Somalia Clan System

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

It is worth noting that Somalis are a mostly homogenous population. Specifically, they share a common language, religion (mostly Sunni Muslim, minority Shi'i) and a common historical identity. The main source of internal contention has always been disputes between the four main clan-families; the Dir, Darod, Isaaq, and Hawiye clans.(Jennifer De MaioTITLE:Managing Civil Wars: An Evaluation of Conflict-prevention Strategies in Africa ) However at this point in history, the Somali people, longing to break out from imperial rule, unified briefly under the Salihiyah tariqa, an orthodox muslim brotherhood led by Mahammad Abdille Hasan. The so-called, Dervish rebellion targeted the British and Egyptian

members to get enough food and clothing (Polanyi 46). People living in tribal society are not willing to be excluded form the community because “all social obligations are reciprocal” (Polanyi 46). In this situation, it seems to be unnecessary to consider individual interests. From the structures of social organizations in the past to market

Kinship was traced through the female line, as the Western-headed “father figure” consisted of the progeny of the woman and her female descendants. On a macro scale, the family was integrated into a system of clans, clans into nations, and ethnic groups into the confederation. This confederation featured a system known as the “Grand Council”, where each associated family would be placed in a hierarchy. The hierarchy would dictate the tasks each family or nation would be responsible for. Within the council itself, the decision-making process resembles that of a two-house congress in one body, with the ‘older brothers’, the nations of the Mohawk and Onondaga, and ‘younger brothers’, the nations of the Cayuga and Oneida each comprising a side of the house. Between these two distinct houses, the ‘older brothers’ of the Mohawk and Onondaga occupy an executive role, hence its name, and possess a veto that could be overridden by both the ‘younger brothers’ as part of the process. The resulting decision by the Mohawk and Onondaga are not final, however, as the head chief of the organization, known as the Hononwiretonh, whose duty is to sit and listen to the debate, is the final voice within this decision process. As can be seen, this legislative system provides for numerous checks and balances of power and depends on

Conflicts within the nation of Somalia were sometimes planned as a means to an end. Whereby the United States Government supported a certain regime before they used their power to gain control of the situation and overthrow the tyrant. In other cases the use of national power was used such as the Islamic Courts Union to gain control over Somalia by implementing logical line of operations by providing the people their needs and services to gain their trust. In these situations it would be considered as an irregular warfare environment, because they were violent struggles

I am originally from Somalia a country located in the East Africa also called “Horn of Africa”, bordered by Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. I was born and raised in Kenya. However, both my parents were born and rise in Somalia, they went their school in Mogadishu, Somalia, and built their family there. Five of my siblings, we were born in Mogadishu Somalia, but unfortunately, they did not had the opportunity to experience them early childhood in Somalia. In a brief history the Republic of Somalia has had its ups and downs with unrest, starting with a war, which broke out in the early 90’s. With these conflicts came unbearable life situations and many people searched for opportunities all over the world, mainly the western continents.

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.

In analyzing the external risk, financial, natural/hazard catastrophe, armed, aggressive or physical threats, active shooters, bomb threats, chemical and hazardous materials and child abuse/child neglect were all ranked as major impact with various likelihoods ranging from possible, unlikely (bomb threats) to rare (chemical and hazardous materials).

Having a political system set in place is not always the most important to various societies but to others it is vital. Bands and Tribes have non-centralized political systems, meaning there are part time or temporary leaders, and most decisions are based upon a consensus. Chiefdoms and States on the other hand, are centralized systems, but the two differ. Chiefdoms political leaders are based upon birth with divine legitimacy, as opposed to States where there are multiple governing bodies and offices, all based on law. Each political system plays an important role in each of these societies and how they sustain

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.

In The Last Hope, the Dark Forest is finally defeated when they attack the Clans. They survived once they united as one to drive out the Dark Forest, though there were many losses to the Clans. StarClan (where cats go after their first death and leave forever at their second death) received many warriors, but the Clans lost many warriors. The Clans had the advantage of the battle because they were prepared and also they lived around trees. The Last Hope is a sad and at the same time exciting because many deaths come, but the Clan’s greatest enemy gets destroyed completely and

Humans and Witches used to live in harmony,but a new king owned the kingdom. He started to preach to the people about the “danger” of witches. People soon began to believe his word and lived in fear of the witches. Thier fear consumed them and the king declared that all witches be banned from the kingdom. So, they were sent off to a whole new area of land, still unexplored by the kingdom’s inhabitants. This land was a whole ocean away from the Kingdom, west of the kingdom’s walls. Once the witches came to their new land they figured they needed to get themselves a king, but they didn’t like the sound of king. They decided to go with the title “Ruling Clan” because this would sound softer than a king who tells you what you can and cannot do.

As said earlier, clan and kinship were the only things in place to prevent chaos enacting, and a woman partaking in violence is overstepping the society’s

Located on the Horn of Africa, Somalia is a small country colonized in the late 1880s by Britain, Italy and France. In the 1960s, Somalia gained its independence but remained a very unstable place. In 1969, a group overthrew the government and Mohammed Siad Barre, the general of the group, became Somalia’s president and dictator until 1991.

Rwanda, the landlocked “land of a thousand hills” is one of Africa’s smallest countries. Rwanda is situated in the Central African Great Lakes Region, close to the equator. It is not a large country; it is around 10% smaller than Belgium. Rwanda is a lush country, covered in numerous hills. It is quite fertile by African standards, and there are many swamps, lakes, and rivers.