Somalia has tried secularism in the 60s (apart from the socialism years) and it worked very well.

Lines between countries used to have little importance in Africa's most dynamic region. How times have changed. Economic growth, energy exploration, Chinese-funded infrastructure, and American- and European-funded security operations have given Northeast Africa’s states the means and ambition to conquer the frontier. The goal is clear: capture the resources that will sustain economic growth. But this attempt to expand the state is setting governments across the region against the inhabitants of the frontier, who have spent the last century attempting to escape state control. A closer look at Kenya and Ethiopia helps explain the pattern. The recent violence in Lamu in Kenya is the most obvious manifestation of this new trend and is indicative of the ways in which this regional process is being overlooked by an emphasis on either global terrorism or local politics. Although the attacks in Lamu by militias linked to al Shabaab in June and July are clearly tied to both the situation in Somalia and local politics, Lamu has long been the site of tensions between Kikuyu migrants from central parts of the country and communities with much longer histories of residence on the coast. But these tensions are intensifying because of new infrastructure developments around Lamu, particularly the construction of a new $5.5 billion port. Construction of the port, which is supposed to become an export hub for oil from the wider region, has inflated local land values over the past two years, sharpening existing inter-ethnic conflicts in Lamu and its neighboring counties. (In the photo above, Lamu residents protest the port construction project, chanting, "Our land, our rights!") Tension between communities in the borderlands used to be met most commonly with indifference by the government in Nairobi. But Kenya’s once-marginal northern region has become critical to the achievement of the double-digit growth promised by the current government. Northern Kenya hosts the country’s onshore oil reserves. It is also the site for the ambitious Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) transport corridor connecting Lamu’s new port and oil refinery by road, rail, and pipeline to the Northeast and Central African interior. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/06/why_east_africas_borders_are_blowing_up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhl0fLdBK2IU

Clan will always complicate any effort to disarm militias.

<cite> @Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:</cite> The prime minister and Qaramada Midoobay envoy, Nicholas Kay, were secretly planning to visit Baydhabo on yesterday (Monday). But locals got wind of it and started an abrupt demonstration against them. Then two protesters were shot by militia under 'police' attire. One died, the other seriously wounded. The prime minister and the UN envoy immediately cancelled their trip. They were against them because the prime minister, along with the UN envoy, support the three-gobol maamul goboleed, which they want to force the natives to accept. The natives support the already functioning lix-gobol dowlad goboladeed, Koonfur Galbeed. If saan ku socoto xaaladda, it will get much worse. I hope in si nabadeed lagu xaliyo, but dad yar calooshood u shaqeystiyaal ayaa lagu shaqeysanoyaa oo Xamar laga soo diray, albeit being few and overwhelmingly facing a vocal native opposition. That makes sense. People's demands should not be dismissed. I hope the perpetrators of the bloodshed are brought to justice. People have the right to demonstrate. Why shoot at them?

lool@ SEVEN times. That is waali.

^ lool. More like they are not moving in that direction at all. I am really disappointed we haven't been able to capture Barawe from these terrorists. Even the mighty Americans tried to do some damage there but run away with their lives. What is it about Barawe that is so impenetrable.

<cite> @Tallaabo said:</cite> For a month or so they leave behind their ghettos and under class status in the west and lead a middle class lifestyle in relatively poor Horn of Africa. Best comment in this thread. I am impressed by your keen observation.

Why are they protesting against the Prime Minister? I don't know the details.

Well you didn't know Malistar2012. Somali websites are all shady.

lol@khasab ba laygu keenay. This man sounds he is handicapped.

Good job to the courts. The bloody terrorists who murder innocent poeple must be condemned to death.

So you are telling me I can get a strawberry jam and butter for my morning toast? Great!

I think that is Kenyatta airport Malistar. I don't know why that website is misleading people. Hopefully Mogadishu airport will be better than that.

I wonder how things are today after Al-shabaab terrorists increased their attacks

loool. This is mashalah video.

Blue, I know when you reach 59 in 40 years, you will look just like Iman. Somali faces are forever young.

It is not a matter of if. It is just when. West Somalia

The most current slacktivism trend that is sweeping social media is the Ice Bucket Challenge. In all the conversations about this, it took me two days before someone mentioned in their post that it was for ALS – Lou Gehrig’s Disease. On my personal pages, I’ve not come across a lot of these posts because I started removing people a long time ago who participated in what I and many others call “slacktivism” — something that makes a person feel good, but has no actual effect on the cause they are promoting. When something like this invades pop culture, there’s always a debate about whether the viral nature of the stunt outweighs any benefits to the actual cause. Currently, the ALS Foundation states that since the Ice Bucket Challenge campaign, they have raised $15.6 million, which is nearly nine times more than what they raised during June, July and August of 2013. Other ALS charities have stated that their donations have increased substantially by these ice bucket challenges, and at the end of the day, isn’t that the goal? Why do we even care what someone posts on Facebook if, when all is said and done, someone is spurred to donate money to a good cause? Why do I remove someone when I see yet another acquaintance post “why is no one around whenever I’m horny?” Well, because there’s a difference between actual donations or awareness and being sucked up into a social media popularity contest. Breast Cancer awareness is the most prevalent “cause” taken up by slacktivists. The above mentioned quote comes from the most recent breast cancer chainmail that was sent around for 2014. Most of these messages stem from that one time when women posted a color (the color of their bras! Gasp! Soooo risque!) on Facebook statuses worldwide in an effort to flummox men. Oh yeah, and of course, raise awareness for breast cancers. When the trend was picked up by news outlets, it ensured that each year, women will be messaged by by their Facebook “friends” in a gotcha moment: You liked the chain mail status! If you truly care about people and aren’t a horrible person who would like to watch the little tiny babies of Africa starve, then of COURSE you’ll play this simple, stupid, and obtuse game — as long as you don’t tell anyone! Remember: It’s for breast cancer awareness! Just make sure that you share that. Even more insulting, the emails usually include the title of “20XX Breast Cancer Game.” That’s right — breast cancer has been so successfully marketed that most people don’t see breast cancer as a fight; rather, they see raising awareness as a game. However, survivors and victims don’t. Lisa Bonchek Adams, a woman who has been fighting breast cancer for years, has written two posts that summarize my feelings of frustration at slacktivism that I am unable to eloquently articulate. http://theflounce.com/values-slacktivism-ice-bucket-challenge-cynicism-social-media/

slacktivism slack|tiv|ism Pronunciation: /ˈslaktɪvɪz(ə)m Actions performed online/offline in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement, e.g. signing an online petition or joining a campaign group on a social media website:

GOOD FOR Barack Obama. While vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, he refused Ethel Kennedy’s ice bucket challenge. You know the saying: Just because every idiot in the world is jumping off of a cliff doesn’t mean you should too. No question, the group-think summertime craze is proving an effective way to raise funds. But that doesn’t make it right. The challenge, as you’re probably aware, is that someone dares you either to douse yourself with a bucket full of water and ice or send $100 to the ALS Association. Dares, I’ve always thought, bring out the worst in people. In this case, the worst has been brought out in droves. George W., Charlie Sheen, and Oprah are only a few of the luminaries who have all posted videos showing themselves getting soaked, as have tens of thousands of ordinary folks. Why? The humiliation of getting wet, apparently, is better than having to cut a big check (although to be fair, many get doused and donate anyway). Or perhaps it’s that, celebrity and non-celebrity alike, people crave attention, likes, and hits so much that they’ll do most anything. For his part, Obama said he’d give instead. If you’re going to play the game, I guess, that’s the right approach. And a lot of people must agree. The ALS Association — the acronym stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — didn’t invent the concept of the challenge but surely is delighted someone did. Since the fad began, the association says it’s seen $41.8 million in contributions — a big jump from a paltry $2.1 million in the same period last year. http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/08/24/ice-bucket-challenge-gimmick-best-not-repeated/8AMRgZVtCBKyvU7RSX1whN/story.html

Malistar is a Somali nationalist. Stop twisting his words saxib. He is just saying if you create clan conflict with dirty warlords, they will come to bite Puntland because people like Qaybdiid have nothing to lose. It is very true.