1. You make ( shah ) before leaving home,when getting to the office,after lunch, when having guests, before the guests leave, after the guests leave and before going to bed. 2. When shops have sale they call your mom. 3. You still have, stored in suitcases, clothes that you used to wear when you were five . 4. You call an older person you've never met before "eedo" or "abti". 5. You hide everything from your parents, but they still think they know everything about you, and make you believe that they actually do. 6. People are never happy with what you've achieve; if you Graduated from school they'll tell you "Inshaallah shahadadda jamicadda", and when u get that "Inshaallah carosadda ", and when you get that "Inshaallah cyal badan", and when you get that "Inshaallah shahadaddoda jamicadda aad ko faraxdid", etc... 7. If you are a boy you start worrying about the Mukhabarat when you reach puberty. 8. Getting a visa to Europe or the States is like getting a baby, everybody tells you "mabrook" 9.You learn how to beg the personnel at the airport to allow the excess baggage you've got as soon as your father stops doing that for you. 10. Your dream is holding a different passport. 11. When you FLY BACK home you find 20 people waiting for you at the airport. 13. Every time you fly back home you meet relatives you never knew existed, and they look nothing like your family. 14. You look for universities as far away from home as possible. 15. You always curse at somalies when you are back home, but when you live abroad you only make somalies friends. 16. When you come back from University you still have to live with your parents, and fight over curfew allover again, as if you never left them before. 17. Your relatives alone could populate a small city. 18. Everyone is a family friend. 19. You fight over who pays the mony bill. 20. You teach Westerners to swear words in your language. 21. When you go on a date you start thinking of lousy places where nobody would go to so you wont bump into family or friends. 22. You end up in a lousy place and still bump into the relative with the biggest mouth. 23. You think you are liberated when you can't even smoke in public 24. If you are 25 and not married yet, your parents make you feel that you are getting too old. 25. Getting married becomes the only way you can escape your parents. 26. You tell your friends how to rebel against their parents when you can't even stay out past midnight. 27. You always say "Open the light" instead of "Turn the light on" or "get down from the car" instead of "get out of the car." 28. You pronounce your p's as b's (bebsi and bolice) 29. You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you a story of how he hadto walk miles just to get to school. 30. Your parents were ranked first in school. 32. Your dad swears at you with words that affect himself ( kalab) 33. You tell everyone that you are a successful businessman back home" when you are really just an unemployed goat herder. 34. You feel uncomfortable saying the word 'tease' in English. 35. You smoke as if there is no tomorrow and you only smoke MARLBORO REDS. 37. You only walk on the streets in groups of seven or more people and talk really really loud in somali together. 38. You wear a black leather jacket, even when it is 100 degrees outside. 39. you think its cool to dance and smoke at the same time 40. If you are an somali girl you give the look of death to another somali girl who looks better than you. 41. Your aunt is always asking when she can dance at your wedding"

:confused: I don’t see the point here. Look people Somalis live all over the world. I happen to have family in China, Malaysia, Australia, the Middle East, and South ,Central and western Africa and not for getting Western world and even Russia. We are nomads and I strong believe that. It’s in our nature to explore and travel. Its no biggie finding out that there are Somalia in Brazil, I knew that 7yrs ago. A Somali works at the national airport in Brazil and he is a very friendly man. He even helped a cousin of mine when he was on transit in that country.

Asalmau Alaykum people. I came across this recently and found it very funny. Have a read and tell me what you think. Thanks The Funniest Matrimonial Ads FISHERMAN Wife wanted, must be able to dig, clean, cook worms and clean fish. Must have own boat with motor. Please send photograph of motorboat. SALESMAN Once in a lifetime offer, to get yourself the original, genuine article. One of the most handsome and smartest bachelor's around is now looking for a wife. And you could be the lucky one he chooses! Has own house, car and successful career! ECONOMIST I am in demand of a wife. Supply is great though my requirements are high. However the Elasticity of my demands should not bear too heavy a burden upon the national interest. MATHEMATICIAN Wife required to complete the formula of my life. Must be numerate and understand complex algebraic logarithms. Needed to help further my family unit. IT CONSULTANT Well there is definite room for improvement in my life. The speed of my current flows of information and processes is slowing down and the injection of a wife into my life is bound to improve efficiency. Compatibility could be an issue. BUSINESS MAN Wife wanted for company. POLITICIAN I feel there is a need in this world, to improve the ways we live, to harmonize the processes of life and to build upon past differences and short comings. I believe that we the people need someone to share our lives. To feel the joys of parent hood, and bear the social responsibilities, as we should in a civilized society................. (etc etc and never getting to the point) CAR DEALER Wanted a sturdy, reliable, low depreciating wife. Should be in excellent working condition. FARMER Wanted a wife from good stock. Required for breading. LAWYER I hereby propose to solicit myself as an eligible candidate for the post of wife after marriage. The person whom I'm looking for should be strictly -a girl. The girl should be strictly a girl, with evidence to support this view that she is a girl. The girl should be willing to surrender to the service and jurisdiction of My Lord i.e. Myself. Any objections would be overruled and will not be sustained. Apply in limited confidence as all liabilities are null and void in the event of failure on our part of any kind whatsoever. PILOT Wife required to complete my life. Please only level headed applicants. She must not have her heads in the clouds, but have her feet firmly on the ground. Her heart must be in it for the long haul. And she absolutely must also be aerodynamically sound!!! BANKER Wanted wife who takes interest in me and credits me with her service. ACCOUNTANT Required a girl - 5'8' & 36' 24' 36' with a good head for figures. She must be averse to making unnecessary expenditure and her very nature should be one of generating as few expenses in my life as possible. She should profit from a nice personality and be a credit to her family. SHIRABI Wanted a girl. Girl's father should preferably have a drinks factory. I am an occasional alcoholic who drinks only when friends come round. Friends come round only seven times a week. Girl preferred who can carry me from bar to ghar-bar. Meet personally in a bar or send drinks for trial. Sample should be ample. MINICAB DRIVER Hello! Hello! number 9 calling. This is number 9 I'm calling from base, erm a wife is needed for pick me up. Driving license not necessary, but map reading skills are a bonus. BEGGAR BUILDER Wanted a wife to help build upon the foundations of my life. Must be homely and willing to build relationship from the ground up. DOCTOR I am looking for a wife to cure the emptiness in my life. However if you feel the need for a second opinion then it's fine by me. ARMY COMMANDO My mission in life is to find myself the perfect wife. Successful applicants must be able to use a penknife and a compass. She who dares wins. Camouflage provided. RACE CAR DRIVER A model wife required to fit in with my fast track life. Must be able to keep pace! ASTRONAUT I'm searching for a wife to fill the space in my life. Someone to share my universe. Must have looks that are out of this world!

I remember waking up 3 hours early and being too exicted to go back to me. I remember recieving Money from all the uncles and anuties that I run into. I remember going to the local store and buying bag loads of sweet and stuffying meself with it. I remember wearing 4 different outfits in one day. I remember recieving gifts from all my family members and especially the one that had to post their gifts to me. I remember hugging & kissing everyone in the Mosque after the eid prayer.

If she is confident then why not. I should imagine that the couple are in love and have been an item. So WHY NOT. GO ON GIRL ASK AWAY

There is a growing trend of women getting into high paying jobs than their counterparts. Is this a problem for men? A question I would like to ask is “Would you feel secured in your marriage if your wife earned more than you?†Big-Earning Wives (and the Men Who Love Them) BY KIMBERLY GOAD In a growing number of marriages, it's the woman who is bringing home the big paycheck. Is she stressed? Yes. Resentful? A little. Would she trade places with her husband? Not on your life. By the time Jane and John Metcalfe* were ready to start a family, they had both reached a similar level of success. She was vice president of a New York public relations agency, and he was pastry chef at a well-regarded New Jersey restaurant. They were typical Type A personalities working long hours in jobs they loved. Then Jane became pregnant with their first child, and they came face-to-face with the dilemma that affects all working couples with kids: What to do about child care? They didn't want to put their infant in day care. They couldn't afford a nanny. So after much agonizing, they decided that one of them would cut back on work hours to stay home with the baby, while the other continued to work full time. "My husband and I want to give our children traditional things - like a home and a backyard," says Jane, 37. "In the end, our decision came down to: Who had the better job in terms of salary and benefits?" The answer was Jane. She's one of a growing number of women who've become the primary breadwinners in their families. What would have been considered an uncommon role reversal even 10 years ago is now anything but. One in three married women in America is out earning her husband, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. "When I started as a financial adviser 20 years ago, there were almost no couples in this situation," says Bob Mecca, a certified financial adviser in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. "Now 40 percent of the couples who come through my door have a wife who earns more than her husband." The simplest explanation for this change is a practical one: Women today are better educated and better prepared for the workforce than ever. "The number of women getting high school, college and advanced degrees is higher now than at any other point in history," says Randi Minetor, author of Breadwinner Wives and the Men They Marry. In fact, women today are more educated than men: In 1998, there were 125,000 more college-educated women than men, according to the Center for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. By 2010, that gap is expected to double. A survey on Redbookmag.com of women who earn more than their husbands confirms the impact of these trends. Most high-earning wives said they make the higher salary in the marriage not because they're more aggressive about job hunting or working longer hours, but typically because they are better educated, and therefore landed in a more lucrative field. But this arrangement also reflects a seismic shift in the way husbands and wives view each other, says Stephanie Coontz, director of research at the Council on Contemporary Families and author of the upcoming book Marriage, a History. "Women have earning power, so they're less intent on finding a husband who is a high earner and more interested in finding someone who is an all-around good partner," she says. "And men are letting go of the idea of, 'I should make more or have the more prestigious job because I'm the man.' Instead they're both saying, 'Let's do what's best for all of us.'" It's a modern choice that reflects modern financial and cultural realities, but it also presents new challenges. The same conflicts that rattle every marriage - money decisions, division of household and child-care duties - can become even more fraught when she's the breadwinner. Yet it's also a liberating setup: Let go of traditional earning roles, and you're free to make lots of other choices based not on your parents' marriage, or anyone else's, but rather on what works for you. Here's how some very different couples navigate this new path - and what they've learned that can strengthen any marriage.

All you need to do is go the gym and work out. You need to avoid fatty foods but balance all your proteins, cabs and vegs. Try this for a month and you might get what yiou are looking for. I just dont get it though WHY DO U WANT A BIG A$$$$. ITS VERY UGLY AND DOESNT LOOK GOOD

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where do you all see yourselves to be in the five years?

Evil has no easy explanation. Everyone is evil and is good. Sometimes we watch ourselves do something evil Frozen in a scream that's never heard. We cannot stop ourselves, so we go on, Knowing somewhere else the horror plays And plays and plays until we are forgiven, Healed by someone's gift of unearned love. When someone has been tortured as a child, Evil, like a mad dog, crouches near. One buries it deep in a vaulted, lead-lined chamber, But zombie-like it stalks the world within. It's strange that darkened children need forgiveness For evil that they suffer, innocent. But guilt's the trademark of humiliation, Burned into the flesh of memory. Love washes over evil like an ocean, Sweeping over seething, fisted anger, Drowning it in cold, unquiet depths, Leaving you weak and weeping on the strand. You wouldn't be yourself without the pain That twists inside like penitential dancers, Making you the stage of some strange beauty, Like no one else, the host of our redemption.

Remember, too, the holy month of fasting. Absorb the word of God like burning sand. Make yourself through prayer a single yearning, A single breath of faith, a single turning, Dawn to dusk a diamond in God's hand. A moment of pure faith is everlasting, Nor need one know aught else to understand.

looooooooooooooooool.

Somalia: UN helps in first steps to re-establish national police force 14 October 2005 – With Somalia riven by factional fighting and lacking a functioning central government for the past 14 years, the first steps have been taken to rebuild a national civilian police force at a United Nations-backed workshop. The two-month-long Seminar and Training Workshop for 65 police officers ended yesterday in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Rule of Law and Security Programme, which has also staged field missions to identify and prioritize police infrastructure rehabilitation, providing the necessary technical and financial support. “UNDP continues to be committed to the establishment of a civilian police force in Somalia, as this can only be a benefit for all of us,†said Maxwell Gaylard, the agency’s Resident Representative. “Not only does it allow for the protection of human life, but the culture of rule of law then triggers private investment and allows humanitarian and developmental organizations access into areas where they are needed, all which work towards improving the lives of the Somali people,†he added. During the workshop’s first three weeks, high ranking officers of the former Somali Police Force worked on a two-year development plan to rebuild the force that defined command and coordination structures, discussed reactivation of police personnel, reviewed police regulations and laws, conducted training needs analysis and selected officers to participate in the workshop. In the second phase, a comprehensive training programme was developed, including a training syllabus and manual, and trainers were identified and trained. A technical facilitation team composed of law enforcement experts from UNDP and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) as well as Ugandan police trainers assisted their Somali counterparts through the process.

AS muslim , we know that every thing is in god`s hands. Some women have children in their early teens and other have children as let as 50. IF ITS THE WILL OF ALLAH THEN IT SHALL BE DONE

I just can`t understand how some people can do this you their children? Didn`t :confused: Ethiopia sign the Unversial declaration for the Rights of a Child???????? :confused: