i did not recognise you at all with a smile followed whisper of i remember adigoo madow. LOOOL@ I remember adigo madow. Walasha way danbeesa aduunki wuu is wada cadeeyey loool kaftan ...waxan so xasuusta qabyo o ah somali movie..markasa sungdub xaskisa nakruma ku dhahaya naa tan ladan ma aha (gabadhay horay isku yaqaneen) ladan way madoobeed oo way gaabneed oo way farnuuneed..markasay dhahasa war dee kan aduunka lama socdo intaan mashiin kug galiyo oo bidaarta ka kaxeeyo baan dib isku aroosana LOOOOL!.. salaam

I understand it is a political song and many might not like it. But, the girl is talented! Mashallah

Dear Bilan, doesn't the frog turn into a prince?? lol or wait does that only happen in fairy tales! Axmed families can be a bit persuasive especially those back home. They are like a very close relatives I am sure someone can be pressured!!..halkan somalida kama dhacdo..laakin pakistanta kuwa badan oo ku jira..they think forced marriage is the way to go, they dnt even question their parents. They just go with whoever their parents choose (luckily their parents only choose someone who is close to their age range and has a high educational background!) so isn't like they are marrying them off to old men .. salaam

^ By the time they are old enough to think in those terms umaba maleenayo in uu nolanayo he will be 6 feet under LOL

^ like it was said here before features count! ..wiil cad muxu itaraya if he is a skinny farah with weird features lol ! ...waxaad rabi laha any day a darker guy who is mascular and well build hehe..but hey it all boils down to a personal preference. Everyone judges beauty in their own way!...its not written on a stone lol..qofwalba dookh buu leyahay. I am sure guys judge girls in things that dnt include color necessary. And, ofcourse there are those who prefer lighter girls..bt how many light skinned girls arent considered beauty where a darker girl maybe san dheer..oo slim ah ka quruxbadantahay. I am just saying it is all relative!..marka huuno dookhaaga yaa seegin whatever flies with you! salaam

aww you have daughters mashallah! alle ha ku sakhiro...n i dnt blame that girl going in the hospital for 3 days..im trying to imagine a lil girl meeting odey ilka la' ..cant form the image in my head though loool..

@Somali: Sweet that you're trying to justify what he said, lakin waxaan u fahmay that he was referring to the fact that I'm not as light skinned as my mum. While my little sister is. I don't reckon he was on about beauty. I just don't understand why it's necessary to point out something like that? lol ... I already know that. lol Ms Moons. waxkale uu dhaha bu wayey baan is idhi! dhag ha udhigin. And, like u said beauty and skin color are two different things. but, somehow somalis overlap it..like whenever they are talking abt a beautiful girl it is like inanta cas..so its just a cultural thing.. Axmed no one is afraid of a competition after all the truth will come out marku aroosto..uu dhoho so adigi cada maxa caloshaada madoobeyey loool ama aroorti markay wajiga iska dhaqdo..na hebla maxa dhacay?? ...and imagine she also relaxed her hair so dawada markay ka baxdo it goes all kinky!..it is so easy to manipulate a farah these days..hahaha ..so watch out! salaam

Waxeey aaminsan yihiin, the girl will work and support the family when they come here. And in the meantime, the family waa la sii biilayaa. I have yet to meet a family that has walaalo or a parent who support them from the West marry off their daughter to an old maro without her consent. I have heard of young girls marrying on their own. It is mostly those families with no income who live in Nairobi or refugee camps, looking for a way out. If that is the case then I guess the situation forced them!...alle ha u sahlo!!

^Missing teeth can be a plus in some cases, you know! Istaaqfurulaah!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOl.. Axmed im sure some cases are forced others they and their families are looking to establish a better life in America. As the story Chocolate told us..and she even ended up divorcing him when she came to qurabaha after three kids lol..so in that case the girl was using him? or maybe she was forced on him back home bt when she came here she had the choice to get on with her life odeygan iska furto. I dont know ! anything is possible..bt bottom line am against forced marriage. Arrange marriage is a bit different, where your parents suggest someone and the ultimate decision rests on your shoulders. And as long as a 19 yrs old willingly married an old man looking for a better life than so be it (even thou my heart still goes out to her and I know shes doing it cuz she has to...bt still at least she went on with it and she was aware of what she was getting herself into...as opposed to the article thats posted here where the family proceeds with the wedding n the girl is oblivious to whats happening around her..taas wa naxdin iyo xaqdaro iyo sheko diinta ka baxsan) salaam

I'm not defending the mother's actions by any means. But desperate people do desperat things. The choices that you and me have don't exist for them. If you had ten young children with no income and support; maybe you eat one meal a day and you're watching your children suffer everyday with no hope on the horizon, maybe you would sacrifice one of them for the sake of the 9. It is not perfect and It is not fair to the one whose life you ruined but thats a choice you made Well when you think of it that way it makes sense. Laakin is every single person in Africa who is selling his daughter to odey qurbe laga so nacay? really starving? mise qurbe jacayl bay ka tahay iyo in ay noloshoda wax ku kororsadaan? yacni is it between life and death? marka wa fahmay! but I honestly doubt that is the case with all these stories!..sometimes it is just back warded culture. salaam

This is really sad, I know a girl right here in USA who was married off to 60 year old man, the only difference was when the groom showed up at her parents’ house few days after the wedding she said she fainted . he was not the man she was expecting, she was 19 at the time and her father told her, the groom is between 30-35, Instead here was her husband 60+ with half of his teeth missing. after I saw the guy, I did not blame her for fainting, I was more surprised that she did not die right there, but good thing she divorced him as soon as he brought her to USA thinking with 3 children she will be forced to stay with him. loool@she fainted! you are right I'm surprised too that she didnt die out of heart attack. Eww Axmed no one is hating on anyone. It is a matter of do you agree with forced marriage? and also that huge age gap?.. salaam

Whenever I listen to this song, I think of my dad who has been there for me and still is to advice me, to guide me. And, who has always been loving and caring! How more blessed can I be..alhamdulilah This song just puts me to tears subhanalah For all those times you stood by me For all the truth that you made me see For all the joy you brought to my life For all the wrong that you made right For every dream you made come true For all the love I found in you I'll be forever thankful baby You're the one who held me up Never let me fall You're the one who saw me through through it all You were my strength when I was weak You were my voice when I couldn't speak You were my eyes when I couldn't see You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach You gave me faith 'coz you believed I'm everything I am Because you loved me You gave me wings and made me fly You touched my hand I could touch the sky I lost my faith, you gave it back to me You said no star was out of reach You stood by me and I stood tall I had your love I had it all I'm grateful for each day you gave me Maybe I don't know that much But I know this much is true I was blessed because I was loved by you You were my strength when I was weak You were my voice when I couldn't speak You were my eyes when I couldn't see You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach You gave me faith 'coz you believed I'm everything I am Because you loved me You were always there for me The tender wind that carried me A light in the dark shining your love into my life You've been my inspiration Through the lies you were the truth My world is a better place because of you You were my strength when I was weak You were my voice when I couldn't speak You were my eyes when I couldn't see You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach You gave me faith 'coz you believed I'm everything I am Because you loved me I'm everything I am Because you loved me

bartii aaaaad ku dhalatee aan ku beernay cashaqa baladkeeni hoyoiyo Borame dhexdeedaan wareeg kaaga baaqa. Lovely lyrics!

^ that aint appropriate stuff to post!! anyhow nice somali song by Hodan Abdirahman, check it out!

Laqad khalaqnal insaana' fii axsani taqwiihim miyaa la bedelay tolow ... anigu ayaamahan Quraan ma akhriyine lol@ qurn ma akhriyine. Your honesty is refreshing. Alle hana hadeeyo.. "Surely We created man of the best stature" - That Ayah says it all and everyone is beautiful in their own way!..and at the end of the day looks are only skin deep. It is personality that lasts. Yet we are humans and we do judge each other based on looks. But, if you think someone is not good looking you dnt have to say it out loud.. salaam

Aaliyah, although I don't agree with what/how many parents back in Africa marry off thier young daughters, I stopped long ago to judge them...Qofka markuu wax sidaa oo kale ah ku kacayo, in most cases, it isn't something inteey hal maalin iska soo keceey is dheheen "bal let me find an almost pensioner () for my young daughter"! I just don't think that's the case...Hooyo kasto wey jeceshahay gabadheeda ama wiilkeeda inuu noqda kuwa dadka ugu sareeyay, noloshana meel dheer ama heer sare ka gaara...Laakiin aduunka sidaa uma shaqeeyo... Koolkat, Fair comment. Waan kugu raacsanahay! I will take the words of Bill Gates over the words of my business class professor when it comes to business advice. Zack lol marka shekadaso bandhigtay aniga ma professorka baad igu matishay lol..fine, from now on ama keep my opinions to myself. You ppl are heartless Joking lol.. salaam

One of the comments on this video, too cute! I melted. I am a 20 year old man, and I squealed, and then melted.

she is naive on the issues like marriage lol. She never tried one. Zack you know walaal a wise person doesn't have to walk the walk to know things, they just need to observe and analyze loool salaam

lool now I get it..waxaaad another post iguleheed dadkay maagta hadana salaam dhahada. Ma odayasha waxan ka dhoho meel dheer ka taabtay! xaal qaado adeer macaan ...geel baan awoowe kusoo waydiinaya LOL (oh never mind abaarti dhoweed bay geeelki dhamaaday LOL).. salaam

^Oh cool. I havent seen that other thread. As for them having their sanity? they didnt get it for the past four years..halkaas bay so fadhiyaan what makes you think they gonna change now. Laakin marnaba duco lagama daalo haday citieskooda ku noqdaana ..waaa u faaido labada dhinacba. At the end of the day, dagaal wiil ba ku dhinta kuma dhasho. Laakin at times war is inevitable hadii maanto dhan xaqdaro lugugkaa hayo!

Aaliyah, don't judge these mothers unless you're in their shoes or have experienced their hardships! (Ilaahayna kuuguma keeno) As a mother, I can only imagine what would make a mother want to marry her daughter off to a total stranger who's thousands of miles away...It is hearbreaking! Ilaahoow usahal dadkeena... In a way, she's luckier than many who have nothing and nobody...At least now her family will be provided for...How would she have studies at local university if her family does not have much? Gabadha wey riyooneysaa...She at least now has her meal ticket (as I like to say)...And if her husband brings her to Canada, like Zack said, it is a win win situation...She is only 19, even after then years she can still study! ilahay iguma keeno abaayo ameen..and am sorry if i came across as habar fadhida lagdin la fudud. My heart is just breaking knowing that this lil girl will have to put up a man double her age...tan sadexad if she was dreaming to study in sociology and actually completed her high school. Something tells me her family wasnt that bad financially..armay dabad jacayl ka tahay? ok danbi danbe ma rabo lol shekadan waan ka baxay.. lol@ he is at his prime!! more like few years away from being on a pension plan salaam

^somali waxay dhahada nina shantaada faro ka celin sharci kama celiyo..imisa la baryaya mesha baryo way dhaaftay..hada dadkan meel hala iska mariyo . Khalaas. People of SSC have waited for four years..! tan kale ma aqaan wararka in uu kuso gadhay laakin dadki dhowaan lugu dilay laascaanod waxa dilay dad somaliland ka tirsan oo u dilay as a revenge of what took place in kalshale ( they are overlooking the fact that they went to kalshale willingly and are angry abt the ppl they have lost overlooking their xaqdaro i mean what were they doing there to begin with..)...waxayna rabeen in ay ka dhigaan in SSC cidamada u dagalamay dileen (sababtana uga dhigaan in nimanka lo diley shaqada ay u qabtaan somaliland)...Marka somalidu waxay ku maahmaahda war jira cakaaru imaan..runta banaanka bay taala hada it is up to the SSC people to free their lands once and for all! and get on with their lives. salaam

lol Rampage..that is not what I meant walaal. I understand they are having hard time financially. All I was saying is that they should consult their daughters before they proceed with this whole thing. And, at least make sure the girl is ok with it. Religiously it is haraam to force a man on your daughter regardless of your financial situation. At least they could have offer her several options and then maybe she will choose..instead of just selling her like a goat!! And if she even refuses alle baa u haya risiq..risiq lagama raadsho selling ur daughter! .. salaam

lol@ solers who are still mobile! I dnt get it..ma kuwa fadhiistay jokes aside, sounds like a deal! Reer london go and have fun! salaam

^waad danbeesa baan u malaynaya..odayaashi got smarter these days. They marry them and leave them there lol..(so all those families get is monthly bill!) but does that equate to their daughter's life?? !! that is the million dollar question..bt most mothers I guess dnt care abt their daughter marrying for love and being happy...they are stuck in the 80s..Dirica iyo dahabka ee so gadanayaan uga qiimo badan.. salaam p.s 46 yrs old is old....he could be her dad! akhas!..