Somali excellence 🎉🎉

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

 

[Idilinaa]

Ah, yes must be those Reer UK bums @Xareen was warning us about.

Graduating as engineers? Truly disgraceful behavior. What menace to society.

All jokes aside . massive congrats to them.
They’re on track to become the future leaders, professionals, and mentors who will guide their communities and shape the next generation.

Just like many are doing already:

In the UK, there are multiple specialized associations:
– British Somali Medical Association @TheBSMA
– British Somali Educators Association @bsomeducators
– Somali Lawyers Association (SLA) @Sla_network
– Association of Somali Engineers – UK LinkedIn

These aren’t just symbolic groups , many of their events are backed by Somali-owned businesses, banks, fintech firms, universities, and diaspora investors. They connect professionals across sectors and age groups and foster serious initiatives in entrepreneurship, education, healthcare, and tech.

Somali professional networking event. All of what i mentioned above came together and held career fairs for youth a week ago

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

Ah, yes must be those Reer UK bums @Xareen was warning us about.

Graduating as engineers? Truly disgraceful behavior. What menace to society.

All jokes aside . massive congrats to them.
They’re on track to become the future leaders, professionals, and mentors who will guide their communities and shape the next generation.

Just like many are doing already:

That event is sick mashallah , inshallah more to come. If they had events like that back when I was fresh out of uni or still in uni I would be there front row.

 

[Idilinaa]

That event is sick mashallah , inshallah more to come. If they had events like that back when I was fresh out of uni or still in uni I would be there front row.

It's never too late to drop in , lend a hand whenever you are available.

 

[Xareen]

Ah, yes must be those Reer UK bums @Xareen was warning us about.

Graduating as engineers? Truly disgraceful behavior. What menace to society.

LOOL dude cmon I'm a British Somali engineer it was all in jest.

 

[Cisse78]

finally something positive on here

 

[Idilinaa]

LOOL dude cmon I'm a British Somali engineer it was all in jest.

Oh absolutely, just jokes on my end too.

You're clearly the most accomplished British Somali engineer on this site.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

finally something positive on here

The narrative that Somali men are bums and don't bother with higher education needs to be challenged. We need to do better as Somali men not just in quiet but also promote it so the next generation feel inspired to also do better.

 

[Idilinaa]

The narrative that Somali men are bums and don't bother with higher education needs to be challenged. We need to do better as Somali men not just in quiet but also promote it so the next generation feel inspired to also do better.

There’s no widespread narrative like that. I was just bantering with Xareen, who randomly jumped into a history discussion to slander the UK diaspora. It was unexpected and out of place, so I made a point in kind.

From what I’ve seen and from what's been shared, Somali men pursuing higher education and graduating in the UK are quite visible. The idea that they're absent from that space doesn’t reflect reality.

What they do need, though, is continued investment in professional networks, mentorship, and tutoring centers , that’s what will really push things forward for the next generation.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

There’s no widespread narrative like that. I was just bantering with Xareen, who randomly jumped into a history discussion to slander the UK diaspora. It was unexpected and out of place, so I made a point in kind.

From what I’ve seen and from what's been shared, Somali men pursuing higher education and graduating in the UK are quite visible. The idea that they're absent from that space doesn’t reflect reality.

What they do need, though, is continued investment in professional networks, mentorship, and tutoring centers , that’s what will really push things forward for the next generation.

Not to turn this thread negative there is definitely a narrative pushed by some people that Somali men tend to not be represented at degree level. I think it used to be true once upon a time but not anymore. Nowadays there is so many Somali men graduating and it's a good thing.