Starting in the late 1890s, Mohammad Abdullah Hassan rallied the Somali people to fight against European expansion in East Africa. With Hassan's impassioned battle cry, the Dervish State was created, encompassing northern Somalia. Meanwhile, on the eastern shores, the Sultan of Zanzibar leased the city of Mogadishu to Italy in 1905. Known as Mogadiscio, the city became the capital of Italian Somaliland, which stretched from the Eastern tip of British Somaliland all the way down the coast to Kenya. To the right, Somali soldiers stand for a portrait photograph, taken in Yemen in the early 1900s. A French postcard shows a young man wearing traditional attire on the left.

The late 1880s proved disastrous for many African nations, as the European "Scramble for Africa" carved up the continent into 30 separate colonies. By 1900, the European reign stretched across 90 percent of Africa, adding ten million square miles to their sphere of influence. A Bantu slave woman is pictured on the right, around 1882 in Mogadishu. The Bantu people are not ethnically Somali, as they were captured by Arab slave traders and sold into Somalia throughout the nineteenth century. On the left, a man is dressed in traditional attire, the Italian postcard text on the back reading, Il Nomade.

A peek into the "pleasant" colonial past of the world's most dangerous city. When the great Arab explorer Ibn Battuta landed on Mogadishu's shores in 1331, he was greeted with a feast fit for a king. Hundreds of camels were slaughtered daily to feed the flourishing port city, where a man could eat for ten. The sultan, clad in silk and fine Jerusalem cloth, was followed by a procession of trumpets and colorful canopies upon which golden birds perched. How times have changed in Somalia. Today, centuries of European colonization and political strife, coupled with interludes of devastating drought and flooding, have created a failed state that's become a haven for lawlessness. For years, Somalia was passed between foreign powers: first the Portuguese, then the British, then the French and Italians. Upon its declaration of independence in 1960, the country's artificially drawn borders proved incapable of anything resembling stability. Now, Somalia remains in a constant state of conflict. Once known as the "pearl of the Indian Ocean," tourists flocked by the plane-full until the country descended into civil unrest in the 1990s. Now the only visitors are aid workers and their heavily armed bodyguards. When a Canadian tourist landed in Mogadishu last year, immigration officials thought he was either a spy or insane. Above, young foreigners enjoy a warm day at Lido Beach. Sydney Oats, a former Royal Air Force (RAF) electrical fitter who was stationed in Mogadishu in 1949, provided this photo, as well as several others. He told Foreign Policy that Lido Beach, with its white beaches and breathtaking view, was the best part of Mogadishu, where young soldiers spent their afternoons nearly every day. Until 1991, when President Siad Barre was overthrown by a coalition of warlords after 22 years in power, Lido Beach was a popular club scene. This week brought news that Somalis are finally returning to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean after years of deserted beaches. But this brief beach-going interlude may be short lived. With pirates patrolling the coastline and the terrorist network al Shabaab arming children with AK-47s, Mogadishu remains arguably the most dangerous city in the world.

Mogadishu centre provides traumatised children not only with food and education, but also therapy. Having survived one of the worst famines in Somalia's history, the United Nations says children still face death, injury, and recruitment into the nation's ongoing civil war. One centre in Mogadishu aims to help children vocalize and face the trauma they endured in a time of famine and war. Part of a UN-funded programme called "Child-friendly spaces in unfriendly times," the centre takes children from camps and allows them to share their experiences through group therapy and play sessions.

The Zack;759583 wrote: I really don't give a ******* if you believe this or not, I haven't posted this for you, how about you go there and find a news you like for yourself. Lol. How do we know kulahaa. :D Means Waxba meesha kuma heysid.. Since you said anyone can post anything he like, how about this... enjoy it: kulan xasaasi oo socday in ka badan laba sano iyo rubac ayaa maanta saqdii dhexe ku dhex maray magaalaada Kenya Prof Gaandi Madaxweynaha dowlad goboleedka Insaaniyah iyo Sh. Shariif Madaxweynaha Africa. kulanka oo ay markii hore Mukhalisiin goob joog ka ahaayeen iyo dalaaliin kale ayaa markii 5 daqiiqo uu socday ka dib albaabada u xirtay Madaxweynaha dowlad gobaleedka Insaaniyah Prof Gaandi iyo Madaxweynaha Africa Sh Shariif Sheekh Axmed waxayna ku lafa gureen xaaladda tuulada ay marayso, xiriirka dowlad goboleedka Insaaniyah iyo Africa, howlgalka mallateri gobbalada Insaaniyah ka socda iyo mad madowga soo kala dhexgalay reer Insaaniyah iyo Madaxweyna Africa. kulanka oo ahaa kii ugu horeeyay oo ee yeeshaan Prof Gaandi iyo Sh. Shariif inta loo Gaandi Madaxweynaha dowlad goboleedka Insaaniyah ayaa qodobadii la isla meel dhigay waxaa ka mid ahaa 1) in xariirka Africa iyo dowlad goboleedka Insaaniyah la xoojiyo mad madowga jirayna dib loogu laaban 2) in caqabad danbe Africa ku noqon habsami u socodka xoraynta goballada Insaaniyah iyo qaab dhismeedkiisa. 3) inaan hogaamiyo kooxeed iyo jabhadayn loo ogolaanin gobalada Insaaniyah. 4) in Africa waxay xaqa ugu leeyihiin gobolada Insaaniyah la garab istaagto dhan walbo 5) in qaab dhismeedka dowlad goboleedka Insaaniyah waafaqsan yahay axdiga Africa una dhanyihiin dhamaan dadka udhashay goboladda Insaaniyah ciddii wax tabanaysana la la hadlo 6) in Somaliland iyo Africa xarii kooda sare loo qaado Soomaaliland na loogu mahadceliyo 20 sano qaxootiga Africa haysay iyo garab istaaga ay u samaysay shacabka Africa. kulankanoo ahaa mid xasaasi ah si saraaxad ahna loo wada hadlay ayaa ku dhamaaday farxad iyo is gacan qaad iyo wada shaqayn buuxda inay wada yeeshaan masuuliyiinta waxayna ku balameen in kulumada joogtada ah badiyaan. Kulanka labada masuul ayaa daaqada ka saaray wixii is afgaranwaa ee labada dhican ka jiray albaabadana u furaya bog cusub oo ay yeeshaan Africa iyo dowlad goboleedka Insaaniyah oo iyadu dhawaan ku soo biirtay maamul goboleedyada Africa ka jira isla markaana ah maamul deegaan ku saleeysan lagana dhoowrayo xasilinta iyo daganaansho in ay u horseedo shacabka labada Nugaal iyo Sool oo ay si gaar ah u diloodeeyn labaatnakii sano ee la dhaafay duulaano iyo faragalin kaga imaneeysay meelo fog fog oo deegaanka ka baxsan. waxaarabtoiskaqor.com Hargeysa, Somaliland

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Welcome Somalia! The matches against Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are part of Pan Arab Games which will be held in Doha, Qatar.

the (Home) matches against African teams will be played in Dar Es Salaam..

25/11/2011 Burundi - Somalia 28/11/2011 Somalia - Uganda 01/12/2011 Somalia - Tanzania 11/12/2011 Kuwait - Somalia 14/12/2011 Somalia - Saudi Arabia 17/12/2011 Oman - Somalia Good Luck BROTHERS!

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:D:D Heshiiskaas ma Jinni ayaa marqaati ka ahaa! from where you get this news, jubbalandnews.com:D bring anything else other than this. Bring also : Location, Date, any Picture..

Knight of Wisdom;759322 wrote: Shit, Gaacuur confused me too man, to the point I almost agreed with him. The Minister was apparently declaring his support for the disunity of Somalia. That itself is a high treason ! :D:D Knight of Wisdom, marba dhinac ha u ordine, waa kan WARAYSIGA ee dhagahaaga ku maqal.. Wasiirka hadalkiisa sidan buu aha " waxkasta oo ay rabaa walaalahayga somaliland qof ahaantayda aad baan u garab siinayaa una supporayaa..".. Intaa macnaheedu waa waan ku taageersanahay in ay go'aan.. Qoraaga maqaalkana intaa uun buu ku haystaa isagoo u hadlaya dowlad somalia umada soomaaliyeed oo dhamina maqlayso.. Wareysiga ma intaa bas ayaad ka maqashay, hadalka Wasiirka waad kala jartay ee dhamaystir.. wuxuu yiri Wasiirku : "Anigu walaalaheyga Somaliland waxkasta oo ay rabaan anigu kolley qof ahaanteyda aad baan ugu garab siinayaa una support-garaynayaa, Laakiin arrintaas siyaasadeed ee adigu ka hadashay ma ahan mid aan anigu go'aankeeda aan qaadan karo..." haddii aad u baahan tahay in Af-soomaaliga aan kuu tarjumo waad ii sheegi kartaa.

Amb. Arman and Prof. Samatar debate on Somalia at Carlton College in Minnesota on November 5th. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Fakirkaaga ka dhiibo.

I think anyone has the right to do anything unless it conflicts with the Law.. they have to deal with Somalia if they want separation. I'm not familiar with "reer Wokhooyi;)" but if there is 3 major clans that are anti-secession it will be impossible for them to even dream about it..

Am I correct? of course, you're correct! i think the Minister didn't talk about this issue deeply, whether Sool, Sanaag and Cayn are part of Somaliland or Somalia.. the whole interview was about the current Kenyan invasion.

He never said he is ready to recognize SL, he said it's not up to him but personally he is happy for them for what they did (nabadda iyo maamulkooda)..

one listener from Hargeisa demanded whether the TFG would be ready to recognise Somaliland since southern Somalia is a failed State and Somaliland by contrast is a functioning democratic and peaceful entity? The Minister did not hesitate but was forthright and unambiguous in his answer: he said he would be happy, as far as he was concerned, to recognise Somaliland but added that it was a matter for the TFG as a government to recognise Somaliland. At least, the Minister is frank and consistent, for his support for Somalia’s dismemberment, entailing the recognition of Somaliland, is in line with his support for Kenya’s invasion of Somalia and its possible dismemberment of southern Somalia. Been badanaa! here is the full interview.

Knight of Wisdom, just because Puntlanders are throwing in compliments at Tarzan you're against the Mayor.. :D

Qandalaawi you just declaring points without offering any evidence to support them, this Mayor clearly provide some services to the people of Mogadishu..

I don't know why some people are criticizing him.. he is a million times better than M. Dheere.

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(the game will start 5 min from NOW) Line-up: (GK) Ali Mursal QALID 3- Ali Egal YASIN 4- Abukar ABDIKARIM 5- Saad SALAH 6- Mohamed HASSAN ALI 8- Mohamed ABDIASIS 9- © Isse ABEN 10- Ali KHALID 13- Adan HUSSEIN 17- Sadad ANWAR 19- Ali ABDULKADIR Bench: 2- Dayib AHMED 7- Mohamud ABDINUR 11- Mohamed OSMAN 12- Moalin AHMED 14- Dahir IKAR 15- Dek ABDULLAHI 16- Kasim ALI 20- Sharif MOHAMED Manager: Yuu Cali

you are simply infected with Raja dhig.5.0 virus. Acuudka! Magan Alla..

hehehe;):D:D Run waaye ka waran! keyga waa DUQ cajuus ah.