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Haweenaydii Uhoreysay Ee Somaliyad Ee Uk Deegaan Ku Noqotay Oo Geeriyootay Iyadoo Cimrigeedu Yahay 80 Sano
April 15, 2022 - Written by admin
London(Berberatoday.com)-Ilaahay ha unaxariisto Marxuumad Sahra Jaamac Diiriye oo ahayd gabadhii ugu horaysay ee Soomaaliyeed ee UK dagta sanadkii 1950. Waxay kasoo jeeda magaalada Hargeysa dhalasho ahaan waxaanay geeriyootay iyadoo jirta da,da 80 sano.
Wargeyska the Guardian ayaa taariikh nololeeda Marxuumad Sahra Jaamac Diiriye warxbin dheer ka qoratay.

Zahra Jama waxay ahayd hormood u noqotey hablo Soomaaliyeed oo u haajirtay London taasoo hooyo ka noqotay bulshadeeda

Axmed Cumar

Axad 3 Abriil 2022 17.47 BST

Hooyaday, Zahra Jaamac, oo ku geeriyootay 80 jir, waxay ka mid ahayd dumarkii ugu horreeyay ee Soomaaliyeed ee yimaada Britain dabayaaqadii 1950-meeyadii, xilligaasi oo jaaliyadda Soomaalida ee London ay ahaayeen kuwo rag ah. Waxaa si diiran loogu aqoonsaday inay tahay hooyo, gurigeeduna wuxuu ahaa mar walba meel lagu soo dhaweeyo Soomaalida dhawaanta timid.

 

Siyaabo badan ayaa daba-gal u ah haweenka muslimiinta ah 1960-meeyadii London, waxay go’aansatay inay is dhexgasho oo ay nolol dhaanta u dhisto qoyskeeda Bariga End. Toddobadeeda carruur ah ayaa inta badan ahaa dadka kaliya ee midabka fasalka, waxayna hubisay inay si fiican u labisan yihiin oo ay leeyihiin dareen nafsi ah.

 

 

 

 

Zahra waxa ay ku dhalatay magaalada Hargeysa ee xarunta gumaystihii Ingiriiska ee Somaliland, waxa u dhashay Jaamac Deria oo kalkaaliye caafimaad ahaa iyo xaaskiisa Khadiija Faarax. Markii ay da’deedu ahayd 17 jir, Zahra waxay qaadatay go’aan geesinimo leh oo ay kaga tagtay dalkeeda oo ay London ugu haajirtay ninkeeda, Cumar Muusa iyo ilmahoodii ugu horreeyay. Waxay raaceen markabka SS Orsova ee Cadan, iyagoo yimid Ingiriiska 1959kii.

 

Markii hore waxa ay la daalaadhacday sidii ay guri u heli lahayd oo ay uga shaqayn lahayd deegaan colaadeed, balse waxa ay la kulantay caqabadii hore, waxa ay si degdeg ah isku diwaangelisay casharro Ingiriisi ah, waxaanay shaqadeedii ugu horreysay ka soo degtay iyada oo ka shaqaynaysa toliimo warshadeed oo ku taal East End, ugu dambayntii waxa ay samaysay casharro tolida iyo ciyaaraha Soomaalida. kooxo ku soo wareegay dugsiyo ku yaala bariga London.

 

Sahra Jaamac 1960-kii

 

Muddo ka dib soo jiidashada Zahra iyo caqligeeda ayaa u oggolaaday inay si caan ah ula dhaqanto dadka asal kasta leh. Markii qoysas badan oo Soomaali ah ay bilaabeen inay dego London, gurigeedu wuxuu noqday goob xudun u ah soogalootiga lixdankii sano ee la soo dhaafay. Had iyo jeer waxay u furan tahay bixinta hagitaan waxayna ahayd kalsooni weyn dhammaan.

 

Guriga Zahra waxaa ka buuxay saaxiibo ka kala socda qowmiyadaha kala duwan iyo qeybaha bulshada. Laga soo bilaabo dukaanleyaasha iyo deriskaba si isku mid ah, dadku had iyo jeer waxay rajaynayeen inay la kulmaan iyada. Sidoo kale, waxay had iyo jeer si deeqsinimo ah u siin jirtay qoyskii iyo asxaabtii ay ku soo guryo noqdeen Hargeysa.

 

Cumar waxay geeriyootay 2020. Waxay ifka kaga tagtay 7 carruur ah iyo 16 ay ayeeyo u ah.

Zahra Jama
Zahra Jama was a pioneering female Somali emigrant to London who became a mother figure in her community

My mother, Zahra Jama, who has died aged 80, was one of the first Somali women to come to Britain in the late 1950s, at a time when London’s Somali community was almost exclusively male. She was warmly acknowledged as a mother figure and her home was always a welcoming place for newly arrived Somalis.

In many ways a trailblazer for Muslim women in 1960s London, she was determined to integrate and to build a better life for her family in the East End. Her seven children were often the only people of colour in their class, and she made sure they were impeccably dressed and had a strong sense of self.

Zahra was born in Hargeisa, the capital of the British Somaliland Protectorate, to Jama Deria, a nurse, and his wife, Khadija Farah. At the age of 17, Zahra made the courageous decision to leave her homeland and emigrate to London with her husband, Omar Musa, and their first child. They boarded the SS Orsova in Aden, arriving in Britain in 1959.

She initially struggled to find housing and work in a racially hostile environment, but she met the challenge head on, quickly enrolling for English lessons and landing her first job working as a seamstress in an East End factory, eventually setting up sewing classes and Somali dance groups that toured schools in east London.

Zahra Jama in the 1960s
Zahra Jama in the 1960s

Over time Zahra’s charm and wit allowed her to get along famously with people of all backgrounds. As more Somali families began to settle in London, her home became a focal point for immigrants across six decades. She was always open to providing guidance and was a great confidante to all.

Zahra’s home was full of friends from all ethnicities and walks of life. From shopkeepers to neighbours alike, people always looked forward to meeting her. In addition, she always gave generously to family and friends back home in Hargeisa.

Omar died in 2020. She is survived by her seven children and 16 grandchildren.

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