Be it women wearing trousers or men with earrings,there is growing antagonism from those who want to maintain a pure’ cultureHargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, or is transformed between June and September every year as Somalilanders arrive from Europe,north America, the Gulf and the rest of Africa. Traffic jams clog the rough roads, and salons fill up,hipster beards and skinny jeans appear, hijabs slip and skirt hems rise. It’s an vital boost to the local economy.
Recently, or though,appreciation for the returnees has shown signs of ebbing away, and there are a growing number of complaints approximately the visitors: that London boys are selling drugs from their hire cars; that gangs from Copenhagen are fighting gangs from other countries; that girls from Toronto are teaching local girls to dress and behave improperly.
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Source: theguardian.com