Somalia Culture Essays

There has been many significant events of the 20th century that helped shaped what Ethiopia is today. Through imperialism, wars about boarding issues and the death of many great ruler this nation has been standing strong.Today Ethiopia is the second most populated country in Africa, it's the home to over 80 ethnic groups. The largest being the Oromo tribe that makes up over 34% of the population. Not only are they a big ethnic group in Ethiopia but also the neighboring countries such as Kenya and Somalia. Another big ethnic group is Ahmera who are taking up most of the politics and economy in Ethiopia. The rest is the minorities and have a smaller percentage of people or are other people who are are nationally from bordering countries such as Somali and reside in ethiopia. There are around 6.7% of Somalis who live in Ethiopia and adapted to their culture as well.

Somalia is a long, narrow country that wraps around the Horn of Africa. It has the longest coast of any African nation, bordering on both the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The inland areas are predominantly plateaus, with the exception of some rugged mountains in the far north. The northern region is more arid, whereas the southern portion of the country receives more rainfall. Many Somalis are nomadic or semi-nomadic herders, some are fishermen, and some farmers. Mogadishu is the capital and largest city. Somalia is composed of a single, homogeneous ethnic group. Although Somalis may differ in nuances of local lifestyle, they share one language, religion, and culture, and trace their heritage to a common ancestor.

Djibouti, a small 9000 square miles Horn of Africa (HOA) enclave located at the convergence of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, is strategically important to the U. S. Foreign policy. All instruments of U.S National Power – diplomacy, information, military and economic – are exercised as part of a deliberate and sustained ‘whole of government’ approach. The U. S. Ambassador to Djibouti, the Honorable Geeta Pasi, leads a State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Team in enabling U. S. Strategic policy vision in HOA, while enabling and collaborating with Djibouti in strengthening government, social, economic and international capabilities.

Culturally competent cares in the medical field can make a huge difference in the satisfaction and the healing of patients who are guests in the facilities that we will be at. In central Minnesota we have the privilege of having many different cultures in a small area. With many people immigrating here from their homeland it is important, as health care professionals, to have an understanding of the many different beliefs and traditions that we may come across in our personal and professional lives.

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.

In order for countries and states to run efficiently and effectively, they need a system to make sure that chaos is not created. Some countries and states use a political system called "democracy" in order to run things smoothly. What is a democracy? Karl and Schmitter (1991, 76) say that "Modern political democracy is a system of governance in which rulers are held accountable for their actions in the public realm by citizens, acting indirectly through the competition and cooperation of their elected representatives". Basically to be considered democratic, citizens of the country vote and elect an official who represents his/hers people's expectation and needs publically (Schmitter and Karl 1991). They compete with other officials for positions

Somalia is located in Eastern Africa,bordering the gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia. The country bordering countries are Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.The Gulf of Aden , lies to the North of Somalia separating the country from Yemen.The eastern coast faces directly the Indian Ocean . The country lies Between latitudes two degrees South and twelve degrees North, and longitudes forty one and fifty two East. The country has a total area of 627,337 square kilometers of land and about 10,320 square kilometers of water .Somalia’s climate is tropical with little seasonal change in the temperature, approximately from 75 to 88 Fahrenheit in the low areas, it has two rain seasons with an average annual rainfall estimate of 28 cm . Overall the weather conditions of Somalia through the year remains hot and dry and droughts are very frequent.Somalia’s landscapes are mainly desertic, and the terrain is mostly flat with some plateaus , plains and highlands in the north. The land vegetation is mainly composed by scrublands , also called heathland or chaparral.About 25 percent of the country is desert, usually consisting of gravel mixed with some vegetation and sand and which extend along most of Somalia northern central coast into the interior of the country.

In fact, according to Reading Tree, Somalia is the 5th poorest nation in the world and termed as the most dangerous country to live in 2013. In addition to the physical dangers surrounding the country, it also has one of the world’s worst economic conditions. So much so that per capita GDP of Somalia is an estimated $600. In comparison, the per capita GDP of the United States is currently $53,042. The instability in Somalia’s government and economy paved the way for the rise of terrorists groups such as Al Shabab to take advantage of the situation the nation was

Prior to January of 1991, Somalia was a relatively organized nation that was controlled by Mohamed Siad Barre. However, there was still small pockets of resistance. In 1991, Barre was overthrown by a coalition of opposing clans that were known as the USC (United Somalia Congress). Shortly after the revolution, the Somalia Congress had split into two separate groups. One was led by Ali Mahdi and the other one was led by Mohamed Farrah Aidid. They waged wars against each other for political gains and they knew they both couldn’t be president of Somalia. The repercussions of the clan wars started to leak into the daily lives of the people that weren’t politicians or military personnel.

“We can go find your family and then take them to Ethiopia it will take about 2 days if we walk.”

Long-term drought, conflict, a succession of poor harvests and rising food and fuel prices, have all come together to spark a flood of refugees from Somalia into neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia. These things cause it to be really difficult for people to live there, which caused them to leave.

Years ago our city had an overabundance of Somalian families, and most people in the community treated them as they were uneducated and didn’t speak English well. The factory where they worked treated them like everyone else, but the other workers were discriminatory practices, cruel acts and stereotyping them to carry TB. I think the workers were jealous because the factory catered to their needs for religious beliefs and customs. The working environment changes and the company built a prayer room for the Somali people and allowed for the work change to stop so they could at the time designated by their religion. I cared for some of them at the hospital; they were friendly people, and I returned the kindness. The nursing staff all treated

Senegal is a country on the western most part of Africa, surrounded by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea Bissau, and Guinea. It also surrounds the small country of Gambia. The capital of Senegal, Dakar, is the most western part of the country and the continent. Being a sub-Saharan, western African country, Senegal is very dry and flat, having sparsely vegetated grasslands and sand covered plains without much in the way of hills or mountains. There are three main rivers in Senegal, the Gambia, the Casamance, and the Senegal, all of which sustain many towns and cities on their banks.

Flag of Somalia. The flag of Somalia officially adopted on October 12 1954 the blue field is the same shade used by united nation light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the flag. the five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya)

Morocco is a country located in Northern Africa, boarding the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It lies between Algeria and West Sahara and is slightly longer than California. The capital of Morocco is Rabat. The terrain includes mountainous northern coast and interior bordered by large plateaus with intermountain valleys, and fertile coastal plains. As of July 2016, the population is 33.6 million, with an annual growth rate of 0.99 percent (CIA, 2016). 42.24 percent of the population is between the working ages of 25-54 (CIA, 2016). The unemployment rate includes 9.7 percent of the population. 60.2 percent of the population is urbanized, with an annual growth rate of 2.2.6 percent (CIA, 2016).