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Food For Thought! Deepening Identity Crisis In 1979, then Ph.D. candidate Ismail Weis presented a fascinating paper at the Somali Studies Association Conference (ASA). He researched what he then called Somali West Identity Crisis," or “Khakhalaka Jiritaanka Soomaali Galbeed." At the time of his presentation, Ismail was assessing the geographic identity crisis of residents of Western Somali Region within the larger Somali peninsula. His overarching focus was on brain-drain of that region and the migration of its urban educated class in its tendency to assimilate with other Somali regions.  Dr. Weis himselve today is a Presidential advisor to President Ismail Omar Gheli of Djibouti. Exactly 40 years later, with the failed state of Somalia in full gear, and the quasi successful policies of EPRDF's creation of a Somali "evolve' class, identity crises among Somalis in the DDS has taken roots. The unified view of Somali history is distorted. The evolve'...

Maqalki maant oon Af-Soomaali ku Turjumay  Awooda Raasaamlka ee  Gumaysiga Axmaarada Berhyahan dambe waxa Kusimaha Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka DDS ka soo yeedhaya difaac uu difaacayo fakarka islaweynida Axmaarada (Amhara supermacy).  Hadaba marka aynu ka hadlayno islaweynida Axmaarada waxa waa jib ah in aynu fahamno dhaqans-siyaasiga ka dambeeya islaweynida gumeysiga Axmaarada ee inagu raagay. Islaweynida Axmarada ulama jeedno in aynu nacayb iyo colaad furan u qabno shacabka Axmaarada. Maya! Waxaan ka wadnaa in aynu diidanahay gumeysiga intuu dhulkeena inaoogi yimid cadaadis xad dhaaf ina dulsaaray mudo hada ku dhow 200 oo sano.  Arintaasina waxay haysataa Soomaali, Oromo, Canfar, Welayta, iwl. Gumeysiga Axmaaradu la mid ma aha shaqsi Jigjiga, Dhagaxbuur, ama Moyale ku nool oo shah af-Xabashi ku dalbada.  Wax magaratadu ha ogaato xataa in aad af-xabashi shah ku dalbato adigoo SRS jooga waxa keenay lahaanshaha ay Axmaaro lahay ama gacanta ku haysay mu...