Which is Better. Territorial identity Vs tribal identity

[mohamedismail]

 

[mohamedismail]

The video above explores the differences between certain communities and how they identify themselves.

I personally believe identifying with your region instead of your tribe is the more ilbax option. This is due to the fact that you will have more in common with those you live with then your tribesmen.

1) The ones who identify with their region i.e Reer Xamar Reer Baraawe Reer Baay etc

2) Those that identify with their trades i.e reer shiidle reer shabeele reer Maahyo

3) Those that identify with their tribe.

 

[Emir of Zayla]

I identify with Somaliweyn. Though outside of being Somali I also do identify kinda with being part of the Muslim part of the Horn. So territorial identity I guess

 

[mohamedismail]

I identify with Somaliweyn. Though outside of being Somali I also do identify kinda with being part of the Muslim part of the Horn. So territorial identity I guess

Do you identify more with your degmo/Tuulo or your qabiil?

 

[Emir of Zayla]

Do you identify more with your degmo/Tuulo or your qabiil?

More like region lol.

 

[mohamedismail]

More like region lol.

What region?

 

[Almis]

I personally believe in Waqooyisim, tribes from the north and north west share a similar culture and history from peace and war to suuganata and somali folklore like silsilada guba and so on.

 

[3LetterzMM]

Territory has more value to me the way I see it I have more in common with someone from a different clan but same region more then someone from my clan but different region

 

[hinters]

Tribal makes more sense, connected by a shared sense of community rather than a line on a map.

Somalis didn't even value the ideas of borders or countries that much until colonization.

 

[hinters]

Territory has more value to me the way I see it I have more in common with someone from a different clan but same region more then someone from my clan but different region

Distance may be a factor in cultural similarity, maybe simply being close to each other is what causes a shared sense of community rather than tribal labels.

 

[Madaafiic]

Not an expert & I may be wrong but didn't most people identify with their region in the 70s? especially in the capital? Many riwaayads at the time also expressed this theme.

 

[mohamedismail]

Not an expert & I may be wrong but didn't most people identify with their region in the 70s? especially in the capital? Many riwaayads at the time also expressed this theme.

Your right. Especially when there is a strong central government identity becomes more territorial then tribal. Tribal identity rose when the central government was destroyed.

 

[World]

The video above explores the differences between certain communities and how they identify themselves.

I personally believe identifying with your region instead of your tribe is the more ilbax option. This is due to the fact that you will have more in common with those you live with then your tribesmen.

1) The ones who identify with their region i.e Reer Xamar Reer Baraawe Reer Baay etc

2) Those that identify with their trades i.e reer shiidle reer shabeele reer Maahyo

3) Those that identify with their tribe.

Regionalism is more conductive to building a successful nation state

 

[mohamedismail]

Regionalism is more conductive to building a successful nation state

100%. Once we build a strong state hopefully we can transition back to regional identity instead of tribal.

 

[Banadiri Warrior]

The video above explores the differences between certain communities and how they identify themselves.

I personally believe identifying with your region instead of your tribe is the more ilbax option. This is due to the fact that you will have more in common with those you live with then your tribesmen.

1) The ones who identify with their region i.e Reer Xamar Reer Baraawe Reer Baay etc

2) Those that identify with their trades i.e reer shiidle reer shabeele reer Maahyo

3) Those that identify with their tribe.

All the people that identified by region or occupation were still identifying by tribe, it wasn't like it was an equivalent to identifying by tribe but rather a secondary identity. For example identifying by town like reer xamar, reer marka etc or identifying by region like reer dhoobey ,was only used outside of the town or region itself. In those areas people still identified by tribes amongst themselves.

 

[funds2038]

In much of the contemporary civilized world one identifies with ones region, that's how these cosmopolitan "multi-cultural" cities are born kek.

 

[Dima&Damo]

I personally believe in Waqooyisim, tribes from the north and north west share a similar culture and history from peace and war to suuganata and somali folklore like silsilada guba and so on.

Can you tell us more of this culture of yours