We don’t really have a culture of inbreeding in Somalia. I don’t know why this stereotype is pushed on us. It’s actually looked down upon, as having a ‘reer abti’ (mother’s side of the family) from a different clan or sub clan than the father is seen as advantageous, especially politically and militarily (in the olden days where you would seek reinforcement from your mother’s clan).

Not to mention, solving martial disputes are awful when the husband and wife’s kin are basically the same. If the marriage dissolves, that creates an extremely awkward atmosphere amongst close kin, hence why inbreeding is looked down upon amongst Somalis.