NGONGE;896595 wrote: ^^ Adigu you'll probably wax layrical about the wadaado on Universal TV (another pet hate of mine). Walahi I was about mention the TV wadaado (Universal TV, Peace TV). Weli ma lagu yidhi "la hadal Shiikhu ha kuu duceeyee". Aniguba maan ducaysto Ilaahay ma isguu iiga dhego nugul yahay lol.

NGONGE;896537 wrote: Him: "Have you not noticed how every pregnant Somali woman that goes to a normal hospital is always offered to have a c section? They don't want us to have lots of children ninyaho. They hate us" Apparently "hospitals get more money if they do a C section". But it also probably has to do with birh complications and midwifes' unfamiliarity with FGM cases.

Chimera;896500 wrote: In-fact does instinct even exist? Is it just a glorified emotion or a recurring pattern of logical thinking? I think it does exist although its difficult to pinpiont. Take the example of when you can "feel" that youve forgotten something but cannot pinpoint what, or that something is the wrong decision or that someone is not telling the whole truth. Perhaps it is the subconscious parts of the mind analysing information more and sending signals to the conscious parts. But emotions, instinct or "feelings" are caused by brain activity, perhaps more spontanious than structured thought, so maybe its some part of our brain trying to tell us something that we have overlooked. Complicated stuff, I wonder if Coofle knows much about Neuroscience.

Apophis;896399 wrote: I was 13. 13 yr old from Africa is a grown man.You've got no excuse then If you spent a week there It'd probably come back to you though.

Apophis;896382 wrote: A question for Dutch speakers: how do you maintain a hold of the language after leaving the country? Do you practice? I ask because I used to be very fluent in Swahili but I have totally forgotten it because I never had the chance to us it in the UK. In my experience whether you retain your fluency in the language depends on how often (or not) you use it, but also how fluent you were in the language in the first place. I was an avid reader in Dutch which meant I had an extensive vocabulary which I suppose makes it harder to forget. How young were you when you came to the UK?

Ms MoOns;896384 wrote: Dank je wel! Haha, in Nederland leer je Engels als een verplichte vak vanaf de middelbare school toch. Daar heb ik heel wat van opgestoken, plus had een persoonlijke ambitie voor de Engelse taal You're not too bad yourself haha. H0e lang ben jij weg uit Nederland? Één van de goede kanten van het Nederlandse school-systeem is dat talen verplicht zijn. Maar middlebare school had ik nooit in Nederland meegemaakt. Ik ben al bijna 10 jaar uit Nederland... en als mijn rekenen goed is dan zou dat zijn geweest rondom de tijd wanner jij middlebare school begon haha. Ik geloof bijna zelf niet eens ho'e lang geleden het nu is. Dus welke opleiding route nam jij op school... Gymnasium, Havo of VMBO. Of is dat nu alemaal veranderd?

Ik ben het met je eens Chimera, er is geen beter land om in op te groeien dan Nederland. De buurt en dorp waar we woonden had een "New Urbanism" ontwerp en ik denk dat vooral dat het een prettige plaats om te wonen maakte. Maar de Britten zijn meer gezellig denk ik, en ook meer 'open-minded'.

Gefeliciteerd Ms MoOns. En trouwens jouw Engels is erg goed voor iemand die hier alleen maar twee jaar is. Goed gedaan.

Maybe the attendees were the former Somali parliamentarians and wanted some of the good 'ol action

BBC reports there is an explosion in Islii. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20617516

Am I right in saying that percentile score shows where a person's score falls within the total population of those who took the test? i.e. a percentile score of 87% means that the persons' score is ≥87% of the total population (i.e. all those who took the test)? Mahadsanid in advance.

Logic and reason, or instinct and emotions? I was watching this fascinating t.v programme that led me to ponder the following question: Do you tend to follow logic and reason, or are you guided by instinct and emotions? And which is to be trusted. Using logic to make sense of situations and then reasoning to make decisions are a process that we are taught/learn. We learn as children "the cooker is hot, if you touch it you will get burned and it will be painful"... therefore do not touch the hot cooker. That sort of thought process is then adapted and applied to other situations to make decisions. But then there is no doubt we have an inner instinct and "emotions". Emotions are real biological reactions/activities within our brains that we "feel" but do not necessarily identify/suggest a direct course of action. Having said all the above, is it even possible to sufficiently seperate and distinguish logic from emotion? Are they not both activities of the brain?

Johnny B;895956 wrote: really ? I don't find that figure difficult to believe. You have to go there to see for yourself. On every street there are several mentally ill people chained in front of a house - and those are only the violent ones. Traumatic experiences of war on a mass-scale have severe consequences for all those affected.

Bluelicious;895920 wrote: When you educate a man you educate a individual but when you educate a woman you educate a whole nation. Her knowledge will not only benefit her but also her community and her generations to come. So women change the world and not men plus without women there would be no men on this world. So everything starts with women don't forget that. This.

Abtigiis;895842 wrote: War ileen tankoo kale!! War Ibti is talking about education and empowerment and these are not the preserve or impositions of whites!! She is not talking about men telling women not to wear trousers!! Why twist what she is saying. I disagree with her that the bad counsel of the men who teased the young girl for thinking about going to office is to do with being a small. It is about not being educated enough or lack of exposure. But I agree with her such attitude is pervasive and stifles our collective development as a society. Well said!

Haatu;895877 wrote: Well I'm not going to over-generalize seen as I've lived most of my life in the West but the ones I know are certainly not timid. Quite a few of them are working mums and a whole lot of them virtually run their houses. For instance, my mum basically runs our house! Do you think that would be the case if your mum/family were inside Somalia? But in any case who "runs the house" and whether "women can/do work" is not the focus of this thread but rather the general opportunities and rights (or the lack thereof) of women within Somali society . Lastly, i dont know what Alpha is smoking but Somali society is not egalitarian, especially not where gender equality is concerned.

Haatu;895865 wrote: what? Oday do me and you know the same Somali women sxb? Or is it just that sijui women are different? How do you mean? be clear sxb

IBZ im with you 100% on this.Alpha mate what are you talking about LMAO @ "egalitarian society"... what society are you talking about becausr those words certainly do not describe Somali society. , IBZ, part of the problem is that strong Somali women are villified and stigmatised, whereas weak, docile, pliable and obedient women are heralded as the ideal. to be continued.

Waar zouden jullie zeggen is beter om te wonen, Groot Britannië of Nederland? En ho.e vinden jullie dat de twee landen verschillend zijn?

Godatada dhulkeenoow Habeenkay gilgilatee Gudidii hishiisee Gole' atoorada sare' Taladay ku gooyeen Ama geeri aakhiro Ama guusha nololeed Waxii u geeyay Gabadhyahay bal iisheeg Markii ay ga'meen Ay gaajada la hoyatee Godol qaadi waydee Guusha looga darayee Gobananimo u ooyday Ilmo gabax ka siisay Hubka so gurteenow Ciilkii gaboobiyo Cadhadii u gaysoo Cadawgii qabteenee

Ma Wardheertaan jeclaa baan, ku wareejin Woyane?! Ma Goodaydan jeclaa baan, gaalka uga tagaayee? Qoraxeeydan jeclaa baan, qaran loo ogolaynee? Ana goobtan jeclaa baan, nabad loo ogolaynee! Dhagaxbuur taan jeclaa, baan uga dhuuman Tigraye?! Jigjigadaan jeclaa buu...

Gobonimo iyo hiigsad. Abwaan Abdijabar. Gud urdaha soo riday waxaan guuro soconaaba, Geedaha madoow iyo waxaan gebi ka haadnaba, Gubtaanyada iyo caarada waxaan golon ka saarnaba, Hurdo guur wuxuu nagu dhacee aanu gama'a diidnaaba. Anagoo go'doon ah waxaanu cadhada la guuxnaaba, Oo gaaroodi joog iyo waxaan timo' gardownaaba, Guuradooda buuraha waxaan oon uu gubanaaba, Gaajo uma debcayno ee waxaan golongolyoownaaba. Gurmad aan daalayn oo hawl galaanu nahayee, Maroodiga gaboobiyo waxaanu geri la daaqnoba, Waxaanu wada gooshno ee gorayo raacnaaba, Gelowgiyo galaydhyada waxaan wada golaynaaba, Garanuugta Laacdame'ba waxaa golos nidhaaahnaaba. Waxaan guuro guuraynaa ee aan galab carawnaaba, Good iyo abeesada waxaan gudug u jiidhnaabaa, wiyilshiibu gedeedii waxay nagu gadoodaa, shabeel oo guhaad badan waxa is garab istaagnaa, Gooshiyo ninkeedi waxaan geel ka dhiganaaba, Gebi habar dugaageed waxan gacal wadaagnaa. Dhibka gorofka noo qaatay ee geexda naga maala, gundhigiyo wax loo geeyay baa noo gadhoodhsamayee, Xeylatoo na gaadhsiiyay iyo nabaraduu geystay, Maantana gedisii atoor Geesale' ayaa yimi'ee. Gardaradda waayanaha waxaan ku gacan saydhnaaba, Gabadh iyo dhamaan wiil waxaan wada dirirnaaba, God madoow garteenii waxii lagaga geeyaaba, Duniduba waxay nagu geftee nagugu gooyaaba. Anaguna go'aan adag waxaan gows ka dhiganaaba, Gacmo wada jirkood iyo waxaan talo gorfaynaaba, Isugeyntu waa dhib ee waxay guluc lahaataba, Kolba geer waxay naga gashay naga gadoontaaba, Galad Eebahay iyo waxaan guusha suganaa ba. Waxba gabaygu yuu ila gudbin ee waxaan ku soo gaabshay: Gobonimo u dirir iyo waxan nahay suluf colaadeedee, Dabkaa garabka noo saaran oo gaadh hayaanu nahayee, Geyigaan u dhalanoo adaanu gaardi kuu nahayee, Geddaa noo xigyaana waa inaan libinta gaadhnaa ee (Inshallah) ...Geddaa noo xigyaana waa inaan libinta gaadhnaa.

Dunidii ka habsaanay oo Inaga ugu dambeyna oo Dundumaan dhaqdhaqaaqin ee Dhamantiin dhergi weyney oo Isu dhiibnay dugaag oo Soomaaloo kala daadsan Hadaynaan isu duubin Durki mayno xadaawe Cidna daafici mayno. Cabdulaahi Suldaan Timacadde'

.. Ethiopia: ‘Special Police’ Execute 10 An Ethiopian government-backed paramilitary force summarily executed 10 men during a March 2012 operation in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region. Detailed information on the killings and other abuses by the force known as the “Liyu police” only came to light after a Human Rights Watch fact-finding mission to neighboring Somaliland in April. On March 16 a Liyu police member fatally shot a resident of Raqda village, in the Gashaamo district of Somali region, who was trying to protect a fellow villager. During this operation the Liyu police force summarily executed at least 10 men who were in their custody, killed at least 9 residents in ensuing gunfights, abducted at least 24 men, and looted dozens of shops and houses. “The Liyu police abuses in Somali region show the urgent need for the Ethiopian government to rein in this lawless force.” said Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director at Human Rights Watch. The Ethiopian government’s response to reports of abuses in the Somali region has been to severely restrict or control access for journalists, aid organizations, human rights groups, and other independent monitors. Ethiopia’s regional and federal government should urgently facilitate access for independent investigations of the events by independent media and human rights investigators, including the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial and summary executions. “For years the Ethiopian government has jailed and deported journalists for reporting on the Somali region,” Lefkow said. “Donor countries should call on Ethiopia to allow access to the media and rights groups so abuses can’t be hidden away.”

"hadaad dalshishaeeye joogtaan, damiir la'aan"