“Most of our fathers are either not here or not in the country or dead pretty much. So not having a father figure for our boys has been a struggle for us. And it’s still a struggle for us.”
Al-Shabab has gotten at least 20 Somali-Americans to fight against foreign troops in Somalia. The Islamist militant group uses a mixture of religion, nationalism and what some say is deception, or dishonesty.
Some people in the Somali community, including Hussein Egal, believe those who joined al-Shabab should not be criticized for wanting to help Somalia.
“So we’re not talking about the root cause -- what caused these people to go back, ostensibly to defend the dignity and the sovereignty of a nation that is being destroyed.”
But the majority opinion in the Somali-American community is that al-Shabab tries to control emotionally conflicted young people.
Hashim Yonis and other leaders are trying to fight the appeal of terrorist groups by calling for improved education and opportunities for more Somalis to better mix into American society.
United States officials say they have no evidence that any Americans took part in the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi.
And that’s As It Is for today.
We had reporting help for today’s program from Henry Ridgwell and Brian Padden.
Every day on As It Is we report on issues that we hope are of interest to you.
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