Ive spent a portion of my presence on this forum dissecting and telling the truth about Somali men. I've also made it my mission to expose the truth about them.
Since me and
@Knowles have both decided to put the sword down and try to help our Somali brothers.
What do you guys really want? In life, that is.
Please this is not a bashing thread, So don't take it that way.
I don't think Somali men are a monolith. As such, it will be hard to determine the answer to the question.
An easier way to answer this question is to first compartmentalize Somali men in categories.
1. Religious.
Probably tied for most common. Probably wants to please Allah by living in accordance to the faith of Islam. As such, they'd probably hate on acts of perceived sin. Depending on how religious the individual, this can go from a spectrum of simply adhering to the 5 pillars of Islam, 6 pillars of Iman, and Ihsan to following the more detailed parts of the hadith.
Life in the outside world isn't as important. They work, for example, to be good fathers for children, not necessary for a desire for wealth, as that takes time away from one's deen.
2. Secular.
The non-religious fall into this category. They are the rarest, as religion plays a major role in more Somali's lives. They generally have an apathetic view on religion as a whole and either live hidden lives or outward lives as they end up at odds with their kin. They generally wish to live either an academic life, as their meditations probably brought them to this point in the first place or a politically motivated one. As a result, intellectualism is their preferred model.
3. Professional/Pragmatic.
Second rarest. Religion may or may not be a factor in their lives, but it's not the most important factor. They generally care more about being happy in this world. That means they desire to succeed in life, through monetary/power-oriented means.
Their religious and intellectual views are more private, and they find prolonged conversations on it annoying. They want resources.
4. Cultural.
Tied for most common. Although religion plays a major role, it's oriented to a cultural perspective. As such, their religious views are generally one-dimensional. They serve as traditionalist, wanting the classical Somali life: work, pray, marry, have a family. They're generally simple, but do not like people who are too outwardly "weird". As a result, a man who is really religious might end up impeding on the cultural atmosphere of this Somali man, and as such will secretly gain his disdain.
I personally fall in the Secular view, with a subset of Professional/Pragmatic.