When you are the only madow among Arabs
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It’s true how come I never hear story about them respond bravely it’s always they express their discomfort online
Because why would you take thatwell somalis dont have any of that except dark skin
caano_shaah
Male/not the same person as @caanoshaah
Me and my family used to live in Egypt when I was young and at school the arab kids used to call me "Asmarika" which basically means "Blacky" or the n word. Of course I didnt think much of it since I was a kid and I was usually hanging out with my friends a mix of Somali, Egyptian, Syrian, Sudanese but on the bus and on break time they'd be saying shit like that. Now that im older Im realizing how racism in Egypt starts from a young age. Obviously not the whole society is like that its wrong to generalize and paint a broad brush but aside from these racist incidents at school, I had a great time living there. Eid and Ramadan was the best time there.
because he’s living in an Arab country. I doubt these Arabs give af about combating racism in their countries. Bro is living in Egypt and can’t really do much since he’s most likely surrounded by racist people.
Outside of America only a few countries have a known history where minorities actually fought back against racism.
raising your kid in a diverse western nation >>> raising them in an Arab country.
Honestly Egypt was rude but while my dad worked there we never really felt different or any xenophobia, unlike libya.
Those people hate black people. The war didn’t facilitate slavery of africans, it just emboldened them.
Lets be serious, most "3rd world" cultures are like this. Even Somalis would similarly single out a non-Horner looking kid in class. Hell, they'd probably single out an Oromo or Xabashi just for coming from a different culture but maybe spare them any comments about their looks.
Anyway, people like this always strike me as rage-baiting or just soft. I experienced similar things at times growing up in the UAE and it never bothered me. I get it, like me and 2 Sudani dudes were the only Africans they saw in my class sometimes so whatever, wallahi. No one actually tried anything bullying wise since I was always among the top 1-3 in terms of height and, to be honest, the kind of bullying you see in western schools didn't really happen in general. Hell, it doesn't even seem like he suffered any real bullying himself. They looked at you? Waaa! Waaa! Go to a therapist!
Also, in my experience, Arabs are quite the opposite once you hit adulthood. They'll outright accept someone like a Somali as an "Arab". I often had that label and identity pushed on me even at my own insistence to the contrary. Very polite, welcoming and accepting once they hit the teen to young adult years. Never experienced racism around those ages. I get the sense that if I tried to marry one of them the story might shift and that they said things perhaps when I wasn't around, but it's not like that's not true among Arabs themselves or across many different cultures and phenotypic types.
Anyway, people like this always strike me as rage-baiting or just soft. I experienced similar things at times growing up in the UAE and it never bothered me. I get it, like me and 2 Sudani dudes were the only Africans they saw in my class sometimes so whatever, wallahi. No one actually tried anything bullying wise since I was always among the top 1-3 in terms of height and, to be honest, the kind of bullying you see in western schools didn't really happen in general. Hell, it doesn't even seem like he suffered any real bullying himself. They looked at you? Waaa! Waaa! Go to a therapist!
Also, in my experience, Arabs are quite the opposite once you hit adulthood. They'll outright accept someone like a Somali as an "Arab". I often had that label and identity pushed on me even at my own insistence to the contrary. Very polite, welcoming and accepting once they hit the teen to young adult years. Never experienced racism around those ages. I get the sense that if I tried to marry one of them the story might shift and that they said things perhaps when I wasn't around, but it's not like that's not true among Arabs themselves or across many different cultures and phenotypic types.
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“get the sense that if I tried to marry one of them the story might shift and that they said things perhaps when I wasn't around, but it's not like that's not true among Arabs themselves or across many different cultures and phenotypic types.”
what are the marriage options looking like for Somalis in Arab nations? Are the Somali communities in these countries big enough to the point most Single Somalis have no trouble finding Somali partners?
I’ve mainly heard ajnabis talk about how tough it is to marry into Arab families. Particularly south Asians and west Africans. Haven’t really seen any Somali men complain about this issue.
I know a few Somali guys married to Arab women. All of these Somali men were model Muslim Americans though. College educated and financially stable with great careers.
Let’s be serious, most "3rd world" cultures are like this. Even Somalis would similarly single out a non-Horner looking kid in class. Hell, they'd probably single out an Oromo or Xabashi just for coming from a different culture but maybe spare them any comments about their looks.
Anyway, people like this always strike me as rage-baiting or just soft. I experienced similar things at times growing up in the UAE and it never bothered me. I get it, like me and 2 Sudani dudes were the only Africans they saw in my class sometimes so whatever, wallahi. No one actually tried anything bullying wise since I was always among the top 1-3 in terms of height and, to be honest, the kind of bullying you see in western schools didn't really happen in general. Hell, it doesn't even seem like he suffered any real bullying himself. They looked at you? Waaa! Waaa! Go to a therapist!
Also, in my experience, Arabs are quite the opposite once you hit adulthood. They'll outright accept someone like a Somali as an "Arab". I often had that label and identity pushed on me even at my own insistence to the contrary. Very polite, welcoming and accepting once they hit the teen to young adult years. Never experienced racism around those ages. I get the sense that if I tried to marry one of them the story might shift and that they said things perhaps when I wasn't around, but it's not like that's not true among Arabs themselves or across many different cultures and phenotypic types.
“get the sense that if I tried to marry one of them the story might shift and that they said things perhaps when I wasn't around, but it's not like that's not true among Arabs themselves or across many different cultures and phenotypic types.”
what are the marriage options looking like for Somalis in Arab nations? Are the Somali communities in these countries big enough to the point most Single Somalis have no trouble finding Somali partners?
I’ve mainly heard ajnabis talk about how tough it is to marry into Arab families. Particularly south Asians and west Africans. Haven’t really seen any Somali men complain about this issue.
I know a few Somali guys married to Arab women. All of these Somali men were model Muslim Americans though. College educated and financially stable with great careers.
It's honestly not a big thing. The only Arabs who might make a true "fuss" are Khaleejis and they're like that with everyone. Their women are highly guarded and only ever tend to marry Khaleeji men. They would make the same serious fuss if she told her baba she fell for a Syrian guy, an Egyptian, an Indian, an Cadaan or an Indhoyar. Just off-limits folks for that sort of thing unless her family is very unusual and quite westernized somehow.
With all other Arabs it's pretty much normal. The most that could happen is that her particular family are kinda racist and look down on the idea of her marrying "the black man" but, unless they're pretty unusual, no one is going to actually interfere or tell her she can't marry you. This is if they're generally middle-class, educated types or above. But it's not too different even with the poorer ones, with maybe just a somewhat higher chance of racism and protests from the fam.
A lot of the time, Somalis in the Khaleej don't marry Arabs out of pride than anything else. An aunt of mine's daughters were unmarried and when the subject came up she was like, "They're so Arabized. Barely any English or Somali, just Arabic. Should probably marry them off to Arabs but I don't like that idea. They look down on us, you know? Behind closed doors. Those blacks, they will say. My girls deserve better than that." so, in my experience, Khaleeji Somalis tend to stick together and find each other just fine through community networks but there are exceptions and the community has shrunken.
We are all specualating here, his story might even be made up, he don't even look like the people the macalin talking about lkn I would still walk out cuz I would have lost respect for that teacher, he ain't teaching me shit after that; I don't care about the kids tho, kids will be kids.
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tbh that story sounds like he was a young kid so I don’t blame him. But wow, Arab countries are something else.
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