We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If Barack Obama's campaign wants to suggest that a photo of him wearing traditional Somali clothing is divisive, they should be ashamed. Hillary Clinton has worn the traditional clothing of countries she has visited and had those photos published widely.
We are not a land of Islam. In our country, we don't wear djellaba clothing, we don't wear a veil, and we don't impose cathedral-sized mosques.
I do feel visceral revulsion at the burka because for me it is a symbol of the oppression of women.
It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.
Moroccan boys never steal from Moroccans.
I have never run campaigns based on an ethnic coalition.
I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway.
Terrorism has no nationality or religion.
I never wear leather.