Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: quote:Originally posted by MC Xamar: I say it to my parents all the time. Aren't they muslim ??????? That's what I was thinking :confused:

Eh?

yeah i do it a lot as well. i can remember ages back paying a visit to my dentist and upon arrival he asked how i was. i replied i was good 'alhamdulilah' lol it's all good though : )

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Originally posted by Valenteenah: I can believe that. I wonder how Londoners rated in the politeness poll? Not very highly I would wager. I think Londoners are quite polite actually. they are known to be very sarcastic so they would top that lol

Ameen to the dua..subhan Allah may Allah guide him. This is not right.

Ewww this cannot get any sicker

Originally posted by Kimiya: Being Somali hasn't given me problems at all. In fact, I find that I get respect and preferential treatment (power of hijaab) which is in total contrast to what I was told to expect. Arabs tend to warm to you more when you speak Arabic. They assume that all Somalis speak Arabic and speaking to them in English kinds makes you look like a dhaqan celis brat. You have to Indifie your English too sometimes. The other day I took a taxi and tried to tell the guy to park closer to the building because I've a child with me. He was like what, what, what? After 5 minutes I told him- go baarking. He was like, okay and goes I no understand your English; you speak like you are English. LOL! The people are generaly much more open and friendlier than in London. This is really good to hear mashaAllah, which sector are you working in if i may ask sis? hope to move one day to dubai insha allah. at least its a muslim country huh?

Originally posted by Kimiya: Being Somali hasn't given me problems at all. In fact, I find that I get respect and preferential treatment (power of hijaab) which is in total contrast to what I was told to expect. Arabs tend to warm to you more when you speak Arabic. They assume that all Somalis speak Arabic and speaking to them in English kinds makes you look like a dhaqan celis brat. You have to Indifie your English too sometimes. The other day I took a taxi and tried to tell the guy to park closer to the building because I've a child with me. He was like what, what, what? After 5 minutes I told him- go baarking. He was like, okay and goes I no understand your English; you speak like you are English. LOL! The people are generaly much more open and friendlier than in London. This is really good to hear mashaAllah, which sector are you working in if i may ask sis?

what puts me off is how hard they try to be 'western', it was an eye-opener to see how much they were celebrating the new year. when they find out youre from london/western country youre respect level automatically goes up which is sad because you shouldn't have to respect someone for the simple fact that s/he is from London! it pi**es me off big time

Originally posted by Taliban: quote:Originally posted by Rose: How do their features differ? The riverine people have some different physical features; you could tell them apart from geeljires. Their culture, behavior, traits, iwm also differ. You have to observe and intermingle with them in order to notice how they differ. There are some pictures to illustrate how (physical features) they differ. One could easily say that about the wooqoyi populace with respect to the xamar region. Both have different dialect, culture, behaviour..traits etc I don't know, maybe you're trying to say the riverine people physically (features) look different...if you do, I couldn't disagree with you more.

Originally posted by Taliban: quote:Originally posted by Caamir: Aji stands for all the major nomad clans in the North, South and west of Somalia. Bay and Baidabo clans are Aji themselves. However, what I am saying is that Swahili speaking coastal people in Somalia are different than Aji. Interesting; I thought reer Bay and Baydhabo were non-Aji, because their features somewhat differ. You talked about the coastal people, what about the Gosha? How do their features differ? And what is Aji exactly?

Grateful to Allah that i am muslim

Originally posted by Taliban: shufeer = chauffeur (French) quote: Originally posted by Rose: Na kalmayaay! (Oh help us!) What's the meaning of "hapoog"? I could't read or understand that though I am Rahanweyne and speak Af-maay There's no P in the lingo and I see quite a few Ps. Weird Maybe you speak a different dialect of af-Maay. How can you not read it? It's written in English alphabet, and even those people whose alphabet is the English can attempt reading it. And you're wrong; Maay have the "p" letter in their language. I could read it but it made little sense. Perhaps ur right, its most definitly a different dialect to the one I speak. There are a few dialects within Af-maay itself. I'm not wrong. There are no Ps in the language.

^There's no P in the lingo..but if the P switched to a "b" then it would mean "close it"

Originally posted by Taliban: quote:Originally posted by me: Those are Somali languages. They are dialects of the Somali language. So they counnt as Somali. Whats a Somali language to you? You're incorrect; they aren't Somali dialects. If you have listened to or read those languages, then you would know it's not Somali. Sure, there are some words they have borrowed from the Somali language, but it's a small percentage of borrowed words. For example, it's not like: Maxaad rabtaa? or Maxaad dooneysaa? It's: May fadaase? How close is that to a Somali dialect? The following are excerpts I copied from a Maay site: Farty Afky Maayky may liing etheegsythey Alifky Roomangky, yeetho haruufo bersho liing doorythi weerdhingty Afky Maayky ing gaarky e. Alifky Afky Maayky may leyaa lapaatung i afar shibly 24, shang 5 shaghal oo aasa'aas e, i hal 1 shaghal ing yaal. Afky Maayky may leyaa hal shaghal ing yaal oo e harafky (Y), kaasoo weerdhingtis ku gediising weerdhingty shaghale (i , e). Shaghal ing yaalky “Y” may liing etheegsythey weerdhing ing gaar e Afky Maayky, oo e “ieh” taasoo eed liingku dereemow dhamaadky kelmetho Afky Maayky. Misaal: teesy sedy lamy misgy bary Maadaama harafky “Y” liing etheegsythow shibly i shaghal haangby, sy liing shak kasy madi usy shibly eyi i madi usy shaghal eyi, may liing suubiyey sher’e ly erraw Shorongshoor Harafky “P” may ly etheegsythey madi harafky “B” weerdhingtis futhudy, weerdhingtiisny may ku kooyase faruuy’o mayny ing dhowya harafky afky Ingriisky ‘P”. Misaal: apaal heped lipee hapoog Hapiipy Harafky Y' may liing etheegsythey weerdhing ing gaar e Af Maay, weerdhingtiisny may ly too etaa weerdhingty ky jerty kelmytho afky Telyaanighy (signore, agnello). Misaal: y’aay’ur y’isaang maay’y muy’y Now, be honest and tell if the above Maay excerpts are Somali dialects. I could't read or understand that though I am Rahanweyne and speak Af-maay There's no P in the lingo and I see quite a few Ps. Weird

Originally posted by Taliban: For those who think Af-Maay and Af-Soomaali are the same, I invite you to listen to these audios: http://www.maayradio.com/dood.ram http://www.maayradio.com/myx.ram It's a whole load of dialected words connected together in a bizzare and speacial way Na kalmayaay! (Oh help us!)

InshaAllah

Originally posted by Taliban: quote:Originally posted by me: how many words does the Somali language have? whats the percentage of borrowed words? 2%? It's not only about how many words the Somali language has, it's also about non-Somali languages (with some Somali words) spoken by Somalis. Af-Maay, Af-Mushunguli and Af-Baraawe are few examples. Those non-Somali languages are spoken by at least a combined 25% Somalis. About the percentage of borrowed words, I would put it in the range of 35%-50%. Dude af Af-Maay is totally somali. It has a dialect that's all. I know coz I'm one.

A Christian Sister( Joanna Francis) Writes: The Western Women - To My Muslim Sisters Between the Israeli assault on Lebanon and the Zionist "war on terror," the Muslim world is now center stage in every American home. I can't help but notice that almost every woman I see is carrying a baby or has children around her. I see that though they are dressed modestly, their beauty still shines through. But it's not just outer beauty that I notice. I feel envy. I can't help but admire your strength, your beauty, your modesty,and most of all, your happiness. Yes, it's strange, but it occurred to me that even under constant bombardment, you still seemed happier than we are, because you were still living the natural lives of women. The way women have always lived since the beginning of time. It used to be that way in the West until the 1960s, when we were bombarded by the same enemy. Only we were not bombarded with actual munitions, but with subtle trickery and moral corruption. They bombarded us Americans from Hollywood, instead of from fighter jets or with our own American-made tanks. They would like to bomb you in this way too, after they've finished bombing the infrastructure of your countries. I do not want this to happen to you. You will feel degraded, just like we do. Everything you see coming out of Hollywood is a pack of lies, a distortion of reality, smoke and mirrors. They present casual sex as harmless recreation because they aim to destroy the moral fabric of the societies into which they beam their poisonous programming. I beg you not to drink their poison. There is no antidote for it once you have consumed it. You may recover partially, but you will never be the same. Better to avoid the poison altogether than to try to heal from the damage it causes. They will try to tempt you with their titillating movies and music videos, falsely portraying us American women as happy and satisfied, proud of dressing like prostitutes, and content without families. Most of us are not happy, trust me. Millions of us are on anti-depressant medication, hate our jobs, and cry at night over the men who told us they loved us, then greedily used us and walked away. They would like to destroy your families and convince you to have fewer children. They do this by resenting marriage as a form of slavery, motherhood as a curse, and being modest and pure as old-fashioned. They want you to cheapen yourself and lose your faith. The fashions coming out of the Western sewer are designed to make you believe that your most valuable asset is your sexuality. But your beautiful dresses and veils are actually sexier than any Western fashion, because they cloak you in mystery and show self-respect and confidence. A woman's sexuality should be guarded from unworthy eyes, since it should be your gift to the man who loves and respects you enough to marry you. Your most valuable assets are your inner beauty, your innocence, and everything that makes you who you are. But I notice that some Muslim women push the limit and try to be as Western as possible, even while wearing a veil (with some of their hair showing). Why imitate women who already regret, or will soon regret, their lost virtue? There is no compensation for that loss. You are flawless diamonds. Only a woman can truly understand what's in another woman's heart. We really are all alike. Our race, religion or nationalities do not matter. A woman's heart is the same everywhere. We love. That's what we do best. We nurture our families and give comfort and strength to the men we love. But we American women have been fooled into believing that we are happiest having careers, our own homes in which to live alone, and freedom to give our love away to whomever we choose. That is not freedom. And that is not love. Only in the safe haven of marriage can a woman's body and heart be safe to love. Don't settle for anything less. It's not worth it. You won't even like it and you'll like yourself even less afterwards. Then he'll leave you. We Western women have been brainwashed into thinking that you Muslim women are oppressed. But truly, we are the ones who are oppressed; slaves to fashions that degrade us, obsessed with our weight, begging for love from men who do not want to grow up. Deep down inside, we know that e have been cheated. We secretly admire and envy you, although some of us will not admit it. Please do not look down on us or think that we like things the way they are. It's not our fault. Most of us did not have fathers to protect us when we were young because our families have been destroyed. You know who is behind this plot. Don't be fooled, my sisters. Don't let them get you too. Stay innocent and pure. We Christian women need to see what life is really supposed to be like for women. We need you to set the example for us, because we are lost. Hold onto your purity. Remember: you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. So guard your "toothpaste" carefully! I hope you receive this advice in the spirit in which it is intended: the spirit of friendship, respect, and admiration. From your Christian sister – with love. © 2006+ Joanna Francis having spent 15 years in Canada developing Feminenza, she now lives in Tennessee-USA .

^ SubhanAllah it was as if his death was made easy for him. May Allah grant him Jannah ameen

Originally posted by Sophist: Mr Read: My best firend works for GlaxoSmithKline but he is Harlow, UK. Nice. I would love to get into this industry insha allah but I've no experience. You know your friend, is it possible for him to like take some drugs away with him from the lab? I need to re-order some fenoprofen (£120 for 10gm! )for my project and my uni arent having anything to do with it. They're saying it's way out of their budget..help a girl in distress

Originally posted by Reality Check: quote:Originally posted by Peplow throb: Do Somali women have orgasm, then? Apparantly in Somalia and other parts of the world, only men can have that satisfaction. *shrug* And I always thought it was a means to prevent women from sleeping around. *shrugs*

Originally posted by LayZieGirl: quote:am not interested in him. Nor do I find him attractive. Don't get me wrong, but I think you are full of it.(hence, he doesn't pray 5x a day) You know you are interested in his "status", and yes you find his "status" attractive, or else you wouldn't talk like you torn between his less attractive self and the potential of being the doctor's wife. Sweetie, deep down you are what I call a silent gold digger, the thought of you giving up a potential hubby doctor is killing you silently, and thats your dilemma. Nothing more, nothing less. If you weren't attracted to his so called "wealth" or u weren't interested in him in anyway, why have you not told him of this sooner? Why did you lead him on? The man had to have gotten to know you first before the marriage talk came about, unless this was arranged the old fashion way, and you two have managed to skip the shukaansi process. YOu had so many chances to turn him down, but instead you led him on and on. For instance,when he asked for your digits, or the time he said he wanted to know you or that other time when he expressed his feelings for you, or better yet, that time when he proposed, or after the fact? You had so many chances to tell him you weren't interested, and you didn't. Please don't come back here with BS anymore, we have worse shit to deal with, like everyday stress, but you created yours, and now you torn, I say marry him, you know you want to. PS: Nothing wrong marrying outside of your people. Dating outside of your people is very therapeutic, and I encourage for everyone to try. Lol@ BS. What a crack up

Originally posted by Che-Guevara: [qb] Jamilah..Come on, what are the chances every Somali that come across stares at you? I would say they bog more than they stare. How annoying.