Kadra
I thought I knew enough about Africa, this wonderful and strange continent with a hot tropical climate and a wealthy nature, which is populated by many different nations and tribes. I saw many movies, mostly about African nature and often read newspapers or magazines about frequent wars and economical problems. But I never made acquaintance with people who originated from Africa. Thus, it was really interesting to talk, even if a little to my classmate Kadra, who not long ago, two years, came here from the small East African country Djibouti. I was interested in how she has lived and thought and what problems have worried this young, beautiful black woman.In the period of two years, since I came from Ukraine and have lived in Chicago, I have known six or seven Afro-Americans. Although we worked together we had never talked about their problems. Maybe, it isn't done among the black people, all the more among the Americans. So, I really know nothing about native Africans. No wonder I always thought they are very poor, not well educated and cut away from world civilization. It was a big surprise when Kadra told me that she finished high-school in her motherland and what's more in French, which i
It seems to me religion has great importance for Kadra; it is her spiritual universe, it's like her second "I". She plans to continue going to college in order to get a degree in English, find a better job and probably go back to motherland where she can teach English to her compatriots. Two main ethnic groups, Somali and Afar, live there and almost all people profess the Muslim faith. Kadra speaks English sufficiently, clearly expresses her thoughts and doesn't stop to find the suitable words as I often do. Also she believes she will keep her religion not only for herself but also for her future children and the American way won't change them. When I question her about the assimilation, she had no idea about that, but she was unflinching in her belief when I explained to her what it is. The climate is generally hot and dry. It's a republic and the head of state is a president. So I began to ask questions about this topic and discovered the huge, mysterious, and alien Islamic world. I had this feeling when he told me her husband, relatives and all her friends are Muslims and only among them she has found happiness. The economy is a weak development and people often go to other countries hoping to find a job. s the second, after her native Arabic, official language in Djibouti. Muslims are not allow drinking alcohol, never using drugs and are faithful in marriage. Since childhood Kadra has followed Muslim laws, gone to the Muslim school and known only this world because she lived among people who blindly submitted to Islam's canons.
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