Prof, I would recommend international trade law or intellectual property law - these areas will be big in the future, becuz of globalization.

I think feminism in whole neglects to include third world women in their discussion. I have seen everything from basic rights for women to feminist media intervention rights in western countries, so i doubt that there is progress when examining the overall condition of women in the world. Western feminists need to acknowledge cultural relativism when it comes to feminism, and they need to leave their preconceived judgments and moral imperialism at home in the pockets of their business suites or aprons for that matter. I think - feminism is based on a choice that a woman makes - and when western cultures motivate and alter the post-colonial identities of Somali women, it becomes a problem. These new rights are not accepted in our culture and if they are incompatible, imperfect when implemented, we shouldn’t feel bad about it them.

is this based on a true story, or a fictional event, in any case - people in North America are less likey to deal with such dilemmas - if they exist, i haven't heard of them

An option would be unilateral humanitarian intervention in Somalia, where there is no government, i think we have the moral obligation to protect the weak and the oppressed, many other states have similar point of views as well. Recently i heard a girl was set on fire in Somalia becuz she had owed $21 [uS]to a store owner. - State building starts with human agency, and respect for other humans, and setting up institutions for voice and exit. Almas The UN would be an ideal candidate for human rights protection, but .. we must look at Bosnia, Congo, - especially the Congo where UN peacekeepers are sexually assualting the citizens there.

These images are amazing, i can't wait to get hold of Adobe CS2, --- did you use streamline for the images or are they purely vector generated? by the way if your interested in design and such... check out www.designiskinky.com, its an amazing portal or links and such. peace

check out this website, its called BSTV, the website has video clips showcasing behind the scene clips about reality show auditions. BSTV.TV

Damn, those are some nice pics, they look amazing, do you have more, i luve to see some more, I left Mogadishu when i was young, so i don't remember much, i'm likin the way its looking now, thanks a much

Silence is oppression, Silence is depresson, Silence is fear Silence is discomfort Silence is a secret Silence is scary Silence is compliance Silence is acceptance Silence is ugly Silence is low self-esteem Silence is my friend That's what i think silence is ...

I'm assuming that they want to kill people fast, I mean if you look at it, eating healthy is more expensive than eating junk foods.

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The pro-obesity propaganda movement is finally here. We have waited for so long - we needed this counter attack. I was shocked to see this commercial promoting obesity by the Consumer Freedom organization. It seems like corporations are getting us to kill ourselves faster, they’re playing with our emotions especially in the age of consumer activism. I mean i remember reading when politicians were discussing the fat tax, every year, for every pound your overweight you would be taxed certain amount of money . Would you favour a fat tax? Why and Why Not?

After a long banning sentence by the Admin, I'm finally back on bail on this site, good to be back, - peace.

You noted that you did not want to answer the rest of my post, however, if we dwell on the specifics of history it shows that with intellectualism leads the populace into chaos. Plainly as I have stated in my pervious post, knowing too much, or reading the writings of these men does not make you a better Muslim. If not it leads to question things that are best left unanswered. I honestly stand by the comment, in which I have made, that they were not religious men. Off course we all have to adopt our behaviour from some influencing force, whether religion or societal, which brings us to the question of nature/nurture. To simply put it, reading philosophy gets you lost instead of providing you with elucidation of things. I was making the point that, it doesn’t really matter what they were, all we know is that they were not Muslim, because if they were, they would have noted it in their academic mambo jumbo. I agree that the rest of my post calls for a discussing on its own (post-modernism and the blasé attitudes / the contemporary threat to Islam) However, I apologize for misdirecting your debate. I did not mean to post such commentary, because I have no passion for such philosophers.

Old Age (Greeks & Religion) :::: Somalia’s Genius Problem [ this is my opinion, its not a fact, get it right … YuuuuuUUUUuuPPPP ] The Greek philosophers were all atheists; they were more in tuned with individualism and governance than religion per se. They cared more about the self than the collective assembly. If you look at Plato’s imaginary city in the republic you’ll find that he stressed more on altering human nature through nurture than religion teachings. These writers were not men of religion they cared more about reason and rationale than the concept of god. However, they were more concerned about reshaping human nature and reasoning with action and reactions. I’d say they were neither Muslim nor Christians. Basically, if you look at atheists today and how they believe in science and reason, they too believed in similar theories. For example if you look at Nietzsche, who sad god was dead. To demonstrate further that intellectual’s tent to overdraft their own horizons, they get caught up in their own truths (created through theories driven by isolation/illusion) that they forget the bigger picture, because they want to disproof the norm of things. I cannot recall which writer or for that matter pre-enlightenment impressionist said god is in the details, ironically. They were more interested in individual rights. Even today, its really hard to see people who believe in things, were in the age of the over-genius dilemma. ‘The words we use shape the way we think. "Genius" has become too easy a word for us to say. The parallel here may in fact be addiction rather than religion: as a culture, we have become increasingly addicted to the idea of genius, so we are dependent on it for a certain kind of emulative high, an intoxication with the superlative. Nowadays it takes more and more genius, or more and more geniuses, to satisfy our craving. It may be time to go cold turkey for a while, to swear off the genius model to represent our highest aspirations for intellectual or artistic innovation. If we remind ourselves that what is really at stake is creativity and invention; if we can learn to separate the power of ideas from that of personality; then perhaps we will be less dazzled by the light of celebrity and less distracted by attempts to lionize the genius as a high-culture hero—as essence rather than force. It's not just another word that we need; it's another way of thinking about thinking.’ http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/12/garber.htm The fact of the matter is that, the Greek philosophers were more interested in their celebrity stardom than religion itself. Today, if more than anything they have corrupted the way we think and conduct ourselves. Ever since we’ve surpassed the enlightenment epoch, we have changed the course of man. We have abandoned religion in its entirety. The problem is now, individualism, and the blasé of post-modernism echoing the establishments of man, and discrediting Allah. For those who said they have contributed to their thinking and thoughts, you must be careful brothers/sisters ; these men were not men of god. Today, no one has influence over anyone, there’s no such thing as the impressionable mind anymore. Were’ in an age of self-destiny, neo-liberalism, individualism and actually the populace makes it clear that a mind is not a terrible thing to waste. AS the new generation calls, it’s only a temporary unconsciousness and temporary moments, which demand million thoughts where everyone is competing to project their two cents, logically and coherently as possible. Basically, like the Greek philosophers, intellectualism makes you question things, and if the answers you get are not satisfactory to your comprehension, then you lose path. Sometimes things are best left unanswered. The Greeks were not religious at all. They condoned to many sins that Islam condemns. I have one advice to philosophy readers, you actually think your expanding your mind when you read such texts, but in fact your narrowing your believe. It’s more psychological than you think. Intellectualism isolates you, you end up looking down on people, because you think they might be ****** or they lack the intellectual capacity to understand your perspective. YOUR ****** IF YOU FOLLOW ANOTHER MANS THEORY, YOUR ****** IF YOU FORGET GOD, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK YOUR SMART, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK MONEY IS LIFE, AND YOUR ****** IF YOU DISRESPECT OTHERS BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, YOUR ****** IF YOU JUDGE, AND YOUR ****** IF FORGET YOUR CULTURE AND ROOTS I apologize for my long response, I am on another level right now, you could say I am not conscious of my surroundings at the moment; I apologize in advance if I have offended anyone.

[ this is my opinion, its not a fact, get it right … YuuuuuUUUUuuPPPP ] The Greek philosophers were all atheists; they were more in tuned with individualism and governance than religion per se. They cared more about the self than the collective assembly. If you look at Plato’s imaginary city in the republic you’ll find that he stressed more on altering human nature through nurture than religion teachings. These writers were not men of religion they cared more about reason and rationale than the concept of god. However, they were more concerned about reshaping human nature and reasoning with action and reactions. I’d say they were neither Muslim nor Christians. Basically, if you look at atheists today and how they believe in science and reason, they too believed in similar theories. For example if you look at Nietzsche, who sad god was dead. To demonstrate further that intellectual’s tent to overdraft their own horizons, they get caught up in their own truths (created through theories driven by isolation/illusion) that they forget the bigger picture, because they want to disproof the norm of things. I cannot recall which writer or for that matter pre-enlightenment impressionist said god is in the details, ironically. They were more interested in individual rights. Even today, its really hard to see people who believe in things, were in the age of the over-genius dilemma. ‘The words we use shape the way we think. "Genius" has become too easy a word for us to say. The parallel here may in fact be addiction rather than religion: as a culture, we have become increasingly addicted to the idea of genius, so we are dependent on it for a certain kind of emulative high, an intoxication with the superlative. Nowadays it takes more and more genius, or more and more geniuses, to satisfy our craving. It may be time to go cold turkey for a while, to swear off the genius model to represent our highest aspirations for intellectual or artistic innovation. If we remind ourselves that what is really at stake is creativity and invention; if we can learn to separate the power of ideas from that of personality; then perhaps we will be less dazzled by the light of celebrity and less distracted by attempts to lionize the genius as a high-culture hero—as essence rather than force. It's not just another word that we need; it's another way of thinking about thinking.’ http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/12/garber.htm The fact of the matter is that, the Greek philosophers were more interested in their celebrity stardom than religion itself. Today, if more than anything they have corrupted the way we think and conduct ourselves. Ever since we’ve surpassed the enlightenment epoch, we have changed the course of man. We have abandoned religion in its entirety. The problem is now, individualism, and the blasé of post-modernism echoing the establishments of man, and discrediting Allah. For Zaylici who said they have contributed to his thinking and thoughts, you must be careful brother; these men were not men of god. Today, no one has influence over anyone, there’s no such thing as the impressionable mind anymore. Were’ in an age of self-destiny, neo-liberalism, individualism and actually the populace makes it clear that a mind is not a terrible thing to waste. AS the new generation calls, it’s only a temporary unconsciousness and temporary moments, which demand million thoughts where everyone is competing to project their two cents, logically and coherently as possible. Basically, like the Greek philosophers, intellectualism makes you question things, and if the answers you get are not satisfactory to your comprehension, then you lose path. Sometimes things are best left unanswered. The Greeks were not religious at all. They condoned to many sins that Islam condemns. I have one advice to philosophy readers, you actually think your expanding your mind when you read such texts, but in fact your narrowing your believe. It’s more psychological than you think. Intellectualism isolates you, you end up looking down on people, because you think they might be ****** or they lack the intellectual capacity to understand your perspective. YOUR ****** IF YOU FOLLOW ANOTHER MANS THEORY, YOUR ****** IF YOU FORGET GOD, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK YOUR SMART, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK MONEY IS LIFE, AND YOUR ****** IF YOU DISRESPECT OTHERS BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, YOUR ****** IF YOU JUDGE, AND YOUR ****** IF FORGET YOUR CULTURE AND ROOTS I apologize for my long response, I am on another level right now, you could say I am not conscious of my surroundings at the moment; I apologize in advance if I have offended anyone.

THE GREEKS WERE STUPPPID MEN IN SEARCH OF INTELLECTUAL STARDOM [ this is my opinion, its not a fact, get it right … YuuuuuUUUUuuPPPP ] The Greek philosophers were all atheists; they were more in tuned with individualism and governance than religion per se. They cared more about the self than the collective assembly. If you look at Plato’s imaginary city in the republic you’ll find that he stressed more on altering human nature through nurture than religion teachings. These writers were not men of religion they cared more about reason and rationale than the concept of god. However, they were more concerned about reshaping human nature and reasoning with action and reactions. I’d say they were neither Muslim nor Christians. Basically, if you look at atheists today and how they believe in science and reason, they too believed in similar theories. For example if you look at Nietzsche, who sad god was dead. To demonstrate further that intellectual’s tent to overdraft their own horizons, they get caught up in their own truths (created through theories driven by isolation/illusion) that they forget the bigger picture, because they want to disproof the norm of things. I cannot recall which writer or for that matter pre-enlightenment impressionist said god is in the details, ironically. They were more interested in individual rights. Even today, its really hard to see people who believe in things, were in the age of the over-genius dilemma. ‘The words we use shape the way we think. "Genius" has become too easy a word for us to say. The parallel here may in fact be addiction rather than religion: as a culture, we have become increasingly addicted to the idea of genius, so we are dependent on it for a certain kind of emulative high, an intoxication with the superlative. Nowadays it takes more and more genius, or more and more geniuses, to satisfy our craving. It may be time to go cold turkey for a while, to swear off the genius model to represent our highest aspirations for intellectual or artistic innovation. If we remind ourselves that what is really at stake is creativity and invention; if we can learn to separate the power of ideas from that of personality; then perhaps we will be less dazzled by the light of celebrity and less distracted by attempts to lionize the genius as a high-culture hero—as essence rather than force. It's not just another word that we need; it's another way of thinking about thinking.’ http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/12/garber.htm The fact of the matter is that, the Greek philosophers were more interested in their celebrity stardom than religion itself. Today, if more than anything they have corrupted the way we think and conduct ourselves. Ever since we’ve surpassed the enlightenment epoch, we have changed the course of man. We have abandoned religion in its entirety. The problem is now, individualism, and the blasé of post-modernism echoing the establishments of man, and discrediting Allah. For Zaylici who said they have contributed to his thinking and thoughts, you must be careful brother; these men were not men of god. Today, no one has influence over anyone, there’s no such thing as the impressionable mind anymore. Were’ in an age of self-destiny, neo-liberalism, individualism and actually the populace makes it clear that a mind is not a terrible thing to waste. AS the new generation calls, it’s only a temporary unconsciousness and temporary moments, which demand million thoughts where everyone is competing to project their two cents, logically and coherently as possible. Basically, like the Greek philosophers, intellectualism makes you question things, and if the answers you get are not satisfactory to your comprehension, then you lose path. Sometimes things are best left unanswered. The Greeks were not religious at all. They condoned to many sins that Islam condemns. I have one advice to philosophy readers, you actually think your expanding your mind when you read such texts, but in fact your narrowing your believe. It’s more psychological than you think. Intellectualism isolates you, you end up looking down on people, because you think they might be ****** or they lack the intellectual capacity to understand your perspective. YOUR ****** IF YOU FOLLOW ANOTHER MANS THEORY, YOUR ****** IF YOU FORGET GOD, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK YOUR SMART, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK MONEY IS LIFE, AND YOUR ****** IF YOU DISRESPECT OTHERS BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, YOUR ****** IF YOU JUDGE, AND YOUR ****** IF FORGET YOUR CULTURE AND ROOTS I apologize for my long response, I am on another level right now, you could say I am not conscious of my surroundings at the moment; I apologize in advance if I have offended anyone. [ September 02, 2003, 01:34 AM: Message edited by: Admin ]

THE GREEKS WERE ****** MEN IN SEARCH OF INTELLECTUAL STARDOM [ this is my opinion, its not a fact, get it right … YuuuuuUUUUuuPPPP ] The Greek philosophers were all atheists; they were more in tuned with individualism and governance than religion per se. They cared more about the self than the collective assembly. If you look at Plato’s imaginary city in the republic you’ll find that he stressed more on altering human nature through nurture than religion teachings. These writers were not men of religion they cared more about reason and rationale than the concept of god. However, they were more concerned about reshaping human nature and reasoning with action and reactions. I’d say they were neither Muslim nor Christians. Basically, if you look at atheists today and how they believe in science and reason, they too believed in similar theories. For example if you look at Nietzsche, who sad god was dead. To demonstrate further that intellectual’s tent to overdraft their own horizons, they get caught up in their own truths (created through theories driven by isolation/illusion) that they forget the bigger picture, because they want to disproof the norm of things. I cannot recall which writer or for that matter pre-enlightenment impressionist said god is in the details, ironically. They were more interested in individual rights. Even today, its really hard to see people who believe in things, were in the age of the over-genius dilemma. ‘The words we use shape the way we think. "Genius" has become too easy a word for us to say. The parallel here may in fact be addiction rather than religion: as a culture, we have become increasingly addicted to the idea of genius, so we are dependent on it for a certain kind of emulative high, an intoxication with the superlative. Nowadays it takes more and more genius, or more and more geniuses, to satisfy our craving. It may be time to go cold turkey for a while, to swear off the genius model to represent our highest aspirations for intellectual or artistic innovation. If we remind ourselves that what is really at stake is creativity and invention; if we can learn to separate the power of ideas from that of personality; then perhaps we will be less dazzled by the light of celebrity and less distracted by attempts to lionize the genius as a high-culture hero—as essence rather than force. It's not just another word that we need; it's another way of thinking about thinking.’ http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/12/garber.htm The fact of the matter is that, the Greek philosophers were more interested in their celebrity stardom than religion itself. Today, if more than anything they have corrupted the way we think and conduct ourselves. Ever since we’ve surpassed the enlightenment epoch, we have changed the course of man. We have abandoned religion in its entirety. The problem is now, individualism, and the blasé of post-modernism echoing the establishments of man, and discrediting Allah. For Zaylici who said they have contributed to his thinking and thoughts, you must be careful brother; these men were not men of god. Today, no one has influence over anyone, there’s no such thing as the impressionable mind anymore. Were’ in an age of self-destiny, neo-liberalism, individualism and actually the populace makes it clear that a mind is not a terrible thing to waste. AS the new generation calls, it’s only a temporary unconsciousness and temporary moments, which demand million thoughts where everyone is competing to project their two cents, logically and coherently as possible. Basically, like the Greek philosophers, intellectualism makes you question things, and if the answers you get are not satisfactory to your comprehension, then you lose path. Sometimes things are best left unanswered. The Greeks were not religious at all. They condoned to many sins that Islam condemns. I have one advice to philosophy readers, you actually think your expanding your mind when you read such texts, but in fact your narrowing your believe. It’s more psychological than you think. Intellectualism isolates you, you end up looking down on people, because you think they might be ****** or they lack the intellectual capacity to understand your perspective. YOUR ****** IF YOU FOLLOW ANOTHER MANS THEORY, YOUR ****** IF YOU FORGET GOD, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK YOUR SMART, YOUR ****** IF YOU THINK MONEY IS LIFE, AND YOUR ****** IF YOU DISRESPECT OTHERS BECAUSE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, YOUR ****** IF YOU JUDGE, AND YOUR ****** IF FORGET YOUR CULTURE AND ROOTS I apologize for my long response, I am on another level right now, you could say I am not conscious of my surroundings at the moment; I apologize in advance if I have offended anyone.

From experience, being in Ottawa, for such a long time and finally moving away to university, I have couple to things to advise you on. 1. Ottawa is really really small, and the people there are narrow-minded, anti-intellects, welfare-taking low-lifes. 2. The city lacks culture, unlike toronto. Too many somalians, who gossip too much. 3. Girls who act they all that and a bag of chips, when they aint nothin but d-low *********EDITED BY ADMIN. 4. Ottawa university is really good, but if you can handle the french, its 60% french. Lastely, toronto is not a bad place, you should stay, i am actually thinking about moving there. Similarly, I need to take this course, International Urban Development, which includeds 2 years of broad study, and its only offered in U of T. Therefore, I need a place to live, or if you have tips, since i have given you what i know. PEACE Animal, I think you should respect the site and stop using those derogatory terms. No need to express yourself with vulgarity. Admin Somalia Online [ April 11, 2003, 09:40 PM: Message edited by: Admin ]

Al-Jazeera is like the opposite of CNN::: they too have thier own bias reporting. Conflict of interest you say: the head of the network is Amir,the monarch family of Qatar. They asked the US to have a network in Arab states. Hence, jazeera was made by US. Conspiracy or not, AJ reports extreme side of the war, the blood and to say the truth, and CNN reports the american version. Who do we choose as being right::: two sides extremely apart, the pro-americans choose cnn and the pro-iraqi's choos AJ. In addition, there isn't freedom of the press: in AJ or in CNN. You can;t say anything about the Holocaust in US media, but off course we can say 'GOD is a ******* ' Just be careful what you watch and read, becuase regardless of your intellectual capacity you could be fooled and manipulated by both forces. They let you see what you wanna see. BBC UK attempts to balance both networks reporting, by contrasting them, so they might be a bit close to the middle of the spectrum. PEACE

S.O.S - thanks Tagane - I wasn't offended by your remarks, its a free forum, all are allowed to express thier opinions. I don't think the administration should harrass you. Peace

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The leftist movement around the world is dying out; optimists are discovering the harsh realities of our chaotic world. The left in the US is a joke, and around the world. The anti-war protestors are fueling some energy into the left, yet again. NEVERTHELESS, the right has become the predominant force. There is no longer a middle ground, where both ideals are combined to influence the non-thinkers, the political puppets so they can sit on the fence and not move either direction. There exists extreme right::: blood for oil :::: then the extreme left::: comes with the notion that the dismissal of believes are here, and one cadaan kid at friends party this weekend argued that, in the Nietzschean sense that God was dead. But he said everyone was a in their own rights. Confusing and off course we argued, and several others joined: My point is that, it’s inevitable that the end will come. In fact there was this movie on the movie network (if you have digital or starchoice around channel 600-5) it was called LEFT BEHIND. In addition, it was talking about the seven-year prosperity and the year chaos. Just to point out, symbolically the right going towards its own direction which his perhaps religious in its self. Though the left has always remained skeptical of religion, it has more than ever become something crazier. Are we near the end::: JIHAD::: or is it simply Huntington’s theory::: the clash of civilizations were experiencing. QUESTION: WHERE DO STAND LFEFT OR RIGHT?????

THE FOLLOWING WARNING WAS SEND TO MY MAILBOX :: BY THE "ADMINISTRATORS" ... Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by private message. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This annoys me, FREEDOM of speech, it should be conspicious ...:: This is a forum for ppl to express thier ideas don't be telling us what to do or say::. ppl complain so what they can reply back, freedom of speech:: if you value it that is:: This sort of thing annoys me

Jazeera:: the article you posted is very lenghty:: i doubt anyone would trouble themselves in reading:: can you summarize the key arguments next time:: interesting subject, but most of us are lazy to read long articles and i am sure the person who responded :: only read the title and responded with a familiar respond:: PEACE:: I'll have your books soon::

Jazeera:: the article you posted is very lenghty:: i doubt anyone would trouble themselves in reading:: can you summarize the key arguments next time:: interesting subject, but most of us are lazy to read long articles and i am sure the person who responded :: only read the title and responded with a familiar respond:: PEACE:: I'll have your books soon::