Originally posted by Nehanda: So what if he is from Berbera or Mogadishu, does that make him less of a Somali? to some of us here it seems it does, as hideous as that may sound...! Peace, Love & Unity.

Cilmi Boodhari si dhab ah buu ujeclaa Hodan... Somalis these days find that hard to believe because they know they're not capable of loving anyone other than themselves marka they think qof waliba inuu sidooda oo kale SELFISH yahay. Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by 'Chief: Bob Are you saying sayid was from so-called "Somaliland" as well? [/QB] Salam Aleikum W.W You seem to have misunderstood completely the point I was trying to make here and I kindly request you to go back and re-read what I wrote. Geographically speaking 'Politics aside' YES Sayid Muhammad would be from North West but today is known as Somaliland and Togdheer is part of that region...Remeber I said POLITICS ASIDE but still he was a Somali hero where even in his death he still continues to be loved and admired whole heartedly...again I say POLITICS ASIDE. Bob, Where Are You From? I'm from Kismayo and NEVER EVER expect me to sit here and say I'm from Jubbaland...Kismayo, Lower Juba is good enough for me and PLEASE by saying that there's no politics involved simply because I was born in Kismayo...full stop. If we look at the tribal somali politics, the sayid is from Puntland, but that is wrong to say, because Sayid is from Somalia/"Qaran" and not reer-hebel-land I wasn't talking about Tribal garbage but Geography...marka don't get confused my dearest Brother... Sayidku waxuu ku dhashay Buuhoodle That's the version people with tribe infested minds like you to believe my brother, Buuhoodle isn't in Puntland but Togdheer...even my 2 year old niece knows that, but SAC MADEEQ which is the TRUE birth place of Sayid Muhammad is indeed Togdheer,its a small town near Buuhoodle but it's neither Buuhoodle nor Puntland...but TOGDHEER and I completely REJECT for any tribe to claim the sole "ownership" of any Somali hero/Icon as their own even if its my own...I find that ridiculous. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

...and that's only my opinion of course! Peace, Love & Unity.

Overrated, Overhyped and DEFINITELY overpaid! Peace, Love & Unity.

Salam Aleikum W.W The Best Piece I've read in a long time. Thanks for sharing my Brother & Keep them coming Insha Allah. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

war maxaa meesha ka dhacay? Geel Jire...Saaxiib sida ugu dhaqsaha badan magaca aad wadato ku casil illeyn dembi weyn baad ka gashaye... Geel Jire..waxaa lagu garan jiray inuu muraayada ka xanaaqo oo intuu moodo mid isaga ee gaya tooreyda la baxo...adigana waxaad leedahay subax walba ayaad hor istaagtaa oo aad is cajabisay! Ciyaalka xaafada waxee leeyihiin Nimanka qurux inee isku sheegaan waa laga fiicanyahay, waxaas waa howlihii Nimiyaasha... Laakiin wee iska fiicantahay in Xaliimo markee ku aragto oo intee kuu qososho hadana kugu dhahdo "Aboow Kiyuut aa taha nooh" hadana waxaas ma aha wax la sheeg-sheego oo ninka ragga ah waxaa lagu amaanaa Codkarnimo, Geesinimo iyo Karti intaas wixii kasoo hara Nimiyaasha iyo Xaliimo aa iska leh. PS.Hadii ay Soomaalida oo dhan wada quruxsanyihiin maxey gabartii i aragtaba sarajooga intee ka dhacdo udiidaa xitaa inay i fiiriso markale iskaba daa inee ihorfariisatee. Peace, Love & Unity.

Xalimopatra, Adeer Salam Aleikum W.W marka hore, marka xigana adeer waxaan rabaa inaan wax yar oo waano ah ku siiyo adigoo raali ka ah. Gawaarida iska fiiri...oo jidka ha galin adigoo labada dhinac iska fiirin...nalka haduu gaduud yahay laamiga hau dhowaan, cagaar haduu yahay macnaha waa carar oo kabaha intaad gacmaha ku qabsato si aadan ukufin u carar sidii adeerkaa Cigaal Shidaad...haduu jaale yahayna waa is diyaari oo markaas kabah la bax. Adeer...dadka mareykanka ah waa dad noocyo badan isugu jira oo waxee leeyihiin madoow, indhayar iyo kuwo aan illaa iyo hada la ogeeyn meel ay kasoo jeedaan laakiin waxaa loogu yeeraa Hindo, mana aha sababtoo ah uma eka kuwii aad taqaanay oo aad filimaadka ka daawan jirtay, marka haka cararin haduu nin Indhayar ah ku yiraahdo waxaan ahay Mareykan... Adeer...Aqalka cad aad maqleyso ma aha Aqalkii aan naqaanay ee waa daar ka weyn tan waddankeena ugu weyn iskana ilaali oo waxaa laga ilaaliyaa dadka Muslimka ah oo hau dhowaan yaan lagu xirin intee kugu sheegaan Terrorist. Adeer...wixii intaas dheer oo aad ubaahantahay ilasoo socodsii oo taar isoo d!r...waxaan joogaa suuqa oo aad iga heleysaa. Adeer...Safar Salaama oo Ilaahey haku nabadgeeyo nabadna hakuugu soo celiyo...teeda kale islaantii eedadaa eheed oo aan qabay wey aradantahay oo dhar ukeen anigana macawiis iyo kabo sookal ah iikeen oo aan salaada Ciida kusoo tukado Insha Allah. Peace, Love & Unity. Salam Aleikum W.W

Salam Aleikum W.W Waxaad ku murmeysaan wax aan muran galin oo sahal iska ah...maxay ku kala duwanyihiin Somaliland iyo Somalia? (Please spare me the corrupted/political line of "We Against Them".) Personally speaking...I've always been fascinated with Boodhari and his poetry is out of this world and he remains one of the greatest poets Somalia has ever seen and I will never stop admiring him regardless where he was born because he's one of the few Somali men that I genuinely love and admire. Siyaasada beenta ah ee maanta waddanka ka jirta marka laga saaro meesha dadka Soomaaliyeed waa dad walaalo ah ama haka yimaado Hargeisa ama haka yimaado Kismaayo waa dad wada dhashay...I pity those who are brainwashed and believe otherwise! Brother Me, let me ask you this...Maxaa dhib ah hadii Boodhari loogu yeero Somalilander sababtoo ah qof walba waxaa laga fiirinayaa meesha uu ku dhashay kuna barbaaray Boodhari waa nin reer Somaliland ah marka loo fiiriyo meesha uu ku dhashay kuna barbaaray, but so was Sayid Muhammed Abdulle Hassan who was born a town called Sac-Madeeq and Sheikh Basheer from Burco in Togdheer region which is part of Somaliland but does that make them less Somali icons? What I don't agree with is when the term Somaliland is used for entirely a different purpose and made it sound as an acceptable term of Qabiil hebel iyo hebel as some of us aren't comfortable of using the name of the Qabiil we are referring to. No single family can claim the sole "ownership" of their legacy as they were all SOMALI heroes/icons and only a fool would do so laakiin sideeda kale I don't have any problem if Boodhari is called a Somalilander because that is what he is and always will be... I wouldn't be bothered if the people from Mogadhishu feel more close to General Daud than those of us from the other parts of Somalia...just the way I would expect the rest of the Somalis not to be bothered when the people from Kismayo feel more closer to me than those from Mogadishu or Hargeisa... Marka walaalayaal wax loogu murmo inuu Boodhari yahay reer Somaliland ama Reer Kismaayo meesha ma taalo laakiin hadii si kale loola jeedo aniga taas wax shaqo ah kuma lihi but I trust no one here does. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

My dearest brother Peacenow...its your brother from another mother BOB and I want to ask you a serious & honest question and I hope you'll be gentleman enough to give me an honest answer and I expect nothing more nothing less. Q: what is it exactly that you got against Arabs? What have they done to you personally? Did they beat you up? Did an Arab guy steal your beloved Xaliimo away from you or is it because an Arab girl that you loved so much dumped you and broke your heart to pieces? See, I am trying to help you here and I am afraid I can't unless you help yourself first by admitting (not necessarily to me) to yourself that you need to get over this whole Arab monkey business thing as soon as you possibly can because the more you talk about them the more you sound a desperate guy and let me tell you, desperation is very unattractive quality for a man to possess and you can get over this strange obsession by getting to the root of this hatred towards Arabs. If they once ganged on you and beat you up, well, its alright, there's no shame in that as it happens to anyone and everyone as I was beaten up more than I care to remember by so many different guys from different races and hating their entire race never occured to me for the simpe, reason that I also beat up many guys from various race groups and backgrounds and that is the beauty of being a man, you win some and you lose some and the best way to deal with it all is simply to move on and hold no grudges against any group or race. If its because of Xaliimo, well, trust me, she wasn't right for you to begin with and you should be happy that she's out of your life for good, never dwell on your past if you ever want to make any sort of progress in life and remember there are still millions of wonderful sisters around who are patiently biding their time and waiting for the right brother to come along and if I were you, I would begin my search right here in SOL as most of these ladies are sizzling hot, in fact so hot that it should be illegal and they are also looking for Faarax ee weesada isaga dhoortaan so go on and make your move ASAP, the only regret that I have is that they already have my rap sheet and I don't stand any chance with them. If its about an Arab girl who rubbed you the wrong way...then I can hook you up with another one, one of my best friends is married to a sister from Maghrib and she has a younger sister who's in her late teens and trust me after my old girl she's a real knock out in other words she's a horse as the people from my old city of Kismayo would say and she's unspoken for (not yet anyway). If you're free from all the sicknesses that I have mentioned above then be a man and explain why you hate a whole race in their millions with different religions & customs? PS. My brother sorry to say this, but if you're willing to demonize a whole race for the mistakes of few then you're no less evil than the same people that you accuse of evil act, you're not only insulting our intelligence when you paint black people as Angels and every other race as the devils. I know more genuinely good Arab and white people than Blacks and I am a Blackman. Yours Truly BOB Peace, Love & Unity.

Salam Aleikum W.W Emotional stuff indeed...I like it and...Oh Yeah Welcome Back Bro...Good to have you back. Keep 'em coming in barrages. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

Mmmmhhhh...I never knew you were as brilliant in Somali as you are in English! Much Respect & Thanks for the reminder. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

Iyaah...waxaas aa Jeceel eh...filin hindi maan soo galay mise Somaliaonline aan joogaa? ileen meesha waa lais dabaalin jirey mooyee dadkaan Jeceel eeba la jiran yihiin oo eeba la jiifaan? Waxaaba iigu daran...Aaliyah...weligey waxaan umaleen jiray inee Af Soomaali garaneenin...ileen waaba Master when it comes to Somali songs and their lyrics! Mr Admin...igaarkaaga MMA waa xanuunsanyahay... jeceel uu bestiis la yahay ee mau gargaartidoo intee goor-goortahay? Widaagey Baashi xittaa hada waa ku cikiseen CEJEELKA... waayo waayo aa soo xasuusiseen fiiri waxa dhidid ka baxaayo iyo xamaasadda ka muuqato! Hoosha meesha halaga wado...Jeceel iyo baddaas aniga waa ka xanaaqaa...sida reer Mudug camal aan u inkiraa nooh. Peace, Love & Unity.

Salam Aleikum W.W From Che Guevara to Caravaggio from Argentinean-Cuban revolutionary icon to Italian, from Puuja to P to Mehiya in other words, from Indian to Bengali…but nevertheless that cake still looks awesome and so is this wonderful day of yours. Happy Birthday Ms Puuja...enjoy your special day plus the cake, whenever a guy buys you something, make sure you take it and in this case let Che pay all the expenses regardless how huge the bill is. PS. Spare me some Xalwo please, I don't eat cakes. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

I bet you were! Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by Cara: I can't say it this year. How can we mouth empty words of patriotism while the nation tears itself apart? I like the way you put it but still...we wouldn't forget the significance of the day even if we're not as UNITED as we were when we first celebrated this great day! Peace, Love & Unity.

I like Nigerian pretending to sound like an Scotsman...That's my Fav. Peace, Love & Unity.

I'm the Somali version of Badouin and in my younger days I used to be good at Saar & Dhaanto but these days I can't even move let alone dance! Peace, Love & Unity.

Shujui...Congrats my brother and Welcome to the exclusive club of the real Gentlemen in SOL. PS. Whatever you do...Never ever post your wedding photos in here or anywhere else...That's my advice to you and its for FREE. Congrats once again and May Allah s.w make it a blessed marriage with so much joy and happiness Insha Allah and last but not least with as many WONDERFUL Juniors as the Madam anaweza Insha Allah. Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

Ssshhhhh...Don't say that out loud NOW...you know we don't want to attract an unwanted attention, do we? Keep it between the two of us. Peace, Love & Unity.

Salam Aleikum W.W The brother is in Borama and last night he had a dinner with my third wife to be Aabaheed asking her hand in marriage on my behalf (Remember we made a deal that he will find me a good Muslimah in Borama while there?) and he is doing alright, he told me that he was introduced to so many gorgeous girls and he is struggling with which one or four to pick and as soon as he finally makes a decision and chooses his four Princesses he will be back Insha Allah and I will tell him that you guys are asking about him. PS. Ladies...Sorry to break this news to you but its now OFFICIAL, the brother is taken and the next time you see him around this forum, he will be happily married to 4 drop dead gorgeous gabdho from Borama and you must steer clear of him....Thank You in Advance. :cool: Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

Don't misjudge my intention by twisting my rants, however, feel free to correct me if and when I am wrong without ever being too bloody judgemental but would some one be kind enough to please explain why do I suddenly feel that Faadumo Faarax actually meant this topic for her fellow gabdhaha rather than us Faaraxs? Oh yeah...and you Faadumo Faarax, Would you stop changing your nick so frequently please? One minute you're Angelina Jolie and the next you're Magool, I mean how on earth can you expect me to remember all these names when you know that I am not as young as I used to be and my memory isn't as sharp as it used to be in my heydays! :mad: Here is the deal...stop confusing me and I promise to stop being as judgemental as an Indian mother-in-law...deal? Salam Aleikum W.W Peace, Love & Unity.

Mr Mussolini, Would you be as "Judgemental" if she made the same error in Somali or would turn the other cheek and pretend it never happened since it's only a "Somali" language? Peace, Love & Unity.

Simple Suggestion: Taking baby steps as an adult in this situation wish my head could rest through this assault I'm facing its hard living flawed with concrete commitment in me ground need breaking and my mind is the tool it seems but foolishly I'd rather speak then achieve my dreams keep things like my shoes clean, stead of quite screams silent nightmares haunt me like the ghost of the coming night terrors kill philosophy and still I conquer nothing the blood is bubbling and it's evident a change is due but I'm stuck standing with glued shoes so nothing is new we take a deep breath an inhale what we we're given stay living sinning in mental prisons with no ambition our only course of action is feel remorse on the past and understand a man's life like this simply cant last I'm going to take my street degree and be great create a decree to make the flag salute me with no hate, no devastation, no limitations or regulations simply a mutual respect for us to be placed in I've seen too many held back instead of escaping while contemplation leaves us evading regulation the nation is in a glass house, we can't face the reflection this is a session of recession our attentions in detention development is arrested, who'd guess we're suppressed oppressed and our defense is silence to further wreck mess so it's you I address with a message to take a stand to rise above life's every hurdle and adversity so WE COULD revive our dethroned SOMALI kingdom. Peace, Love & Unity.

Forgotten Fantasy: I once was a young boy, reckless and angry menaced by a cruel world that wouldn't understand me now as I walk down the path of eternal darkness my mind reeks from the wrath of sin and sadness I stumble in this dark world inside a material shell while attempting to break away into an immaterial spell I tumble faster down the wretched tunnel to hell contemplating the size of the hole from which I fell lyrical satisfaction was my destination but worldly complications leads to mortification at times I feel disgrace at the face of this man's taste my words are laced in haste so as not to be a waste AHHHHH! I'm caged on this blank page can't write deep words in lyrical rage so I try to maintain my main aim which is to stay mentally sane its hard when this world doesn't keep you curled I'd rather float as vessel in a calm ocean. but no... Now the hope I stowed starts to corrode as the love in my soul begins to erode why cope with hope..when I can choke from a rope? just take note of the slope of my emotional scope I look up at the red sky, contemplating why I always try the question is why fight to live, if we eventually die? in my world, in the end, you can't mend what you bend just listen, while I send these words in this lyrical trend once you were a stone, now you're broken in your dome you're thrown to moan, simply just eternally blown. Peace, Love & Unity.