If The Somali Civil War Never Happened, Where Will You Be Today?

[Hodan from HR]

Considering how my dad's side was heavily involved in politics and my mother's family owned several businesses and restaurants, I would probably have grown up upper middle class. I like to think I would have gone to school to become a Somali musician and singer-songwriter. Imagine me being the Beyoncé of Somaliweyn, holding concerts in Muqdisho, Hargeisa, Djibouti, and Garissa with my Somali Jay-Z, Maxamed Osman BK.

 

[rin]

burco

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

Somewhere in gaalkacyo or xamar

 

[Aseer]

Working a job in the Radio/News Station in xamar as a journalist intern while also going university, Or painting houses with my uncle.

 

[Aurelian]

Considering how my dad's side was heavily involved in politics and my mother's family owned several businesses and restaurants, I would probably have grown up upper middle class. I like to think I would have gone to school to become a Somali musician and singer-songwriter. Imagine me being the Beyoncé of Somaliweyn, holding concerts in Muqdisho, Hargeisa, Djibouti, and Garissa with my Somali Jay-Z, Maxamed Osman BK.

Definitely Moqdishu, I was the most beautiful city in Somalia.

 

[The truth seeker]

I would be in garowe fixing cars as a mechanic my famliy was poor although my mom got a college degree and was qualified to be a nurse

if given the opportunity to go to the west I would go to phoenix the job market in San Diego is horrible

 

[always hungryy]

Guriceel and Lower Shabelle

 

[ditto]

I’d be in a beautiful house near the beach in moqdisho. Unfortunately some randoms took it by force and my family still can’t get the house back

 

[Hurder]

I’d be in a beautiful house near the beach in moqdisho. Unfortunately some randoms took it by force and my family still can’t get the house back

Show your document to the police. And hand them money. Simple as that

 

[_Yusuf_]

Xamar

 

[ditto]

Show your document to the police. And hand them money. Simple as that

Nah my family tried everything for over 20 years, including offering them money, but they still refuse to move out lol. The man who forcefully took it in the first place is very sick and dying atm, but now his shameless children are fighting over a house that isn’t even theirs.

This isn’t the only house that was taken over, there’s another one, but the family that live there pay rent at least.

 

[AbrahamFreedom]

No change, thank God.

Your parents should have not been allowed to come to the west after 1990.

 

[Aggravated_Quful]

Definitely in the armed forces.

 

[cunug3aad]

Kismaayo

 

[canjeeroiyoshah]

Nah my family tried everything for over 20 years, including offering them money, but they still refuse to move out lol. The man who forcefully took it in the first place is very sick and dying atm, but now his shameless children are fighting over a house that isn’t even theirs.

This isn’t the only house that was taken over, there’s another one, but the family that live there pay rent at least.

 

[dhaxabaay]

Milking camels in galkaacyo

 

[Hodan from HR]

No change, thank God.

Your parents should have not been allowed to come to the west after 1990.

My mum's family lost everything in the war. My maternal ayeyo is asharaf so they took everything by force and threatened her since awowe was dead and my hoyo and uncles were kids. My dad didn't want to be associated with his corrupt family after the war, so he moved to carabaha to pave his own path..

 

[Lightshow]

Our future is bright either way.

But I saw myself as having a great beach front property with my wife and kids and a growing business.

Evening strolls on our beautiful sandy beaches and coffee and tea with my friend and family circle on Fridays and probably Thursdays the Muslim weekend.

An ideal life of beauty and simplicity

Ahh the dreams

 

[Hurder]

Nah my family tried everything for over 20 years, including offering them money, but they still refuse to move out lol.

Only works if you’re Hawiye. Not so sure about Daroods or other clans

 

[Abdisamad]

Most probably in the military.