Document #1319073
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
The following information on a clan called
Shiqal was provided by a Professor of History who specializes in
Somalia. The Shiqal is spread throughout Somalian territory. Most
are affiliated with the Hawiye clan, which is allied with General
Aidid. Some members of the clan are nomadic and some live in the
coastal area around Genashi. A third segment of the clan lives in
eastern Ethiopia. The members of the clan around Genashi have been
facing some problems since the war erupted in 1991, and some have
been "kicked off" their land (9 Nov. 1994).
The attached articles mention a clan which
may be pronounced as Shiqal; however different spellings, such as
Sheegal, Sheekhaal and Sheikkel are used.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Professor of History, specializing in
Somalia, Ottawa. 9 November 1994. Telephone interview.
Africa Confidential [London]. 18
March 1994. Vol. 35, No. 6. "Somalia: When the West Leaves."
Agence France Presse (AFP). 23 March
1994. "Clan Fighting Leaves Six Dead." (NEXIS)
APS Diplomat Recorder. 26 March
1994. "Somalia March 22 Clan Fighting." (NEXIS)
Samatar. Ahmed I. Socialist Somalia;
Rhetoric and Reality. 1988. London: Zed Books Ltd.