Are the somali clans colonizing the globe?

[Amirsade]

State of our people " You know, I was born into this clan thing and I can`t extricate myself from its existential clutch, try hard as I may. Indeed I am loath to disengage from its soothing, seductive grip."

Having conquered and colonized Somalis, clanism is on the march to score a number of conquests on the global community.

Mogadishu:
principally Mogadishu and adjacent regions where a confederacy of Hawiye clans hold sway. The Hawiye went one better than either the Darod or the Isaq, having garnered the support of four foreign alliances, principally Turkey, Egypt, Djibouti and Uganda. Quite a remarkable achievement, though the fact that both Turkey and Egypt – the two that really count – are embroiled in their own social cataclysms that threaten their very existence does not bode well for the cause of Mogadishu. And, while you are at it, don`t forget Rahanweyn land, where the Rahanweynis have been triumphantly bathe Abyssinians for two decades – and counting.

Jubbaland:
Move on to Jubbaland. Here the Jubalanders have co-opted both Ethiopia and Kenya as their new clan allies. Kenya, especially, has morphed into a Darod love fest. Uhuru Kenyatta, the new Kenya president has not only given the Darod top posts in his cabinet (including the crowning of a Darod female as Kenya`s Foreign Minister) but has so embraced the Jubbaland Darods that he could intone with Elizabeth Barrett Browning, How do I love thee? / Let me count the ways! He has allegedly masterminded Jubaland`s recent fighting against Marehan/Hawiye clan alliance on the outskirts of the port city of Kismaayo.

Somaliland:
Move on to Somaliland. In the old days of the British Raj in the Somaliland Protectorate, the English were universally acknowledged to have joined in alliance with the Musa `Arre sub-clan of the Habar Yoonis clan-family, a relationship that was cemented by Resaldar Major Haji Musa Farah (better known by the unflattering nickname of Muse Egarre), the highest ranking officer in the Protectorate`s native administration. Mr. Farah hailed from the Muusa `Arre sub-clan of the Habar Yoonis. Hence his success in grafting the English onto the Muusa `Arre sub-clan. As a result, the humour-gifted Somalilanders coined the fresh aphorism: Muusa `Arre iyo Engriis `Arre, or the (New Muusa `Arre and English `Arre confederacy of clans!) Taking advantage of Somaliland`s historic relationship with Britain, British oil companies have now descended on Somaliland, mapping the entire territory into oil-exploration zones.

Puntland:
Puntland has now successfully enmeshed the Italians in Somali clanism. Not only has Italy offered considerable aid, including a powerful radio transmitter, a local TV station and a number of infrastructure projects, but Italy has become a virtual ally of Puntland. For example, at a recent G-8 summit (June 17-18, 2013) in Northern Ireland, the Italians are alleged to have acted as spokesmen for Puntland. When some in the meeting referred to Hasan Shaykh as Culusow (the overweight) as president of Somalia, the Italian delegates jumped to their feet to express their doubt about Hasan`s claim. Having bought Farole`s line that Turkey equals Iririism, [Hawiye clan] the Italians allegedly lectured the conference that Hasan represented only a clan region, and went on to pontificate on their superior historical knowledge of the region as the former colonial owner of Somalia, in contrast to the patent regional ignorance of other attendees. (Or could the Italians be pampering Puntland with economic and political largesse because they are keen on getting a piece of the action in the current scramble for oil exploration in Somalia?).

From a somali professor

[GeoSeven]

My cousin forwarded that article to me, I have to admit it was hilarious to read. Were taking our qabyaalad global

"For example, at a recent G-8 summit (June 17-18, 2013) in Northern Ireland, the Italians are alleged to have acted as spokesmen for Puntland. When some in the meeting referred to Hasan Shaykh as Culusow (the overweight) as president of Somalia, the Italian delegates jumped to their feet to express their doubt about Hasan`s claim."