Somalina Posted July 15, 2011 Somali siblings thrilled to study at Japanese university TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two Somali siblings who lost their father in a terrorist incident in the war-torn country expressed their joy Monday after passing an entrance exam the same day to study on scholarships at a prestigious university in Tokyo. "So happy," Abdurahman Olad, 22, said on the campus of Waseda University. According to the Tokyo-based Ashinaga scholarship society, Abdurahman and his sister Samira, 21, will be the first students from Somalia to study in Japan since the African country fell into a state of anarchy. Abdurahman said he is eager to study politics and peace building at the university's School of International Liberal Studies from September. Samira said she wants to study the Japanese economy and "run a company so I can help develop my home country." Their father was a sports minister who was killed in a terrorist bombing in Mogadishu in 2009, according to Ashinaga. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted July 15, 2011 Abdurahman Olad, right, and his sister, Samira, at Tokyo's Waseda University (The Asahi Shimbun) Somali student Abdurahman Olad lost his father in a terrorist attack, but that has not deterred his resolve to become his country's president, after he completes his studies in Japan. His sister, Samira, wants to link Somalia with Japan as an entrepreneur. The two are the first Somali students to come to Japan since their African country became "stateless" in 1991, according to the Ashinaga scholarship society, which helps children who have lost one or both parents get an education. They will arrive in Tokyo in September to study at Waseda University's School of International Liberal Studies. "It was difficult to go to university in Somalia because I am a member of an ethnic minority," Abdurahman, 22, said. "I want to study politics and peace and want to aim for the presidency in the future." The admissions of Abdurahman and Samira were announced on June 20. "I want to study economics and run a company in Somalia," Samira, 21, said. "I want to do business that links Japan and Somalia." Their father, a sports minister in the transitional government, died in a terrorist bombing targeting a university graduation ceremony in December 2009. The two said they are looking forward to studying side by side with students from many other countries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaliyyah Posted July 15, 2011 Congrats to both of them. So happy for them..alle ha garab galo salaam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted July 15, 2011 Aabahood wuxuu ahaa miyaa Marxuum Saleebaan Colaad Rooble, Eebba ha u raxmadee. Aabahooda qaraxaas Shaamoow ka dhacay wuu ku dhaawacmay, isla markii kuma geeriyoon. Saa u maleeyo bilooyin ka bacdi ayuu Sacuudiga ku geeriyooday. Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in carruurtiisa waxbarasho sare oo bilaash ah helaan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
