Baashi, ina fartaag. Odayga Xiin waa inuu war nooga keenaa meeshaa Lasaburgabo. Tuujiye, kaalay adiga maxaa moodee in adiga keliya Somaaliga taqaan. Fish and chips maa ii maleesay maraxyahow. No offense to the youngsters.

St.Paul/Minneapolis: Ma Yibirbaa, Ma Minnesota! - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 00:03 Bandhigga Buugga "The Yibir of Las Burgabo" Nibaa waa yirri "Laba kastaba isa saaray, laakiinse weligay laba tagoogo isma saarin!" Sharaxaadeeda, hadaad garatay waxaad tahay rugcaddaa-mici-ku-gamaarle ah! Hadaadanse weli maqlin, dambi kuma lihid, waxaa oraahdan lagu budlindoonaa/ fasiri doonaa ardaaga SALI (Somali Arts and literature Institute). Maalintu waa Sabti, Amintu waa casar liiq, Madashu waa Minnesota, Macmacaanka iyo Milikhsigu waa halalacda hore, Murtidu waa THE YIBIR OF LAS BURGABO, Maxamuud waa Qoreheeda, Mulaaxdu waa Af-soomaali, Mayraxduse waa Af-Ingriisi! Ubooy Nagu Buqo! Hadaad wali amankaagsan tahay, oo aad layaaban tahay meesha ay iska soo galeen Yibir iyo Minnesta: Goobta: Lofts Literary Center (Open Books), 1011 Washington Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Goorta: Sabti, 17-ka Sebtember 2005, 5:30PM – 8:00PM Gogosha: Waa SALI (Somali Arts and Literature Institute) Buuga maalintan sharaxani waa The Yibir of Lasburgabo, waa buug qiiro, murugo iyo muunsaba isku darsaday; Waa qalinkii, Maxamuud Cali Geeldoon. Yibir garanaye, Las-bur-gabo waa maxay? LAS ma Las Vegas-baa mise waa Las Qoray? Bur, Ma Buur-hakabaa mise waa Burco? Gabo ma Gabooyaa mise waa Ceerigaabo? Bal, halkan ka milicso iyadoo faahfaahsan. Bandhigga Buugga "The Yibir of Las Burgabo"

Brother Nur's to-do list has been very unyielding lately for he has scores of responsibilities he is battling with. May Allah make it easier for him. Insha Allah our good brother will come back and continue the SOL Ramadan tradition. **Getting ready for Ramadan.**

What do these foreigners want? Leave us alone. This is not Paris or London. This is the great Canadian province of Ontario. As the priemer of Ontario already said ... "Islamic-Law is not inconsistent with rights" Global groups unite against Islamic arbitration in Ontario Last Updated Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:09:12 EDT CBC News Almost 100 organizations around the globe will protest Thursday against a proposal that would allow Islamic law to be used in family arbitration and mediation cases in Ontario. Canadian and European feminist groups, dissidents from some Islamic states such as Iran, human-rights activists, writers and journalists will march Thursday in six European cities, and at least five Canadian ones. Protests will take place in Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo, Ont., Montreal and Victoria, and in Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Gutenberg, Stockholm, London and Paris. Speakers at the Canadian events will include journalists June Callwood, Irshad Manji and Sally Armstrong. Sohaila Sharifi, an Iranian emigrant who is organizing the London protest, said the protests are part of a global battle between secular societies and "political Islam." "If [hardline Muslims] win this fight in Canada, there is always the possibility that they would see it as a victory that could bring them one step forward," Sharifi said in an e-mail exchange with the Canadian Press. "They would use the same argument to establish the same religious system here in Europe and elsewhere." The Ontario proposal was developed by the former Ontario attorney general, Marion Boyd, and has been embraced by many Muslims - both conservative and mainstream. It would make it legal for Muslims to seek Islamic arbitration and mediation for family disputes such as divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Boyd says this isn't the same as Shariah law, which - as practised in the Middle East - allows the death penalty for adultery, requires alimony to be paid for only three months, and tends to award custody of children to their fathers. When the report was first released in Dec. 2004, critics said allowing Islamic arbitration would effectively legalize the suppression of Muslim women - while supporters argued it would be consistent with Canadian values of multiculturalism and tolerance. At the time, Marilou McPhedran, lawyer for the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, said the report set the stage for the adoption of Shariah law in Ontario. McPhedran said it gave "legitimacy and credibility to the right-wing racists who fundamentally are against equal rights for men and women." The report also angered Tarek Fatah, with the Canadian Muslim Congress, who said it would create "an under-class of underprivileged people who can go into their ghettos and deal with issues and not bother them." Boyd was asked to review Ontario's Arbitration Act after the Islamic Institute of Civil Justice requested religious-based arbitrations, similar to those that have been used in Ontario for the past 15 years. Currently in Ontario, both Jews and Catholics can choose religious arbitration if they like. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/04/islamic_arbitration20050904.html

Congratulations to Farah Osman who got married in Ottawa, Canada. Inadeer, may Allah bless your new family. Congratulations to Axmed Boqor who got married in Helsinki, Finland. Adoomoow, Ilaahay haka dhigo familikaaga cusub mid khayr qaba. One luv. For a nomad, a wedding is not merely a Islamic ritual, but a sacred celebration of a shared love and covenant commitment. We here at Somalia Online would like to wish you and your new wifes a happy and prosperous future. Again, on behalf of all the nomads, specially those who know both of you including Animal Farm, Goonle, Checkmate, Muraad, Qac Qaac, Madax Cade, Mobb_Deep, Tuujiye, Rm, and others, we wish you all much happinness. Wiil iyo Caano to both of you.

Fidel, thanks for apologizing to Hibo. There was no need for that insulting comment against your sister. Dawaco, inadeer, calm down. Sowdigan yara xanaaqay. I think it was a very simple overlook by the moderators (including my good friend Jamaal-11). As you are aware, the nomads who moderate these forums aren't here all the time. I myself haven't had any time to read let alone edit.

Congrats Islaan. All the best to you and your new wife. May Allah bless your family.

Very entertaining read indeed.

^^ Ouch. Samurai, welcome back. I sense many of the supporters of this government are weary of "warlord hounds" and "nationalist hacks" who in the ends are winning the media war. The frustrating one is that the hearsay and the tabloid news from warlord outlets such as Dayniile are far more superior in feeding the frenzy. The gullible fall pray to such half truths rather easily. This government must “focus†as Mobb_Deep said earlier. It is time to build the basic institutions for the nation. In the end, all will spot the positive upshot.

Athiest Ayan Hirsi's narrow assessment of Islam is comical at best. Indeed, this lady has so much resentment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/the_interview.shtml

classic.

Fake and misleading.

Another "Dewey defeats Truman" classic. The problem with press releases.

Congrats Kheyr. Wish you guys all the best inadeer.

^^ Sky, what is the name of the guy who is singing? Does anyone know?

Morgan is interviewed by Shabelle Network. It is an "open for callers" program. Abshir Bacadle, the famous poet from Mogadishu, gets irritated by some of the questions or criticism coming from couple of callers. The poet picks up the phone and decides to speak himself. It an interesting but long interview/program. It is all a game. It is all politics. Let us see where this settles.

Checkmate, Adoomoow, waa la ii sheegay in aa ARSI ku jirto. Isra. lool. navajo code.

Yeey's open talk with Yusuf Garaad. More interview

Never have I seen Baashi loose a serious debate or even facile exchanges on these forums. Kaleidoscopic who is herself known to be bitingly sarcastic (in an insightful way) and contentious(only when rubbed the wrong way), is pushing her luck with this poll. Me thinks.

Amazing pictures.

You all have no sense of humor. Lighten up alittle.

9- Dahir Haji Osman, Hobyo, 1925, 18 years old, now living in Ottawa, Canada I had the pleasure of meeting him. A legend indeed. Here is a picture of him recieving an award.

Originally posted by HornAfrique: The leader of the opposition, a man who hails from a traditionally less-powerful clan, has broken clan taboos associated with the usual order of things. Brother Horn, you should be confronted for making such a statement but I detect you didn't mean any harm. On this subject of the “powerful†and the “less-powerfulâ€, here is a not so flattering picture to make Horn and those who despise Yeey and his policies smile. The most powerful man in Somalia today is planning to flex his muscle. Now, the fundamental questions are here. Will Caato-Qanyare-Yalaxow coalition triumph? Will Yeey’s gov finish its term just like Abdiqasim’s? Will Somalia’s situation improve in anyway or get worse? Allah knows all. Duke, welcome back. Do update us on any new developments.

^^^ lol@woooow.