A) the fake Arab ancestry including Sheikh Isaxaaq, Sheikh Abdirahman Jaberti, and all the other imaginary Sheikhs that some Somalis like to tell us formed the Somali race in a matter of 700 years. We know these stories are as fictional as Harry Porter. Not only does DNA bust that theory but it makes no logical sense that few "fathers" of Arab origins could father 15-20 million black nomads in the span of 700 years. There never was no millions of black women readily awaiting for Arab semen at the shores of the Somali Peninsula.
B) The tribalism disease. Once we bust and purify Somalis of the Arab ancestry, the tribes will no longer make sense and the sons of Somale will find common goal under their common geology and common ancestry.
One Somali leader that I feel personally that has contributed towards this chapter was Major General Mohamed Siad Barre (AUN). He left no stone unturned to try and preserve the Somali identity, especially, the original nomadic and secular Somali identity but he should have went further than just preserving it. He made fatal mistake when he added the Somali Republic to the Arab League. While for him it was just a political organization, many illiterate, ignorant and tribalistic Somalis misunderstood and thought it really solidified their Arab ancestry claim.
Siad Barre kept the Arab Jihadists and Arab cultural colonization at bay. It was mainly a war that was fought behind closed doors or curtains. Since late 1970s the Arabs tried all kinds of measures to try and takeover the Somalis who were still keeping some form of Somali identity. For example Arab charities tried to purchase, fund and run Somali Quranic schools----of course Barre saw the dangers.
The Somalis misunderstood Barre and simply took him as "Godless man against the Culuumo" hence references to the so called "Wardhiigley" incident for example...where superstitious Somalis claimed his fighter jets collided over Wardhiigley because he was targeting the "holy".
As soon as Barre fell, the Arab forces took complete advantage of the situation and the result is what we today know as al Shabab and all their predecessors including al itihad al Islamiya, Islamic courts, etc.
These groups took over the madarasa system and introduced a new not only religious hardline practices but with it Arab cultural identity often masking it under "Sunnah".
In order for Somalis to achieve lasting and sustainable peace, stability and respect for one another-----they have to over come these hidden evil forces and only when true Somali identity emerges will they achieve that. The problem with Somalis is that they all have chip on their shoulders and feel the need to defend century all myths that was past down from generation to generation. Somalis are not the type to break with tradition and the chip on their shoulder heavily weighs on them. Admitting to mistakes or even challenging old myths is a big unwritten "tribal" taboo.
The pictures below show a window into the Puritan Somalis...even in the early 19th century Arab culture had limited influence especially in the rural area, where more than 70% of Somalis called it home.
Somalis under Siad Barre----the protector of Somali identity who made countless mistakes on the way but his vision for the Somali race was second to none. His legacy is definitely the Somali Latin alphabet and the preservation of the Somali identity from Arab cultural colonization through Madarasa. Barre also believed in the Cushitic identity and considered all the people in the Horn a close relative of the Somali man. He tried to re-assimilate a section of the Oromo into the Somali race. He kept open view of all the various groups within Somali Republic and even protected the minorities such as the Bantus recognizing diversity enriches a nation.
All Hornians are related as Barre walks amongst the distant relatives in Ethiopia with Emperor Haile Selassie I
In post Barre Somalia...the Arab cultural and ideological invasion. How Arabs changed Somalis in just two decades. It's amazing how fast Somalis went from putting butter on their dreadlocks to wearing ankle high pants or some ninja outfit from Arabia.
The only way to fight Arab cultural and ideological invasion is to restore pure Somali identity and redefine Somalinimo. The Arabs themselves believe in the idea of "puritan"------they call it "Wahabi".
The Ras------I love the original Somalis.
