Somali Students in the former USSR

Sannadkii 1960kii arday Soomaaliyeed oo wax ka baranayay Moscow State University ayaa warqad ay kaga cabanayaan nolosha liidata ee Ruushka iyo takoorka u diray ra'iisul wasaarahii Soomaaliya iyaga oo ka codsaday in uu dalkoodii dib ugu celiyo, iyo in arrintooda uu u gudbiyo Qaramada Midoobay iyo hay'adaha xuquuda aadanaha. Waxaa kale oo Muqdisho iyo Moosko ba ku faafay qoraallo lagu dhaleecaynayo Soofiyeetka kuwaas oo arday Soomaali ahi qoreen taasina waxay sababtay in koox arday Soomaali ah maamulayaasha Soofiyeetku eryaan. Arday ka mid ahaa ardayda Soomaalida ah ayaa yiri “dalkayga ayaan u soo noqday waayo Soofiyeetku i ma cajabgalin oo waxayba i soo xusuusiyeen hadalkii Kwame Nkruma ee ahaa: ‘Haddii aad rabtid in dhallintaadu jeclaadaan hantigoosiga Soofiyeetka u dir, haddii se aad rabtid in ay hantiwadaagga jeclaadaan Maraykanka u dir.’”
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Arday ka mid ahaa ardayda Soomaalida ah ayaa yiri “dalkayga ayaan u soo noqday waayo Soofiyeetku i ma cajabgalin oo waxayba i soo xusuusiyeen hadalkii Kwame Nkruma ee ahaa: ‘Haddii aad rabtid in dhallintaadu jeclaadaan hantigoosiga Soofiyeetka u dir, haddii se aad rabtid in ay hantiwadaagga jeclaadaan Maraykanka u dir.’”

One of the Somali students said, "I returned to my country because the Soviet Union did not impress me and they reminded me of Kwame Nkrumah's statement: '
If you want your youth to love capitalism, send them to the Soviet Union, if you want them to love socialism, send them to America.'”

Lmaaaaoo. This part.

The big trade off to enduring that discrimination, harassment and poor treatment, is that they brought back with them knowledge and badly needed skills that worked to the benefit of Somalia. A lot of former Somali soviet student played an instrumental role. There was Somali students that were sent to United States as well


Russsia today is not any different to what it was back then in the 1960-1970s Africans students still face racism on university campuses.

For over a decade, foreign students have complained of discrimination in Russian universities, including insults, beatings and harassment. Black people living in Russia report daily discrimination such as being turned away at restaurants, refused service by taxi drivers and being denied by landlords.
 
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