Somalia has millions of orphans due to the war. Arya’s opening monologue ( “Hooyo iyo aabe ma lehi... samaynta Ilaahay waxaan ahay qalad” – I have no mother or father... I am God’s mistake) struck a deep national chord. He represents the coping mechanism of the survivor: loud, unpredictable, but unbreakable.
(Di注: I don’t speak Somali fluently. My translation might contain inaccuracies.) arya 2 af somali