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Somali Youth Gone Bad?

SomaliNet Forum (Archive): General Discusions: Archive (Before Jan. 23, 2001): Somali Youth Gone Bad?
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Anonymous

Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 12:15 pm
Assalamu Caleeykum

I do not have much time, but will make this short and sweet,no, make that bitter. I am a Somali youth who resides in the US. Today was my first time to this site, and so being a youth, I chose to go to the teens discussion section. And to say the least, I was not impressed, infact, I was quite shocked. I, who had expected some intellectual or at least some interesteing discussion topics in a Somali youth Forum, found nothing of the sort. What I found were disgusting conversations laced with crude insults and vulgar language. There was no semblance of respect in most of the messages I read, many of them written in vulgar english.Have you been to the discussion area yet? So what has happened to our youth? I do not intend to generalize, but we are seeing a trend in which many of our youth are disregarding their Somali culture and religion to pursue the much more coveted American culture.I am quite aware of those youth who have had wonderful parents who have instilled in them a sense of discipline and many of the beliefs they carry with them today. But what of the Somali youth I see walking the streets while their mothers are at home trying to take care of 4 other children? It is time we examine our priorities as a community, and focus on the education and upbringing of our youth in a society that represents beliefs that we certainly do not want to intill in our children. So what does the future hold? Well, that lies in the hands of the Fathers and Mothers who are responsible for the upbringing of the future leaders of our country.

Assalaamu caleeykum.

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SUMMERTIME

Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 12:43 pm
WHAT U SAID IS TRUE AND WE ARE SAD AS MUCH AS U. BUT HAVE A LOOK AT THE ELDERS DISCUSSION WHICH IS EVEN WORSE. THOSE PPL WHO SUPPOSE TO BE THE ROLE MODEL OF OUR YOUTH ARE ALSO BRINGING SOME CRAP AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES ME VERY PESSIMISTIC. THE PROBLEM ABOUT SOMALI PPL IS THAT THEY ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY OTHER CULTURES. WHAT IS EVEN WORSE THEY TAKE WORST THING THAT EVERY SOCIETY HAS.
I AM ANOTHER SHOCKED YOUTH.

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MuslimSisTa

Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 09:49 am
Salamz All

totally agree.........
I'm also a concerned youth worried what the muslim somalian youth hold for the future and to learn that most of them but not all are too caught up in this dunya and dont care for the future but really more on what they'll do this weekend (I for 1 also have this problem i sometimes find myself too caught up in this dunya). The question we should be asking is what IF i dont make it for this weekend. We should be living every single day of our lives as if it is our LAST.

I wonder sometimes these youth that are supposed to carry this beautiful thing called Islam. What are we doing to the future of this Ummah.

What does the future hold for US?
by the rate we're going at it is hard to determine even though we have an answer which is not a good one we like to believe that the youth will change. And will have a better impact one the world. BUT when will this time come must we keep lying to ourselves like that. Its time that we the muslim somali youth get up and make a change BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

if i have offended any please forgive me and anything good i have said is from Allah(swt) and anything bad is from Me and/or shaytan.

Your sister in Faith Muslimsista
Salamz All:)

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DUH

Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 10:11 am
I dont agree.The youth(teen) are the coolest of all.They are not like their older matured folks,who kill others to get a piece of bread.I am talking about Moryaan.DuH

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