Is it sometimes difficult to persuade Somali women to reach out for power and participation?
From my experience, it is sometimes difficult to persuade Somali women to reach out for power and participation because of the following: • As a patriarchal society, power and political participation is seen as a male domain thing. • At women’s cultural upbringing, they do not see politics their business. They shy away from it. • They are less empowered to withstand against the actual challenges. Q: Tell us why and how you formed the sixth clan, and whether there has ever been a moment during your struggle when you truly thought about giving in? A: Yes, there has been a moment when I truly thought of doing so. To give a clear picture of how things were by that time, here is the story of the Sixth Clan. Why and how the sixth clan was formed: During the Somali conflict there had been international and regional attempts to bring the warring factions together and solve the Somali political crisis. Thirteen conferences were held but they failed because they were all warlord-oriented confere
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