Where is our history?

[eliteSomali]

Why isn't our history written? I've been impelled to create this thread because I am astounded by the amount of people that try so hard to distort and rewrite history. I ain't saying I know history but surely, what I see here can't be history. Do we all agree that members of this site have pledged blind allegiance to their respective clans. Some of us here are educated; and most of us probably to university levels, yet it seems like education wasn't strong enough to liberate us from the confinements of qabiil. I am petrified by the amounts of clan biases exhibited here everyday. This is dangerous because true events that have happened are dismissed as clan prejudices while false parables invented right here on snet, are made to appear to be objective accounts of the past. You guys need to stop this.a lot of people actually their INFO from online sites. Another shyt that's worrisome is how strong our oral tradition is. We've been making history for god knows how long, yet hour history has always been written by foriengers? This gives foriegners the opportunity to write whatever they wish and like about us. i ain't likin' dat. especially after having read that book(I forgot the name) written by some white bitch talking about how Ethiopia defeated us in 77 war. Somalia is barely catching up with news papers, and books are said to be in the process of emergence. It's sad that our forefathers have made history but were not as keen to put it down on paper. Why don't we write our shyt man? If we don't take our history seriously, I fear for the posterity. They'll have to rely on their uncle cabdi and their aunt Batuulo to know their history.

[jalaaludin5]

One of the reason is that written Somali language did not exist prior to 1970s. But what lots of people like you fail to understand is that most of our history is preserved in the forms of poetry. we are a oral nation so you will find things in poems that are in no books.

I do agree with you when you say that we are clan driven creatures that have their heads so far up reer-hebels ass we can't see pass our own shadows. When Somalis had a name, were a nation, proud and feared by its neighbours who use Somalia today as their private loo, some of the written history available then, some would say was a Daarood distortion of our history. Evere since the fall of the last regime and the departure of AABE SIAD (AUN) countless books have been written or should that be revised, by people who would not be allowed to hold a pen let alone jot down their phantasy.

Listen old Somali poetry and you will find things that will raise the hair at the back of your neck.

[eliteSomali]

One of the reason is that written Somali language did not exist prior to 1970s. But what lots of people like you fail to understand is that most of our history is preserved in the forms of poetry. we are a oral nation so you will find things in poems that are in no books.

I do agree with you when you say that we are clan driven creatures that have their heads so far up reer-hebels ass we can't see pass our own shadows. When Somalis had a name, were a nation, proud and feared by its neighbours who use Somalia today as their private loo, some of the written history available then, some would say was a Daarood distortion of our history. Evere since the fall of the last regime and the departure of AABE SIAD (AUN) countless books have been written or should that be revised, by people who would not be allowed to hold a pen let alone jot down their phantasy.

Listen old Somali poetry and you will find things that will raise the hair at the back of your neck.

Even with the invention of our language in '72, our country is still highly illiterate. Plus, '72 to '91=19 years. Why hasn't history been written and published in those 19 years? All we got here today is rumors being passed on as historical rendering. I feel sorry for those who actually come to places like this for historical information.

[jalaaludin5]

I feel sorry for those who actually come to places like this for historical information.

People come here for historical information?

Thats new to me.

[eliteSomali]

I feel sorry for those who actually come to places like this for historical information.

People come here for historical information?

Thats new to me.

a home of mine came here cuz he's doing a research on somali history. He gonna take some of the shyt and qashin posted on here.

[jalaaludin5]

a home of mine came here cuz he's doing a research on somali history. He gonna take some of the shyt and qashin posted on here.

Are you sure he is your home? cos he certainly ain't looking to do us any favours if his sources are from SNET

The only people who would come here to get an understanding of Somali history is are people who just looking to reinforce their preconceived notions.

[Eaglehawk]

One of the reason is that written Somali language did not exist prior to 1970s. But what lots of people like you fail to understand is that most of our history is preserved in the forms of poetry. we are a oral nation so you will find things in poems that are in no books.

I do agree with you when you say that we are clan driven creatures that have their heads so far up reer-hebels ass we can't see pass our own shadows. When Somalis had a name, were a nation, proud and feared by its neighbours who use Somalia today as their private loo, some of the written history available then, some would say was a Daarood distortion of our history. Evere since the fall of the last regime and the departure of AABE SIAD (AUN) countless books have been written or should that be revised, by people who would not be allowed to hold a pen let alone jot down their phantasy.

Listen old Somali poetry and you will find things that will raise the hair at the back of your neck.

naaya jalaaludin5 why you misinforming the guy, somali history is not preserved in poetry its one of the lies Somalis created to uplift their self-esteem, Somalis have no collection of poetry before 1700 raage ugaas is as far as we can go.

there is no unified somali history somali history is essential clan histories because somalis where never unified entity, even during ahmed gurey time we are lucky that we can dycpher that history because it was not considered just somali history it was islamic

jalaaludin5 ciyaalka beenta ka ama sida al shabab ba fatwa been qorta

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

One of the reason is that written Somali language did not exist prior to 1970s. But what lots of people like you fail to understand is that most of our history is preserved in the forms of poetry. we are a oral nation so you will find things in poems that are in no books.

I do agree with you when you say that we are clan driven creatures that have their heads so far up reer-hebels ass we can't see pass our own shadows. When Somalis had a name, were a nation, proud and feared by its neighbours who use Somalia today as their private loo, some of the written history available then, some would say was a Daarood distortion of our history. Evere since the fall of the last regime and the departure of AABE SIAD (AUN) countless books have been written or should that be revised, by people who would not be allowed to hold a pen let alone jot down their phantasy.

Listen old Somali poetry and you will find things that will raise the hair at the back of your neck.

Correction: The somali language adopted a standardised latin script in the 70s. Before that there were many ways to write somali, e.g. using arabic alphabet.

[jalaaludin5]

Correction: The somali language adopted a standardised latin script in the 70s. Before that there were many ways to write somali, e.g. using arabic alphabet.

Was it as widespread as the latin script used used in 70s?

I doubt it.

[PrinceDaadi]

As Abdi said Afsomaliga waligiis ba waa la qori jiray laakiin habka latinka ah ayaan qaadany 70ski.

Marka aan joojino xaqiraada aan is xaqireyno.

[jalaaludin5]

As Abdi said Afsomaliga waligiis ba waa la qori jiray laakiin habka latinka ah ayaan qaadany 70ski.

ha la qore intee bah wax qori jirtay is the question?

[daiman]

Somalidu waa xaasid dee, huuno. They rather attribute their history to Oromo than to a Somali, just because they do not like or get jelous of the said clan of someone. I was very frutstrated when I want to talk about Ahmed gurey as Somali hero that I could not pass trhough the shear attack of other members of Snet. Everytime I locked in to say some more thing about Ahmed gurey and why I believe tha he was Somali or claim him as a Somali hero, I would get distracted by a Somali member. So, the guy who was claiming to be Oromo just claimed ahmed gurey. No-one challanged him.

That is only one example.

Other things that I learnt from this board is: you can easily get frustrated by the way people talk. I was feeling very Somali when I first registred here, but now I feel I should actually avoid anything Somali.

One more thing is: somalis like to discredit each other....

[eliteSomali]

As Abdi said Afsomaliga waligiis ba waa la qori jiray laakiin habka latinka ah ayaan qaadany 70ski.

Marka aan joojino xaqiraada aan is xaqireyno.

Maxa xaqiraad ah ciise? There isn't even one big library in somalia where history is preserved. Wax la qoray aad sheegyso, halkeey yaalaan?

[Shirib]

It's in this book

[eliteSomali]

It's in this book

one book cannot sum the history of all of somalia. wax kale iisheeg ciise.