^definitely it is good to have good education system locally like u said.. However, 300 students yaduba ma yara...no need to underestimate them! dadkooda waxbadan bay tari karaan haday naftooda iyo umadooda wax u bartaan. salaam

http://shop.mango.com/ficha.faces?id=41424358&state=she_404_IN loving this dresssssssssssssssss.. n this one is kinda cute http://shop.mango.com/ficha.faces?id=51424156&state=she_404_IN

Odey Somaliland life is good .... your end?

came across these ones, check them out.. http://shop.mango.com/ficha.faces?id=41424151&state=she_404_IN

waa arli cilmiga lagu aflaxo..loving the lyrics salaam

Wishing them luck. May Allah swt help them all achieve their goals. Saado looking gorgeous as usual.. miraha heesta ee tirasayna wa qiimo badanyihin as always *Anaa wacad Qaadayoo, calanka waligey sidee, miyaan cidla wari karaa? loving it! salaam p.s all the students I ever met that came here from kenya on scholarships were top students. mashallah! I truly admire them!

I personally have thought of applying to nursing school couple of times, and everytime what changed my mind was the fact that nurses are doing such a stressful job. So I understand where Femme is coming from, and the fact that she doesn't appreciate her patients taking her or other nurses for granted and expecting them to do every little thing. Given that they already have enough on their plate as it is.. At the same time, I guess most people who decide to do nursing know how stressful their job is, and should be more prepared to take it. Cuz honestly it takes a lot of patience to be a nurse. I admire the sisters who are nurses but I do admit that most of them at least the ones i KNOW here in Toronto are not really all that happy with their jobs, and like Femme they kinda believe it is just a job. But, one shouldn't make a career of something that they consider just a job (like I know there are bills that you have to pay and you know you need a job) but your career should be something you enjoy something that makes your day better...that's my opinion at least. Hope I don't come across as disrespectful in any way. salaam

aww everyone is so respectful and on the same page. I love seeing that salaam

Instead of praising the sister, and saying "well done, kudos to you, she is a role model" and making dua for her work. Make instead dua that Allah guides her. Cuz at the end "professional life" dont matter! Nothing matters except u'r deen, and our relashinship with Allah(swt). As somali people say "waxba waxbay ka wayn yihiin", and right now her covering her awrah is bigger than everything else". Why are you against the idea of praising her for her achievement? after all Allah swt said strive for akhira and yet work for your dunya. so we have to praise her for her achievement and insha'allah hope that Somalis would follow her footsteps in pursuing professional careers so they can benefit both their family and their community. At the same time, we can ask God to guide her nothing wrong with that. We should in fact pray that Allah swt guides us all. No one is perfect!. salaam

The funny thing is when somalis see a girl who doesn't cover but who is uneducated , they are lenient and they would be like oh it is her life who cares. On the other hand, any time they see a successful sister who is educated but you know lacks that religion/culture side they are too hard on her? why is that?? Do you guys really care about the way she dresses? or you are jealous of her achievement ..? Just curious? salaam

Lol@ Iman being married to a 70yr old ..loool, how old is Iman? 50+++ isnt she? I dont see the comparison - a top model, who is independently rich woman marrying an equally rich man with a gap years of perhaps only 5-10 - to that of a young, poor girl marrying an old man she has never met - just so to survive! lol@ how old is Iman...Classic! Gonle, what does Iman have to do with anything? and who said I accepted that..kulaha that's more acceptable to you? dude do you know me? wa yaab..n as malika said what some rich lady did out of her free choice has nothing to do with the issue at hand where young 19 years old girls are being sold to men their dad's age! ewwww salaam

Goonle walaal as Malika said u dont need to get personal and call me a hypocrite or whatever. Share your opinion and that's that..As for those refugee camps, and the sad situations those families find themselves in is not one that I am not aware of I know it and I sympathies for them ..However, if those old men were sincere they can fund-raise some money and help those little girls n their families instead of forcing them into marriage. Plus, if you read my posts I had nothing against a lil girl marrying an old man as long as those girls are aware of the marriage (also that's islamic right?) you can't just marry someone without them knowing..that marriage wouldn't be valid!.. Malika thanks for the look out lool..I was bored n reading thru old posts that I stumbled over this! maba arag this guy's post before today salaam

lol@ make it sparkle..eww@ Nina's comment! like making it sparkle would make a difference

Aaliyah, I know you don't have bidaar(lagana yaabo inaad leedahay, balse tan nimanka unbaan ka hadlayaa), laakin qof aad taqaano bal intan ka soo hubso, qof bidaar leh oo qolka fadhiga fadhiyo xilli maghrib ah, qolkaasi fadhiga ah consumes little electricity, it is in fact, using the chemicals in the bidaar, the more qofkaas uu salaaxo bidaartiisa, the friction it creates in the magnetic fields that surrounds qolka fadhiga, waa positive iyo negative antenna, waa xaqiiqo aan anigu soo ogaadey laakin dad badan war uma hayaan. LOL ur crazy!

a guy is allowed to marry a girl who is not muslim bt she has to be one of the people of the books (which means she must be a christian or Jewish who follows the correct scripture) and I doubt that exists anymore, they have changed their scriptures millions times!!.. so I don't know where u got the idea u can just be with any gaal..yaab! a friend of mine was telling me the other day of a man who 20 years ago married an ethiopian lady who is a christian and now he is really ill and even thou he took his kids to islamic schools. If today he dies they gonna be raised by a christian lady? so marrying outside your religion comes with heavy consequences. so ye all think it through! n juxa somalis are cultured, for them it is more of a culture thing than religion. Where they always judge woman and look the other way when a guy does something bad. It's weird..it was always like that and dnt think it will change anytime soon salaam

gheele that's nice that u dnt take the bus that often. I got used to it, besides no one is gonna buy me a car anytime soon n i'm broke haha salaam

Salax, lol this just didnt happen to me dee..its a general idea. And, I dont giva damn the driver who drives away seeing me approaching laakin sometimes u would see them driving away from elders n u just wanna hit them with ur purse to get some sense to them Juxa, we dont have that many somali bus drivers..I might have seen a somali bus driver abt four or five times throughout the years..I was talking abt bus drivers in general white/indian/ or chinese or whatever!.. somalis aint that bad the few times I seen them they were courteous enough to say asalamu alaikum or another guy said once iskawaran and am like fiican lol!..so yeah no complains abt them. salaam

lol never mind I just realized that aint even a word. What I meant was he creeped me out in a way...

lmao funny clip. I dislike bus drivers in general. They are impatient, they drive away even when they see u in sight lol.. some of them are nice though like the driver who the other day told me as I was getting off the bus "good night, and by the way you are pretty" hehe!..he had a cute smile too (looked like iskadhal to me)..but i felt complimented and creepiefied (if thats even a word lol) at the same time LOL.. salaam

I am glad now that they have access to education. Even if those places are over crowded waxbarashado noloshoda wax badan bay ka tarasa and many of them do come overseas to continue their education...a guy comes to mind who grew up around there moved here to study his undergrad...and I was told he told the kids of his relatives what exactly are you guys missing that you can't study and be serious abt ur schooling? and he was telling them abt what he been through..it's amazing what ppl can achieve under difficult circumstances. caruurta halkan waxa kharibayba somaha nicmada ee haystaan salaam

@less giggling and more talking..that's the way to go. That is exactly an islamic way of dating (or maybe I shouldn't say dating since that term has different implications) people spending too much time in flirting and conducting themselves in non islamic way is why ppl end up doing things that are unsilamic and against the teachings of Islam...if someone was serious about marriage they would put more time and thinking into getting to know the person...so they can know if the person is compatible. Thanks for your input! salaam

^given that you have a personal experience in those refugee camps in Kenya and remember it, I am sure you can relate to what these kids are going through. And, perhaps you feel even more passionate to help and ease their situation. Insha'allah may Allah swt improve their situation. will pray for them. salaam

lol@ saado speaks English. Of course she does, she lives in the states. Caadi ma aha I agree..love her! salaam

^True walaal. A lotta times we feel like we are missing something when we are always comparing ourselves to those who are more fortunate...bt we just need to look at those who have less to appreciate all that we have....these kinda videos will make u see things that you have never bothered to take the time to see..like actually how many of us spend time to see and research on how ppl are living in Africa..especially in those refugee camps? not that many! we spend more time watching nonsense.. alle hanaga dhigo kuwa dadkooda wax tara.. salaam

By normal standards in the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Said's wedding was a modest affair. With crowds of sword-waving Bedouin; a huge feast -- and none other than the UAE President himself as guest of honour, Mohammed and 650 other bridegrooms celebrated their nuptials together on a huge floodlit parade ground in Abu Dhabi. Lavish as such a display might seem to outsiders, to Emiratis it's a symbol of a new spirit of economy. The mass wedding was organised -- and paid for -- by the government's State Marriage Fund: an organisation which is trying to persuade Emiratis to think more carefully about who they marry - and how much they spend on it. Usually Emirati weddings are private but opulent affairs, with as many as 1,000 guests, expensive light shows and fabulous, fairytale outfits for the bride. The bill for all this, which falls to the bridegroom to pay, can come to tens of thousands of pounds -- often forcing the young couple to begin their married life in debt. "If I got married by myself I'd have needed 200,000 Dirhams (£33,000)" Mohammed says, as he shows his official quota of just 10 guests around the mass wedding party. "But with this kind of wedding here I just spend around 70,000 -- which the government has given to me." High spending has been a way of life in the United Arab Emirates ever since the federation of seven desert states struck it rich with oil in the 1970s. Mass weddings are helping the Emirates to limit conspicuous consumption Now, the glittering skyscrapers, tinted glass limousines and designer boutiques of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are testament to the high-maintenance lifestyle that today's Emiratis enjoy. But things are not quite what they were at the height of the boom. Oil prices have fallen -- and right across the Gulf region people are having to think about diversifying and cutting back on some of the more extravagant aspects of their lifestyles. For Emiratis, though, flaunting your wealth is a hard habit to break. "The overspending is comes from the household sector, " says economist Abdullah Sharafi. "It's 'Keeping up with the Joneses'. I look at my neighbours, and because they have it, I want it. I don't know if people will come to their senses. Perhaps this has gone too far." Although economic statistics are a closely guarded secret in the UAE, there are indications that the government realises it is time to assist its people with some basic housekeeping values. Traditional finery extends to jewellery and henna, not just a ruinously expensive dress There are two main reasons why weddings in particular have been targeted. Firstly there's the sheer expense. Just an average middle class wedding can cost more than £ 50,000. The money goes on the bride's wardrobe, her jewellery, a sum paid to her father; a huge women's-only reception for all her friends and relatives -- and a men-only one for him. Such is the importance of keeping up appearances in the UAE that many grooms will go into debt to pay for all this, rather than lose face before their bride's family. Recently as many as 80 per cent of all personal loans being taken out by Emirati men were being used to cover wedding expenses. But perhaps more worrying to the government than the expense is the fact that many Emirati men have been so daunted by the massive cost of marrying an Emirati girl -- that they've gone for the cheaper option of a less demanding foreign bride. Among the local Emirati population, these mixed marriages are now seen as a worrying dilution of a group which is already a minority in their own country. Emirati nationals are outnumbered four to one by foreign workers -- and there's now a new drive to protect the identity and the culture of the local population. Which is where the Marriage Fund comes in. Its main function is to give one-off gifts of £12,000 to help bridegrooms pay for their weddings. But there's a catch. The bride must be an Emirati girl, not a foreigner. Each groom must have a fertility check and an AIDS test. So far -- since 1992, the Fund has helped to marry off 44,000 couples. Handing out thousands of state money for wedding parties may seem a rather bizarre way to preach economy -- but Fund officials say they're delighted with their success. Jamal al-Bah, head of the Marriage Fund "People might think, hey -- why are they spending so much on these people?" says Marriage Fund President Jamal al-Bah. "But it does make sense: our Emirati men end up marrying foreigners because it's cheaper and Emirati women -- who are not allowed to marry out of their religion and culture -- are forced to become spinsters because there are no men left to marry them! "Our organisation cuts down on all these problems and helps to make people more modest with money. Before our organisation existed, 64% of marriages were mixed; now we've helped cut it down to 26%". There are signs, too, that the message about economising is slowly sinking in. Mireille Loughlin of Arushi with one of her creations Upstairs at Arushi -- Dubai's most exclusive wedding gown couturiers -- French-born designer Mireille Loughlin is hard at work. Kneeling on the floor around her, skilled Indian craftsmen painstakingly hand-sew thousands of tiny beads and crystals onto the bodices of bespoke wedding dresses. Today's brides still want to be princess for a day, Mireille tells me -- but they're also becoming more conscious of value for money. "Because these dresses are very expensive, the girls often rent them out after their own marriages - sometimes up to three times! This is happening more and more these days. " On the other side of the city, far removed from the dazzling white and glitter of Arushi's carpeted showrooms, a group of future Emirati brides sit drinking coffee in their traditional black ankle length gowns, or abayas. All students at the prestigious Dubai Women's College, the girls here are part of the new generation of Emirati women -- more pragmatic and more career-orientated than their mothers -- even though they still share the lurking fear of being left on the shelf. "When my sister got married, it was very grand", Khadija, who's studying graphic design, tells us. "It was a traditional wedding and lasted three days. It was beautiful and made us very happy, but for me it was a waste of money. Today, when I ask her about it, she says 'I wish I'd saved the money to spend on my child and my house.'" Maryam, a media studies student, nods in agreement. "I have a cousin who got married 11 years ago and he is still paying off the debts!" Is marriage still important for you ? I ask. "Yes," says Maryam, "But not in the near future. I'd like to work - and if I got married I would feel restrained. I feel I should develop myself before I take it on."