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The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia primarily to Europe, North America, Oceania and South Africa.
Somali Americans are Americans of Somali ancestry. The first ethnic Somalis to arrive in the U.S. were sailors who came in the 1920s from British Somaliland.They were followed by students pursuing higher studies in the 1960s and 1970s, by the late 1970s through the late 1980s and early 1990s more Somalis arrived.
Mohammed Ibrahim Shire and Donia Jamal Adam founded Somali Faces in January 2016. Initially focusing on Somalis living in diaspora, Somali Faces profiles individuals' life stories and combats negative stereotypes about Somali people. The organization later expanded its reach to include the stories of Somali people living in Somalia and Somaliland.
Somali diaspora in the United States (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Somalian diaspora" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Somali language is spoken by ethnic Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali language books on display. Somali dialects are divided into three main groups: Northern, Benadiri, and Maay. Northern Somali (or Northern-Central Somali) forms the basis for Standard Somali.
However, following of breakout of the Somali Civil War and the splintering of Somalia into various autonomous polities, the concept of Greater Somalia has seen a sharp decline in support, with some Somali diaspora communities advocating for autonomy or independence rather than a full fledged union. [6] [7]
The president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, was a former diaspora Somali and held US citizenship which he voluntarily renounced in 2019. [290] [291] Somalia's population is expanding at a growth rate of 1.75% per annum and a birth rate of 40.87 births per 1,000 people. [3]
Somalis in the United Kingdom include British citizens and residents born in or with ancestors from Somalia.The United Kingdom (UK) is home to the largest Somali community in Europe, with 109,567 Somali-born immigrants residing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the time of the 2021 census and 1,313 in Scotland at the time of its 2022 census.