Urgent To Somali-American Youth,
I was watching the 10AM News on Channel 4, WCCO-TV Minneapolis/St. Paul. Their breaking news story was that there was a suicide bombing in Somalia Saturday and that the suicide bomber was a young man from Minneapolis MN. This happened three time before with Minnesotans carrying out suicide bombings in Somalia! The Twin Cities(Minneapolis and St. Paul) have the largest Somali Community in the USA. The scary thought is that makes them prime territory for recruiters from Al-Shabab, the terrorist group in Somalia that is linked to Al-Quida to brainwash Somali-American youth to sign up to DIE! There are many Somali-American teenagers that are missing from Minneapolis and some have showed up in Somalia.
Why would you want to go to a country that has no central government? It's been that way since 1991. Your parents sacrificed to go across the ocean with nothing but what they could carry to start a new life in the USA. Why didn't you tell that recruiter to "Go Shove It!" Minneapolis is a great city to live in! It gets a little chilly at times but you were born here and can acclimate. You shouldn't be spending all your time in the mosque anyway. YOU ARE A CITIZEN OF THE USA! Maybe some of your family has antiquated religious ideas. I think many religions are stuck in the past and are clinging to ideas best left in the past. The main point to remember is that all religions believe in THE SAME GOD! It's just that the ii man, priest, or rabbi have a different spin on their beliefs. Also realize,The Qur'an, Bible,and Torah were written by men recounting word of mouth testimony. We are all God's Children!
Get out of the mosque and associate with those of other faiths! Non-Muslims aren't Devils, we are just trying to live and we struggle just like you. It's in your best interest to be mainstream because we all have to be citizens of the World. In a World Economy we must learn tolerance of other races and religions bigotry is bad for business!
Somali-American students, be studious in school and do your best work. Work for an academic scholarship and go for a 4 year college degree. Think out side the box and just be a regular teenager. Go to the mall(like The Mall of America, here) and chill out. At MOA there is a whole theme park called Nickelodean Universe, so enjoy your life for YOU, NOT YOUR FAMILY OR SUBVERSIVES! Just work for the common good and you'll be OK!
Blondmama