{"id":45362,"date":"2019-11-22T15:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=45362"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:47:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:47:19","slug":"people-gathering-in-splott-discussed-how-to-rebuild-their-nation-after-suffering-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/people-gathering-in-splott-discussed-how-to-rebuild-their-nation-after-suffering-war","title":{"rendered":"Somali activists working on rebuilding nations after suffering war in Splott"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Young girls from Somali are working on how to rebuild a nation after suffering war in the Splott Old Library and people in all works are welcomed to join them.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191122143440-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45373\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191122143440-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45373\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>People from different backgrounds are working together and contributing to the topic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Young refugees and second-generation people in the UK are creating real change in some of the world\u2019s most troubled regions, according to a young Somali activist in Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamdah Abdulla, who came to the UK last year, was speaking at an event on rebuilding war-torn nations at the Old Library in Splott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191122144059-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45394\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191122144059-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45394\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Representatives from The SM Podcast and Fio Company speaking on the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The member from The SM said: \u201cI think that the youth is taking control of the situation today, our parents pay for our education and we need to go back to shoulder the responsibility and taking educated people back is important for rebuilding our nation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> These young Somali girls set up the organization called The Somali Mindfulness Podcast last year, aspiring to get people together and make a difference around the UK by conquering issues in communities through podcasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191122145129-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45423\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191122145129-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45423\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The energetic Somali girls from The SM Podcast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cWe\u2019re working on this topic as our hometown used to be a war field,\u201d Hakima Hersi, a member of The SM Podcast said. \u201cWe want to find out how we could rebuild our nation and how other nations could improve their people\u2019s lives.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The debate was part of Splott\u2019s Cultural Exchange Day and had attracted more than 40 people with different color, religious beliefs, gender, age and class from the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191202115452-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46401\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/12\/\u5fae\u4fe1\u56fe\u7247_20191202115452-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46401\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Everyone on the discussion actively participates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe way of rebuilding has a lot to do with your position. If you live in the nation, you already work with the country,\u201d Anna, Hayes, one of the participants said. \u201cBut if you live abroad, it depends on how strong your connection with the country and it\u2019s important to understand the cultural background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou send your money back home, that can be a small thing but if you have a good qualification in specific areas, you can physically go back and help in bigger ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Somali girls said that it was great to see people in all walks providing some healthy perspectives and the event was helpful in making stronger connections with wider communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> A theatre company, Fio, will collect these ideas from the discussion to support its upcoming production, The Orchard of Lost Souls, which tells the story of the Somali civil war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Company is in the hope that this adaptation, together with the event, will inspire people to think more about how to rebuild nations, thus making a better society.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People from all works of life joined a discussion providing healthy perspectives on how to rebuild a nation after suffering war-torn pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":413,"featured_media":45437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,14],"tags":[],"coauthors":[650],"class_list":["post-45362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city","category-politics-social-justice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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