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  1. Rambo image was based on lie, says US war hero Jessica Lynch · Tale of heroics was untrue, Congress hearing told · Dead corporal's brother says military misled public Ewen MacAskill in Washington Wednesday April 25, 2007 The Guardian A female US soldier who came to personify the US invasion of Iraq yesterday appeared before a Congressional hearing to reject the Pentagon's portrayal of her as "Rambo from West Virginia", shot down in a blaze of glory. Appearing as a witness at the Congressional committee investigating military misinformation from the battlefield, Jessica Lynch said: "Tales of great heroism were being told. My parent's home in Wirt county [West Virginia] was under siege of the media all repeating the story of the little girl Rambo from the hills who went down fighting. It was not true." Ms Lynch was a 19-year-old private captured by Iraqis in an ambush at Nassiriya in the opening days of the war and subsequently rescued by US forces. She told the committee: "I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspire our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good. "However, I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, legendary." She said the US people did not need to be told "elaborate tales". She concluded: "The truth of war is not always easy to hear but it always more heroic than the hype." When she was captured at Nassiriya, the US military told the media she had been wounded but carried on firing until the end. She had in fact been riding in a truck and had not been firing a weapon. The US military also presented her escape as a heroic feat, ignoring the role of friendly Iraqi medical staff in the rescue. Ms Lynch said she was not politically motivated and supported the troops in Iraq. But she added: "I believe this is not a time for finger pointing. It is time for the truth, the whole truth, versus misinformation and hype." The House committee on oversight and government reform, chaired by the energetic Democrat Henry Waxman, is focusing on two incidents, Ms Lynch's capture and rescue, and the death of an army corporal, Pat Tillman, a former football star, in Afghanistan in 2004. Corporal Tillman's death attracted media attention because he had turned down a $9m (£4.5m) football contract to volunteer for service. Mr Waxman accused the government of inventing "sensational details and stories" about Cpl Tillman and Ms Lynch. Although the US defence department reported Cpl Tillman had been killed by enemy combatants while leading an attempt to rescue US troops, five weeks later it finally emerged he was killed by friendly fire. His younger brother, Kevin, also giving evidence yesterday, accused the US military of "intentional falsehoods" and "deliberate and careful misrepresentations" in portraying his death as the result of heroic engagement with the enemy. "We believe this narrative was intended to deceive the family but more importantly the American public," he said. "Pat's death was clearly the result of fratricide [friendly fire]." Kevin, who had been in a convoy behind his brother, said the heroic account was to distract attention from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and other setbacks in Iraq. "Revealing that Pat's death was a fratricide would have been yet another political disaster in a month of political disasters ... so the truth needed to be suppressed." He said the military attempted to give the killing "a patriotic glow", awarding his brother a Silver Star and concocting a story that was complete fiction. In Iraq yesterday, the US military said that nine paratroopers had been killed in a suicide attack on army outpost at Diyala, north of Baghdad, one of the most lethal attacks on US personnel since the invasion. Source
  2. Somaliecon Is it so inconcievable that someone from P/land would support the resistence in Muqdishu? Believe it or not, people from every clan are against this naked aggression from the Ethiopians and those puppet who invited them.
  3. http://islamictube.net/view_video.php?viewkey=dac53a55801a066b70da&page=&viewtype=&category
  4. Waa la qabtey 'illegal' doomaha maxaa yeeley bakhshiishkii ay u laabi lahaayeen dowladda ayey hilmaameen. Make no mistake, the average joe on the street dont see a penny from moneys collected.
  5. Spirit21 invites you to: MUSLIM COMEDY AND COCKTAILS with Jeff Mirza & Prince Abdi Date: Friday 4th May 2007 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Brady Arts Centre, Hanbury Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 An evening of halal wit, fresh non-alcoholic cocktails and eclectic comedy. Come and enjoy a cocktail reception followed by hilarious stand up comedy featuring Jeff Mirza and Prince Abdi. Sip fresh fruit cocktails, nibble on delicious snacks, and laugh heartily. Meet young professional Muslims, have some fun on a Friday night, and even win prizes! Jeff Mirza's Comedy Jihad - "His warm, incisive, wit-strewn comedy celebrates the absurd" (The Guardian). "The sharpest Asian stand up on the alternative comedy circuit but also Britain's best loved Asian Muslim comedian" (Time Out). Prince Abdi is the reportedly only Somali comic in the world. He has already made his name heard performing in places such as the Hackney Empire, Comedy Cafe and Comedy Store to name but a few. "Prince Abdi is a joy to watch" - Edinburgh Guide 2007, Edinburgh Fringe Festival finalist. Tickets are £16 until 27th April and £21 thereafter. The cocktail reception and entertainment are included in the price. All food is halal and no alcohol will be served. Prayer facilities will also be available. For more information and tickets please contact Shelina: Tel: 07709 455 896 E-mail: Shelina@spirit21. co.uk Website: www.spirit21. co.uk/events/ comedy :eek: Bit expensive for a comedy..aint it? Who knows of this comic?
  6. Great ideas Xanthus. Keep them coming. I think it is about time i did something solid!
  7. Others can also chip in no? What would be the best approach in writing these emails?
  8. In my opinion, "fundamentalist" is someone who believes in the "fundamentals" of Islamic law. A "moderate" is someone who "moderates" their belief system to please/fit the demands of those around them. If someone is truly a fundamentalist, they will never kill an innocent person, because killing innocent people is a "cardinal" sin in Islam. A fundamentalist is not a terrorist, because a terrorist rejects certain fundamentals of Islamic law.
  9. 'I felt more welcome in the Bible belt' Manal Omar had used her five-piece 'Islamic-style' swimsuit for years - in Rio, Washington and Kuala Lumpur - and it had never brought her more than a curious glance. Then she went for a dip in Oxford ... Friday April 20, 2007 The Guardian Manal Omar in her Islamic swimsuit One Sunday last month I went for my afternoon swim at my local David Lloyd's fitness club wearing the Islamic-style swimsuit I have been wearing for years. The swimsuit has recently been celebrated by media outlets from Newsweek to National Geographic as an innovative way for Muslim women to become more active. As an American-Muslim woman, I have always been determined to be active without compromising my faith. I have been swimming in capital cities across the world from Rio de Janeiro to Washington DC to Kuala Lumpur, and now London. Although I get curious stares, I have never had any awkward moments when I head out for a swim. That is, until I came to Oxford. As I was getting ready to head home from my Sunday swim, I heard a loud voice from a man stating that he needed to speak to the manager about dress code. I picked up on it, but didn't really give it too much thought, until I heard him yelling about "that woman over there" who was wearing the "burkini", the gist of what he was saying seemingly being that it was inappropriate. What the hell is that? The burkini? I could feel a rising indignation at the man's audacity in singling me out in this way. Who had died and declared him the pool police? There were several lifeguards on duty who had seen me swimming there over the previous six months, and none had objected to the swimsuit. It's been nearly a year since I moved to Oxford, and frankly, I had had enough of the anti-Muslim rhetoric in British political life. Now that I was in the middle of it, I refused to stand on the sidelines. I walked up to the burly, middle-aged man who had been pointing at me a minute before and asked, "Are you guys talking about me?" He turned towards me, and waved a dismissive hand: "This has nothing to do with you." "Are you talking about me? Because if you are, this has everything to do with me." He then confirmed he was indeed talking about me, but not talking to me. He was talking to the manager. By this time I was irate, and the fact that he was using his dirty shoes as a pointer while he was yelling at me didn't help the situation. "But you have just singled me out in front of everyone, and in a voice loud enough for me to hear. How can this have nothing to do with me?" At this point he referred to me as a "silly little girl", which I found amusing, considering that I am a 32-year-old, 5ft 10in, professional senior manager for an international NGO. This man was clearly a closed-minded bigot and a sexist to boot, and there wasn't much I could do to change that. This turned my focus of anger towards the manager. His response should have been quick and succinct: "We have lifeguards who determine what is appropriate. If you have a concern, please do not single out one of our members, but put it in writing and we will send you an explanation." But he did not. Instead, he allowed this man to go on publicly challenging my choice of clothing, while publicly humiliating me. Now, I realise that my swimsuit stands out a bit. And I know it's quite unusual: the week before last I lost my swimsuit and I did feel a bit awkward answering the receptionist's question - one piece or two pieces? "Well, actually, it's a five-piece," I said. The woman across the desk stared back at me in disbelief. I described it as a long wetsuit with a very short mini-dress on top. (It turned up a few days later.) I admit, it's different. Some people might think it's overkill. But it's my choice. I choose to wear the hijab in my daily life, and it has never stopped me from being active, and this Muslim swimsuit was the perfect solution. I was so excited when I saw it for sale online. Previously, there had always been a sort of unspoken agreement between me and my fellow swimmers that my swimsuit didn't really matter - we were all there to swim and relax. I was not forcing my swimsuit on them, and they were not forcing their choice on me. In fact, my choice of swimwear has been quite a success globally - it's one of the bestselling items for PrimoModa.com, where I bought it. It's made of ordinary swimsuit material and the Boston Globe recently praised it, among many other papers, in an article headlined, "High-tech fabrics keep Muslim women in the swim." Yet that's not how the journalist at the local newspaper in Oxford, the Oxford Mail, decided to approach the issue. Her article was titled "Row over fully dressed woman in sauna". The main interview in the article was with Ian Caldwell, the man who verbally attacked me in the lobby. There was no attempt to find out the full story. A so-called "Muslim community leader" called Taj Hargey called it "political correctness gone crazy". At no point had the journalist contacted me. She seemed to have decided to take a similar approach to the man in the swimming pool - talking about me, not to me. As did David Lloyd's, which had backed up his story without consulting me. At no point did they bother to inform me, a paying member, that such an article was being written. I contacted the Oxford Mail, offering them my side of the story. I never heard back. Of course, that would have destroyed the theme of the article. Nobody in Oxford would be interested in new swimming suits with hi-tech material, but a crazy Muslim woman jumping into a pool fully clothed and potentially suffocating in the sauna was much more interesting. Since when have facts been important to journalists covering stories involving Muslims? Needless to say, I was shocked to find out a week later that my swimming habits had caused not only a "row", but a huge online debate. Perhaps the most daunting part of the experience was the strong reactions from those who read the article. It was the website's "most viewed article" even two weeks after the incident. The comments ranged from attacks on me (from both Muslims and non-Muslims) to full xenophobic attacks on all immigrants in Europe. At no point did any of the readers question Caldwell's version of events; nor did the majority of readers question his motivation for highlighting the issue. There was a blind acceptance that some random Muslim woman had done something, as one commentator described it, "a bit ******". British Muslims piped up in apologetic tones, and everyone else openly attacked. My routine visit to the gym had suddenly sparked a crisis: it was all about immigration, asylum! As one person commented, "This multicultural society is now becoming a multidirectional mess." Another commentator went as far as to write, "All the time people seem to be burying their heads in the sand and allowing our once great country to be taken over by others. I hope you one day will wake up when all our beautiful churches are being demolished and mosques built in their place." A tad drastic for a woman taking a swim, don't you think? (Mind you, it's all relative. I had one email from a woman in Sweden saying she found it disgusting that people in Britain went swimming wearing any clothing at all.) Nobody saw how ridiculous the article itself was. Nobody except for one man. His nickname on the online board was Mr Town, but I would probably have nicknamed him Mr Angel. He posted a comment explaining, "I saw this woman swimming at DL and it was not dangerous or offensive. She wore a full-length suit, like the Aquablade they wear in the Olympics with a tabard type thing over it with a short hem bit that went into a skirt . . . This man obviously has some other motive." The fact that only one person responded in such a way was more traumatic than the public humiliation Caldwell had subjected me to on the morning of March 4. It is at this point that I get a bit perplexed by what exactly the British public wants. On the one hand, they are always complaining about Muslims refusing to integrate and be part of the "mainstream" community. On the other hand, it's become painfully clear that when we do come out into the mainstream, we make them uncomfortable. Granted, my swimsuit may not blend in, but the refusal by people like Caldwell to allow Muslim women to create a middle ground of interaction in the UK forces them into the extremes. The online debate has created in me a sense of fear, and as a result I have not been back to the gym in the past month, even after assurances from the general manager at David Lloyd's Oxford branch that his management team would do their best to ensure I had safe access. The general manager agreed with me that things had spiralled out of proportion, and after I showed him my swimsuit, not only stated that it met swimsuit standards, but that it was now being offered for purchase at all David Lloyd's clubs throughout the UK. But Caldwell's actions had the desired effect: I stayed at home. Having spent my entire life in the United States, as a veiled Muslim woman I am no stranger to discrimination. In fact, as a child, I grew up in the hardcore territories of the south in the US, known as the Bible belt. Although I faced comments and questions, my personal lifestyle and space never felt invaded. In fact, the churchgoing community I lived in as a child welcomed me, and after my experience in the UK I want to go back to the local priest and kiss him on the forehead for not only preaching about respect but putting it into practice. Looking back, what disturbed me the most about the debate was that my very identity was reduced to a cluster of cliches about Muslim women. I was painted in broad strokes as an oppressed, unstable Muslim woman. I was made invisible, an object of ridicule and debate, with no opinion or independent thoughts. The fact that I had dedicated the past 10 years to working on women's issues on a global level, led a delegation of American women into Afghanistan in 2003, and put my life on the line in Iraq struggling for women's constitutional rights were clearly beyond anyone's imagination. The part of my life where I had the opportunity of meeting leading women from Queen Rania of Jordan to Hillary Clinton was erased. When I chose to wear the headscarf nearly 15 years ago, I promised myself it would never hold me back from my two passions: travel and sport. Neither my mother nor my sister had worn the headscarf, and my family raised us with the gift of freedom of choice. To this day my sister and I enjoy the outdoors, each never giving a second thought to our choice of dress - her bikini or my "burkini". It strongly disturbs me that I was disregarded as an individual, and demeaned to a one-dimensional stereotype. For many of those involved in the debate, the fact that I covered my head and my body seemed to make them forget that I had a brain. The truth of the matter is that as a Muslim woman living in the US - and I was in Washington DC on September 11 2001 - I never felt so isolated and discriminated against as I have these past few weeks in Oxford. Given that this is supposed to be one of the great seats of western civilisation, that should give British citizens something to chat about. http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2061608,00.html
  10. Some people really do have Phronemophobia - Fear of thinking Somalis could have this: Prosophobia - Fear of progress Bush/Blair have Pogonophobia - Fear of beards or men with beards
  11. Ethiopia attack 'leaves 74 dead' Gunmen have killed at least 74 people in an attack on an oil field in Ethiopia's remote Somali region, the Ethiopian government says. Sixty-five Ethiopians and nine Chinese oil workers were killed in the incident early on Tuesday, an adviser to the prime minister told the BBC. Besides those killed, seven Chinese workers were taken captive, he said. A spokesman for the separatist group, the ****** National Liberation Front, said it had launched the attack. The clashes took place at an oil field in Abole, a small town about 120km (75 miles) from the regional capital, Jijiga. "We have warned the Chinese government and the Ethiopian government that... they don't have a right to drill there," an ONLF spokesman in London, Abdirahman Mahdihe, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. "Unfortunately nobody heeds our warning and we have to defend our territorial integrity," he said. Berekat Simon, an adviser to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, said the attack was "a cold blood killing, a massacre. It is a terrorist act." Fire fight A Chinese oil worker said about 200 gunmen attacked the field. The workers were employed by the Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau, part of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, China's Xinhua news agency reported. Gunmen briefly took control of the field after a 50-minute fire fight with soldiers protecting it, Xu Shuang, a manager for the oil group, told the agency. In recent years, China has been working to increase its influence and investment in Africa as it looks to secure energy supplies for the future. The Somali region - known locally as the ****** - is known for its often violent clan politics, the BBC's Amber Henshaw reports from Addis Ababa. The ONLF has in the past made threats against foreign companies working with the Ethiopian government to exploit the region's natural resources. The ONLF has been waging a low-level insurgency with the aim of breaking away from Ethiopia. The incident will also step up tensions in the region which borders Somalia - where there are often clashes between Ethiopian troops and Islamists, our correspondent adds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6588055.stm
  12. Anger at Iran dress restrictions By Frances Harrison BBC News, Tehran Two thousand young men in Iran have protested against new clothing curbs, reports say, amid growing discontent about a crackdown on un-Islamic dress. Shiraz university students were angry about new rules banning sleeveless T-shirts, even inside all-male dorms. The protest came as the judiciary head warned police that an excessively ferocious campaign could backfire. Police say they stopped more than 1,300 women for dressing immodestly on the first day of the campaign in Tehran. More than 100 women were arrested on the first day in Tehran alone Two thousand young men in Iran have protested against new clothing curbs, reports say, amid growing discontent about a crackdown on un-Islamic dress. Shiraz university students were angry about new rules banning sleeveless T-shirts, even inside all-male dorms. The protest came as the judiciary head warned police that an excessively ferocious campaign could backfire. Police say they stopped more than 1,300 women for dressing immodestly on the first day of the campaign in Tehran. Foreign journalists have been prevented from filming women being arrested for un-Islamic clothing More than 100 women were arrested on Saturday; half of them had to sign statements promising to improve their clothing, the other half are being referred to court. The focus of the new campaign is to stop women wearing tight overcoats that reveal the shape of their bodies or showing too much hair from beneath their headscarves. However, young men have also been arrested for sporting wild hair styles or T-shirts considered immodest. Local news agency reports say the protesting Shiraz students on Sunday night were calling for the resignation of the university chancellor. Serious crackdown Women are banned from wearing short, figure-hugging outfits There is always a crackdown at the start of summer as women start wearing more skimpy clothes because of the hot weather. In past years the pressure quickly relaxed - headscarves become perched on the back of heads, while fashionable women in affluent north Tehran wear open-toed sandals, three-quarter length trousers and short skin-hugging overcoats. The police complain that some young women strut the streets looking like fashion models - and it is not a bad description. But this year the crackdown seems more serious. Iranian television has broadcast nightly programmes warning women and young men with sleeveless T-shirts and spiky hair to be more careful about their dress. The newspapers are full of pictures of women being arrested for their un-Islamic clothing, but foreign journalists have been prevented from filming it. Backlash The crackdown is more serious than in past years The head of the Iranian judiciary, Ayatollah Shahrudi, has warned that a severe crackdown on un-Islamic dress could have the reverse effect. Meanwhile, an MP has asked why the police should spend so much time arresting young people and filing court cases against them instead of fighting drug addiction and poverty. Already taxi drivers say there are fewer women on the streets and it is clear most are dressing more conservatively. It is not just the young and very fashionable who are being harassed this year, middle aged women and even foreign tourists are being cautioned. One foreign journalist was stopped and the police complained the photograph in her press card was indecent, even though it was taken by the Ministry of Islamic Guidance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6584789.stm
  13. Ms DD

    I LOVE YOU

    ^^ meoaw! Aaliya.. Didnt know you had 'cidiyo' dhaadheer sist!
  14. I can see your logic Ngone and Me. However what do you suggest happen for now? Shall they roll over and let the Meles and his puppets rule over them? Is that plan better than no plan at all? In the case of fall of S Barre, I really wish Aydid had a plan..so in a way, in this instance, I fully agree with you logic. But as things stand now, it is whole different ball game. I think ICU had their time and missed it.
  15. Eedo If you have an earache, do you take medicine for the ear or for your leg which is healthy and undamaged? Personally what Aydiid has done was undefensible. Somaliland and secessionists isnt a problem hadda noo yaal. We should rejoice that part of our country is flourishing and thriving. Puntland is also propering despite our leaders. So now what we need to concentrate is the war happening in Muqdishu. Lets leave meelaha caafimaadka qabta for now.
  16. Many average P/landers are disenchanted with their leaders (clan or otherwise). Everyone of those leaders are out for themselves and care for lining their pockets. You must realise that in order to have some sort of influence in Puntland, one needs to toe the TFG line therefore even if they are against what is happening in Muqdishu, they can only say it on the down low.
  17. Ng Sometimes no plan is better than some plan. Before the ICU, there was some sort stability resemblence in some areas of Muqdishu (whereas there was nogo areas). Business was still booming and even couple of family members moved back to Muqdishu from Europe (for the sake of their kids). Now those families have once again expereinced qax labaad. So the plan TFG has for Muqdishu is better than having no political plan for the city.
  18. Me That is serious accussation eedo. I find posters like Castro, Paragon and Northerner to be sincere and geniune in their search of peace for the Somali people. When Caydiid and his ilks were running riots in muqdishu, where was any of us? I think we were on foot to Afgooye, on boat to Mombasa etc. We were struglling for survival and noone in their right mind could have supported Aydiid at that time.
  19. Thanks Paragon and Xanthus. Lets outline what a letter to these media outlets would entail. Is the main body of the letter be the lack of coverage? Or the so-called warlord who is the president and puppet to Ethio's regime and the US.. I personally would mention the 2 but I dont want to come accross as someone is mucaarad and baised instead of genuine protestor against the puppet govt.
  20. Xoogsade When you say "I would like to see people who count in that community who must come out forcefully against their corrupts destroying Somalia." Who counts in your opinion in Puntland? I have seen few from his clan supporting A/Y to the hilt, right or wrong but majority of P.landers dont support this mindless aggression. We are not divided as you'd have us believe.
  21. hairy women by Patsy Westcott Peta has had virtually every scrap of her body hair waxed away every two weeks for the past 15 years and has never seen herself in her 'natural hairy state'. Lynn is a self-confessed 'hair removal addict' who spends £120 a month on defuzzing. She admits, 'Body hair is on my mind most of the time' and says, 'One of the top five things I want to do in life before I die is to get rid of my body hair.' Rebecca, a glamour model voted the fourth sexiest woman in the UK by a men's magazine, routinely shaves, waxes and tweezes herself to air-brushed perfection, although she insists, 'I'm doing it for myself not for men.' Fiona's hairy chin is a close-kept secret from friends and family, and she gets up every morning hours before boyfriend, Craig, to pluck out the excess hairs. 'It rules my thinking all the time, every day,' she says. Although, arguably, only Fiona has a real problem with surplus hair, all four women are obsessed with hair removal, as is a vast proportion of the female population of the UK. No surprise then that the women of this country spend a cool £280 million in the quest for silky smooth legs, arms, face and more. As Germaine Greer has observed, 'However much body hair a woman has, it is too much.' But what sparks an obsession with body hair? Dr Tony Carr, head of clinical psychology at the University of Plymouth, has carried out several large-scale surveys looking into the prevalence of concern with appearance. He says: 'An unkind remark at a vulnerable stage such as early adolescence may trigger a preoccupation with a particular feature.' Once such a preoccupation has taken hold it can be perpetuated by faulty thinking along the lines of, 'In order to be loved or successful I have to be attractive,' he adds. According to Carr, some 30% of women and 12-15% of men are overly concerned with some aspect of their appearance, although an obsession with facial and body hair is fairly uncommon. As Carr points out, we are all faced daily with a barrage of pictures in magazines, on billboards and on our TV and cinema screens depicting society's preferred body image. And that image is unequivocally young, attractive, healthy – and fuzz-free. depilation methods method pros cons shaving Pros: Safe, Quick, Easy. Cons: Need to shave every day to avoid stubble Risk of shaving rash. depilatory creams Pros: Easy to use, Leaves smooth finish. Cons: Messy, Smelly, Creams may irritate skin or cause allergic reactions. Most useful for small areas of skin. waxing Method: Hot or cold waxes are used to pull strips of hair off the skin either at home or at a beauty salon. Pros: Longer lasting, Leaves smooth finish, Gradually weakens strength of hairs. Cons: Risk of skin irritation and infection Have to wait several weeks for hair to grow long enough to be waxed again, Ingrowing hairs a risk Shouldn't be used by people with diabetes, circulatory problems or others who are at increased risk of infection. Not to be used over varicose veins, moles or warts. sugaring Method: Ancient method in which a sticky paste is applied to the skin, then a strip of cloth or paper is pressed on then pulled off (OUCH!), taking the hairs with it. Pros: Inexpensive, Can be done at home or salon Smooth result. Cons: Messy and time consuming,Hairs can break off at or below the surface. Can be hard to get right consistency of paste. threading Method: An age-old method now widely used in Asia and the Middle East. Involves using a strand of cotton thread which is twisted and pulled along unwanted hair, lifting hair directly from the follicle. Pros: Clean, quick and less painful than plucking, Best for eyebrows and facial hair Results last two to four weeks. Cons: Has to be done by a trained beauty therapist,Not widely available outside big cities though becoming more so, Can be expensive Risk of infection in the hair follicles, skin reddening, puffiness, changes in pigmentation. rotary epilation Method: A device with a rotating head is used to pluck the hairs out at the root Pros: Useful for large areas such as legs and arms,Results may last for weeks. Cons: Many people find excruciatingly painful in sensitive areas, eg, back of legs and bikini line Can cause skin irritation and ingrown hairs. electrolysis Method: A small electric current is applied to the hair follicle, destroying the hair root. The hair is then removed with tweezers. Pros: Eliminates hair permanently. Cos: Expensive and time consuming as each hair root must be treated separately, You will need several sessions to completely rid skin of hair as 50% regrow after treatment. If the needle misses the mark or insufficient current is applied the hair root may persist. Risk of infection. laser treatment Method: Laser light is used to zap the hair follicles causing the hair to fall out and preventing the hair from growing back. Pros: Long-lasting although not permanent results. Cons: Expensive, You will need several treatments over a number of weeks or months as laser can only eliminate hair currently in a growth cycle Where excess hair is due to hormonal imbalance or genetic disease new hair may continue to grow May cause side effects including redness, darkening or lightening of the skin, and scarring Not suitable for eyebrows as can damage eyes. intense pulsed light (also known as flashlamp; intense light source (ILS); full spectrum, non-coherent, and broadband light; and variable pulsed light) Filtered light is delivered to the skin, where it damages the hair follicle causing the hair to fall out. Safe in the hands of an experienced operator Pros: May produce lasting or even permanent hair removal, especially over large areas such as the back or legs. If hair does regrow it is often lighter and/or finer Best if you are light-skinned with dark hair. Cons: Long-term safety or effectiveness not yet established. Not very effective for blondes and redheads or people with dark skin – either natural or tanned. Can be expensive. Some people find it painful. Improper use may cause side-effects including burns, skin discolouration, patchy regrowth. http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/body/whe_hairywomen.html
  22. Ms DD

    Gay Somali

    This afdhere bloke exists? I think by now we have established that they exist and live amongst us. Since it aint illegal and sometimes positively encouraged, it is better that we let it be and hate it in our hearts. Lets just pray that none of our families succumb to this.
  23. The list is too long but these ridiculous phobias exist? Ablutophobia - Fear of washing or bathing Aerophagia - Fear of swallowing air (can one swallow air?) I came accros few ladies with this ailment: Androphobia - Fear of men I think the whole list could have been summerised as 'Fear of life'.
  24. YOu think I was born yesterday? Before any marriage, we go to the bank and ask to make us a joint account with all the privilages. I also want a cop of previous months' bank statement. You really can find out a lot from a man's bank statement: Where he is tightwad Whether he is into dubious vices Wether he is generous Whether he is traveller Whether he is ambitious (by checking previous years' statement and if his salary/income increased over the years) etc etc