^GaroweGal....Ha is daalin Sis...dhiiga ha is karin...biyo qaboow cab.. Somalia dhimatay....RIP Somalia...the 13 years of my exisitance i spent on that soil will be a time i will forever cherish....

^Next will be 3rd biggest Rock in africa is in Sland region. yes - more obscure lists will translate full recognition...

Worst PR ever, the same day Ethiopains declared their incursion into Somalia - the PM goes to the pristine Mogadishu beach to play soccer. what message is he sending here? a devastating drought, battling with Al-shababb insurgents and other internal chronic conflicts, inept tfg officials and multiple invading armies - aah come join me kick ocean breeze with a soccer ball at the beach... Great pictures MR Prime minister....

what is with the bitty outrage? an entire nation is getting chopped up into pieces in front of our eyes... and we are worried about Arts, heeso...

lol @not spoken 2 days. You two Laddies stand-out in this forum as the only girls not caught up in this world's illusions of feminine masculinity.. lets wait once you both pass 22 age mark..lol

Not a laughting matter - Here in Eastleigh, Niarobi things are getting more tense for sure all the institution in nairobi now have extra secutiry now - while Somalis are look at with scrutiny and suspition. I was in Nairobi Hospital on Friday (where most patients are somalis flew in from all over somalia), where one kenyan official told us he can't tell the diff who is alshabaab or not. He wasn't joking either....

Abtigiis;757600 wrote: 3) We are not a clan, we didn't follow 4.5, we are composed of all those who live in the Jubbas and Gedo and all are fairly represented, each district has representation. None Sense Here in Nairobi - the supposedly Azania's command center none of the mentioned communities of Gedo's / Jubba are even entertaining this farce Azania. in Search of Azania mania - I checked diff posh restaurant in town center, and the booming slum of eastleigh no one from either community are even supporting this kikuyu project, except Oday Ghandi and few elders. I know this cuz - both of these communities make up 50/50 of who I am..lol..the few who are supporting this project are delusional.... Its also false accusation, my abtiyaal the Big-Foot's who are doing well in Business at eastleigh are supporting this mad project most are worried for their businesses. Just like the rest of Somalis they are worried the consequence of this incursion. Just on thurday, two Kenya 'Joqore' got killed in eastleigh, which caused panic in the area.

Knight of Wisdom - Last night in Nairobi, I met one prominent Turkish Doctor, who flew in from Xamar on Sunday on his way to Istanbul and who is key player of this project. As much I was encourage by his hope / aspiriration for somalia, I couldn't help but notice his disapointment with the incompetent TFG hollogans.

we deserve every bit of negative slander from the media.... Stop playing media victim card here - those that victimize each other don't deserve to be treated with respect.......

As Shukri continues to weep the situation now became more precarious, I was left with no choice but to ask for favor on Shukri’s behalf the same pathetic, incompetent Kenyan Customs officers who a few minutes ago used all sorts of disparaging remarks towards Somalis while harassing me. During their initial harassment of me, there was one customs officer who wasn’t involved and was standing on the side. Seeking sympathy I walked up to this officer and ask him I could help this sister’s ordeal. After consulting with other officers all speaking their own version of kswahili, hard to believe but they claimed Shukri insulted them, called them ignorant and uncivilized people. At some point one customs lady said if I could get Shukri from the room that she was getting interrogated, we could work something out. Through my own naivete of thinking it was that simple - I went into their office corridors and found shukri sitting across two officers in a small office. Open the door, and asks them if we can work something out if shukri would apologize. The sister then vehemently denied calling names to any one, and said it was them who kept on provoking her. After few back and forth arguing of who said what – one of the officer’s jump out of his chair and asked for my passport. Looked at it, and announce I have only two choices, either walk away now or they will remove the visa and hold me there. That was the low point of the night – but as I walked out of that room, I did yet out to Shukri “walaal lacag sii……” Returning to the customs officer who sent me to get Shukri from the management office for additional help simply resulted more runaround, back to Somalis are nothing but trouble and their final excuse was that the officers in the back room have more authority and if they say no. it means no. That was it, she was locked up in that room and i was gone.. Finally there was Jamal, a tall, slinder, and a brash NGO worker. he was a friend of a the cuzn who was picking me up at the Airport. The cuzn was there to pick both me and Jamal who flew from Xamar to Nairobi. Jamal is what they call a UN ‘Implementor’. He has spent last past 8 months distributing goods thru drought stricken regions of Gedo. Juba’s, Xamar and Mudug among others places. On the ride from airport to the hotel, Jamal’s blackberry was ringing off the hook (even at this late in the night), he would switch from Somali, English and Arabic to what I assumed were the donors he works with. Never had had a high regard for UN or NGO workers, they all tend to build their careers on the misery and suffering of others, but this guy seemed to be driven to care. He wore one of those matching Dickies khaki pant & vests mostly wore by reporters working out off International host spots. When I told them why they had to wait for me over 5 hours to obtain an entry visa, and what happen to Shukri. Jamal said welcome to my world for the past few weeks in-out of Nairobi. He said almost every plane out of Somalia destine to Kenya must first land in Wajeer. A complete luggage and passenger check-ups are done in wajeer for every single plain from Somalia. On the previous night he spend in Wajeer, they made him miss his initial plane, his American passport didn’t mean much to them. Not sure if he was exaggerating, but he said they even told him to clean his S#^ with his UN issued special NGO ID card. Jamal was no longer a high flying International NGO worker as far as Kenyan authorities were concern. As for the locals - It’s not a panic yet, but hysteria is creeping in the air. The local news media are playing the fear card to the average Kenyans who are extremely hospitable pll. Some news papers mainly the Standard paper but also, daily nation and others are really ratchining up pressure for authorities to clamp down on Somalis now since attacks on Kenyan soil seems to be getting more frequent.

This experience might have been exasperated by the Kenya’s incursion, and regardless how much I was prepared for all the warning I received before departing my for trip to Nairobi, the crude reality was bit more than I bargain for. There is definitely a gradual hysteria floating in the air in Nairobi now, not between Somalis towards Kenyan people yet but Kenyan authorities towards Somalis. On Last Sunday there was - yours truly Yunis, Shukri and Jamal all destine to cross path at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and none of us knew the other prior to our landing there. On my way I was in transit at Heathrow for few hours, I met a very engaging, delightful and inspiring Kenyan girl (a nursing student) who flew from Dallas/Arlington area. On board we were able to swap seats with others, to ease the long, boring flight, while chatting she showed me two passports, a US and her own Kenyan passport. And she ask guess which one I’ll use to enter into Kenya? Which I reply of course I replied Kenyan passport your birth Country; she laughed and said you have no idea how much hustle I’ll go through with it. She said Just flashing the Uncle Sam passport will only trigger visa fee, a nod and “karibu tena” or welcome back. Whirl her own Kenyan passport will surely result a long grueling inquires and bribing of kenyan customs officers. The only reason she carried the Kenyan password she said was simply as an ID card while visiting her ill father in the kisumu plains at the North-west about 12 hours from Nairobi. She was also carrying the Kenyan passport as back up document if she loses her US passport. To simply test the water, I made the decision to NOT give in and offer out any bribes and also to keep my composure at all times regardless of what ever treatment I received. As we got off, every one quickly formed their visa queue. Before I could even absorb my surroundings, I was blindsided by two Kenyan Customs officers who ask if I wanted to avoid this unnecessary long line and obtain my visa at another side of the terminal. The Kenyan girl in front me, who I befriended during our trip joked “they must like the Somali face you were wearing”. I politely declined their offer and said I would prefer the long line. From the front of the queue, there was a Somali girl (which I would later find out her name was Shukri). Soon after Shukri was called at the Customs visa kiosk, a long argument between Shukri and customs officers ensued which none it I could hear, because I was so far behind the queue. She was whisked away by two customs officers; I’ll go back to Shukri’s ordeal in a sec, but I’ll complete on how my own drama ended that night. As my turn began to face those hostile kukuyu officers, the questioning started with the standard customs of how long the stay is, why the visit..etc…but things began to deteriorate when a heavy set, scrappy looking customs lady ask the other officers serving for me to swap with the European guy she was servicing. At the point I am thinking, its gone be a long night. She quickly made a big fess about why my there was no visa’s on my passport. Which I earnestly explained to her I have not travelled outside of North America for the last decade, and no visa is required within North America. She asked if I am travelling to be member of al-shabaab…and how all Somalis is threat to her country. I do remember asking her, what about Somali Kenyans are they threat to Kenya. She proclaimed “you’ all the same. Whenever I was agitated with her intrusive questions and ****** inquires, how ****** she sounds by raising my tone and demanding to speak the management…another kukuyu officer not far away would be right there to play a good cop and try to defuse the situation by saying its almost over we are gona let you in soon and how I am a ‘al shabaab’ type a look like…. Mind you - We landed in Nairobi around 8pm, and by this time it was well beyond the 1 am mark. All the visitors and passengers were serviced and all queues completed. Eventually, I decided to stop answering any question that I felt was out of line for processing a visa or was ethnically derogatory and started to take notes of my own. Which they finally relented, they then started to process my visa. Matter of fact, It was this point when I heard literally someone crying behind me, I looked back and it was Shukri. The girl who was earlier moved by customs towards their back room offices. She was weeping, I ask walaal maxaa dhacay?. She said they confiscated her British passport, tool her to a private room for interrogation and threaten to send her back to UK. I told her to relax, I’ll check if I can talk to them….hopeless helper – after what I have gone thru myself… I’ll finish the sister’s ordeal soon as I get a chance and post few pics from dirt streets of eastleigh….a place that shocked me first, but I got the hang of it now.

Remember that infamous 2004 quote of him - when his TFG first landed in Baidoa, He proclaimed at the time he was the first man to ever fire the first bullet in Somali soil. He also said he will be the first to bring peace to Somalia, but that blunder resulted the tradic day in Dec '06 - when he rode top of Ethiopian tanks to enter mogadishu gates to settle scores with other Somalis who were defiant to his rule using brutal Ethiopian army. The guy had almost a religous obsession to be a head of state for all of his life at any cost. but - I can attest to the fact that he is a family man, and will put you on high pedestal if you are a family member - as we discovered when a relative of mine became inlawys to him. It will be interesting to read how he reflects past events at his old age.

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Juxa;755158 wrote: Raali ahoow qof aad ka adagtahay la dhahaa! :)Classic

I don't understand why pll are waiting for null and void agreement papers that are not worth the paper is written on. This was just a photo-Op... PM Abdiwali waa is ceebeeyay - Then again he had no chance, its the way the system was setup. He had to rush in to Nairobi and make it look to the Soul Dead Somali audience that this was joint operation all along. Only in Somalia where a PM goes to his country's invading nation and signs the terms of the invasion agreement on the same day where scores of displaced civilians where bombarded and killed.

@STOIC - Aamin for all Muslims. BTW, I have never attributed these serious allegations against him as some sort of conspiracy theory perpetuated of Jews and Kufars. These attacks are coming from polarized Black Muslim community alongside competing sects, suni vs secular orientation. Not all but most of those hoax conspiracy theories of Jew and Kufars are behind all the ills in the Muslim community does pass a test under critical analysis. The allegation could be true, Allah aclum – but my point is why jump into conclusion without a single evidence. Not a single person came forward and said ‘I was scammed by Mr Yasin and here is the proof’ - doesn’t that raise eyebrows as well?…

^^she is actually using her female instincts on him - how she is timing her entrance and giving him the head nod, She is like Hi check out my butt.

^^STOIC google research. Waryaa wax cadayn ah keen plz. Its amazing how everyone rushes to criticism when there is no prove of facts. as proof you got a link from Abdur Rahman Muhammad's singularvoice blog Mr Rahman is the darling of the FOX news of the world. a man with Zero credibility and no influence. he is consider a joke within the Black Muslim community. For years he has proclaimed if immigrant muslims can't assimilate, they should be sent back to where they came from. He has made a name for himself in the blogosphere of attacking 'African American imams' such as Siraj wahaj, Ad dhahabi, Imam Talib and others. he routinely attacks Muslim organization like CAIR, ISNA for defending Muslims and calls them terrorist sympathizers with no evidence. he once even called one of those imams for believing Arabs are the master race. Here enjoy Mr Rahman giving his blessing to Rep. Peter King's Hearing. a Hearing in which even the media declared as 'mindless hysteria' against Muslims: http://www.newsmax.com/Emerson/peter-king-hearing/2011/03/14/id/389379 Or here where he basically says Muslims shouldn't build mosques cuz they are prone to violence and terrorists: http://pjmedia.com/blog/from-an-actual-moderate-muslim-a-memo-to-the-msm-on-imam-rauf/?singlepage=true sxb naga daa Dr Google cut & paste distortion..:cool: and get me a proof

STOIC;754843 wrote: ...Like I said there was another article where I read that he swindle the fundraisers out of the collections they made.Now I was not there neither do i know anyone who was there..I just read a similar article where he was accused of asking more than what was bargained.... Common dude, proof keen. Article baan waxaas ka akhriyay iska dhaaf sxb...

^Sxb you are doing same character assassination as the article posted here. I too attended Some of his coveted lectures, and was part of group of youth who organized it. other than pre-agreed per deem travel expenses and fees there was nothing 'scam' about what he did in those events I have attended. This is shaikh who help revert countless intellectuals back to Islam, and because of it faced many challenges. So I agree with GaroweG - this is simply the work of people who are bent on destroying this man's image. read the article again, Its one guy who has an issue with the sheikh - there is no substantial proof of any kind, I don't understand why Night of Wisdom feels this useless accusation warrants a discussion. So he makes $$ out of giving lectures, CD's and DVD audio presentation, countless scholar do the same. he is one of the most effective Islamic presenters in the western world today. If you don't like the message, its always to shoot the messenger.

^^interaction with the other gender - no way. Most Somali girls get into dating not knowing what they want out of it, and end up being miserable.

Odaygii Xiin waa ka xanaajiyeen...

Omar12 - where were you last 20 years my dear brother? don't wait solution from Somalis. We have passed that stage. Somalia is in hands foreign entities and faceless mercenaries. an other 1 or 2 decades from now - that cursed land will be shared and divided to African countries, after UN care-taker period is over. There is gonna be two dozen semi autonomous Tolka-states under Uganda, Burindi, Etho.....and if SOL exists by then we'll be arguing who has it better.

lol @thread... If there was an ever a machismo thread this tops the list - written with eloquent rhythmic responses and bravado. But its theme is what killed it for me - your Qabiil has more genetic predisposition ‘gene’ Traitors in its midst then mine. Walee Somali qabiil curur buu ku noqday. There was a recent reports of scientists from WHO, tracing bird flus (h1n1/ swine) back to 1918 northern Spain. scientists had suspected it was a specific set of aquatic bird's own genetic ancestors which enable them of being susceptible to this disease. Then of course, they moved some healthy aquatic birds as far away as South Africa, to New Zealand and to a climate control facilities, and specially built bird nests. Short story, after analyzing their theory didn't disappoint - at curtain stage majority of the birds displayed all symptoms of the flu due to their gene lineage.