Qarxis led by Al-Shabaab and other terrorist groups are reported in the news. That is normal in any society. However, the lack of equality between men and women exist in all societies, and certainly in the African continent and in many other countries. It is not something unique to Somalis.
Take for example our nearest neighbors: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Eritrea, and Sudan. The status of women from these African countries is no different than that of Somalia. However, you don't see them always putting their stories in Western media and you don't see them posting their private parts in social media when complaining about female circumcision even thpugh it is practiced in most of these countries. That is because the women from our African neighborhood have class and understand the shame that it brings to their societies.
On our (Somali) end, Somali feminists misunderstood the whole meaning of feminism. Your and others' whole motto is go onto spotlight in order to "shame" Somali men. You think you're winning brown-points when you all bring is shame.
That being said, I applaud any genuine effort to fix the issues we (Somalis) face at society level and at governance level. But I see the half-hearted efforts of some women who love to be on the spotlight in their effort to point the finger at men.
I can read between the lines. I've had a presence in different platforms and frankly can easily spot people. Nevertheless, people can choose whom they share their lives with. That is entirely their choice. But when some marry out, coming back and have an obsession with Somali men is frankly dumb and attention-seeking.
