I’ve seen some people in the comments say they’re not Somali but they lurk here cause they don’t have a subreddit for their ethnicity.
Where are guys from ?
Wondering how many of you guys here aren’t Somali
DISCUSSIONEx Muslim Nigerian I just like seeing you guys opinions and it’s a pretty good sub
I was looking for this . Sucks there’s no some for Nigerians! Can I ask some personal Qs privately or no?
totally
Okay did!
Not a sub for you then is it?
I’m just saying it’s a good sub and I like reading the comments and discourse. It’s not my people, but I feel as general black Africans I connect in a way.
I lurk because I have a lot of Somali coworkers that I've become friends with and I really enjoy knowing them (I'm a white person in Minnesota). I'm openly atheist and I've had some great conversations with them. When I saw this sub, I was like, yessss. Wishing you guys freedom, love, and peace ✌🏻
How many of them are atheists?
that's what i wanted to know
They never say they are atheists... BUT I know three of them didn't fast during Ramadan (they told me individually, in private). One of them doesn't make his daughters wear hijab, and he sends me lots of photos of the "old days" when women didn't cover (I'm also a big feminist)
As a feminist do you dislike women covering?
(Genuine question, no hate too)
I just think it should be a genuine choice, not based on fear. Like, will a woman lose her housing and family for not covering her hair??? That seems nuts to me, as an American. I also don't understand why I see so many toddlers covered up here in Minnesota. What is the underlying message of that?? Just let people choose and not be creepy, is my position
Underlying message is Islam promotes pedophilia ( the Islamic prophet raped „aka married „ a 9 year old child)
That’s fair for an American to think that way.
I'm actually a white guy who bartended for years in a Somali/east African heavy neighborhood in MN. Most of the ones you meet at a bar are usually ex muslims. Or sometimes you wouldn't even know a girl was Muslim until you saw her ID and knew she was taking a big risk. We were always especially nice to them in that case.
Awww as a Somali atheist living in MN this is soo sweet to hear
Happy to be of service! Tbh we saw a lot of not okay instances of the families of Somali women forcibly removing them from the premises, but they always insisted that we didn't intervene... the clash of cultures is real.
I’m not( AA)I have some Somali homies that are atheist and just coo to see you guys points.
Steelers fans are not welcome here
If or whenever you get 6 chips, we can talk
With the MVP anything is possible you BUM
Plz don’t tell me you’re a Ravens fan! Oh lord! When yall when get a chip come talk to me . Yall don’t stand against our offense this year
Russell Wilson is your QB lol
When was the last time your quarterback made it Super Bowl. Oh I forgot he didn’t lol. He’s another bum that gonna take y’all as far as the playoffs and get eliminated the first round. He’s an overpaid, injure prone bum. I mean atleast Russell know what’s Super Bowl chip smell like
Where were you on Jan 6th 2021? 🤨
Hi. Kenyan not somali 39f. I love this subreddit. Come to read, never comment.
Ex muslim sudanese here
Lol I'm actually Nigerian not muslim though I have bare Somali mutuals on Twitter one of my mutual posted this subreddit cussing it that's how I came across it lmao
West African ethnically but live in the UK
Somaliland
somali matihid miyaa 🤨?
No I’m not reer xamar
Brodie, even if you're not reer xamar, you're still Somali. Please be serious LMAO
You don't like us faqash yh XD, idoor wa idoor
wtf is that? I don’t hate anyone
Are you really a somalilander, ciyaarta naga jooji walaal
I’m not playing tho why are you upset?
loool i'm not upset, just find it funny that you are not familiar with certain jargon, it's actually non-toxic that you are not aware of this kind of terminology, saas ku soco 😂
I know about the meme lol why do you think I hate you?
It's not a meme but truly hateful nicknames lool, it's used by certain people like Habar Awal or Habar Jeclo as they are true proponents of somalilandernimo, and Idoor is used to jeer at your people basically. I don't hate isaaq people myself but they have been getting on my nerves 😂. Eh I'd have a couple of drinks with you, no hate here ❤, anaga ba dunyadeen iyo jowiga wakiil ka ah, sida la isku dhaqmo wa la hagaajin kara
Qabil won’t take you far
Qabyaalad is a cancer
i agree but that's the only distinction between somaliland and somalia so there's a bit of cognitive dissonance here unless you misunderstood the original question
Somali is ethnicity and Somalilander is the nationality
In ur dreams lol
Well the question asked about non-Somalis and you still responded as if Somalilanders weren't Somali. You're a confused individual!
I have reading comprehension problems but SLander are not Somalis they only speak the language
You literally just said Somali is an ethnicity. And SLander is a nationality. That would mean SLanders are SOMALI.
Well I changed my mind and Somali is just a language
Like I said you're confused. You're having an identity crisis🤣.
he's a truth disliker, says it in the name 😭miskeen
ok this was funny
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
😂😂😂 You're such a clown 🤡
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1mo
nah this one made me giggle 😭😭😭😭😭
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I'm Eritrean and I mostly use reddit for anything related to Africa/Africans. At my school's black student union club I met my friend (who is a Somali atheist). She told me about how she was forced to go to kenya for 2 years and how hard it was to readjust to life in America. I looked into it on here and found a reddit post a few days ago of someone experiencing a similar thing (it's so sad to read). Our ancestors may have fought for centuries on the basis of religion but I'm glad that some of us have seen the light and broken the cycle of indoctrination. I wish all of you a life of happiness, love, and abundance.