Making Peace: Somaliland Teaches Somalia

[Jacaylbaro]

Mogadishu (Sunatimes) More than 50 traditional elders living Mogadishu attended one day forum for experience sharing. The objective of the forum was to strengthen the traditional elders ‘roles in peace building through participation in decision-making and community cohesion. The participants watched a document film about Somaliland traditional roles played by Somaliland traditional elders of successful reconciliation conferences in which Somaliland enjoys today. This documentary film was recorded during peace tour of several Banadir elders who met Somaliland traditional leaders known as Guurti and other resources people in Hargeisa and Borame to learn how peace of Somaliland was achieved and traditional elders’ roles in that conferences.

 

Among recommendations given to Banader elders by Somaliland Guurti was “as peacemaker be patience, be united, avoid external conferences, pay expenses of yourr meetings and challenge the politicians who are self-saving ones.”

 

After 30 minutes Film is watched, Mr. Hussein Sh. Ahmed (Kadare), one of most Somali tradition experts who were among the six Somali scholars that wrote Somali language in 1970s, has deeply explained Somali cultural and differences about traditional elders roles in different regions. The participants asked many questions about topics which he answered very well and they were very happy to know the Somali cultural about peace making and reconciliation. One of the noticeable cultural differences between north and south regions in relation to our subjection of discussion is that the northern traditional elders will do what they promise to do while the southern elders may not keep their word. And in peace building

 

Then preliminary discussed started where participants suggested their recommendations of how to reach peace in south-central Somalia. When explaining the difference Somaliland elders and those in south-central one elder said “Somaliland elders tried their best with honest and their efforts became fruitful, we (the southern elders) tried our best with dishonest and our efforts failed”

 

The participants appreciated the documents and recommendation from Somaliland traditional elders and thanked Somali Peace Line who facilitated this forum. Most of elders requested SPL to continue such activities that enhancing traditional elders roles in peace building and community integration by facilitating dialogue among clan elders to build their confidence.

Mohamed Hasan Haad, a chairman of ****** traditional council of elders who participated the forum said “ I now recognized that we need reconciliation starting from very grassroots level to national level because if you look how Somaliland reached sustainable peace they first reconciled clans and ended their conflicts and then agreed to building national administration.”

Finally, elders agreed share lessons leant from that forum with their respective communities and cooperate how peace can be obtained.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Cuqaal talisa Boqor caaddila iyo culimo miisaan leh. Ilaahi Carshiga Nuuriyoow kaaga caban mayno. Caddaankaanu wada loollanaa madaw cisaynmayno Al Xaag Xassan tarabi dhaqanku ma guuro. Somaliland traditional culture is the way forward in the horn of Africa.

[Somalia]

Why would you post from a source you've called;

 

bacaaaaaaaaaac

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This is just a meeting taken out of proportion.

[Jacaylbaro]

Ka baro ,, ka baro

[A_Khadar]

Somalia;770718 wrote:

Why would you post from a source you've called;

 

 

 

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This is just a meeting taken out of proportion.

Because that was the search keyword "somaliland" result.. Wax fahan..

[FreshPrince]

Jacaylbaro;770722 wrote:

Ka baro ,, ka baro

Quit copying Reer Puntland. They came up with that "Ka baro, Ka baro"!

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ no they came up with Ku dayo ku dayo

[Dr_Osman]

Thats totally nonsense. Peace was achieved in Puntland since 1991 till Today. Sure the Isimo play a key role but we must not forget that once you get involved in mogadishu that will bring "revenge attack" factor as evidently seen through Puntland. The second Abdullahi Yusuf went there and established the TFG Puntland stability was put in jeopordy before that it never was.

 

Look at How uganda got involved and straight away a bomb goes off at kampala, Same with Kenya!!! So the main factor to keeping the peace is having strong traditional elders and also not getting involved in mogadishu. But for nation-hood sake Puntland will get involved and play it's role in bringing peace to Somalia, So when all is said and done and historians look back at this era "everyone will say Puntland gob bu ahaa"

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

^^ There was no puntland in 1991 Dr osman puntland was created in 1998 ha qasbin adeer lama qasbe eh

[Freedom]

This Dr. Osman does not know much loooool

[Somalina]

[Freedom]

^^^ is that big girl you loool

[Jacaylbaro]

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