons why Somalia has become a failed state. The importance of United States foreign policies will be discussed as they have

Did you ever know that every country has different cultural values and norms that may cause misunderstanding among cultures around the globe? Of course, I didn’t really know that till I migrated from my country to the USA. A long time ago, I believed that the world was filled with homogenous societies which are based upon one culture only and that culture must be my own culture which I must follow as the ethnocentric standard to all other nations in the world. But later, I had experienced living in multi cultural communities and different continents around the globe, such as Africa and Asia, where getting involved in other people’s lives is very common. As a result of my experience, I have realized that American cultural values have less

Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. With the longest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains, and highlands. It is made up of the former British Protectorate of Somaliland and Italy’s former Trust Territory of Somalia. Somalia’s modern history began in the late 1800’s, when European powers began to trade and settle in the Somalia area. These events and the events that occurred during the 20th century helped shape the modern Somalia government and culture today.

Somalia is a country situated in the ÒhornÓ of East Africa. It is bordered by the Gulf of Aden in the north, the Indian Ocean on the east and southeast, Kenya in the southwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Djibouti in the northwest. Somalia is about four times the size of the State of Minnesota, or slightly smaller than Texas. The capital is Mogadishu.

Affirmation of Somaliland is crucial because the encouragement of African action should not become the basis for inaction on the part of the United States. Jendayi Frazer, in her report on “Somaliland: Time for African Union Leadership,” states that the United States would recognize Somaliland if the others acted first. But Somaliland deserves recognition from a purely U.S.-centric national security perspective. The United States has always stood to protect the values that it was founded upon. Somaliland, in its entirety fits this impression. The Somaliland government and population embody a moderate voice in the Muslim world that rejects radical interpretations of Islam, including that espoused by the Council of Somali Islamic Courts currently in control. It would serve as a bulwark against the further expansion of radical ideologies in the Horn of Africa by offering a brilliant case of how

So where do I begin, it all started in South Sudan. This is the location my dad grew up. The reason why my dad left south Sudan because the civil war. If my dad was stubborn and stay there during the civil war me and my youngest eldest sister wouldn’t be here. My dad and my Eldest brothers and sisters had to walk during the night and sleep during the day because there were patrols during the day. Oh I forgot to tell you what my dad description looks like

I chose to write my essay about Somalia because I don’t know much about the country and I would like to learn more about it. In doing so I hope my readers will also learn something along with me. In this essay, I intend to define what culture means and to interpret the characteristics of culture in the Republic of Somalia. I will write an overview of Somalia’s topography, significant military conflicts, the impact of the weather on Somali’s, and expand on community features to learn more about Somalia.

What if you were told that there is a country that is in a civil war that has lasted twenty-six years and they have not made headlines in twenty years. This is life in Somalia, a country located in the most northeast horn of Africa. Here in the United States, we have avoided the subject of their civil war for many years. This brings up the question, “How did the Somalia Civil war start and what has been done to prevent further war?” The rest of the world, not just the United States, needs to stop ignoring all the horrible things going on in Somalia and collectively begin to help again. They have struggled for too many years and are now finally on the right path to becoming a prosperous country again. Here are the things to

The future of Somalia is uncertain at this point however fortunately through the efforts of peace-keeping forces like those mentioned above, numerous women’s organizations advocating the rights of women and improving the health and violence problems facing the country, the situation could improve and peace be restored in a matter of time. How long that takes really depends on all the Somali people most especially the militants who continue to create problems for everyone and prevent Somalia from returning to be the mythically treasured country that it once was.

Somaliland is the previous British protectorate, and was the typical fragile state situated in the northwest of Somalia. Somaliland was ignored by the Mogadishu-based government since the 1980s. There are historical records that affirms how the wars with Barre’s army was devastating, and in several accounts it was documented that during the war period its urban communities were besieged, its farmland mined, and a huge number of its inhabitants fled to neighbouring nations. Public administration institutions and business organizations vanished. Countless individuals had been executed and many thousands disrupted, their property and homes ruined and or plundered (xx, xxx). The economy in effect came to a standstill, and the armed force, police and public administration had broken down and their substance stripped. In those days, whatever efforts for reconstruction was enormously impossible. Today it is possible but difficult to overlook how far the state has come, and what amount has as of now been accomplished (Bulhan 1999:7).

Popular culture’s depiction of pirates and piracy is romanticized and sanitized through favorable portrayals of characters like Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean; however the real piracy that has been occurring in Somalia is very different from what is shown in the movies. This has been going on for many years and no organization has been able to put a stop to this. Pirates board ships and hold the captain and crew hostage until the ship owners pay ransom, and if they refuse the pirates do not resist killing the hostages. Pirates have also been known to steal resources such as oil, but this is not as common. The U.S. needs to take action in combating Somalian piracy by targeting networks through

PhD fellow at the University of Helsinki: Women, Peace, and Security Issues in the Horn of Africa

A life of distress and terror lead the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia to start a protest movement for their rights and faced critical challenges within it. The ethiopian government needs to end cracking down Oromo protest with violence and mistreating the ethnic group simply because they are different. The Ethiopian government has a blueprint to expand the lands in the capital, sounds like a great idea for the counties eco and a profitable goal but that plan comes to contact with the Oromos treasured land and coastline. News and protest broke out, placing the Oromos in a position of scares from the government but also help them put their position spread in Ethiopia and America. Ethiopia is the birthplace of the oldest human “lucy” and also the place I was born. I came to the U.S at age four and have family and friends from all corners of Ethiopia so I am in a position to defend all including the Oromos and anyone who comes to conflict with this issue. The Ethiopian government is using savagery action and targeting Oromos for their better good which is leading the Oromos to lose their rights as citizens of the country. Thus making it wrongful and injustice for the people of Oromo and the government needs to stop the trouble it 's causing.

Since the year 1991, Somalia has not been under a nationally popular government. The fall of Siad Barre’s regime marked the beginning of a turmoil that has known no end till lately. Individual countries were involved in their own capacities including the United States of America but their success was never sustainable. The reason for the problems that have faced Somalia has been clans. Somalia is one of very few countries that speaks one language, has a single popular religion, and people with the same culture. With such a homogenous population, one would be quick to suppose that there is harmony. This has