Somalis in US optimistic about changes back home(视频)
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="diaspora">diaspora</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="glee">glee</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span> <span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Mohamud">Mohamud</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Mohamud">Mohamud</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="Sharif">Sharif</span> <span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> 190 <span word="to">to</span> 79 <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mohamud">Mohamud</span>.</p><p><span word="Outgoing">Outgoing</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mohamud">Mohamud</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Somalis">Somalis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="Ayan">Ayan</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Diriye">Diriye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iman">Iman</span> <span word="Osman">Osman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p>“<span word="All">All</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="area">area</span> [<span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="community">community</span>] <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="him">him</span> [<span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>]," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Diriye">Diriye</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="thankful">thankful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="government">government</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Osman">Osman</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Mahmud">Mahmud</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Somalis">Somalis</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="for">for</span> 21 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="government">government</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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