After many years of study in Europe, the young narrator of Season of Migration to the North returns to his village along the Nile in the Sudan, eager to make a contribution to the new postcolonial life of his country. Back home, he discovers a stranger among the familiar faces of childhood—the enigmatic Mustafa Sa’eed. Mustafa takes the young man into his confidence, telling him the story of his own years in London in the early part of the twentieth century, of his brilliant career as an economist, and of the series of fraught and deadly relationships with European women that led to a terrible public reckoning and his return to his native land. But what is the meaning of Mustafa’s shocking confession? Mustafa disappears without explanation, leaving the young man —whom he has asked to look after his wife—in an unsettled and violent no-man’s-land between Europe and Africa, tradition and innovation, holiness and defilement, and man and woman, from which no one will escape unaltered or unharmed. excellent!

Apophis;902837 wrote: Yes, by all means let Somalis be sensitive about sex and not all those nice stuff we've been doing to each other over the last two decades. I have no respect for those who offend themselves and take it out on others. To quote Tony Blair: They're "weak, weak, weak". ^ maybe that's how you rationalise it, but i beg to differ, Apo. when they say we're a socially conservative society, i think it has nothing to do with our culture, but the extent to which we're 'open' to discussing things. sex is a big taboo and so it should be. its meant to happen behind closed doors and in the privacy of those involved. now, when there is a blurred distinction between the public and private spheres, there are bound to be opportunities to speculate. these arena's of speculation, hearsay and imaginations create distortions and exaggerations of reality. because of this savage over-sexualisation of society, the WEST has developed into a society obsessed with sex and its people are triggered so easily. how do you say 'sexy' in somali horta......i'm aware, we as people, lack in that department but i think AT's story was all too real but no-one wants to discuss it. and although these things happen all the time, it never happens to you or I, you don't imagine somali women, who have been the bedrock of our society to be having affairs, you call kids dirty name but never the kid receiving such torments and as for Mursal, his raagnimo in doubt, he an innocent soul all of a sudden, his sanity is in question because his wife has done what he would've done anyway. a post-conflict society meets the post-industrial 21st century realities - that's very similar to lacking basic infrastructure but at the same time having one of the most efficient telecommunications in the region.

AfricaOwn;902829 wrote: ^^Hahaha, Alpha is the first to respond to this :D :D good one! LOL

Apophis;902823 wrote: How ridiculous! You logged on to this forum, navigated to this thread, spent at the minimum 5 minutes reading what Abtigiis published and you have the audacity to feel offended? You had the option, at each stage, to opt out of being "offended" yet you, at your own will, chose to move forward and arrived, by your own volition, a point of distress. If you want to be disgusted, be disgusted with yourself for being weak willed. And what moral high ground are you occupying jesus? go easy on Dhagax-Tuur. he has every right to express a concern where he deems necessary. we have a culture where such ''vulgarity'' is hardly mentioned, discussed openly or spoken off in public. in the private sphere, too, people are still a little muted in speaking about such things. to be honest, i'm quite glad we still find this type of thing a shock and have not become desensitised.

interesting....maybe he was a qori-ismaaris and turned into a monkey?

AT, you didn't provide a clear description of the practice of mingis! is this common practice among all people or those possessed and on the edge? similarly, it’s a little odd someone tormented by sinning should find solace in mingis.....or is that how you wanted to portray ruqiya, a person caught between a rock and a hard place…… seeking escape? also, why do you think ruqiya let go.....? and why did mursal stay with her? was it for the sake of the children?

excellent!

^ there are no prozzies and red label here Apo. it has an underbelly but that comes with being conscious and responsible. how can i host you, when your drunk off your mind and making anti-islam comments. you'd put my sharaf at risk. plus these loose women you speak off are the sisters, mothers and daughters of someone....have you no shame!

oba hiloowlow;902788 wrote: Alpha,Sounds like a plan. so tell me about Caasho Holland how is she? And is new hargeysa better than Goljano? Will i get bullied due to my xamari accent? I have to make this Swot analyse before i come so i get prepared for the little trip to SL,Hargeysa. Cheers! just cancelled your welcoming party, Oba! swot analysis kulaaha! bahasha naga daa dee!

^ that, you'll find in Nairobi!

Apophis;902787 wrote: I wonder what kind of welcome I would get. ^ what's on your itinerary sxb?

^ what was that xamari adage -mininka waa mininkaga..........???. all the necessary arrangements are in place for your royal visit tomorrow Oba. casha holland - a local girl, who has an obsession with the low lying country of holland will be my recommended choice for you. yasmin libiis will be attending to my needs....as and when i require....which is rarely, maybe with the exception of some pillow movvements here and there, every 32mins...LOL! the khat will also be prepared as to your liking and an assortment of colours for the towels will be made available by the maid! as its a Saturday, i'd go for yellow if i were you. i'll be going for my regular Saturday colour - red! LOOOL! you'll have to make your way laakin Oba-oow!

the ultimate aim of this thread is to overtake the regular Troll, Shaah, Cakes and Sheeko thread. i've projected based on current figures this target will be achieved in October 2019.

Alpha Blondy;902699 wrote: i've hit rock bottom and there is no way out of this. i'm very sad today and will probably 'cry' at some stage later! LOL + Alpha Blondy;902699 wrote: eedo Juxa, i'm sorry i cannot discuss this online. i'll make an international call in the next 12 mins or so and shed a tear or two. LOL who can guess what i'm finding 'impossible' to discuss online? LOOL its fairly straightforward!

eedo Juxa, i'm sorry i cannot discuss this online. i'll make an international call in the next 12 mins or so and shed a tear or two. LOL

i've hit rock bottom and there is no way out of this. i'm very sad today and will probably 'cry' at some stage later! LOL

Northeast, where? Newcastle in the Northeast of UK, Northeast Lithuania? Northeast Somaliland in Erigabo? the arrogance of the great satan has no bounds ma istiri? i'm surprised there is no name for this incident!

lol why did you start this thread and would you believe me if I told you i also use issey miyake?

this thread is pathetic! AfricanOwn, you know better than to advert on SOL!

^perhaps i should be a little less pretentious and be more humble with the company i keep...... why am i attracted to these phony folks? not that i'm the type to wear a tie to social events! LOL

oba hiloowlow;902526 wrote: Apo,ninyahow im desperate im in the middle of nowhere all alone. LOOOOOOOOOL@oba, you're funny walahi. its the story of my life. its been like this for the last two years and 7months. i'll tell you what......lets get your malayacni thread up and running again brov? whatever happened to the little chick you were dating. couldn't you convince her to come along with you. its not nice being alone and that's why i've got over 2300 films on my 4 harddrives. LOOOOOOOOL

TGIT!

but i have a lisp in my voice. this could expose the imagine i portray on SOL.

i'm afraid not! this business minded zealots lack creativity and intellectual conversations. when i hosted people in my house, i always ensure that the setting is accommodating to all.

who else might be invited to come on the conference call. i need to know!