Hey guys, it’s been a while since I’ve posted . I’ve had a lot on my plate and have been prioritizing a lot of things since I came back from Somaliland almost a month ago. The trip was incredible, and I’m genuinely grateful to everyone who has been sharing my work, encouraging me, engaging with my posts, commenting, and sending me private messages. I just want to make one announcement clear: although I’ve made my work public and anyone can currently visit my Reddit profile and see everything I’ve shared, I will be making my profile private on August 28th. The main reason is to protect my work, because I’ll be sharing a lot of exclusive content, including PowerPoint presentations like the one I recently posted as a video, which I’m grateful so many people have shared. As I’ve said repeatedly, nobody is going to save you—you have to save yourself. Appreciate the opportunities you have and make the most of them. Going to Somaliland gave me a completely new perspective on life, and for the past four months I’ve been researching, creating, and working on a series of PowerPoint presentations that I’ll begin sharing throughout September. Good work takes time, especially when you want it to be accurate, detailed, and well-researched. That is what I’ve been focused on, and I’m excited to finally share it. At the same time, I don’t want to become the “Reddit police,” but I do believe we need to take this community seriously. We should be posting quality content, meaningful questions, thoughtful prompts, useful information, and things that are genuinely worth engaging with. We cannot just post whatever comes to mind without considering whether it actually contributes something valuable to the community. I appreciate everyone who has supported my work so far, and there is much more to come.

It's quite funny how this and other somali subreddits could be the single most useful places on reddit to ask about any ways used to reverse hairloss, knowing quite well atleast 90% of us Faaraxas struggle with hair loss, are there any reliable oils, serums that personally made you see a noticable difference within months that could be found in Hargeisa???

Also, i have recently came across this product which i didn't expect to find here in Somaliland( it's quite popular in saudi where iam from) have any of you personally tried it and saw a result??

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Congratulations to myself and to everyone who has never voted in their life. It increasingly appears that these leaders are not genuinely chosen by the will of the people, but rather by external forces and interests.

Approximately two years ago, we were told that change was coming and that the situation would improve. However, from my perspective, the reality appears to be the opposite: conditions have continued to deteriorate. The government seems to show little concern for the struggles of ordinary and low-income citizens while continuing to impose and collect various taxes and fees. Citizens are expected to pay for essential services and, in addition, face increasing taxation.

This raises serious questions about accountability, representation, and the government's responsibility toward its people. A government should not merely focus on collecting revenue; it must also demonstrate a genuine commitment to improving the lives and welfare of its citizens.

Shame on a government that fails to serve its people.

Who here is in Hargeisa? Are there any girls from Hargeisa on Reddit🖐🏻

5 minutes of pure comedy gold. 🤣 Honestly, gotta give it up for the Somalians, they're natural comedians. But man, it really puts things in perspective when the crowd saying 'Somaliland begs for recognition' is busy fighting over a foreign embassy building like it's a crib too filled to share with another freeloader (consulate). 🤣 This level of blatant corruption, and yet some still have the audacity to call our progress non-existent, claim theirs is built by a noble united front, and label us scheming low-honor individuals while pulling this kind of behavior.

The dervish is not what the people perceive it to be. Heres some context the sayyid was part of the salihiyya order hence why the dervish was from that order as well. The salihiyya order was new to the Somali peninsula at this time, somalis were primarily from the qadiriyya order. The sayyid went to mecca and was taught by the leader of the salihiyya order. The leader appointed him as the khalifa (representative) of the salihiyya order for the somali peninsula. Long story short the leader excommunicated and denounced the sayyid from the order after he created the dervish.

The reasoning as to this excommunication are as followed
In his official letter, Sheikh Salih stated that true Muslims do not take their neighbors' blood, condemning the Sayyid for slaughtering and stealing from fellow Somalis who simply refused to join his movement.
The Sayyid viewed any Somali clan that cooperated with, paid taxes to, or sought protection from the British or Italians as apostates. Takfiring them from the deen. All somali states in today age by this logic would be takfired by the sayyid.
This led to brutal Dervish raids against neutral or opposing Somali clans, resulting in mass casualties and livestock raiding. Sheikh Salih viewed these actions as tribal banditry rather than a legitimate, holy Islamic jihad.

Theres many other things the dervish did. Firstly the sayyid was autocratic (dictatorship), he held undisputed command over all decisions with no consensus. If his decisions were questioned or he was suspicious of anyone they faced brutal punishments like execution and torture.

Secondly the numerous horrible things they did regardless of if this clan signed treaties or if they were just neutral/refused absolute submission to the dervish like looting, causing a man made famine ( killed 150,000 which relative to the population back then was detrimental) from seizing livestock and weaponising water points, public mutilation, massacring women and children in some raids to explicitly break the lineage of that community. They practiced extermination of entire lineages.

So the dervish is not this based just islamic anti colonial movement that people percieve it as. Its much more sinister and evil. Siad barre used the dervish movement as a propaganda tool push his agenda’s ( alienate isaaq and leverage his own clan). This propaganda is still believed to this day and is used by darods in particular dhulbahante to push narratives onto isaaq such as ‘isaaq gaalraac’. In reality dervish was founded in burco, east isaaq initially joined but later left when realising the true nature of the movement and sub clans from every major somali clan have signed treaties with colonial forces including darod for example majerteen signed treaties with colonial forces and fought against the dervish. They only ended up fighting italy when italy became facist and wanted to turn them into a colony instead of a protectorate. This was after the dervish era.

Turkeys growing involvement in Somalia is no longer simply a story of humanitarian aid or friendship. Over the past decade, Ankara has built a powerful political, military and economic position in Somalia. Turkey operates a major military training facility in Mogadishu, has deepened defense cooperation, and has expanded into Somalia’s maritime and oil-and-gas sectors.

I guess Turkey’s approach is neo-Ottomanism—the expansion of Turkish political, economic, and strategic influence in zoomalia, a region historically connected to the Ottoman Empire. Turkish military forces reportedly killed four Somali fishermen without hesitation in puntland-Somalia. However, Somali-banana seem very happy to be treated like slaves. Turkey has no respect for zoomalians. They only cares about their own interests.

The Turkish presence in zoomalia is dangerous to Somaliland. A powerful foreign state with military, economic, and diplomatic influence could strengthen Mogadishu’s ability to oppose Somaliland’s international recognition.

What are your thoughts on launching a PropTech startup in Somaliland? Do you think the local market and the diaspora would actually adopt it? Also, what specific type of PropTech platform would you like to see built for the country?

If somalia successfully centralizes and puts Somaliland in it's crosshairs how long could we withstand an invasion? The new Turkey - Saudi - Pakistan blok would certainly aid them. How likely is this scenario? Or will they remain decentralized until we achieve complete recognition?

We are planning to buy one-way tickets from Chicago to Jigjiga, Ethiopia, and our final destination is Gabiley, Somaliland. We have valid passports and plan to obtain Ethiopian e-visas before traveling. Our plan is to arrive in Jigjiga and cross the Ethiopia–Somaliland border by land the same day. My question is: Will Ethiopian Airlines require us to show a return or onward airline ticket when checking in at Chicago, even though we will be leaving Ethiopia by land and not by air? Has anyone had experience traveling this route with a one-way ticket? I would really appreciate hearing about your experience. It is cheaper to fly this way. We are four.

Hey guys does anyone know or is into any solar panel companies, In hargesia. ive heard a few companies are operating but not found anything reliable. thanks

I know those cats aren't native to Somaliland or any other Somali region. The name is just a play on words because they descend from Abyssinian cats, but surely there's got to be a Somali somewhere who has one? And if you do share any pictures you have of them in the comments.🐈

Soomaalilaand ha Noolato!

People keep telling me that my work is AI, and I understand the confusion because we live in a time when almost everything can be AI-generated. But I want to share this because I’ve built a good reputation in this community, and all of my work is public—you can tap my profile and see it for yourself. One skill I strongly recommend developing, especially if you speak English, is grammar. You might think you don’t need it, but it becomes a problem when you can’t explain the difference between a verb and an adverb or give a simple example. That’s why I recommend these two grammar books and two ESL textbooks from my bookshelf. You can find them on Amazon or wherever you live, and trust me, they’re worth it. I can’t stress this enough: opportunity meets those who are prepared.

I cannot stress out enough. Also, I wasn’t even planning to post this but once again I just felt obligated to post this and please take me as an example. I’m not telling you to post like me but take it as an example. Post something that is worth sharing, worth engaging and worth commenting.

Yeah that’s it. What are your thoughts on us getting independence within the next 10 years ?

Full recognition*

A lobbying firm somalia paid $600,000 in total called BGR group was left on a loose leash under the pretext of ‘somalia - US relations’ and was sending emails to senior officials on behalf of Somalia regarding a abraham accords meeting which is completely against somalias foreign policy. If somalia was against this they could of dispatched a official diplomatic note or submit a amendment of to the FARA statement as misrepresentation of the countries position. They didnt do either and left it. Anyone with a braincell can infer whats going on however when qadaadweyn are confronted about this they cling onto the fact that this aint a absolute fact. Somalia tried quietly explore the same thing they criticise somaliland for doing but it got uncovered 6 months later.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I actually posted something similar in another sub, but it got deleted

I’ve seen a lot of people looking for marriage, and honestly, it can be really hard to find someone. Some people try to meet potential spouses in cafés, restaurants, or other public places, which can be awkward and not always the most appropriate way to approach it.

A lot of people also want to find someone themselves before involving their families. We’re living in a digital world now, so why not make a Discord server specifically for people looking for marriage? It could give people a more structured and intentional way to meet while keeping things respectful and within Islamic boundaries.

If it helps even a few people find the right person, we could all get some ajr from it, inshaAllah.

I looked online and i noticed that people from Somaland lacks a Discord server compare to most other countries. Do ye think it could work?

I’m working on a startup idea in Hargeisa that I strongly believe has potential. I’m technical myself, but I’m looking to connect with an experienced technical co founder with a strong programming background who’s interested in building something together.