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Seattle Is Where Smart Somalis In North America Live. At least the younger generation.

So one individual who is the editor of garoweonline makes all the somali populations of Seattle intelligent ,

khalid ali wrote:So one individual who is the editor of garoweonline makes all the somali populations of Seattle intelligent ,

Nah it's everything else that makes us a Smart Community.

Everyone in Seattle either works full time, Goes to School full time or both!!!

Our loser rate is pretty low compared to many other cities in the World where Somalis live.

THE REASON WHY THEY ARE SMART IS BCOZ THEY LIFE IN SEATTLE AND THAT'S THE BRAIN OF USA.....THATS A REAL TALK!

And who is the most known resident of Seattle? Ms Daphne Moon.

Paddington Bear wrote:And who is the most known resident of Seattle? Ms Daphne Moon.

Whats up with the name calling?

Seattle is pretty diverse wa iska mini Mogadishu from the 80s. Everyone lives here. Wallahi there isn't a single Somali clan or sub clan that you wouldn't find here.

But Reer Puntland Stand out as they own most of the Popular Somali businesses in Seattle. From Marwa Restaurante To Aanis Haircut.

I had no name calling in mind when I posted that. More like one-upmanship. All I know about that city is Daphne Moon, who is supposed to be English (she’s a fictional character in the sitcom Fraser, which was supposed to be set in Seattle). Yes, I know it’s laborious, longwinded and convoluted but it gave me a chance to yank your chain.

Paddington Bear wrote:I had no name calling in mind when I posted that. More like one-upmanship. All I know about that city is Daphne Moon, who is supposed to be English (she’s a fictional character in the sitcom Fraser, which was supposed to be set in Seattle). Yes, I know it’s laborious, longwinded and convoluted but it gave me a chance to yank your chain.

I see, well I guess I will let that one slip by than. But Fraser has it's set in Seattle, very classic show indeed.

Ex Garoweonline editor Mr. Yusuf Mahmoud is my cousin, arising star who is currently speech writer for Mudane Faroole

Signal,

I did not know you were our familia

Seattle people are always bragging and boasting about that city.

Community Stories: Seattle's Somali Community
3/27/2009: Somali Americans are one of the fastest growing populations in Seattle. That growth has led to economic, political and religious successes as well as challenges. In this episode of Community Stories, a community leader, an educator, a business owner and an advocate discuss how their community is balancing their traditional culture and the demands of a new society. In essence how they are making Seattle and America their home.


Several Rainier Valley community leaders recently spoke with Seattle Channel recently about the challenges and successes facing Seattle’s Somali growing community which is primarily based in Southeast Seattle.


Link to video: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/vi ... ID=3170806

Aynab Abdirahman and Mohamed Sheikh Hassan were featured in the 16-minute program discussing several critical issues, including the fact that what has traditionally been a male-dominated society is now comprised mostly of single women raising children on their own since many men were left behind or died in East Africa’s civil war.

Somali Americans are one of the fastest growing populations in Seattle. That growth has led to economic, political and religious successes as well as challenges. In this episode of Community Stories, a community leader, an educator, a business owner and an advocate discuss how their community is balancing their traditional culture and the demands of a new society. In essence how they are making Seattle and America their home.

Many Somalis in Seattle fled the civil war in East Africa in the 1990s, according to Aynab Abdirahman, a political analyst and Somali community advocate. Arriving in Seattle, he continues, they struggled economically at first, but did meet with financial success. Then came September 11, 2001. Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, a leader in Seattle’s Somali community, recalls that in the aftermath of the terrorist attack, Somali businesses in Seattle were unfairly targeted by the federal government including being raided by federal agents. The Somali community, with support from some of Washington’s elected officials, spoke out and protested the government’s actions, says Hassan. Now, he continues, the Somali community aims to keep traditional culture alive within the next generation of Somali Americans. “It’s not an easy task to do it but we really are trying,” says Hassan. “I have no doubt in my mind our children will play a really big role.”