American Culture Influence On Somalia

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In the Africa, lies the country Somalia, which is located on east coast of the continent. Its capital, Mogadishu, however has inconveniently brought its own problems, from colonization to politics, disagreements arise, causing tension throughout the country. Somalia’s historical background and culture ultimately lead to the war in its capital, it lead to the War of Mogadishu. Centuries ago when exploration was more popular and the world seemed unknown, many countries ventured out, discovering Somalia. Somalia became known for its natural ports, which were promised for trading exotic goods. Since Somalia had such exquisite ports for trading, it sparked interest in Europe countries about 1839, however, three major powers had the most interest …show more content…

In Somalia, the language spoken is Somali, which is fairly similar to the language Oromiffa and semi-similar to three other languages Arabic, Hebrew and Amharic. With the language similarities, an individual is given three names, the first name is specific to the person, the second name is the child’s father’s name and the third name is the child’s father’s grandfather’s name, leading to the fact that siblings will share the same second and third names. However, women do not change their name when they are married. In the household of a Somali family, the man is the head of the household and the woman works in the house and takes care of the children and family is valued and significant. As the children get older, they must address a family member with different words they are based off of age and it is highly respected. “The most respected people in a tribe or clan have higher status, and to have a higher status of respect they must have a strong character, be a leader, have great communication and have strong knowledge of the Qur’an along with tribal and family history,” (Owens). To the Somali opinions are crucial and sometimes opinions can improve or ruin a person’s image, leading them into …show more content…

The Somali were struggling and since there was no one to aid them with their struggle for a secure government, the United States and United Nations began aiding the Somali people. The U.S. and the U.N. sent out deliveries of necessities the Somali people need to live off of, but warlords attempted to cut off the deliveries for the people, which infuriated the U.N. and U.S., who began to fight back against the warlords, causing greater tension in the capital. Aideed, a warlord, shot down two Black Hawk Helicopters, leading to the death of eighteen U.S. soldiers and hundreds of Somali people. The fighting continued, leaving multitudes of deaths on both sides of the war. After years of endless fighting, the United Nations and United States tried to the best of their abilities to aid Somalia and its corrupt government, however in the end, they were unable to find a solution to assist

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