Somalis don't believe in this stuff which is why we don't talk about it. It's kept under the rug which is not good for anyone. If a person is mentally unstable, we should help them get better because a lot of the times, it is something fixable.
You are so right walalo. When I went to Somalia this year I was horrified to find mentally ill people in chains. Wallahi I cried.
That's so sad. Did you know a lot of times, mentally illness is caused by a physical condition and if that condition is addressed, the person becomes normal. We seriously need to have discussions about this.
People thought I was crazy for crying wallahi seeing it made me have a nervous breakdown I wanted to take off their chains but I would've been killed for it. I'm not from that region/country so I was putting myself at risk. I didn't care though I was willing to do it. I had to be dragged out of their. Somalis are superstitious so when I spoke to my nomad in laws their explanation was "jinn baa soo raacay". It was very disheartening. I blended in with baati and a garbasar and tried to understand the culture more. It's not even just education, it's a lack of literacy, open mindedness and understanding. From what I saw in Somaliland and Puntland a lot of good work is being done. But there's still that superstition which totally goes against the deen.
yeah it is heartbreaking. I am glad at least some work is being done. You can say the people there are sort of desensitized to this stuff because they have been in the midst of war for so long. I found out that a lot of them don't even sympathize with these people and not because they don't care but because they don't know how. May allah help our people, the sick and the healthy.
Simply because they think the person is possessed or its kibir. We need more health practitioners that are bilingual to educate them.
Damn I haven't heard anything yet. Allahu naxaristo to the girls. Very sad.
Am I missing something, wth does this mean?
link it please?
