Why is Somalia a part of the Arab League

[African_Prince]

This is intended as a non-offensive question, but why is Somalia a part of the Arab League? I read the ancestors of ethnic Somalis originated in the Ethiopian highlands. When in history did Somalis have contact with Arabs or were converted to Islam? Do Somalis have considerable admixture with Arabs ( or any other Semetic/Middle Eastern people for that matter) ?(I'm not trying to prove a point, these are legitimate questions ). Was this just some type of political move? What connection do Arabs and Somalis share beyond religion ( which of course there are West African Muslims, Chinese Muslims, South Asian Muslims, Bantu African Muslims, even European Muslims etc. )

[xoogSADE14]

^^^ you again

waryaa most somali clans trace their lineages to arabs does that answer your question

[Intruder]

Somalis have nothing to do with the Pedophilia Nation, plain and simple. We have nothing to do with these smelly cowards whose purpose in live is to be nothing more than doormats for the Jews. Arabs are inherently weak, morally corrupt and suffer from the eternal masochist syndrome. They get their Qaum Ludth asses whipped by the Judeo-Christian alliance but yet their love for the Western man is endless.

[xoogSADE14]

intruder arabs are very brave laakinse their ruling classes are all a bunch of lackeys marka how can the average arab do something about the situation with plunging their nations into civil war mise waxaad leedahay all the arab lands should be going through famins and civil wars like us

[Intruder]

xoogSADE14,
Give me on example of Arab bravery? Just one and I will lay off the insults against them. I will stop here for now and will wait for the example of bravery.

[gurey25]

frican prince
We are part of the arab leauge for mainly political reasons, but our links with the arabs are very deep.
For centuries there have been large comunities of arabs living in somalia and intermarrying with the somalis, and vice versa, for example the somali community in Aden is from the 1600's
and there are still around 200,000.

and intruder arabs are ordinary people and have thier faults and good points.
there are many examples of bravery but living under dictatorship from kings , emirs and sultans for thousends of years has turned many into soft efeminate types, while a minority lose it and start blowing each other up. Same thing can happen to anyone.

[aamina_00]

i will take your words that you innocently asking this question . first of all let me correct you [b]SOMALIS DID NOT ORIGINATE FROM ETHIOPIA[/b] somalis are from somalia, i never understood why people try to write and invent history for us. like the land does not belong to us and we emmigrated from somewhere, i do not see people trying to find where ethiopians come from. to answer your question late somali dictator joined arab league for political reasons,he needed their support and they needed his vote. somalis are not arabs. some somalis clearly have arab blood such as the clans that live in mogadisho,merca,etc. i hope that answers your question

[Intruder]

Gurey,
Come’ on no one will buy the argument that almost 200 million people spread in over 20 countries all are oppressed by their meager "few" rulers and that they can’t revolt, the reality is that Arabs are weak and they are all content in being treated like the peasant they are. Look back in history; stories of nations revolting against their tyrants are endless, from the French revolutions ending the monarchy to the eradication of South African apartheid, Arabs can never step up and free themselves either from the tyranny of their leaders or the infatuation and mental subjugation of the west. Somalis by far are braver than the Arabs, they stood up to the tyranny of a corrupt and dictatorship regime, even though the price was costly, I would say it’s worth revolting for the good of the masses.

btw…
I am still waiting for an example of Arab bravery, and I have a feeling that someone is going to pull the Salah al Din al Ayoubi ancient stuff, I am talking about modern day Arab bravery, somebody name one?

[optimist_1]

Its all for Political reasons somalia is member of igad too.IGAD consists of:

Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Uganda Sudan Kenya Somalia

[African_Prince]

[quote="aamina_00"]i will take your words that you innocently asking this question . first of all let me correct you [b]SOMALIS DID NOT ORIGINATE FROM ETHIOPIA[/b] somalis are from somalia, i never understood why people try to write and invent history for us. like the land does not belong to us and we emmigrated from somewhere, i do not see people trying to find where ethiopians come from. to answer your question late somali dictator joined arab league for political reasons,he needed their support and they needed his vote. somalis are not arabs. some somalis clearly have arab blood such as the clans that live in mogadisho,merca,etc. i hope that answers your question[/quote]
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Are you sure? Most African groups and most groups in the world originated from somewhere else in ancient times. Bantu Africans originated in the Nigerian/Cameroon border region 4000 years ago, the Khoisian and Pygmy peoples are the indiginous peoples of southern and central Africa respectively.

"We have nothing to do with these smelly cowards whose purpose in live is to be nothing more than doormats for the Jews."

Doormat for the Jews you say? Aren't there suicide bombings in Israel like every other damn week? Or the wars Arab countries fought over Israel/Palestine? I'm not educated on that issue though.

[dhuusa_deer]

Somalis worship arabs. They have no pride in their culture and tradition. That is why they call their children ahmed, mohamed, cali...instead of real somali names.

T. E. Lawrence said 'the arabs have always been a little ppl, a silly ppl', this from a man who helped them defeat the turks.

Fuk arabs, fuk their imitators and ass kissers.

The arabs are the source of all the evil in the world today. So FUK THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!

[LionHeart-112]

^^Ignorant fu.ck. Those names are Islamic names. Why do nigerians, malaysians, pakistanis, persians, indonesians call themselves mohamed, ahmed and cali? You are one dumb motherfu.cker.

Arabs have a long history and they are faaaaaar from being little. Stop quoting bitter western orientalists.

Somalis share Islam with arabs. We don't worship them. They are our brothers and sisters. Sure their governemnts have done some somalis wrong, but they are all fu.cking dictators who support the west and don't ive a damn about Islam.

[LionHeart-112]

which government made Arabic the official language of what state? Have you even been to somalia?

[B-MAX]

This is the problem with Somalis!
Isaaq trace back their Great Great grandpa to Arabia. That's the truth. Ask any Isaaq on the streets. Not Guley and Intruder. Ask them to Abtirso...mean start by their Fathers name,GRanpa,grandpa.....They'll end up Sheekh isaaq bin Ahmed ibun Haashim bin Muhammad ibun Arab Camel fucker in Saudia!
Same thing for Darood start counting back their Great Grandpa to Yemeni Arab.
That the Somali Reality.

Hawiye are Bantus.
Somali Elay are Oromo.
Jareer are Bantu.
Gibil Cad are mixture of Portuges/Italian/Iranias/Arabs.

[B_A_D_O_W]

ONLY one reason----> reer sheikh isaxaaq bin ahmed bin hashim..