Thanks to @TekNiKo making the point they may not be an ancient 'xeer' between hawiye and darod. I am looking at history and everywhere for hours to find evidence if there is. I am not sure if there is xeer between hawiye either. I have never seen Murusade and HG pay 'mag' between each other. But I need to investigate this deeply the ancient hawiye system and where it is today.
The problem may lie exactly here. Xeer is a common law. So if people are not united under a common law, they are like different nations. Look at Ethiopia and Kenya and Somalia, they don't have a common law, they are trying to establish one but it's very difficult process. Somalis are the same and we need to acknowledge this. Darod has a Xeer that is solid and bulletproof for centuries. Some Darod have tried to extend the hand by creating another common law between Marehan and Cayr and Dhulbahante and Habar Jeclo who I have seen exchange MAG.
But that's it. Besides HJ/CAYR/MAREHAN/DHULBAHANTE, there has been no example of cross tribal laws. No wonder the Somalis hate each other and compete against each other in Somalia. Its like trying to add Ethiopia into Somalia when we don't even share an ancient law between us. The best you can do with societies like that is the U.K model of different KINGDOMS since they have different laws.
English law, Scottish Law, Irish Law. They then can negiotate on what the COMMON Law is for their nation as a whole. But without that as an example, I haven't seen any successful execution of a society with no common law, it's not going to be nightmare as they compete and war against each other in a negative way. That's why the 1960 till 1991 was short lived, we attempted a nation state to create a common law, it nearly worked but the ancient law was still more powerful and causing divisions in people. Somalia has to accept a separation like Isaaq want or Federalism similar to United Kingdom Model. There is no possibility these people will have central structure or else it will be SHORT LIVED and will last maybe 10-20 years before it collapses again.
The problem may lie exactly here. Xeer is a common law. So if people are not united under a common law, they are like different nations. Look at Ethiopia and Kenya and Somalia, they don't have a common law, they are trying to establish one but it's very difficult process. Somalis are the same and we need to acknowledge this. Darod has a Xeer that is solid and bulletproof for centuries. Some Darod have tried to extend the hand by creating another common law between Marehan and Cayr and Dhulbahante and Habar Jeclo who I have seen exchange MAG.
But that's it. Besides HJ/CAYR/MAREHAN/DHULBAHANTE, there has been no example of cross tribal laws. No wonder the Somalis hate each other and compete against each other in Somalia. Its like trying to add Ethiopia into Somalia when we don't even share an ancient law between us. The best you can do with societies like that is the U.K model of different KINGDOMS since they have different laws.
English law, Scottish Law, Irish Law. They then can negiotate on what the COMMON Law is for their nation as a whole. But without that as an example, I haven't seen any successful execution of a society with no common law, it's not going to be nightmare as they compete and war against each other in a negative way. That's why the 1960 till 1991 was short lived, we attempted a nation state to create a common law, it nearly worked but the ancient law was still more powerful and causing divisions in people. Somalia has to accept a separation like Isaaq want or Federalism similar to United Kingdom Model. There is no possibility these people will have central structure or else it will be SHORT LIVED and will last maybe 10-20 years before it collapses again.