Stupid somalis , the current sheik father was ready to give the somalis that were there back when it was a dusty place , Emirati citizenship . Somalis were like " abadan , we're somalis we're gonna die somali insha Allah "
Look at us now

...don't worry laakin my brothers and sisters it is a cycle people go through , our future looks promising insha Allah
My father is one of those Somalis man. He was in Abu Dhabi when the place was a desert shit hole and remembers when Dubai was nothing but a dusty pearl diving outpost. They used to laugh at the idea of buying citizenship those days like a lot of the guys who have it now did. A lot of Yemenis, Omanis, and Yemeni Somalis used to pay off the original local families to put their names under their tribe. These guys used to be desert nomads who could use the money so they often agreed. After getting their name under the tribe and having them bear witness as one of them they were able to get their citizenship papers.
There is also a rumour about Sheikh Zayed and Siyad Barre thats known among the old time Somalis here. Sheikh Zayed spent a significant amount of time in Somalia in the early 80s when he had a dispute with the other Emirates leaders. He became Barre's friend and they had close contact. The legend has it that Barre told Zayed not to naturalize any of the educated Somalis in the UAE as he wanted them all back in Somalia. Had an old man swearing to me the legitimacy of this story the other day
The guys in the video are set now, but they used to be treated like shit like any other expats. Its only very recently they decided to grant them the same benefits as other locals. Main reason being they wanted their women to learn a lesson for daring to marry out
