BUUFIS - BUFIS

VERB = BUUFIN NOUN BUFIS (TO BLOW - BLOW)

IN ITALIAN WOULD BE SBUFFARE

?
MENTAL DISEASE Zaheera Jinnah (2016)

A MENTAL STATE AND AMBITION Cindy Horst (2006)

A REASONABLE AMBITION A MORTAL SIN (NORTH VS SOUTH)

WHAT IS BUFIS? CONTENTS FROM EASTLEIGH
This video was made and edited by Somali React my partners.
Quotes from Dadaab - Fardowsa, 25 yrs old, single mother with one child
Somaliland conversations
Preliminary findings to develop the research
THE SAMPLE IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE
Character one

26 year old recently finished his career in Engineer at the best University in Hargeisa.

Character 2

At the same table a 45 year old man NGO worker

Character 3

Young Woman 30 something Somali Kenyan of Somaliland origins

Character 4

35 year old teaches 3 courses at 3 different Universities/Colleges, his specialization is in accounting and finance.
BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH
1) The Somalilanders show low respect for people who decided to migrate
2) People who left the country for many years shall not have the same opportunity of the people who stayed
3) Reason why people want to live NGOs and UN intervention not social media
4) Social Media videos of Somali in Libya is not and will not discourage young people Gulf countries and new
opportunities will decrease the departures, now you can join army in Qatar or apply for citizenship in Bahrain.
5) The Kenyan Somali don’t judge negatively as the ones from the north
6) Buufis is not somebody who was forced to migrate is somebody who is fascinated by the idea of a better life abroad
7) If you migrate without a real necessity and you occupy the space that shall be given to somebody who is in real
danger you are a sinner. For example if you are from Somaliland where the situation is relatively safe you shall not
migrate.
8) The Muqualis are managing the communication between the migrants and their contacts during Tahriib therefore the
migrants do not post anything on-line, they do not share photos or similar info with their contacts. Short and
controlled communication.
9) The journey is not shared but only the arrival and what happens after. The journey is something to hide.
10) If you are going to South Africa you are not a Buufis, because only hard working people go to SA.
11) If you are going to Northern Europe or America you are a Buufis because you are targeting welfare states. Buufis are
people who don’t think that they can make it in Somaliland or in other places where there is no welfare. "The
mindset is the criteria I use to classify different form of migration". Tahriib is the route (Libya or Yemen), if you
go with a fake passport is not Tahriib but you still a Buufis. Tahriib and Buufis are two different concepts.
WHAT DO YOU WATCH ONLINE SOMALILAND
"Sooran and Jowaan".COMEDIAN

THEY MADE A YOUTUBE FILM ON TAHRIIB VERY POPULAR

Other online contents

1) Mama Malyuun MMS she openly speaks about sex and warns Somali men about the abuse of Quat that causes impotence, she is
followed by a lot of people especially in Somalia and Somaliland

2) Dab Casar who recorded his arrest live, he was deported back to USA because he was criticizing the Somaliland government

3) Coldoon he is actually blogging from Somaliland and is a very prominent opinion leader and influencer who is also a charity icon
preaching for self help of Somalilanders
THE FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO
Why it has been deleted from social media?

What was that video about?

Why Somali are bought and sold?

Sources of information
Interviews with Somali React and the making off the movie

Interviews with people in Eastleigh and Nairobi made by Somali React

Interviews with people in Somalia made by Somali React

Interviews with people in Somaliland made by me

Conversations with Mahad, Nimo, Abdi.

BEHIND EVERY MOVIE THAT HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY TRUE
STORIES AND CONTEXTS THERE IS A RESEARCH

BUT THE RESEARCH CAN ALSO BE PART OF THE PROCESS

ITSELF. THE MOVIE CAN BE CONSIDERED AS METHODOLOGICAL
TOOL TO BREAK BARRIERS AND UNDERSTAND NARRATIVES.

THE MOVIE CAN TRANSFORM THE OBJECTS INTO SUBJECTS OF A

RESEARCH.

FOCUS ON PROCESSES IN WHICH WE ARE ALL INVOLVED

INSTEAD OF PEOPLE OR THINGS IN WHICH WE OR THEY DID NOT
ACTIVELY PLAY ANY ROLE. THIS GIVES ME THE ENTITLEMENT I
NEED TO WORK ON AND WITH MIGRANTS.
METHODOLOGIES ENTITLEMENT IDENTITY
WHO IS DR.FARAS?

WHY I NEED TO BE DR.FARAS

DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO BE

DR.FARAS INSTEAD OF

VINCENZO CAVALLO?

CAN I BE DR.FARAS IN A CONTEXT

AND VINCENZO IN ANOTHER CONTEXT?

DECOLONIZING MIGRATION STUDIES
UNVEILING = DECONSTRUCTING (ACCEPTED APPROACH?)

“I” as not just any human being, but the European “Man”.

REPLACING = RECONSTRUCTING (DEBATABLE APPROACH?)

“I” as a new constructed identity used only in specific contexts for specific
reasons, transforming the European Man into something else, an artist, a
performer, a film director who owns an artistic name “Dr.Faras”.
SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A FILM BY

DR.FARAS

A FILM BY

VINCENZO CAVALLO
METHODOLOGIES
CLASSIC APPROACH

INTERVIEWS AND MEDIA ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS, HOW THEY ANSWER TO

OPEN QUESTIONS AND HOW THEY DO THIS AND THAT, OBSERVE SOMALI USING
SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS IS A NECESSARY APPROACH FOR WESTERN ACADEMICS TO
GATHER DATA AND ANALYSE THEM. BUT WHAT ABOUT ENTITLEMENT? THE BIG
QUESTION OF POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES.

POST COLONIAL APPROACH - WE DON’T BELIEVE IN Q&A

SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF MAKING A MOVIE FROM THE IDEA TO THE

DISTRIBUTION. A NECESSARY APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE MAKING OF
NARRATIVES AND HOW THEY SPREAD AMONG DIFFERENT NETWORKS. DOES IT
MAKE MORE SENSE FROM A POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVE? CAN THIS APPROACH
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DECOLONIZATION OF MIGRATION STUDIES?
METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Suggestions about how to approach the subject?

Suggestions about where and how we could work on this project in Italy?

Is any of you interested in taking part of this research project?

vincenzo@culturalvideo.org

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