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13 APRIL 2015 14:15 LC

Sometimes he is ashamed that he is Somali. ,, It touches me that someone can go from Netherlands to Somalia to carry out an attack there, '' said Magan Tahir. After the recent attack on a hotel in Mogadishu by the Somali armed group Al-Shabaab, the Leeuwarden decided to unite Somalis in the fight against terrorism.

,, Netherlands is my home ', "says Tahir, who has lived here for 23 years. ,, An entire population is affected by the actions of Al Shabaab. I become increasingly accountable for the behavior of these terrorists. Somalis have been given a bad name. We must show that this is not right. ''

PRECAUTIONS

And so welcoming Tahir Saturday a few Somali interest groups in his district Camminghaburen. The participants at the table make himself piece by piece care. The Netherlands is also collected money for Al-Shabaab. And also in the Netherlands radicalise Somali youth.

Somali interpreter Yassin Mahamoud, who often works in prisons, young people sometimes see are radically under his eyes. ,, I deal daily with guys that stuck. They are angry because they feel that they are not accepted here. They feel that the government has let them down. ''

DAMAGED

Are even more dangerous as Mahamoud the failed asylum seekers living on the streets, out of sight of the authorities. ,, Somalia has been for thirty years war. Those guys who are coming to the Netherlands, are psychologically severely damaged. If we do not catch them, they turn full of rage, despair and disappointment back to Somalia. ''

In this time when the tension mounts, it is important to seek the connection, says Kees Arendz, team leader lifestyles and cultures in the police northern Netherlands, who was also invited. ,, By remaining in contact with each other can we prevent radicalized groups. How collaborate more Somali organizations, the better, '' said Arendz.

RESPONSIBILITY

According to the Somali Ruqiya Omar Amir Foundation East African Community in Drachten is difficult to make real contact with Somalis. ,, They are good at covering up their problems. It always goes well. They laugh everything off. ''

Ahmed Adam Foundation Daryeel Netherlands Groningen is adamant: ,, The responsibility starts at home . In your own home , your family, your children. '' His organization maintains a strong relationship with the Somalis in the city. ,, If someone gets stuck , we are looking at that . If someone is in the hospital , we come along . '' In Rotterdam is Sahra Diria Duugsi foundation of the Somali youth to the skin. They need to learn a profession of her. ,, It is very important that they finish training. If they are dropping out of school, there are two places where these young people end up. A : the drug world . Two : Al- Shabaab '.

And so does everyone thing to keep youth on the right path. And that's a shame , conclude the organizations present . After three hours of meetings passionate they decide to establish a partnership .

Source: Leeuwarden Courant

TEXT : JOSE Hulsing

PHOTO: NORTH HIGH / JAAP SCHAAF