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FACTS ABOUT OGADEN IN DIALOGUE Hirsi
Ahmed>>>
Hello my name is Hirsi Mahad Sheik, I am 10years old. Hirsi
Karie>>>>
Hi, my name is Hirsi Mahad Mohamud, and I am 11 years old. Hirsi
Ahmed>>>the
name Hirsi Mahad comes down to us from our grandfather. His
name was also Hirsi Mahad. So I’m glad that we share a
name with a very special person in our family’s lives. The
Ethiopians killed my grandfather in 1964 while he was
struggling for his independence. Hirsi
Karie>>>
we come here tonight to tell you littlie about Ogadenia and
the problems that the people over there are facing today.
Ogadenia is surrounded by Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and
Djibouti. Hirsi
Ahmed>>>
Ogadenia is a rich country. It has natural resources, which
includes natural gas, oil, and minerals. It has a large
fertile land and it is one of the leading regions in
livestock. Despite the wealth, Ogadenia is one of the
poorest regions in the horn of Africa because of the
war-waged y Ethiopians against the people of Ogadenia. Hirsi
Karie>>>
the people live over there are Somalis who share a single
language, a single culture and a single religion. As Ogaden
American children, we believe that we have the right to say
that Ogaden Somalis have no right to anything. The Ethiopian
government is commuting human rights violations against the
Ogaden people such as killings the jail time, torture and
harassment. Ethiopia is being encouraged to commit these
harsh ways against the people of Ogadenia. Without any
censorship by the international communities human rights
violations. Hirsi
Ahmed>>>
there is no educational system, no health centers, no
transportation system, and no water system. In Ogadenia as a
result, the life below zero. As
afar as I am concerned, Somali children in Ogadenia are far
the most poorest uneducated and under privileged children in
the world. Thousands of kids die from diseases and
starvation every day. These kids live in abusive
environment. Every day, these kids see their fathers being
murdered; they say their mothers and sisters being rapped in
front of them. There are a number of kids between the ages
of 7 and 10 who are held in jails and abused in there. Hirsi
Karie>>>
it seems that these kids need our help. They need help from
all of the international communities. They need their
freedom and they need their peace. What I do not understand
is why these kids are being ignored. It seems that no body
wants to do anything to help these poor kids. We need
Americans help and all the other help that we can get. Since
America is mostly a democratic world, we need their help. We
believe that every man is created equal and has the right to
a life, freedom and happiness. And we believe that the
people of Ogadenia deserve some of that.
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