     Kusow | Unrecorded Date
Dear Rashid
As you aware Somali children did not come themselves in this foreign countries. Either their parents or some one who is their custody brought them the foreign land.. And this removes what you call “walaac and walbahar” because parents had the full information of where they want to raise their children and what they will meet when they go to western world. For instant, I did not know half of western countries when I heard that children in western world have what they call “children’s right”. In which case, the child will be given a full right to do what he/she wish to do and number to call if things do not go their way. We live in an information age, and the world is global village.
By having all these information parents decided to immigrate and live western world. So they have to face the reality. In this part of the world you cannot in any way control your children by force or canning as you used to do in Africa(naar galo ha dubooy). So what will be the result. Very simple “saqiir naar injeeda san qadiisa la goradee”. Children will do what others do in their age. Few of those things are; go to nightclub, Eat Pork, Have either girlfriend or boy friend, use drug and some times drink wine.
As you know we are not the first Muslim group who immigrated to the Western World, so to know where we will end up you have to look those who came before us, such as Afghanistan, Lebanese, Egyptian and Philistine and so on. This groups are more strong than we are in every way traditional are and culturally, and they tried hard to survive but they lost. What about Somalis who are “caleen hadi ama aad u fudud”. You may see the answer in your own eyes within your life term.
So how can we save our children from this horrible situation. “Biya kaa badan iyo dad kaa badanba way ku harqiyaan” There are only two options which is open for us at this stage. And I do believe that there is no Somali who is going to do either of these. But any way I have to mention it for the sake of argument. First we have to send back home to our children. This is complete survival technique. But who will do??????. The Second alternative is we have to stop bring in new immigrants specially children. This will at least limit our losses.
Finally my dear brother Rashiid if you have children please send them back home. Because Insha Allah they will help be you when you need and they will grow up an environment which will help them to be “awlaadu salixiin”. If you don’t have children, then brother don’t send any sponsor forms to Africa or don’t bring in any one, because that will be a devastating mistake, which you will be asked another day.
Wasalamu Calaykum
Kusow.
“Saqiir naar in jeeda Ila ku shiife” |
