GaradShabeel
VIP
I don't believe non somalis coming to somalia and claiming somalia and somali identity cuz they live in somalia which is not their land yes I dont believe non somalis belong to somalia nor to somali identity that is not how owning land and identity work
Non somali Ppl can't just come to live in somali lands and just claim it because they live in it which somali ppl allow them to live in it that is disrespectfull
In my post, I specifically mentioned that this doesn't apply to people who let's say would settle today in Somalia and five years from now claim to be 'Somali'.
That's why I said people who've lived with us for very long time and as a result of either integration or assimilation from over the past centuries mostly have a Somali identity today, even though they aren't patrilineally Somali such as Banaadiris or Bantus.
Last edited: