Somalia is the country on the border of eastern Africa. It has recently gained the title of "Most failed state in the
A lot of conflict in the world are related to religion and ethnic
diversity. When Africa was being colonized by when first world countries, the African countries where divided for resources to benefit
the colonizers. Ethnic diversity, tensions and conflicts where not considered
when they where dividing up land. Somalia is predominately practice Islam. Al-Shabaab, which translates to the youth, is an
Islamic extremist terrorist group that is trying to create an Islamic state. They
control a good portion of Somalia. They have carried out many attacks over the
years but have instilled fear in people and have made it harder for kids to
receive an education in certain locations due to where the attacks are carried
out. This group wants to recruit youth because they are easier to manipulate
and control. Qur'an teachers in Halgan
were warned not to teach our children false ideology that is used to recruit
children to become fighters. Unfortunately these teachers where jailed
by the Al-Shabaab. http://www.criticalthreats.org/somalia/al-shabaab-leadershipSomali schools infrastructure is poor, class sizes are large and educational resources virtually don't exist. It’s unthinkable to understand how fortunate we are to have the type of education we have in the United States, we are so unaware of how much we take for granted. Kids in Somalia are starving for an education and will go to great lengths to receive it. Somalia is rated the worst in education in the world. Only 10% of children will get to attend primary school and the literacy rate is approximately 37.8%. Today, the number of students receiving an education is increasing. Education is a form of hope for Somali people, hope for a better life.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html
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