Ayr (var. Cayr, Ceyr) is a Somali clan, part of the Habar Gidir group (itself a Hawiye subclan).
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Relations with the Islamic Courts Union [link]
Members of the Cayr have been leaders or supporters of the Islamic Courts Union which rose to power over much of Somalia in 2006, and were defeated in December 2006 by the forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopia.[1]
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys helped establish the Islamic Courts Union and is one of its most influential and fundamentalist leaders, strenuously advocating for an Islamic government to end the chaos in Somalia. However, the U.S. government maintains he has ties to terrorist activities.
Ayr clan elders met June 15, 2006 with the former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, William Bellamy, in Nairobi, Kenya. Ayr clan elders made an agreement with the US ambassador to capture Al-Qaeda terrorists in their ranks if the U.S. could "tell us exactly where these men are in Somalia.".[2]
Since the defeat of the Islamic Courts in December 2006 and January 2007, the government remains wary of the ties and sympathies of the Ayr to the Islamic Courts. On January 15, 2007, the TFG closed the radio stations for Shabelle Radio, Horn Afrik, Holy Koran Radio (Idaa'ada Qur'aanka Kariimka - IQK), and the Al Jazeera television station in Mogadishu, without issuing a reason why.[3][4] Later, it was said the radio stations had ties to the Ayr clan, which supported the Islamic Courts, and, according to government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari, had broadcast reports about government soldiers: "They said our soldiers were looting the markets and harassing people, which was totally untrue... They are using the media to undermine the government. They have been doing this for months."[5]
Prominent figures [link]
- Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Transitional National Government of Somalia, 2000–2004
- Aden Hashi Farah "Eyrow", former leader of al-Shabaab, the youth movement of the Islamic Courts Union
- Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, head of the 90-member shura council of the Islamic Courts Union, Leader Hizbul Islam
- Magool (Halima Khaliif Omar), Somali singer and musician
- Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade, head of security affairs for the Islamic Courts Union, Somalian defence minister (TFG)
Clan tree [link]
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[6][7]
- Hawiye
- Gaaljal
- Hawadle
- Abgaal (Abgal)
- Harti
- Angonyar
- Warsangeli
- Abokor
- Wabudhan
- Da'oud
- Rer Mattan
- Mohamed Muse
- Wa'esli
- Harti
- Murosade
- Sheekhaal (Sheikal)
- Habar Gidir (Haber Gedir)
- Sa'ad
- Suleiman
- Ayr
- Sarur
- Waadan
References [link]
- ^ "Understanding Somalia". Addis Fortune. Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20061101195631/https://www.addisfortune.com/Understanding+Somalia-Main.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Islamic Courts Union's victory over U.S.-backed warlords in Somalia only brings it closer scrutiny". Associated Press. 2006-06-20. https://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2005/231/24.shtml. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Somalia: Govt. closes Radio stations in Mogadishu". SomaliNet. 2007-01-15. https://somalinet.com/news/world/Somalia/6700. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Somali FM radios including Shabelle and Aljazeera TV are shut down". Shabelle Media Network. 2007-01-15. Archived from the original on 2007-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20070324052344/https://shabelle.net/news/ne2087.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (2007-01-16). "Somalia’s Transitional Government Shuts 3 Radio Stations". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/world/africa/16somalia.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55
- ^ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43
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Ayr
Coordinates: 55°27′29″N 4°37′44″W / 55.458°N 4.629°W
Ayr (/ɛər/; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town and former Royal Burgh sitting along the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland. It forms a part of the South Ayrshire Local Authority area, serving as the areas administrative centre. Historically, Ayr was the county town of Ayrshire until 1975. Ayr is currently the most populated settlement in Ayrshire and the South of Scotland. It is the 13th most populous locality in Scotland.
The town was established in 1205 and soon developed as the central market and port along the west coast of Scotland, becoming a prominent trading port to Ireland. Oliver Cromwell also established a Citadel along the south of the river Ayr, the ramparts of which remain visible to this day. As the birthplace of famous Scottish poet Robert Burns, the suburb of Alloway, in the south of the town, houses his former home and the Robert Burns Experience. Across the Victorian era coal and iron remained the central export of the town, with fishing and shipping also forming a significant sect of the local economy. Ayr later developed as a holiday resort, aspects of which remain the case today with the continued presence of a Butlins holiday park to the south of the town. The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr ran various shows across the late 20th century, attracting performers from across the United Kingdom, and despite its decline throughout the 2000s, it remains in operation today.
Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Ayr is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) which elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) via the plurality (first past the post) electoral system. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region which elects seven additional members to the Scottish Parliament via a proportional electoral system known as the Additional Members System (abbreviated AMS) which allows for fairer representation for the region as a whole.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, Scottish Borders and South Ayrshire council areas in full and elements of the East Lothian, Midlothian and South Lanarkshire council areas.
Ayr (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
Ayr was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.
After the Acts of Union 1707, Ayr, Campbeltown, Inveraray, Irvine and Rothesay formed the Ayr district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.
