Safferz;939414 wrote: I don't agree with that. Of course students should be smart and acquire the skills and experience they need to position themselves well for employment upon graduation, but a bachelor's degree is no longer enough for many entry-level positions. That's certainly the case in Canada, where more than 50% of us have tertiary education (making Canada the most educated country in the world, apparently). People just tend to blame "overqualification" for their bad luck finding a job when they're actually underqualified in terms of experience and skill set. An advanced degree is always an asset but that doesn't mean it will get you the job on its own. U make some good points but sometimes being overqualified is a liability, as employers may doubt u will stay with them long term and/or may feel their own positions threatened by ur superior credentials.

Wheres Oodweyne, Mintid and Xiin?

Aaliyyah;939399 wrote: That girl makes some good points. I personally believe of one is pursuing grad school. They should have an entry job in that field while they are still in undergrad/grad school. Master's degree will take you from an entry job to a higher position. Otherwise if you attained master's degree without anyprevious experience you will be overqualified for an entry job. +1

Safferz;939385 wrote: Blanket "Don't Go To Graduate School" Advice Ignores Race and Reality Good opinion piece.

underdog;939283 wrote: ^Why is it bad for girls? Wadani, You should go deeper with this explanation. Cite some sources, shed some light. The prophet pbuh said in an authentic hadith 'la nikaaxa illaa bi walliyin', which means 'there is no (valid) marriage except with a wali (bride's father, brother uncle etc).'

This doesn't apply to those of us who r willing to go back home and make a difference. As soon as im done my masters im going to xaggaa iyo wadankii. Maxaa meel aan qoti ka ahay i dhigaya.

Blackflash;939345 wrote: Shouldn't it be called majority privilege? I wonder what would happen if 10 Kikuyu men resided in Mogadishu and 1 decided to kill a few Somalis. What would happen to the remaining 9? Ur right. But still, it's not a misnomer to be more specific and call it white privilege when speaking within the American context.

I know right.

http://www.timwise.org/2013/04/terrorism-and-privilege-understanding-the-power-of-whiteness/

Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness Posted on April 16, 2013 As the nation weeps for the victims of the horrific bombing in Boston yesterday, one searches for lessons amid the carnage, and finds few. That violence is unacceptable stands out as one, sure. That hatred — for humanity, for life, or whatever else might have animated the bomber or bombers — is never the source of constructive human action seems like a reasonably close second. But I dare say there is more; a much less obvious and far more uncomfortable lesson, which many are loathe to learn, but which an event such as this makes readily apparent, and which we must acknowledge, no matter how painful. It is a lesson about race, about whiteness, and specifically, about white privilege. I know you don’t want to hear it. But I don’t much care. So here goes. White privilege is knowing that even if the Boston Marathon bomber turns out to be white, his or her identity will not result in white folks generally being singled out for suspicion by law enforcement, or the TSA, or the FBI. White privilege is knowing that even if the bomber turns out to be white, no one will call for whites to be profiled as terrorists as a result, subjected to special screening, or threatened with deportation. White privilege is knowing that if the bomber turns out to be white, he or she will be viewed as an exception to an otherwise non-white rule, an aberration, an anomaly, and that he or she will be able to join the ranks of Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols and Ted Kaczynski and Eric Rudolph and Joe Stack and George Metesky and Byron De La Beckwith and Bobby Frank Cherry and Thomas Blanton and Herman Frank Cash and Robert Chambliss and James von Brunn and Robert Mathews and David Lane and Michael F. Griffin and Paul Hill and John Salvi and James Kopp and Luke Helder and James David Adkisson and Scott Roeder and Shelley Shannon and Dennis Mahon and Wade Michael Page and Byron Williams and Kevin Harpham and William Krar and Judith Bruey and Edward Feltus and Raymond Kirk Dillard and Adam Lynn Cunningham and Bonnell Hughes and Randall Garrett Cole and James Ray McElroy and Michael Gorbey and Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman and Frederick Thomas and Paul Ross Evans and Matt Goldsby and Jimmy Simmons and Kathy Simmons and Kaye Wiggins and Patricia Hughes and Jeremy Dunahoe and David McMenemy and Bobby Joe Rogers and Francis Grady and Demetrius Van Crocker and Floyd Raymond Looker, among the pantheon of white people who engage in (or have plotted) politically motivated violence meant to terrorize and kill, but whose actions result in the assumption of absolutely nothing about white people generally, or white Christians in particular. And white privilege is being able to know nothing about the crimes committed by most of the terrorists listed above — indeed, never to have so much as heard most of their names — let alone to make assumptions about the role that their racial or ethnic identity may have played in their crimes. White privilege is knowing that if the Boston bomber turns out to be white, we will not be asked to denounce him or her, so as to prove our own loyalties to the common national good. It is knowing that the next time a cop sees one of us standing on the sidewalk cheering on runners in a marathon, that cop will say exactly nothing to us as a result. White privilege is knowing that if you are a white student from Nebraska — as opposed to, say, a student from Saudi Arabia — that no one, and I mean no one would think it important to detain and question you in the wake of a bombing such as the one at the Boston Marathon. And white privilege is knowing that if this bomber turns out to be white, the United States government will not bomb whatever corn field or mountain town or stale suburb from which said bomber came, just to ensure that others like him or her don’t get any ideas. And if he turns out to be a member of the Irish Republican Army we won’t bomb Belfast. And if he’s an Italian American Catholic we won’t bomb the Vatican. In short, white privilege is the thing that allows you (if you’re white) — and me — to view tragic events like this as merely horrific, and from the perspective of pure and innocent victims, rather than having to wonder, and to look over one’s shoulder, and to ask even if only in hushed tones, whether those we pass on the street might think that somehow we were involved. It is the source of our unearned innocence and the cause of others’ unjustified oppression. That is all. And it matters.

Naxar Nugaaleed;939290 wrote: I didn't know the shababs banned this, if I had, perhaps I would have a reason to support after all these years of talking ill about them. Kids make all kind of ****** decisions, god forbid we should celebrate childish ********* that will torn families and comes with life long consequence. People will support all sorts of nonsense as long as it puts them at odds with al-shabaab.

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Oodweyne;939251 wrote: Nuune ,.. :D Well, back in the day in Burco, it was in hawd and the few sheikhs in the border towns which you must run to if you wanted to elope with someone against the wishes of her family in Burco. . But, in all seriousness, I do not know about you but this story warmed my heart. For it seems that slowly but perceptibly, we are re-learning how to be civilized, again. And what is delightful to note is that the dark storm of the Jihadist era is fading into the history books. Good luck to the newly weds. Yes, heart warming, until someone runs off with your daughter. Eloping is xaaraam, and it has nuthing to do with a strict and over zealous interpretation of al-shabaab.

Safferz;939194 wrote: No. lool, I appreciate the honesty. But y not?

Safferz;939080 wrote: Why not? That song in particular was a hit about 10 years ago, so a lot of Southern rap (crunk, chopped and screwed, trill, etc) takes me right back to my teenage years. Doesn't the sexually explicit nature of this song in particular bother u in any way?

Safferz;939074 wrote: Safferz y do u listen to this stuff?

Congrats Safferz.

Get used to this now because public speaking will become your bread and butter as an academic. Just make sure u take deep breaths as u walk up there and before u start speaking.

Safferz;938620 wrote: And I'll call it now -- I think right wing nutcases are behind this, Boston being a symbolic site for the American Revolution (Boston Tea Party, "no taxation without representation"), Patriots' Day today in Massachusetts, and Tax Day across the United States. I hope your right.

Safferz;938598 wrote: Scary day today, I'm not near the marathon but my neighbourhood (another tourist-y, high traffic area about 20 mins away) is full of police at the moment and they evacuated a building near the coffee shop I was at, so I decided to walk home (I was feeling paranoid and thought for a while it may be better to just stay inside rather than go out on the street). Longest walk ever but safe and sound in my apartment now, alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah, glad to hear that Safferz.

Sighnomore;938419 wrote: I know a girl who has been married for a year and some change (she also has just given birth). She recently confided in me that certain educated reer magal girls of our acquaintance have been calling/texting/e-mailing her husband. They have been doing this throughout their courtship/marriage/her pregnancy. She doesn't know if they want her completely out of the picture or simply want to be his little halal bit on the side. These girls were all at her freaking wedding! I feel really bad for her but I also somewhat commiserate with said girls. The educated guur halal wanting Somali women far outnumber the men in my city (Toronto). The competition here for good men is fierce, I have seen lifelong girlfriends become bitter enemies after fall out over a dude. The dudes here are either the 'known to police' types, asexual wadads or gassed up player types who who talk to multiple women at a time/string you along with false hope and a couple hadiths. <<--The ones who break up friendships! //end of novel Ahhh...the joys of being a man. Alhamdulillah. :cool:

Alpha Blondy;938581 wrote: be dhexdhexaad in your views on this incident. we don't know who or what is browsing this site. Also true. Not that anyone on here wouldn't sincerely condemn what happened today.

xabad;938579 wrote: They are plenty of fara dheer who can pass for AA. True.

xabad;938577 wrote: No it will not make life harder for me, how so ? looool, I geuss u r Somali bantu then. African American-ka ayaad iskaga dhex milmaysaa.

I dont know, but these things just make life harder for all of us when Muslims r blamed, including the atheists among us like u.