Alle-ubaahne you are an amateur compared to Max'ed Nuur Fadal's Amaan Dumar

^What makes you think MMA is not multi-talented? Back to the farm: Sky, what the gent in centre of the picture doin? Surely not!

Declan Walsh in Khartoum Wednesday November 9, 2005 The Guardian A tangle of pipes and metallic towers rises over the shimmering, rock-strewn desert north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The gleaming oil refinery is the jewel of Sudan's oil boom, the mid-point of a 900-mile pipeline from the southern oilfields to the Red Sea that is projected to pump 500,000 barrels a day by the end of this year. But if the oil is African, the money and management are Chinese. Inside the refinery gates, Chinese engineers man the distillation towers, Chinese cooks serve rice and noodles in the canteen, and workers pedal between the giant oil drums on bicycles imported from Beijing "We like Sudan very much," said Zhao Yujun, 35, a manager with the state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), which built the sprawling plant five years ago. "China needs energy for economic growth. There is oil in Africa. That is why we have come here." China is prowling the globe in search of energy sources. Oil executives and diplomats have signed a flurry of deals, from Canada to Kazakhstan. The scramble has triggered unease in Washington, where American conservatives worry about China's growing economic muscle, but has sparked an unprecedented engagement with Africa. Chinese business is blazing a trail across the continent. Trade with China has almost tripled in five years. Railways in Angola, roads in Rwanda, a port in Gabon and a dam in Sudan have all been paid for with Chinese loans and built by Chinese contractors. Business with Nigeria and South Africa is booming. And this year China is expected to overtake the UK as Africa's third largest trading partner. The driving ingredient is oil. China's flagship African project is in Sudan. Isolation from the west meant that Khartoum barely pumped a barrel of crude a decade ago. Now, after intensive Chinese investment, it has the third largest oil business in sub-Saharan Africa. China shipped in thousands of workers to build the Heglig pipeline in record time, and a second pipeline is under construction. The Khartoum refinery - CNPC's first outside China - opened in late 1999, just in time for the 10th anniversary of the coup that brought military leader Omar al Bashir to power. The gamble has paid off handsomely. Sudan is expected to earn more than $1bn in oil revenues this year and its economy is one of the fastest growing in Africa. Meanwhile, China has won a new ally to fuel its thirsty factories and exploding rate of car ownership. "CNPC - your close friend and faithful partner" reads a dust-smeared billboard outside the Khartoum refinery showing grinning Chinese workers in hard hats. "Our agreement is an example to others," said Mohamed Atif, the Sudanese deputy general manager. "The Chinese say they are communists and socialists but they are deeply involved in the capitalist system," he said. Where western companies shy away because of corruption, conflict or the risk of losing their shirt, Chinese firms are plunging in. President Hu Jintao has dispatched diplomats to dangle large, low-interest loans before impoverished countries with the sole stipulation that work is done by Chinese contractors. African governments also appreciate China's tendency to keep its nose out of domestic affairs. In contrast with the demands for transparency that accompany loans from international bodies such as the International Monetary Fund, Chinese help comes on a strictly "no questions asked" basis. But human rights campaigners warn that this one-track expansionism offers succour to rogue leaders and undermines efforts to foster transparency in some of Africa's most notorious governments. Earlier this year, Angola's president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who presides over a famously oil-rich but poverty-stricken country, received a £1.1bn line of credit from Beijing. Beijing also came to the rescue of Zimbabwe's embattled president, Robert Mugabe, presenting him with ornamental tiles for the roof of his palace and an honorary degree in recognition of his "remarkable contribution in the work of diplomacy and international relations". "If you're a corrupt government that wants loans with no conditions, you will like the Chinese. But it's not good for the people of the country," said Sarah Wykes of Global Witness, a UK-based lobby group. Western hostility towards Sudan's military regime paved the way for one of China's sweetest deals in Africa. In 1996, when the regime was an international pariah for sheltering Osama bin Laden and human rights abuses, CNPC bought shares in a government oil venture on highly favourable terms. At the Khartoum refinery, Sudanese and Chinese co-workers communicate in a mix of Arabic, Chinese and English. In offices Chinese officials play with their mobile phones beside Muslim managers kneeling on prayer mats. But in the city Sudanese businessmen grumble that Chinese projects give little and take much. "They bring everything from China - labour, materials, the lot," said one prominent trader who asked not to be named. South Africans worry that cheap imports are swamping their textile industry. Others say that China is stingy with humanitarian aid and that its secretive culture fuels bribery and corruption. But there are also hints that the blinkered "no questions asked" policy is shifting. China has deployed peacekeepers to UN missions in Liberia and Congo. When Sudan's terrible rights record in Darfur came before the UN security council in March, Beijing was expected to veto it. Instead, to Khartoum's dismay, it abstained. "It suggests the Chinese are becoming sensitive about their image," said Jemera Rone of Human Rights Watch. And we see that as a good thing."

Pakistan ponders the conversion of Mohammad Yousuf Alex Brown on the issues raised when the Christian formerly known as Yousuf Youhana embraced Islam Wednesday November 9, 2005 The Guardian In England, supporters await word on wrenched knees and wretched batting. In Pakistan, however, the most emotive topic of conversation ahead of the first Test in Multan has not been Michael Vaughan's fitness or England's woes with the willow, but religion - in particular the decision of Yousuf Youhana to abandon Christianity, embrace Islam and adopt the name Mohammad Yousuf. Just before the tourists' arrival here last month Yousuf, then the only Christian in Pakistan's team, shocked many by praying with team-mates, including his captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, and announcing that he had changed religions. The response was immediate and intense. His mother was quoted in a newspaper as saying: "I don't want to give Yousuf my name after what he has done." The Pakistan Cricket Board felt compelled to issue a release stating that "no religious-oriented pressure or influence was brought to bear on him by current or former players". Social commentators debated his religious shift and how it would be received by the nation. Yousuf, meanwhile, has kept a low profile since his announcement. Anxious to avoid reigniting the issue that attracted so much attention, Pakistan's top-order mainstay - and veteran of 59 Tests - agreed to be interviewed only on condition that his conversion was not raised. "The one thing I will tell you straight away is that I am not talking about religion in this series," he said. "I am totally focused on my game." The leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, a Hindu, is now the only non-Muslim senior member of the squad. More than any other team in international cricket, the Pakistanis are centred on religion. Prayer sessions are common and holy periods - such as Ramadan, the month of fasting that ended last week - are observed. It was not always thus, as noted recently by Osman Samiuddin, the Pakistan editor of the Cricinfo website, in an essay titled Finding Faith. Attempting to explain the increasingly devout nature of Pakistan's cricketers, Samiuddin touched on factors including the involvement of Saeed Anwar, the former batsman turned Islamic teacher, and the influx of players from rural areas and towns outside the traditional powerhouses of Lahore and Karachi. A national trend towards stricter adherence to the teachings of the Qur'an was also cited, and as Sharda Ugra, a senior editor of the publication India Today, observed last year: "As sportsmen not only are they under scrutiny for their professional conduct, they have also become characters in a public morality play, always vulnerable to being accused of match-fixing should they fail." All interesting points. But how does such religious devotion sit with the demands of professional sport? Has the home side been disadvantaged by the fact that, for example, Ramadan coincided with the build-up to the first Test? Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer, a former England Test player who describes himself as "not very religious", sees both advantages and disadvantages in his squad's religious beliefs. "It has created a terrific discipline in the side, and I am very happy about that," he said. "I have spoken to Inzamam a lot about it. Everyone understands that in the dressing room it is cricket first. There is a very serene atmosphere and one of discipline. "But there is the odd problem. You have to train the players with less intensity during Ramadan, or do it at a time of day when they have more strength. In some respects that can be frustrating as a coach, if you are trying to prepare for something like an important Test series." This, of course, is not Woolmer's first international coaching assignment, nor is it his first association with a religious team. During his time with South Africa, Hansie Cronje, along with his team-mates Jonty Rhodes and Andrew Hudson, formed a devout Christian core of the Proteas. The similarities in the two teams are clear, Woolmer said, despite the different faiths involved. "It tends to bind teams together very solidly," he said. According to some, Yousuf's decision to convert was in part motivated by an eagerness to blend in with the team and improve his captaincy chances. But that theory was dismissed at the time by the Pakistan board and queried by Woolmer, who described his players as tolerant towards other faiths - the squad hosted a Christmas dinner for the coach and Yousuf in Melbourne last year. "In today's world there are people who use religion as a means to an end which is wrong and something that doesn't happen in this team," Woolmer said. And Yousuf? Ahead of a series in which his sound right-handed batting, which has produced 4,272 Test runs at an impressive 47.46, should figure prominently, he would comment only on Pakistan's "good mood at practice" and that England had "the best bowling attack in the world". Earlier, though, he told the BBC what a "great feeling" he got from conversion. And provided Mohammad Yousuf reproduces the batting feats he performed as Yousuf Youhana, most in Pakistan would share that sentiment. His mother, presumably, excluded.

Originally posted by Rahima: Once again folks IP address means nutta, I can have three different IP addresses because I use three different PCs and some other nomad and I can have the same IP address because we used the same PC because we so happen friends. Ever thought that these two nomads just might be friends who so happen to live the same area. [/QB] ^^ You are not suggesting Horn and Wind are Sleepless in Seattle, are you?

Originally posted by Qudhac: wind talker it seems you are very angry these days The funny thing is, his fellow 'patriot' who started the whole thread claims to be from.. wait for it..'Hargeisa'. Originally posted by Nayruus: But the most dangerous and evil of these “international supporters†is the retired British anthropologist, Mr I.M Lewis who relentlessly advocates for the recognition of “ Somaliland †Why blame Pro. Lewis for writing that letter when the people poetrytranslation.soas. who invited the poet (Gaariye) already are aware of Somalia/Somaliland. Pro. Lewis is one among many scholars who have who have been known to support Somaliland's case. If Pro. Lewis is a Colonist, what can you accuse someone like Pro. Ali Mazrui (both Muslim and African) and supports Somaliland? Originally posted by Maakhir: For many purposes, the implicit motive of such authors in downplaying the importance of naming a region like Haylaan and towns like Badhan, Erigavo, and Las Qorei could produce regressive ideaological shift that is detriment to the health of these regions’ solidarity. Therefore, I ask the withdrawal of the adaptability of such tone before it sets in and because of the discomfort that that entails. Discomfort? You're clearly in the wrong section of SOL Mr... Brother what you don't understand is; to the patriots above "Haylaan" (i.e Highland) has colonial connotations which they'd rather you didn't bring up. Care to invent a ''nationalistic'' brand more suitable for the campaign?

Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar: quote: Originally posted by SOO MAAL: Col Yusuf is playing dangerous game, mawaxuu ismoodey madaxweyne run ah Finally wax baa la arkay. So as long as hawlaha kale (read: gobollada kale) uu ku shaqo jiro, oo balaayo qasaayo, "Madaxweyne" sax buu idiin ahaa, laakiin maalintii afaarihiina lasoo galo...? What happened supporting this fledging government for the 'sake of Soomaaliweyn?' Hmm... C'on MMA, at least he said the rude bits in Somali, just like that wadaad you told us about. SOO MAAD I like that line so much that I might make it my signature.

Koizumi breaks fast with Muslims Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hosted a dinner at his office Monday to break the day's fast for diplomats from about 40 Islamic nations, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt. "We hope to further promote friendly relations between Japan and Islamic nations," he said in a speech at the meal, comprising dishes from those countries. Koizumi said he did not eat lunch that day to experience "a bit" of what the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims cannot eat during the daytime, would be like. The dinner, called "iftar," a feast after sunset during Ramadan, was held to "deepen understanding of Islamic culture with a view to promoting mutual understanding," officials said. Japan depends on the Middle East for more than 90 percent of its oil supplies. The Japan Times: Oct. 25, 2005 © All rights reserved

Originally posted by Tolstoy: Consequently, once you realised as to who those folks were in those days, then see to it, to find out, who are the proponents of this federal system based on some fictious number called 4.5 that will not take account of the democratic concept of One-Vote-One-Man as the basis of electing the MPs to that federal parliament; given that their argument is that, we should stick with Tribal Qoutas ; then lastly, perhaps, you could find out, whether the Rejectionist Group of those early sixties and the present group who are advocating this 4.5 formula have anything in common(read that again, through clannish eye-glasses); and after that, there you'll know many things of Somali's tribally-determined disfugured polity.... Of course, given that Siyaad Barre, had created many regions(essentially out of clannish consideration of the first order) then, if you were to say, lets based representation on the original regions(i.e., the 8 regions of 1960s, or the ones Siyad barre left behind(i.e., the 18 regions, presuming Somaliland is part of equation), as yardstick that will determine the number of seats of parliament; you would still have to do a proper National Census (in-order to determine how many citizen each region has). Which means let us say, for example, Region A has more people than Region B ; then in that case, the region A , will have more seats of parliament at the federal level than region B ; consequently, that means, certain regions are not too keen on the idea of National Census to begun with even if a federal system is established; and even if you consider that Siyad Barre, did a great deal of favour, by creating more regions for those folks in question, which was in demographical sense, strictly not required .... Excellent point Mr. Tolska. Looks like Somalis are sleep-walking into another major mistake.

Islam’s new revolutionary BY ANNE SIMPSON October 26 2005 It is the lot of the prophet to be simultaneously vilified and acclaimed, and so it is with Tariq Ramadan, who is both the subject of visa refusals and the recipient of eager invitations from the west to explain the heart of darkness in the Muslim east. As for Ramadan himself, he acknowledges the very mention of his name is divisive: those trapped in religious or right-wing zealotry damning him as a heretic, those of liberal persuasion welcoming him as the Martin Luther of his ancient faith. The result is that the Swiss-born Islamic intellectual has emerged as a compelling enigma, which is why he will pack the debating chamber of the Oxford Union when he lectures there tonight. In Britain alone, during the past few months, Ramadan has reeled from pariah status to a recognition that his is the mobilising voice for an Islamic reformation. After the July bombings in London, the Sun railed against him coming to the UK to address a conference, only to abandon its knee-jerk anger days later to proclaim the professor as "a hero of young Muslims". During our conversation, Ramadan reflects somewhat dryly that this was the closest the tabloid came to apologising for its previous rage. On his subsequent visit to one of Britain's largest mosques, his audience listened attentively as he spoke of being " the matchmaker between Islamic and European thought". But who is he really? In a religion without a universal authority figure, Ramadan, at 41, the husband of a teacher and the father of four, is increasingly seen as the progressive communicator to fill a dangerous vacuum. Indeed, as long ago as 2000, Time magazine named him as one of the 100 most important innovators of the 21st century. In Iran recently, a mainstream newspaper described him as the Gandhi of Islam. Daunted by that suggestion, and the Luther reference, Ramadan says simply: "We should compare like with like . . . These were great people. I am not at their level. I am just trying to say, from within my tradition, Islam is not the problem. The problem is with Muslims. We have to reform our understanding in order to be faithful to the spirit and principles of Islam while meeting the challenges of integration." Historically, the Muslim lack of hierarchy was regarded as an advantage, allowing for multiple identities within the religion. But that asset, says Ramadan, has become a liability which accounts for the rise of fanatical imams whose medieval mind-set contorts the Koran for their own ends and who remain wilfully ignorant of western life. No surprise, then, that Ramadan's teaching attracts the wrath of extremists from opposing camps. He is on record, for instance, as saying that although Arabic is the language of Islam, Arab culture is not the culture of Islam. "The Arabs should learn from western Muslims, because this is the best way of facing new challenges." And to those who allege he is an anti-semite because of his defence of the Palestinian cause, he says: "There is an ethical imperative to explain to people what is going on in Palestine and, when I criticise Israel's policies, I am not being anti-semitic. If the international community does not speak out, then our silence is as bad as violence." That sentiment alone is seized by Ramadan's enemies as evidence that "he preaches moderation out of one side of his mouth and hate out of the other". But he insists: "I am the wrong target." Referring to those who denounce him for condoning suicide bombings – a claim he successfully challenged in a French court – he says such allegations are deliberately spread by the agents of Islamophobia, especially America's hard-right lobby, who nurture fear through the "clash of civilisations" theory that the Islamic east and the Christian west are incompatible."But my work is about what it is to be truly Muslim and truly European." In that, at least, Ramadan is living proof. "Swiss by nationality, Muslim by religion, European by culture, Egyptian by memory. And, if you are speaking about my philosophy, I am international." His family, in fact, possesses a history of Islamic political involvement. Hassan al-Banna, his maternal grandfather, was a founder, in 1928, of the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the cornerstones of modern Islamist fundamentalism. His father, Said Ramadan, was an exile from Gamal Abdel Nasser's purge of political troublemakers in 1954. On arriving in Geneva – where Tariq still lives – Said founded an Islamic centre which is now run by another son, Hani. Ramadan knows, though, that what he calls "this silent revolution in Islamic thought" will succeed only if Muslim communities take immediate steps to face down interpretations of the Koran which bear no relationship to modern life. He, for instance, considers the subjugation of women as un-Islamic, and not only rejects traditional punishments such as stoning but challenges this assumed right of the Muslim east to dictate his religion. Ramadan, then, is an essential presence on Tony Blair's Muslim taskforce established weeks after 7/7 in an attempt to root out Islamic extremism in Britain. He is critical of those Islamic bookshops in Britain which refuse to stock the works of renowned European thinkers and which instead perpetuate a sense of guilt among young Muslims for not striving to live up to an alleged Islamic ideal. But he cautions against the notion universities contain cells of Muslim extremism. "All those radicals we have learned about were on the margins of communities. We have to be very careful not to overreact." Equally, Home Office proposals to return alleged militants to their countries of origin fills Ramadan with foreboding. "What is the future for human rights if we return people to places where torture is commonplace? When people remark, 'Well, look what they do in Saudi Arabia', are they really saying that Saudi Arabia should be our teacher? The European Union is right to remind the UK these are not our values, this is not our philosophy." But how does Ramadan feel when Islam is used to justify terrorism? "Horrified. We can have resistance to oppression but the means must be legitimate. Terrorism which kills innocent people is not Islamically acceptable. Within Islam, there is an accepted diversity. You can be a literalist, a Sufi mystic, or a reformist, so long as you don't say some are less Muslim than others. And we must never say terrorism or violence are a part of this diversity." Recently appointed by Oxford University as a visiting professor at St Anthony's College, Ramadan is a respected scholar on European campuses. He is also senior research fellow at the Lokahi inter-faith and academic foundation in London. But, in 1995, he was banned from entering France by the then minister of the interior on suspicion of having links with Algerian terrorists. He fought that accusation and won, and now has an office in Paris. Yet in America his acceptance by the White House has been slow in coming. Last year, he was prevented from taking up a post at Notre Dame University in Tulsa, Indiana, when the Bush administration revoked his visa, claiming Ramadan endorsed terrorist activity. The State Department has since advised him the situation has changed and, should he re-apply for a visa, one would be granted. But if that suggests his message for mutual open-mindedness is finally getting through, he is still banned from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Tunisia, "countries where I have been vocal against dictatorships and oppression". So, in the bleakest moments, does Tariq Ramadan ever feel this would be a better world without religion? "No, because the problem is not religion. The problem is human beings." How different things would be, he muses, if all of us were angels. http://www.theherald.co.uk

Originally posted by NGONGE: It’s also quiet amazing that the University of Mogadishu would outdo many other African Universities when one considers the criteria being used to decide the rankings! Very impressive indeed! Top 80 is very impressive especially when nearly 30 universities ranked above it are from South Africa.

^^ Originally posted by Wordette: ^ . Bulsho! I think you and I both know it's a question of "where" rather than "what." Originally posted by Abyen: where is hergaisa located at?? :confused: don't take me wrong cause i have been almost all of my life in canada. the only place in Somalia that i know is Garbaheray and that is where my dad was born. Abyen welcome to SOL. Please tell us a little bit more about yourself and what dad use to do back in Somalia. You seem like an interesting person.

^^^WHY i'm I starting to believe those 3 words? Originally posted by Nayruus: But you know what? Mr. President Clinton, a heavy-weight in world politics said, back in 1990 during his reign, that the world can not .... Mr. President Clinton, in 1990?

^^^ Hyprocrisy is very common in this section.. Anyways this gent puts a very strong case against General Samatar and his cheerleaders. Originally posted by xiinfaniin: Si aynu u aragno dooddaasi in ay tahay quus liidata oo aan halka ay taagan tahay hore uga dhaqaaqi karin, aynu isla xasuusanno xaqiiqooyin dhawr ah oo ay dadkii dhintay iyo kuwa aan weli dhalaniba innala og yihiin: 1) Maalintii ay taariikhdu ahayd 1 julaay 1960 umadda soomaalidu waxay ku midawday qarannimo saldhiggeedu yahay hannaanka dimuqraaddiga, kaas oo ay tiirarkiisa ugu muhiimsan yihiin in dadka qaranka hoggaaminayaa ku yimaaddaan doorasho dadweyne oo xor ah oo xeer qarameedka waafaqsan. 2) Habeenkii ay taariikhdu ahayd 21 oktoobar 1969 markii ay koox uu Maxamed Cali Samatar ka tirsanaa talada Qaranka boobtay dalka waxaa ka dhisnayd dawlad dimuqraaddi ah oo sharci ah, taas oo ku timid doorashada iyo doonista umadda, sidaas darteed waafaqsanayd xeer qarameedka. Haddaba kooxdaasi in ay maamulkii sharciga ahaa ridday, xildhibaannadii la doortay kala eriday badankoodana xabsi ku gurtay, ayna xeer qarameedkii laashay, waxay wada ahaayeen falal afduub, budhcadnimo, argaggixiso iyo cadawtinnimo ah oo Qaranka Soomaaliyeed lagula kacay. Kow iyo labaatankii sano ee habeenkaas ka dambeeyey wax alla waxii ay kooxdaasi magac dawladnimo ku gaysatay ma ahayn sharci ee waxay ahaayeen denbiyo qaran ay tahay in si kasta, goor kasta iyo meel kasta oo suurtogal ah dacwad lagaga oogo. 3) Kow iyo labaatankii sano ee ay kooxdaasi umadda xoogga iyo xaqdarrada ku haysatey waxay xaaraamaysay fikrad kasta oo teeda khilaafsan, qof kasta oo taas ku dhiirradayna waa la gawracay ama god madow baa lagu riday. Sidaasna waxaa lagu curyaamiyey horumarkii dadnimo, ilbaxnimo, dhaqaale, aqooneed iyo dhinac walba oo ay dadka isirka soomaaliga ku abtirsadaa samayn lahaayeen, waxaana laga reebay asaaggeed iyo hayaanka dunida. Bulshadii soomaaliyeed ee hanka weyn lahayd waxaa laga dhigay mid dayaysan oo aan dhan ay u socoto garanayn, fawdo ku nool oo aan madax iyo mijo kala lahayn. Sannadkii 1991 markii kooxdaas la eryey umadda soomaalida ilbaxnimadeeda, akhlaaqdeeda iyo nolosheeda oo dhami waxay yaalleen heer aad u hooseeya, taas ayaana keentay masiibooyinkii markaas ka dib la arkay, ilaa ay gaadhay in la iswada weydiiyo â€dadka sidan u dhaqmayaa miyaanay ahayn soomaalidii la yaqaanney?!†4) Burburka midnimada ku dhacay iyo nacaybka aan xadka lahayn ee bulshada wada dhalatay kala galay waxaa sababtay siyaasaddii gurracnayd ee ay kooxdaasi xukunka ku ilaashanaysey, siyaasaddaas oo ahayd in qabiillada ay umaddu ka kooban tahay la isku baabi’iyo oo la isku mashquuliyo (qaybi oo xukun). Taasi inoogama baahna caddayn waayo cidna kama qarsoona sidii qabiilooyinka marba mid loo gumaadayey iyada oo qaar kale loo adeegsanayo. 5) Mar haddii ay kooxdaasi si walba u diiddanayd feker iyo ficil kasta oo wax lagu wanaajin lahaa, khasab ayey noqotay in mucaarad hubaysani abuurmo si maafiyada la isaga xoreeyo. 6) Mucaaradku haddii ay magaalooyinka xoog ku galeen waa dalkoodii, mana jirin awood iyaga ka sharcisan oo xaq u lahayd in ay ka celiso ama kula dagaallanto. Qawlaysatada uu Maxamed Cali Samatar ka tirsanaa in ay dalka xoog ku haysteen kuma noqon karaan dawlad sharci ah. 7) Kooxdaasi intii aanay talada dalka afduubin umadda soomaalidu waa ay isku duubnayd oo isjeclayd, waxayna lahayd yool midaysan. Haddaba xaalku sida uu maanta noqday waxaa mas’uul buuxa ka ah kooxdaas. Nimankaasi sidii ay wax u wadeen waxay gaadhay in ay waxgarad badani ku tuhmaan in ay ogaan iyo si abaabulan mujtamaca soomaalida u burburinayeen. Weliba xogogaalku waxay isku raacsan yihiin Maxamed Cali Samatar in uu lahaa awood aan ka yarayn ta madaxweynihiisa. Haddaba waa wax aad looga xumaado in ay dad soomaaliyeed maanta maalkooda iyo waqtigooda ku luminayaan difaaca Maxamed Cali Samatar oo sidaas ku sifoobay…..

^^^^ Walaal bacda kugu xidhan Kashmir baa u bahan. Riyaale is gonna get you!

^^Ciyaar waa next season, right? I think i'll pass on the second tournament, I don't think I could've made it in the first either.. But still feels rejected nevertheless

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Originally posted by Nur: I dont know walaalo, I need ideas from readers, and then we will open an e-Nuri no hussle quick stop Gudid clinic for troubled teens, will use latest technology? I'm sure there's 'technology' out there which can avoid both abortion and FGM, if really wanna go that route... The question is how 'lesser' or 'more' evil is it? "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster." BTW - have noticed no-one is calling you "brother Nur" any more?

Originally posted by Gediid: Go see a Dr wind cuz bile baad daaceysaa..... Missed what he said but hey, here's a few lines just for him.. Daandaansigii {windtalkers} raggii diidey ka adkaaye Nimankii is damalloolin jirey dacar la leefsiiye Derejooyin been ah yaa garbaha loogu daabacaye Diidiga markii laysla galay Daab ma soo roganne Kuwii Shaarubaha duubi jirey daadshe qalabkiiye Digtii horeba waatay baqaha docaha jiidheene... Laamuu ka degey baa la yidhi Doon intuu koray'e Isagiyo Dafleba meesha way dacal banneeyeene Dabatadiyo ways kaashadeen nimanki Daaroode Degdeg bay dhulkii uga baxeen duhur dharaareede Alla doori waa waxan lahayn *** ay ku dhaataane Dad hadday yihiin sida Riyaha looma didiyeene Dalan-doolki Nayroobi bay dalaq yidhaahdeene Dal la'aani waw kow dhul ay dib ugu laabtaane Debedaha ha meereen illeen diide nabaddiiye

Originally posted by Suldaaanka: Boqorku Wuxuu ka hadlay Eritrea oo ay Dawladda Talyaanigu isticmaarsan jirtay, balse Ethiopia la midowday 1952-kii . Wuxuu ku dheeraaday mashaariicdii uu ka fuliyey isagoo farta ku fiiqaya khaaridad Eritrea oo gidaarka Xafiiskiisa sudhnayd . Isagoo hadalkiisa sii wata, Boqorku wuxuu soo jeediyey in marka hore Somaliland iyo Ethiopia ay midoobaan , dabadeedna ay Somalia wada raadiyaan , (taasoo uu ku sheegay ‘Our Province of Banadir’ ). Wasiiradii Somaliland hadalkoodii hore ayey ku celiyeen. Halkaas markii la marayey ayuu Boqorku soo jeediyey in biririf la qaato , la iskuna soo noqdo. Hase yeeshee biririftii ka dib,waxaa naloo sheegay in uu wada - hadalkii dhammaday oo hudheelkii aanu degganayn ayaa nalagu celiyey. As absurd as Somaliweyn theory. Originally posted by Suldaaanka: It is better to spare your "dhareer" for another day. Just an Advice. If you have anything to add to "his" memoir, assuming you have read it, share it with us. @ "dhareer" Nayruus old chap, after the recent elections do you still believe your home town is being held hostage by President Riyaale. :cool:

Ma bishii dhabcaalkiyo Dhaar jiidhka fuleyga ah Dharaar-maalka tuugga ah Nin gumeysi dhaansado Taladii u dhiibtaa? !! Ma bishii ma dheregtada Iyo dhaysa weyntii Gobanimada dhaawacay Nimaan dheefta mooyee Dhiska qaran ku hawshoon Dheeraadka siisaa Ma bishaan dhoweystee Dhololee ku dhololee Dhawraayey sebenkee Sugey dhalashadeedee Dhiciddeeda raadshaa Ma bishaan ku dhaatee Dhidibkeeda taagee Dhismaheeda ficilkiyo Dhudhunkiyo laxaadkiyo Ku dhabeeyey kaarkee Dhoobadeeda ciidda ah Dheecaanka seeddiyo Ku waraabshey dhididkee Dhaxan igu bannaysaa Ma bishaan u dhacartee U kal tiriyey dhaaxee Dhiilkeeda tolayee Ceeryaamo dhacantiyo Dhedo lagu hungoobiyo Dhalanteedka beenta ah Dhibicdeedu noqotee Dhicisee is nuugtee Waxba dhiiqi weydaa Ma bishii dhallaankiyo Dhallinyariyo waayeel Dhaddig iyo lab labadaba Dhammidood qalqalatee Waxba dhaafi weydaaa Ma bishii dhaqaaliyo Dhaqankii burburisee Isku dhuuqday labdaa Ma bishii dhadhamadiyo Dhafan-dhaafka hogoshiyo Wax la mariyo dhuuntiyo Qaran lagu dhillaystiyo Dharabbada u xilatee Dhulka lacag ku gadatee Dhirta wada arradisee Dalku dhaxal wareegaa Ma bishii la dhuuntee Sida eeri dhabankii Dhabbadiyo jidaashiyo Lagu jiitay dhoofkee Dalka laga dhuyaalaa Ma bishii dhanqalankiyo Dhawa-welanka hooggiyo Xabbad dheelli socotiyo Qabri laysku dhacanshiyo Xabsi lagu dhabriiriyo Dhaca iyo colaaddiyo Dhagartiyo shirqoolkiyo Dhimashada jideysaa Ma bishii laf dhabarkiyo Afarteeda kala dhigan Udubkiyo dhigtiisii Dhoomihii is celin jirey Dhaayihii is tebi jirey Gacal wada dhaqnaan jirey Hilbihii is wada dhalay Dab dhexdooda gelisee Dadku kala dhaqaaqaa Jiitama - Hadrawi (aftahan.com) .............. Not Ramadan Horn but Oktoobar!

Originally posted by wind.talker: Also, the people who are being "trafficked" are paying big bucks ($$$) for it; its completely voluntary , and in fact, only the financially-able can do it. I'm not the expert in this field (no pun) but I think same applies for people who take drugs. Originally posted by wind.talker: And Bossaso just happens to be the closest Somali port to Yemen. Who's fault is that - other than geography. Goegraphy? Thanks to the Almighty unlike the Lower Shabele, soil property/climate was in your favour otherwise you too would not need excuses for cashing in would you? . Originally posted by wind.talker: P.S. The same people who are now being "trafficked" are the same ones who once forced others to flee their homes by ship and by land. Many innocent folks perished in the ocean those days. As they say, what goes around, comes around. Who is the "Victim" now Mr. Wind?, and a twisted one to put it mildly. Is this supposed 'grudge' the real reason for this cruel and inhumane way of earning a living? Human Trafficking is bad enough, your attempt to justify it is even worse. Your hypocrisy knows no bounds and it wont be long before you're preachin Soomaalinimo to the masses. .

Not asking for much but a couple of things from this new bunch of parliamentarians. 1. Transparency - Open government where the MP's can scrutinize everything from the budget to any financial dealings of senior members of the administration they wish to. 2. Protection of Minorities - I hope UCID live up to the promises to champion the rights of people considered to be minorities. Don't know if the new parliament will have any members from these groups, if not, then the new MP's have even more responsibility to make sure the 'minorities' have a say. BTW - Congratulations to the new women MP's. Fosiya Yusuf Xaji Aden

^^Mate i'm still opened-minded and ready to be persuaded, so keep trying. Dahir Alasow's ( waagacusub.com) picture of Las Caanod looks identical to other pictures of the town posted in other Somali sites. Please tell me you dont see the similarity between widhwidh.com's picture (below) of Las Caanod to Dahir's (bottom). waagacusub.com picture ^^

^^^If it's a joke how come you aint laughin? People people please! You're all protesting too much but I don't know what about. What makes Las Caanod 'too dangerous' for a seasoned reporter from Xamar? Afterall Somalis have been known to take on even most dangerous of seas, haven't they? SOO MAAD I really liked this bit: ...saxaafada [edited] kaas oo aad ka dareemaysid sida ay muddooyinkan danbe isugu dayayaan in ay la tartamaan saxaafada xorta ah ee puntland. Priceless!