Talk:Dervish movement (Somali)

Map

I was wondering if there is any map that could show the boundries of the Dervish State. Because i see several maps that are used in the scramble for Africa, Italian Somaliland etc, that are contrasting this article. Runehelmet (talk) 18:58, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

I looked at a series of atlases by Kwamena-Poh and others--none map the so-called "state." It was not recognized by Ethiopia or anyone else. Rjensen (talk) 02:43, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

source

this quote (In 1897, Hassan left Berbera. On this journey, at a place called Daymoole, he met some Somali children who were being looked after by a Catholic Mission. When he asked them about their clan and parents, the Somali orphans replied that they belonged to the "clan of the (Catholic) Fathers." This reply shook his conscience, for he felt that the "Christian overlordship in his country was tantamount to the destruction of his people's faith." ) need a source and it contradicts that British authorities prohibited Christian missionaries in British Somaliland.British authorities prohibited [[Christian missionaries]] in [[British Somaliland]]

P.S where is Daymoole?Hadraa (talk) 00:00, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

This is basically more of a Somali myth then reality. Hassan never met Christian children in 1897. It was sultan Nur according to all British archives.

Daymoole mission branch opened in 1906 so how is it possible Hassan supposedly saw the mission in that location some 10 years earlier.

According to James Hayes Salder the Christian children incident originated from sultan Nur. It was him who brought the incident to the mullahs tariiqa in qoob fardood in June 1899.

This particular incident which sparked the dervish rebellion has nothing to do with mullah Hassan.

I suggest to the author to either attribute the incident to its original person or remove it from the page.

The " dervish state " page is full of inaccuracies from dates. ( dervish assembled in Burao and declared war in 1899 not 1898). The dervish had no state of their own they became an Italian subject after signing the Ilig treaty 1906.

In the economic section the entire section is unsubstantiated claim. The dervish came to trade to Berbera and sold and bought their supplies from there till 1907 at least. Las Qori was in British hands till 1908. XKeyse (talk) 17:00, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

Somaliland

There is no need to edit war over everything. The Dervish rebellion happened in part of what was known at the time as British Somaliland protectorate. If British Somaliland is today part of Somaliland then it follows that this page should also include Somaliland as a tag.Kzl55 (talk) 11:15, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

With exception of 3 or 4 years all the rest of the 20 years dervish rebellion took place in Somaliland .

Am not sure why the creator of the page is using the term " Somalia " in the article know fully well that term only referred to Italian colony south of Majertenia. XKeyse (talk) 17:05, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

Name change proposal

Would like to get some opinions on a name change proposal for this article. A more appropriate name is Dervish uprising/resistance/movement. Markus V. Hoehne discusses this specific point: A ‘state’ implies a minimum of centralised and institutionalised power (i.e., a government), a territory and a population. The Somali Dervish state indeed featured a clear centralised governance structure, with Sayid Mohamed Abdille Hassan on top... The Somali Dervish state never had a clearly demarcated territory. The Dervishes operated between different temporary local centres (e.g., Aynabo, Buuhoodle, Eyl, Taleeh) in northern Somalia and, for a shorter period, had also stations in central Somalia such as Beledweyn. When confronted with superior colonial forces, their usual strategy was to retreat to the sparsely inhabited and arid hinterland. Also the population of the Somali Dervish state fluctuated. It consisted largely of the close patrilineal relatives and wives of the followers of Sayid Mohamed Abdille Hassan. Only temporarily did the Dervishes establish more permanent centres of power and ruled over larger areas. Therefore, it is appropriate to speak of the Somali Dervish movement/state [1]. Abdullah Mohamoud discusses the Dervish in the context of a resistance movement: "Third and most critical was the ar between Dervish Muslim resistance movement and the colonial state. The long struggles of the Dervish movement (1900-1920) against the colonial domination have been extensively document so further repetition is not necessary."[2] Other examples include [3] and [4].Kzl55 (talk) 12:05, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

If the requirements to be a state are as follows 1. a defined territory 2. permanent population, 3. government and 4. the capacity to entire into relations with other States. Then the Dervish doesn't fufill the criteria to be considered a state because they clearly lacked 1 and 2. So i agree with you on the name change, i think Dervish movement would be a more apt name for this article. GeelJire (talk) 07:02, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Agreed. It also happens that "Dervish movement" is used in reputable sources more than "dervish revolt"/"dervish uprising"/"dervish resistance". If there are no major objections I will make the necessary changes. --Kzl55 (talk) 18:25, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

:: i oppose the page move because moving the page would violate WP:COMMONNAME. Thylacoop5 (talk) 13:03, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Most reputable sources refer to Dervish as a movement/resistance/rebellion and not a state, please see above. For that reason a change is appropriate for this article. --Kzl55 (talk) 13:12, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Thylacoop5 Please explain these edits: [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. It seems you have taken the unilateral step to go to the various titles suggested above and preemptively created redirects to unrelated Mahdist War to prevent the name change of this article. This is disruptive editing, I suggest you stop and engage in the talk page. --Kzl55 (talk) 23:23, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

:::: How is it unrelated when the term appears four times on the article? Thylacoop5 (talk) 21:32, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

You went through every single suggestion on this talk page and unilaterally decided to create redirects to a different page presumably because you opposed the consensus reached on this talk page. This is disruptive editing. Please provide an explanation or you will be reported. The suggested term Dervish movement is more relevant to this article and not Mahdist War per [10] and [11]. --Kzl55 (talk) 22:54, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Thylacoop5 please cease the disruptive title changes. You have not explained your edits yet. There is agreement in this talk page that Dervish movement is the more appropriate title, this is accepted by GeelJire and myself, it is also supported by coverage in reputable sources [12] and [13]. Please cease these disruptive edits. You have now made the title originally suggested on this talk page (Dervish movement) into a redirect page to Mahdist War despite it being more appropriate for this article per sources above, this necessitated addition of (Somali) to the title. Any further moves will further disrupt the article. Any thoughts on this Cordless Larry, Ms Sarah Welch? --Kzl55 (talk) 20:46, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Thylacoop5, Kzl55: The better title is one that reflects the peer-reviewed scholarly sources and equivalent RS. I see much support for Dervish movement (or Somali Dervish Movement). For example:

Quote: "The colonial partitions of Somalia which took place toward the end of the nineteenth century did nothing to destroy or even to diminish the practice of oral literature, and in fact the fierce resistance to foreign rule by the Somali Dervish Movement (1900–1921) stimulated [...]" in BW Andrzejewski, The literary culture of the Somali people, Journal of African Cultural Studies, 2011

Quote: "As the Dervish movement spread, trade in the Ogaden and the British protectorate came to a standstill [...]", Robert L Hess, The Journal of African History, Volume 5, Issue 3, Cambridge University Press, 1964

Quote:" Worse still for the British, Yasu's policies seemed to give a new lease of life to the Sayyid's Dervish movement whose fortunes had tended to decline over the previous two years. [...]", PK Kakwenzaire, Transafrican Journal of History, 1985

Quote: "For several years, previous to his departure with Stanle Emin had been cut off from communication with the Sudan by the Dervish movement, and had [...]", JA Meldon, Journal of the Royal African Society, Oxford University Press, 1908

Quote: "[...] the genres of classical oral poetry most often employed by the Somali Dervish movement against the Ethiopian (Amharic), British, and Italian colonizers of the Horn of Africa [...]", JW Johnson, Research in African Literatures, Vol. 15, No. 4, Indiana University Press, 1984

With exceptions, we should avoid 1908 and other colonial era dated sources. Here is one exception, where the title "Dervish movement" has evidently been used in publications for over a hundred years. Unless you - Thylacoop5 - provide compelling evidence in equivalent RS for an alternate title, my support is to keep/WP:Salt this article with "Dervish movement" or "Dervish movement (Somali)" or "Somali Devish movement" as the title. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 11:40, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Your input is appreciated Sarah, and the list of RS usage of Dervish movement is very helpful. There seems to be an agreement on "Dervish movement" or "Dervish movement (Somali)"/"Somali Dervish movement" as the title. Perhaps adding "Somali" is helpful avoiding potential confusion with other movements of similar nature? In which case "Somali Dervish movement" might be the one to pick? Any thoughts? Regards --Kzl55 (talk) 14:19, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

I favor Somali Dervish movement more, both per RS and for style. The other two titles may be okay too. Please consider waiting for a few weeks patiently for additional comments and suggestions if any, before deciding on the next step. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 04:03, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

I second the Somali Dervish movement title for all the above reasons. And I am most certainly happy to wait a few weeks, the discussion was actually started more than a year ago, so a few more weeks is not a problem at all. Again, appreciate your input Sarah. Regards --Kzl55 (talk) 18:35, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

WP:CANVASSING does not constitute a consensus (diff). Thylacoop5 (talk) 03:14, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Thylacoop5- I disagree, Kzl55 Asking me of my opinion does not constitute canvassing. If you read WP:CANVASSING it is clear that it falls under appropriate notification, as i am an editor who has made substantial contribution on Dervish related topics on numerous articles, including this one. Also, i had no prior opinions regarding the name change.GeelJire (talk) 06:12, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Thylacoop5, there is consensus on this talk page regarding the title of this article, as expressed by Geeljire, Ms Sarah Welch and myself, consensus which you continue to ignore with your moves/redirects, despite warning that it is disruptive behaviour. You have been reported. With regards to canvassing, I have started this discussion more than a year ago, and due to lack of engagement I contacted Geeljire, an editor who has been active on, and made substantial contribution to, Dervish-related articles. If you feel like its canvassing you may go ahead and file a report. --Kzl55 (talk) 14:42, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

I don't have much knowledge of the subject here, so don't have a view on the most appropriate title, but I would caution Thylacoop5 about making page moves against consensus. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:26, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Given the historic Dervish movements in Sudan, Senegal, Bosnia and elsewhere discussed in the RS, either Somali Dervish movement or Dervish movement (Somali) would be the better options. For RS, see this, this from p. 346 onwards, this, etc. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 05:36, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

I would prefer "Dervish revolt" or "Dervish uprising". It gives the average reader a better sense of what the article is about. For what it's worth, the old title (Dervish State) doesn't bother me. Srnec (talk) 15:29, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

"Somali(a)" should probably be in the title, but not in parentheses, which always suggest the existence of identically title articles with different parentheticals (not the case here). Srnec (talk) 15:38, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

i think dervish state should be the name of the article the dervish did create a proto state and resisted the british conquest of their lands for 20 years also i added a map created by an italian depicting the dervish and its territories in 1915 the dervish also had relations with the ottoman empire from who they imported weapons from --Gashaamo (talk) 09:40, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Accidental Cut and paste move

Trying to revert Thylacoop5's disruptive edits, i mistakenly WP:CUTPASTE the article instead of simply moving it due to my inexperience as an editor. I placed a WP:HISTMERGE tag so an Admin can hopefully move the history of Dervish State(currently a redirect) to Dervish movement (Somali). I performed the tagging while logged out, i am the i.p user:85.210.182.208 Apologies for any inconveniences i may have caused.GeelJire (talk) 07:14, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks for placing the request, seems like its sorted now. Regards --Kzl55 (talk) 14:44, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Sources and NPOV

@TP watchers and @Kzl55: This version of this article does not reflect the mainstream peer-reviewed scholarship and is POV-y. I encourage you to read the RS, along with the context, and summarize them for NPOV. Unlike the current version, all cites should provide sufficient details such as author name, year of publication, title, publisher/isbn/doi, page numbers etc to welcome scrutiny per WP:V. Cite details also help those wikipedia readers who want to go to the source and learn more. I will bandage this article a bit, for now, hoping to return and review this few weeks/months from now. Please feel welcome to improve this article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:01, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Kzl55: is there a source for the flag in the infobox? The wikimedia commons file states "Example of the Dervish flag made by me", which may be the OR of the uploader. If we can't find a source, we should remove it. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 16:22, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Will most certainly do, and I certainly appreciate your input throughout.

With regards to the flag, I agree it should be removed on the basis it is OR. I have not seen any description of a flag in RS discussing Dervish movement. Besides, having a country infobox for an entity most RS describe as a movement/revolt is not entirely appropriate. With that in mind I think we should remove the country infobox (including the flag). --Kzl55 (talk) 22:14, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Kzl55: I removed the flag. Perhaps we should use a different template too, one that offers more relevant information summary. I have revised the article, as a first pass. Left some para that I could not verify with tags, per AGF. The topic is sensitive and we must pay particular attention to NPOV. I urge you, Thylacoop5 (if he returns after his block) and others to consider multiple RS along with context for support for anything sensitive/inflammatory before adding it under the WP:Comprehensive guidelines. Please feel welcome to further expand and revise. If you need a third opinion or sources, just ping me please. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 07:10, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Splendid effort Sarah, great improvement on content and RS. Will try to get more citations for missing sources. Agreed on the infobox, I have edited it to reflect a movement rather than a state/country. --Kzl55 (talk) 20:12, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

@Kzl55: @Ms Sarah Welch: Hey, just wanted to say that the source of the flag is provided in the original file. Its from an Italian publication from the times of the Somaliland Campaign (Italy, as im sure you know, had colonies in that area and were fighting against Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and his followers). Here is a (rather small) picture of it: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/QNEAAOxyPLpRc3b-/s-l300.jpg It depicts Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and the flag that he used (according to the Italians, anyway). I think, and im wondering you agree, that this can be used as a source to back up the use of that flag and included it in the article somewhere. --Havsjö (talk) 10:51, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

The use of that flag is problematic because it is not documented in any reputable source available despite there being numerous reliable sources discussing details of the Dervish movement. It appears to be taken from a cover illustration of an Italian magazine. On Wikipedia, any exceptional claim requires multiple high-quality sources. So unless descriptions of this flag in reputable sources discussing the movement can be found, its still unusable on the article. --Kzl55 (talk) 11:35, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

XKeyse edits

XKeyse: I have reversed some of your edits as you removed some sourced content. Per wikipedia guidelines, we really shouldn't care about your personal views, such as those you share in your edit summaries. We need to stick to the peer-reviewed sources, and please do not delete sourced content. Additionally, please note that any content you add must contain a source with sufficient details such as the year of publication, publisher, title, isbn/doi, etc. If you would like to discuss the article in light of the numerous cited sources, please do. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 03:03, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Unsourced sections

@Kzl55: It has been about a year since I expanded this article and tagged a few paragraphs in sections such as the "Wars against the British Empire and Ethiopia" herein. I suggest we either delete the unsourced text, or more constructively check / revise / replace some of the tagged paragraphs with summaries from published sources. Some potential sources:

• The History of Somalia, pages 73–81
• The Warrior Mullah: the Horn Aflame, 1892-1920, many chapters
• Muslim Brotherhoods in Nineteenth-Century Africa, pages 182–189
• etc

Nothing urgent, but let us clean this up and improve this article further if and when you have time. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 13:45, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

@Ms Sarah Welch: Many thanks for the sources, they look very good. I will have a look through them and may add a few more, and will try and get summaries included. Maybe then we can look at removing unsourced text. Regards --Kzl55 (talk) 13:59, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Afar peoples?

For some reason I considered the "Dervish Movement" to be a part of the history of the "Afar people" of if I'm not mistaken.

What I need is a correct perspective about "Djibouti".

For me there are many indications that only Afar peoples can battle like the "Dervish". 15:55, 5 December 2021 (UTC)\137.59.221.36 (talk)\\137.59.221.36 (talk)\ 137.59.221.36 (talk) 15:55, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

The Dervish "proto state" was Somali, and although there was an Sultanate of Aussa around that time period, it was mostly in the Sool and Ogaden regions. Somaliyeed (talk) 12:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Turbans and Dreadlocks

I think I wrote an essay about the Dervish Movement where I described the characters to be Afar peoples (if I'm not mistaken).

I saw a close affinity to the movement and the country of Djibouti. 16:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)~\\\16:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)\ 137.59.221.36 (talk) 16:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Camel power

Did "Afar" warriors ever consume meat, milk and cheese of the "Camel", when the "Dervish Movement" was active?

Did the Dervish Movement personnel ride "Camel" through the inhospitable lands and how many of them were Afar? 16:28, 5 December 2021 (UTC)\\~\\\\~~ 137.59.221.36 (talk) 16:28, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Ottoman proof

"Ottoman Caliphate" has a foothold in Djibouti but not "Somaliland".

Alarmed by the territorial losses of the Ottoman Caliphate, many in the Dervish Movement swore allegiance to the Sultan of the "Ottoman Turk" whom also claimed to be Caliph.

Evidence indicate this movement may have been initiated by "Afar people" within the "Horn of Africa". 137.59.221.36 (talk)\\\19:31, 17 December 2021 (UTC)\\\\\\\~ 137.59.221.36 (talk) 19:31, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Removal of Dhulbahante garesa

Hello @Heesxiisoleh:,

I partially reverted your edit on this article since the sources you cited do not explicitly state that all Dervish forts are referred to as "Dhulbahante garesas". Ferro e Fuoco in Somalia, da Francesco Saverio Caroselli, Rome, 1931; p. 272 only mentions that the Dhulbahante clan handed over garesas to the British, with those garesas or houses not being specified. You referring to all Dervish forts (including Taleh) as such and at the same time citing a Douglas Jardine source that does not support the claim is not only WP:SYNTH but also borderline WP:POV since you're making out the Dervish movement to be a Dhulbahante only movement when it was clearly a multi-clan movement. I also removed the subheading for the paragraph you added since it was WP:UNDUE.

I would personally recommend you that you read up on WP:SYNTH and WP:OR and what Wikipedia's guidelines regarding those are given that you seem to have a problem with it as shown by a few articles you have made or heavily contributed to being deleted due to exactly those reasons.

Hope that clears things.

Many thanks, Dabaqabad (talk) 19:32, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Dabaqabad, I have incorporated your concerns, and specified the garesas are numbered at 27; I also added a viewable link. Heesxiisolehh (talk) 05:53, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Heesxiisolehh,

While I appreciate your efforts to rectify this issue, there is yet another issue that has surfaced. I've removed your recent additions since the source that you cited does not support what you added. On the "in 1920 the British launched a massive combined arms offensive on 27 Dhulbahante garesa and the Taleh fortress, a stronghold of the Dervish movement" part, the source you cited does not state that the British did launch a massive combined offensive on these garesas. Like I mentioned earlier, and which you agreed to earlier in the discussion that you had with the Italian speaking Wiki editors, the source only states that the Dhulbahante clan handed over those 27 houses filled with arms, ammunition and money to the British, with no indication of a massive assault on them. I removed "After the Bombing campaign of the 27 Dhulbahante garesas and the Taleh fortress and the Dervish retreat into Ethiopia" for the same reason as well.

I also removed "The 27 Dhulbahante garesas castles and fortress built by the Dervishes were included in a list of Somalia's national treasures." since the sentence was unsourced and again, the source obviously does not support this either (Somalia as an independent country did not exist in 1931, the year the source was published, nor is this mentioned in the source). I've also changed the wording of another section that you added to better reflect the source cited.

This is pure original research, which is not tolerated on Wikipedia. All sources that you cite need to fully back up any content that you add. Content also needs to be verifiable, so that if you read up on the source, you can actually find the cited part that backs up the content. Dabaqabad (talk) 18:44, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Well, if you're in favor of paraphrasing, I rephrased it a little so it pretty much looks as written in the source whilst avoiding WP:PARAPHRASE violations.Heesxiisolehh (talk) 11:16, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

@Heesxiisolehh: I reverted your latest edit because it was WP:UNDUE and. "After the taking of the Dhulbahante garesas and the bombing campaign of the Taleh fort the Dervish retreated in to the Ogaden territory in Abyssinia and the Mullah was able to attract followers from his tribe." implies that the Dervishes retreated due to the fact that the British captured garesas or houses from the Dhulbahante, and that this was one of the factors that led to the demise of the Dervishes, which is obviously not the case and which is not supported by any source. This amounts to WP:SYNTH.

"The First World War shifted the attention of the British elsewhere, although upon its conclusion, in 1920 the British took 27 Dhulbahante garesas and launched a massive combined arms offensive on the Taleh fortress, a stronghold of the Dervish movement." is WP:UNDUE and makes this capture of houses seem much more notable and even decisive than it actually is. I also reverted your latest edit at Architecture of Africa since it was WP:UNDUE. Again, I fail to see how it's this notable, and no source indicates that including the one cited. Dabaqabad (talk) 00:43, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Dabaqabad. I find it difficult to believe the endonymic name, "garesa" is WP:UNDUE content when considering this was an international letter. Heesxiisolehh (talk) 13:25, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Original research

@Heesxiisolehh: Stop adding original research, this is getting ridiculous. You keep promoting this "Diiriye Guure" man who is not mentioned in any source as the leader of the Dervishes. You keep breaching WP:SYNTH as well as adding original research. Gebagebo (talk) 23:40, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

@Heesxiisolehh: You keep adding original research despite earlier warnings not to. Gebagebo (talk) 20:25, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Original

Hi gebagebo, you haven't specified, what exactly you considered OR. From my perspective the material in the article was well cited. Heesxiisolehh (talk) 10:28, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Non-neutral language

I have reoved some of the non-neutral language, such as "plundered neighbouring clans" since it seems inundated with emotion. As for theInstitut für Auswärtige Politik source, and the Indiana University source, I'd be interested to know why Gebagebo considers the source(s) unreliable. To allay concerns, in my last edit I have added some additional sources. Heesxiisolehh (talk) 13:25, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Removal of original research

Hello @Heesxiisolehh:,

I manually reverted some of your stuff at Dervish movement (Somali), Somalia, Dul Madoba, Darod, Outline of Somalia, Italian Somaliland, History of Somalia, Somalia–United Kingdom relations and Nugal, Somalia due to the content being original research/analysis, per the consensus at the Administrators' noticeboard ([14]). I hope you now know how serious original research is since an admin warned you, and hopefully no more original research will surface.

I'll also be clearing more pages of original research later on, just a heads up. Gebagebo (talk) 01:46, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

I'm fine with the edits, however on the 17th you inserted some content which was a combination of original research and misrepresentation of sources. I have replaced such content with material that is sourced. Please do not re-insert the misrepresentation of sources and OR. Heesxiisolehh (talk) 13:14, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

@Heesxiisolehh: First source only mentions that the Mullah was regarded as a "court of appeal", nothing on the Dervishes being established at that point. There is scholarly consensus that the Dervish movement started in 1899. I have also moved down the mention of Ali Gheri being his first followers to its appropriate section given that adding it to the lead would be WP:UNDUE. Also, please show me where I added OR and misrepresented sources?

The "establishment of a state in Nugaal" part is pure original research and do not support the content you have added. It is honestly sad that, despite you agreeing to stop adding original research, you still continue. Gebagebo (talk) 22:37, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Your version of the lede stated "on the Somali peninsula". That's a geographical area whose definition constitutes the entire horn of Africa. Do you have evidence that Dervishes controlled or sought that much territory? Heesxiisolehh (talk) 23:15, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Somali Peninsula is overwhelmingly used as a synonym for Greater Somalia and has been used by multiple sources, including some covering the Dervish rebellion (see The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes Toward Africa page 108, Somalia: A Country Study (1993) page 13, The Shaping of Somali Society: Reconstructing the History of a Pastoral People, 1600-1900 page 255 and The History of Somalia page 78). I quite frankly also don't see how "called for independence from the British and Italian colonies on the Somali peninsula" can be misconstrued as Dervish control or claim since no territorial claim has been mentioned in that sentence. Gebagebo (talk) 00:15, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Vocabulary.com describes Somali peninsula as "comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea", whilst freedictionary.com says the exact same (see links [15], and [16]). These are among the very first Google search returns on definitions of the term "Somali peninsula". Therefore, do you have any sources claiming that Dervishes had control in Djibouti or Eritrea or that they claimed Eritrean/Djiboutian territory; or sources that Dervishes sought independence in Djibouti/Eritrea? Heesxiisolehh (talk) 00:45, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Just an FYI that dictionaries aren't reliable sources for claims like this, especially generalist dictionaries. Sure, a linguistics-specific dictionary may be useful for sourcing an etymology, but for a subject like this, we need sources written by actual experts—and preferably modern ones. Woodroar (talk) 01:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

"Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia", defines it as "Horn of Africa ... east African peninsula .. including countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Also called the Somali peninsula". As you can see, we have an encyclopedia describing the term "Somali peninsula" as constituting the entire Horn of Africa, including Eritrea etc. As such, Gebagebo needs to provide a source that Dervishes are relevant in some capacity in Eritrea/Djibouti etc. Or (per your definition) do you have a source that Dervishes are relevant in NFD (a greater Somalia territory)? Heesxiisolehh (talk) 01:23, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

This is simply you "returning the favour" and attempting to deliver a gotcha moment after I have repeatedly been confronting your original research. I have already cited four sources that use the term "Somali Peninsula" as a synonym for Greater Somalia, not to mention an entire book (The Arab factor in Somali history: the origins and development of Arab enterprise and cultural influences in the Somali Peninsula) using the term as a synonym. Britannica's entry on Horn of Africa (link) also states that "part of the Horn of Africa region is also known as the Somali peninsula; this term is typically used when referring to lands of Somalia and eastern Ethiopia". I have proven that this is not just "my own definition", but the definition of countless scholars.

No one has implied that the Dervishes had any control or claims on neither Djiboutian, Eritrean or NFD soil, that's just you arguing in bad faith in an attempt to make it seem that I have engaged in original research and as "revenge" for my consistent removal of your original research. Gebagebo (talk) 01:51, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Somalia includes regions like Jubaland; do you have a source that Dervishes are relevant to Jubaland? And the most recent editor of the Britannica page is Adam Augustyn, whose contributions are primarily popular culture. OTOH, "Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia" was edited by Andrea L. Stanton, Edward Ramsamy, Carolyn M. Elliott, Peter J. Seybolt, whom do not have articles specializing in popular culture, whose definition includes Eritrea and Djibouti for the term Somali peninsula. Sorry, but the encyclopedia link I provided is the highest quality source of the sources listed thus far. Heesxiisolehh (talk) 02:10, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

I found Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia on Google Books and searched for your quoted section. There's nothing there about Dervishes, land claims, etc. It's SYNTH to connect the two, especially when we're talking about (a) territory claims of a movement that ended in 1920 and (b) a glossary listing countries that didn't even exist until the 1940s and later. Woodroar (talk) 03:09, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Flag

I think the flag came from a Italian magazine [17],it’s the only evidence of the flags existence. McManDan (talk) 01:39, 18 July 2023 (UTC)