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Sixth Clan

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I was divided in two. My birth clan rejected me because my husband was from a clan they were fighting. My husband's clan considered me a spy and a stranger. Where do I belong? I realized the only identity no one could take away from me was being a woman. My only clan is
179: 148: 52: 63:. There, the "sixth clan" was officially recognized, and women representatives were allowed to officially participate in the discussions. 99: 79: 71: 82:(TFP) to be reserved for women. While that should result in 33 seats, only 8% of the seats awarded were granted to women. 184: 75: 39: 128: 103: 152: 31:. The name stems from the fact that traditionally Somalia's society is said to consist of five major 67: 28: 173: 32: 38:
The movement stems from the earlier organization founded by Asha Haji Elmi,
124: 56: 24: 42:(SSWC), and grew out of a group of women with cross-clan marriages. 60: 125:""My only clan is womanhood": Building Women's Peace Identities" 35:. The "sixth clan" is the pan-Somali women's movement. 149:"SOMALIA: Women demand greater role in new government" 100:"Somali Women Hope To Affect Khartoum Peace Talks" 44: 78:(TFC) a quota of 12% of the 275 seats in the 8: 53:Somali Peace and Reconciliation conference 51:In 2002, she led a group of women to the 16:Omen's network active in Somali politics 91: 180:Women's organisations based in Somalia 7: 14: 80:Transitional Federal Parliament 72:Transitional Federal Government 23:is a women's network active in 40:Save Somali Women and Children 1: 76:Transitional Federal Charter 201: 129:Women Peacemakers Program 104:US Department of State 74:(TFG) to adopt in the 49: 27:politics founded by 185:Politics of Somalia 68:political activism 192: 164: 163: 161: 160: 145: 139: 138: 136: 135: 121: 115: 114: 112: 111: 96: 200: 199: 195: 194: 193: 191: 190: 189: 170: 169: 168: 167: 158: 156: 147: 146: 142: 133: 131: 123: 122: 118: 109: 107: 98: 97: 93: 88: 17: 12: 11: 5: 198: 196: 188: 187: 182: 172: 171: 166: 165: 140: 116: 90: 89: 87: 84: 29:Asha Haji Elmi 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 197: 186: 183: 181: 178: 177: 175: 154: 150: 144: 141: 130: 126: 120: 117: 105: 101: 95: 92: 85: 83: 81: 77: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 48: 43: 41: 36: 34: 30: 26: 22: 157:. Retrieved 155:. 2004-11-29 143: 132:. Retrieved 119: 108:. Retrieved 106:. 2006-10-16 94: 65: 50: 45: 37: 20: 18: 174:Categories 159:2007-02-08 134:2007-02-08 110:2007-02-08 86:References 47:womanhood. 21:Sixth Clan 70:led the 57:Eldoret 25:Somali 66:This 61:Kenya 33:clans 153:IRIN 19:The 55:in 176:: 151:. 127:. 102:. 59:, 162:. 137:. 113:.

Index

Somali
Asha Haji Elmi
clans
Save Somali Women and Children
Somali Peace and Reconciliation conference
Eldoret
Kenya
political activism
Transitional Federal Government
Transitional Federal Charter
Transitional Federal Parliament
"Somali Women Hope To Affect Khartoum Peace Talks"
US Department of State
""My only clan is womanhood": Building Women's Peace Identities"
Women Peacemakers Program
"SOMALIA: Women demand greater role in new government"
IRIN
Categories
Women's organisations based in Somalia
Politics of Somalia

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