Somalia…freedom of speech …what?

Somalia………….freedom of speech …what?

Freedom of speech is a universal right that all mankind cherish to practice, but for some it a phrase that does not have a meaning, and if it does, it is not real in their face. Somalia, a country that does not have central government for over two decades has its people lacking many basic human rights. So discussing subject like free speech might be seen as not being a solution to the issue in Somalia. But remember, those who suffer under this pre-longed civil war are mostly women who have been silenced long before the war started.

Women in the Somali culture are treated as second-class citizens, and are mostly silenced by their male counterpart claiming that they should not speak in front of their men. This does not make any sense at all; leave a lone a Somali Women who bore the burden of raising children while the father is either away fighting or has already been killed, and for some fled the war to another country.

This is the time that the Somali culture needs to understand that the Somali women are as important as any one else on this planet. We don’t need ruin the dignity of our mothers just because the fruitless part of our culture is dictating to do so. Come on! I thought our culture was better than this.