grasshopper;797982 wrote: really? I had no idea! that's cool 'soo maal' ardul-soo-maal. ? Or does it have to do with this Seemaale ive vaguely heard off... ?

Who knew the colour of the palms of your hand could be used as/for racial classification... :confused:

samjamaa;797873 wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Bantu What's your thoughts?Are these people were originally from Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi? That was very eye-opening indeed. SMH! Bantu slaves were made to work in plantations owned by Somalis along the Shebelle and Jubba rivers, harvesting lucrative cash crops such as grain and cotton.[11] In the 1840s, the first fugitive slaves from the Shebelle valley began to settle in the Jubba valley. By the early 1900s, an estimated 35,000 former Bantu slaves settled there. The Italian colonial administration abolished slavery in Somalia at the turn of the 20th century. Some Bantu groups, however, remained enslaved well until the 1930s, and continued to be despised and discriminated against by large parts of Somali society.[12] The Bantus were also conscripted to forced labor on Italian-owned plantations since the Somalis themselves were averse to what they deemed menial labor,[13] and because the Italians viewed the Somalis as racially superior to the Bantu.[14] “ While upholding the perception of Somalis as distinct from and superior to the European construct of "black Africans", both British and Italian colonial administrators placed the Jubba valley population in the latter category. Colonial discourse described the Jubba valley as occupied by a distinct group of inferior races, collectively identified as the WaGosha by the British and the WaGoscia by the Italians. Colonial authorities administratively distinguished the Gosha as an inferior social category, delineating a separate Gosha political district called Goshaland, and proposing a "native reserve" for the Gosha.

I have a question too. Does anyone know of any English-Somali business dictionaries or even just a Somali business dictionary ?

^ I'm not sure sxb but try Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=somali+grammar

Haybad waxaad ku leedahay dhulkaaga hooyo!

N.O.R.F;797414 wrote: Been through Schipol twice. Never again! My god you should go thhrough Charles de Gaule - Never again!!!! I hate you France! They refuse to speak Enlgish, shout at you in French, blatantly heckle and discriminate against veiled women. *ssholes

PART 2 I boarded the plane and embarked on the journey back to the developed places to which I had become so accustomed, though never felt as home. My disillusionment with the homeland was still very strong at that point and these negative feelings were magnified by the very hot and uncomfortable journey through Djibouti. It was utter torture, sitting in that simmering plane on the runway of Djibouti aiirport - with no airconditioning, no water, not comfort it felt like being inside an oven. When I thought it could not get warmer, it did just that and sweat, that was by now running down my everywhere, was causing my clothes to stick to my. As the passengers desperately attempted to cool themselves, in feverish movements with the safety instructions or whatever they could get their hands on, the children who were even more so unable to bear the heat, once again started crying as though they had just seen the elusive yet infamous xuux. You may be thinking, "sod all this negativity and pessimism!", but there was most certainly a silver lining, as thin as it may be. Having experiences just how underdeveloped and impoverished the homeland is, having seen the extent of lack of opportunities, education, health, jobs - all hings that we take for granted - I had indeed learnt a big lesson even though I might not have known it then. I was simply shocked at the number of mentally ill people - in every street there were at least several houses with mentally ill people either chained in front of them or screaming from the inside them. It seemed everywhere I looked there was a huge challenge waiting to be resolved. I also found that the quality of everything was just terrible... from the haphazardly constructed 'houses', to the poor quality imported foods, to the uber-low-quality chinese goods flooding the country, to the dreadful 'roads', shabby business premises, the laughable attempts of plumbing and the list goes on... It was clear that someone, somewhere, had tried to improve things, to innovate, to implement new developments but had done so very, very badly - even though that may have been to the best of their ability. The most shocking/disturbing/unbelievable/disgusting thing to me, was the following. The youth, faced with unemployment/lack of opportunities/jobs/propects and things to do in general, turned to other things. One of these things being, regretably and unfortunately, khamri. It seems that this, as you are aware perhaps of qat, is brought in illegally from Ethiopia and so is Khamri. Yaabka Yaabkiis I never imagined that come nightfall drunk somalis would readily be roaming the streets and that the community was aware of drunken youths - from Hargeisa to Garowe and beyond. The lack of proper leadership means that little to nothing is done about this, and few in number though they may be, I fear that it is only a growing trend. What was lacking, I thought, was leadership - across every field/sector and in every respect. Those diasporans who had returned, instead of trying to make a difference, were often content with the status quo, they left the west and 'halkan' ayay soo candhaadhsadeen, wax ay soo kordhiyaan iska daa. There were also success and good stories to be told. It was a pleasure to be only in the midst of my Somali people. Walk down somali streets. sitting on a porch watching somali children playing peacefully in the street. Praying in one of the many, many mosques. being awoken every morning by the sounds of call to prayer. Watching people every evening congegrate in cafes and open space for mass-maxaadiros. One of the best things was that every morening, long before the subax prayer, you would see countless of people going to work... whether their stalls, stores, offices - women forming a large part of them - people working for their irsaaqad and using the Somali entrepreneurial spirit. I even had a favourite entrepreneur. She was this old lady who converted dollars at a local suuq with her very modest stall - I never went anywhere else to have my money changed. I was also immensly proud of the many wonderful children that I saw - full of ambition, determination and work-ethic. In terms of business, do somali shop-owners know custoemr service and a half! you walk into a store and they will bring you a seat, a cold drink - espeically they target qurbo-joog ladies - adement to have you purchase from them. Lastly I was expecting the infamous "dhaqancelis" shouts... these I never experienced, everyone was very welcoming, very friendly - apart from oromos who would heckle you for money at every opportunity - no one would say a word to you as you go about your business. The silver lining and moral of the story. You will only ever have one home and that is dhulka hooyo. It is upto us to be the catalyst that out land and people require. We need to contribute tangible improvements and change. We need to remember that as humble as we may think of oursleves, we are in effect the 'elite', the most affluent, most educated, most travelled etc. We are capable of improving the situation on the ground because all the place needs is a reversal of the brain-drain. I have not said everything and all that I would have liked to, in the way that I had originally planned, but it matters not. You get the gist of what I was trying to say.

"Ninka dilay walaalkeen annana wuu noo danleeyahayee!" DIIDNAYEE OGOOW !!!

Nina Fox;768539 wrote: Bhangra is infectious. Whatever mood you're in----you are sure to move your feet to it. Caadi ma ahan. dinge ling ling ling bing bing bing bong bam bam bam ! Yes very infectious :D

Blue I am still waiting

The answer is yes.

Carafaat;796770 wrote: Give me Burco any day. Betta prepare your sunglasses (read goggles)... extra large if possible. Boodh weyn is an understatement, for real... indhotir guaranteed!

^ I have no Idea. They make it very difficult waan ku wareeray when I deleted my google-mail. I don't know if I have to seperately also delete the Google+ that they would have created automatically but i do remember making everything private (automatic settings are all public) in the master settings. Good luck!

Also if you create a youtube account or Gmail or Google+ you will have profiles and accounts on all of them! E.g. i you create a Gmail you will have automatically a PUBLIC Google+ profile etc wich is bad if you use your actual details for googlemail or use it for formal purposes. I deleted my google accounts after wiping everything. Bloody B*sterds!

Can anyone summarise it ? What happened and who controls it now ?

Xaaji Xunjuf;797353 wrote: ^^ yes it is I thought so. In any case Iaahay ha kala qaboojiyo.

Xaaji Xunjuf;797238 wrote: ee isku urur sanaysa Buuralayda Gal-gala ee Bariga Sanaag, Is Galgala not in Bari ?:confused:

AUN

IMG_2823 Hargeisa, Somaliland by Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak, on Flickr Downtown Hargeisa by Camelboyz, on Flickr masajidka cali mataan hargaysa by fowzi feero by fowzifeero, on Flickr Downtown Hargeisa by Camelboyz, on Flickr Hargeisa main Bridge by Camelboyz, on Flickr Xamdi Super market by Camelboyz, on Flickr Xamdi Super market by Camelboyz, on Flickr Xamdi Hotel 1 by Shakuur, on Flickr

Qurbojoog Qurbojoog! Hadii qiiro ay ku hayso, Dalkana qiimo aad u hayso, Quluub taadu ay na hayso. Qaxarkan dalka haysta ahaataan, Dadkiisi qaar idlaadeen. Qaxarkan dalka haysta ahaataan, Dadkiisi qaar idlaadeen, Qaarna ay qaxayaan, Noloshiiba ay ka quusteen. Qaxarkan dalka haysta ahaataan, Dadkiisi qaar idlaadeen, Qaarna ay tahriibeen, Noloshiiba ay ka quusteen. Qurbojoog wadankeena, Qofkalad ku halaysoo, Qiyaastii ma haynee, Ku darsada ku darsada, Qorshaha ku darsada. Qurbojoog Qurbojoog, Haduu qurbojoog xisaabtamo oo, Dadkuna qirayaan wanaagaa oo, qaybtaaduna banaantahay oo, Qaran dadku ay qiyaaseen, dantiisi qaar khushuuceen, qaarna ay ka qanceen, kuruskii ayba waayeen, Qurbojoog wadankeena, Qofkalad ku halaysoo, Qiyaastii ma haynee, Ku darsada ku darsada, Qorshaha ku darsada. Qurbojoog wadankeena, Qofkalad ku halaysoo, Qiyaastii ma haynee, Ku darsada ku darsada, Qorshaha ku darsada. Ku darsada ku darsada, Qorshaha ku darsada. Ku darsada ku darsada, Qorshaha ku darsada.

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Dahabshiil building progress

Various Projects in the city of Hargeisa! Construction by photography.ambjorn.com, on Flickr Water tanks for sale by photography.ambjorn.com, on Flickr Tawakal Restaurant by photography.ambjorn.com, on Flickr