Wararka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shariif-ka oo Muqdisho dagaya 6 Nov 6, 2006, 11:07 Waxaa soo baxaya warar hoose oo sheegayo in Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Federalka KMG ah ee Somaliya iyo xildhibaanada kale ee ku sugan Muqdisho in ay olole ugu jiraan sidii golaha baarlamaanka xaruntiisa ay u noqon laheyd caasimada dalka Soomaaliya ee Muqdisho. Warku wuxuu intaa ku darayaa in Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Federaalka KMG ah Shariif Xasan uu taageero u radinayo sidii loo taageeri lahaa qorshaha uu wado ee ah in Barlamanka fadhigiisu uu noqdo magalada Muqdisho, iyadoo xildhibanada Muqdisho ku sugan oo tiradooda ay gaareyso 60-meeyo ay ku qanacsan yihiin qorshahaasi iyada oo la sheegayo xubno kale oo ku sugan Baydhabo ay iyaguna qorsheynayaan iney yimaadaan magaalada Muqdisho. Sidoo kale Xildhibaanada ku sugan Muqdisho ayaa doonaya in ay helaan inta badan xubnaha baarlamaanka ee ku sugan Baydhabo iyadoo qorshahooda uu ku saleysan yahay sida ay ku waramayaan xubno ku dhow dhow xildhibaanada sidii xilka ay ugu qaadi lahaayeen Madaxweynaha dowladda Federaalka KMG ah ee Soomaaliya taasoo abaabulkeeda uu ka socdo magaalada Muqdisho. Socdaalka Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka ee uu ku yimid magaalada Muqdisho ayaa dowladda KMG ah ku abuurtay kala qeybsanaan hor leh iyadoo dowladda ay u kala jabtay labo garab sida laga dareemayo hadalada ay warbaahinta isku dhaafsanayaan xubnaha dowladda. Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Shariif Xasan Sh. Aadan ayaa mar uu shalay saxaafada Muqdisho la hadlayey waxaa uu sheegay in uusan amar ka qaadan Madaxweynaha iyo Ra'iisul Wasaaraha. "Aniga Amar kama qaato Madaxweynaha iyo Ra'iisul Wasaaraha, go'aanka aan Muqdisho kusoo gaarayna aniga ayaa iska leh" ayuu yiri Shariif Xasan oo dhinaca kale sheegay in uusan garaneyn sababta magaalada Muqdisho ay u diidayaan xubnaha dib u heshiisiinta u aaday Khartoum. Dhinaca kale warar aan la xaqiijin ayaa sheegaya in magaalada Baydhabo ay ka socdaan dadaalo lagu doonayo in xilka looga qaado Shariif Xasan iyada oo warar qaarkood ay sheegayaan in Sheekh Aadan Madoobe loo magaacaabi doono Gudoomiyaha Barlamanka DFKMG ah Waxaa la dareemayaa in uu jiro khilaf hor leh oo dowladda soo kala dhexgalay iyadoo fadhigii ugu horeeyay ee Baarlamaanka uu maanta ka furmay magalada Muqdisho kaasoo ay si weyn ugu soo horjedaan xildhibanada kale ee ku sugan Baydhabo. Cali Muxayadiin Cali, Garowe Online

Challenges facing Africa's entrepreneurs Africa is often seen as a high-risk place to do business, but the continent is increasingly becoming a hospitable destination for investors. Typical view of Africa? South Africa is the region's powerhouse At the start of a special series looking at business in Africa, BBC World Service Africa editor Martin Plaut assesses the challenges facing the continent's entrepreneurs. Africa's wars, coups and famines are constantly in the news - the image of starving children is what often comes to mind every time the continent is mentioned. But what about the men and women who are starting businesses, and risking their own money to build Africa's economies? Despite all the obstacles, growth rates across much of Africa are rising and there are successful ventures to be found everywhere from Mogadishu to Dakar. It is one of those seldom told stories - the success now being notched up by men and women doing business across Africa. The results are not hard to see. Economic growth has been running at a very respectable 4% in at least 15 African countries for the last decade. Red tape In the Democratic Republic of Congo, registering a business takes 155 days, while enforcing a contract in Angola involves 47 procedures and takes over 1,000 days Africa in figures G8 pledges - one year on Of course a good deal of the growth can be put down to rising prices of minerals. Oil is now benefiting countries all along the West African coast, from Nigeria to Angola. But there is much more to it than that. From telecommunications and banking to the export of fruit and flowers, Africa is now finding and cultivating niche markets around the world. Behind these statistics are stories of initiative and drive to overcome the familiar problems of endemic corruption and mountains of red tape. Business of politics Many entrepreneurs are cashing in on the mobile telecoms boom The absence of a strong business class at independence for many countries in the 1960s was a major inhibition to growth, argues Teddy Brett, of the London School of Economics. It meant that fighting to control the levers of politics became a key way of winning economic advantage. And the results are plain to see. Doing business in Africa is still hard work, as a recent World Bank study indicated. It showed that out of the 35 least business-friendly countries in the world, 27 were in sub-Saharan Africa. Some are impossibly hard. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, registering a business takes 155 days, while enforcing a contract in Angola involves 47 procedures and takes over 1,000 days. All this means plenty of room for the so called "gate-keepers" - the bureaucrats whose palms must be greased to get things done. Taking risks As if that isn't bad enough, roads are bad, electricity unreliable and skilled labour in short supply. But if you succeed, the profits can be large. South African mobile phone company MTN took a risk and invested in a country as notoriously difficult as Nigeria, but has made a tidy profit. And the business climate across the continent is improving. Fresh funding Critics say too few are benefiting from Africa's oil wealth Promises made by world leaders at last year's G8 summit in Gleneagles are beginning to come through. In August, Malawi became the twentieth African country to have its debts cancelled. And fresh funding is beginning to come through, to meet the promise of doubling aid to Africa by 2010. This means more money for improving the energy supplies and renovating everything from airports to shipping terminals. This has provided an environment in which business can begin to grow, and it is a challenge that men and women across the continent are starting to take up. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To wage a war of survival, the last desperate acts of a dictator.

^lol. Tell us what is in your mind about that particular picture.

No qadiyad...Most "Somali leaders"..are self serving criminals. source:Waagacusub Double Sadam, now double Sh.Aweeys:look at the dude with the white dress or maybe looking like Aweeys is becoming fashion in Xamar just like the Saudi style cimaamad. source:Somaliweeyn Source:Hiiraan Source:Hiiraan Source Shabeele. Ali C/laahi Cosoble Another possible self serving politician or calooshiis u shaqeeyste.? Source Dayniile The few nationalists among many traitors.

Lets hope after the killing of the dictator, outside forces leave Iraq quickly IA.

To eliminate Khat from our soil will weaken the economies of our enemies who happen to be our neighbours and will strength our people and our country. Expect Kenyans and Ethiopians to use any available means to stop such novel undertaking by the MMI.

Xuseen Ceydiid “C/llaahi Yuusuf marar badan ayaan u sheegay inuu Baydhabo isaga tago oo uu dego Gaalkacyo” Wasiirka arrimaha gudaha ahna ra'iisal wasaare ku-xigeenka dowladda federaalka Ing. Xuseen Max'ed Ceydiid oo u waramayay wargeyska Sharqulowsat ee ka soo baxa magaalada London ee dalka Ingiriiska ayaa sheegay in marar badan uu madaxweynaha dowladda KMG C/llaahi Yuusuf Axmed kula taliyay inuu dowladda ka raro magaalada Baydhabo uu uu sheegay inay tahay meel qatar ah, isla markaana uu u raro magaalada Gaalkacyo qeybteeda Waqooyiga oo uu sheegay inay gacanta ku hayaan maamul goboleedka Puntland. “Madaxweynaha marar badan ayaan kula taliyay inuu dowladda ka raro magaalada Baydhabo una raro magaalada caasimadda ah ee Muqdisho, haddii uusan awoodina uu u raro magaalada Gaalkacyo qeybteeda Waqooyiga oo ay gacanta ku hayaan maamul goboleedka Puntland” ayuu yir Ceydiid oo intaasi ku daray in ammaanka magaalada Gaalkacyo ay sugayaan ciidamo aad u hubeysan oo ka tirsan maamulka Puntland isla markaana aysan suuro gal aheyn inay si fudud ku soo weeraraan xoogaga maxaakiimta islaamiga. “Markii aan imid magaalada Baydhabo waxaan u sheegay in loo baahan yahay laga raro dowladda magaaladan lana dejiyo magaalo ammaankeeda la isku hubo, gaar ahaana xukuumadii ka koobeyn 72-da wasiir, mana aysan dhicin, waxaase dhacay wixii aan anigu ka digayay ee aheyd in madaxweynaha la soo weeraray oo la isku dayay in la qaarajiyo” ayuu mar kale yiri Ing. Ceydiid. Dhinaca kale, wareysigan oo aad u dheeraa ayaa mar waxa laga weydiiyay Xuseen Ceydiid sida uu u arko safarka Sheekh Xasan Daahir Aweys uu haatan ku joogo dalka Masar iyo waxa uu soo kordhin karo, waxa uu yiri “Waan ku faraxsanahay safarka guddoomiyaha golaha shuurada maxkamadaha ee Qaahira, waxaana filayaa in dalka Masar uu Sheekha siin doono talooyin waaweyn, waxaana filayaa in booqashadaasi ay noqoto mid natiijo wanaagsan kasoo baxdo” ayuu sidoo kale yiri Xuseen Ceydiid, oo sii raaciyay in Sheekh Aweys uu kaalin weyn ka qaadan karo daminta colaadaha ka taagan dalka Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale, mar la weydiiyay sida uu u arko shaqsiyan Sheekh Xasan Daahir Aweys oo lagu tiriyo inuu yahay nin aragagixiso ah isla markaana aan heshiis lala geli karin ayaa yiri “Maya ma aaminsani inuu yahay sidaas, Sheekhana aniga si fiican ayaan u aqaanaa, waa Abtigey, xaaskeygana wey wada dhasheen, waana nin Sarkaal Milateri ah, oo ka run sheega wax qabadkiisa, sidaas owgeedna waxaan aaminsanahay in wadahadal lala geli karo, isla markaana lala heshiin karo”. Nasrudiin Ceydiid Salaad (Diini), Muqdisho, Somalia

Print This Article | Daabaco warkaan Baydhabo (AllPuntland)- Wasiirka arrimaha gudaha ee xukuumada Soomaaliya Ing. Xuseen Maxamed Faarax Caydiid ayaa waxa uu shaaca ka qaaday in magaalada Baydhabo aysan ku haboonayn in ay dawladdu sii daganaato. Ing. Caydid ayaa waxa uu shaaca ka qaaday in xukuumadda Soomaaliya uu marar badan ku taliyay in loo raro magaalooyinka Muqdisho iyo Gaalkacyo oo kaga haboon magaalada Baydbo. Wasiirka oo waraysi siiyay wargayska Al Sharq Al Awsad ayaa waxa sheegay in marar badan uu madaxwaynaha Soomaaliya talooyin kala duwan u jeediyay, uuna u sheegay in magaalada Baydhabo aysan dhan amaan iyo qaab istiraatijiyadba aysan ku haboonayn in ay dawladdu daganaato. Hadalkani ayaa waxa uu soo baxayaa iyada oo dhowan uu fashil ku yimid wada hadal la filayay qaataan maxkmaahadaha magaalada Muqdisho iyo dawladda Soomaaliya. Waxaa sido kale ka taagan gobolka Bay cabsi ku aadan in ay isku gacan saaran maxkamadaha iyo xukuumadda Soomaaliya o fadhigeedu yahay magaalada Baydhabo. Mahad Jama Koronto AllPuntland

^lol. miskiin. I'm non of those clans you mentioned above. In fact, Mogadishu is not even the deegaan of my clan. The only reason you are against Abdulahi Yusuf or anything to do with Puntland is tribe. It is you that won't even accept anyone hailing from Puntland as president of Somalia; or any other positive news coming out of the TFG or Puntland. That statement itself is a hypocracy. Isn't warlord Yeey the one that refuse to recognise the Arta government led by AbdiKhasin. Don't you think the same can be said about Yeey and his clan. As for me, I'm agains him not because he is not from my clan but because he is a warlord and a puppet and Somalia is better without him. He is no better than the disgraced old dictator Siyad and the warlords after him who are all now either fled or dead.

^War waaa waalatee bal fadhiiso. Indhacade isku qabiil manihin...The clan of Ali Mahdi is closer to Indhacade's clan than to my own clan...fakarkaaga hadii uu qabiil uun ku dhisanyahay dadkoo dhan masidaadoo kale ayaad uqabtaa awoowe.

Ciidamada maska cuna ee Yeey oo gacanta ku dhigi doona Somaaliya oo dhan.

Cyberwarlords, if a picture is gonna put a big smile on the face of our friend Duke, then we should be happy for him. ...

^What job, serving his master, Meles, the Woyane dictator.

^Warlord Yusuf enjoying a fresh air from the Baydhabo prison and their Ethiopian guards.

More pics....

Here is one article written recently about Xamar. Yusuf Abdel Rahman Somalis now freely and safely roam Mogadishu markets to buy their Ramadan needs. MOGADISHU — After decades of lawlessness and security chaos that marred Ramadan after another, Somalis are finally rejoicing a peaceful, spiritual holy fasting month. The new breeze of tranquility, largely attributed to the rising Islamic Courts which now controls most of the Horn of Africa country, manifested itself in Ramadan greeting SMSs, busy markets during daytime and crammed mosques at night. "I now feel safe to go out and shop for my fasting family," Rahma Ali, a housewife, told IslamOnline.net, letting out a sigh of relief. For the past years, Somali women too terrorized to leave their homes, fearing harassments by unleashed gangsters and militias. "They used to be lurking in the bush for women to snatch their purses and belongings," recalled Ali, thanking God for the good new days. Hamida Abdi echoed the same feelings, wondering safely in one of Mogadishu busy market places. "I now go around for hours buying our needs with nothing to worry about." For a change, Ramadan mobile messages circulated among Somalis with the beginning of the holy fasting month were colored with the same spirit. "Thank God for the Blessing of Security", "Gone Are the Days of Tyrants", and "May Stability Prevails" were but few of the popular Ramadan SMSs this year. The increasingly powerful Islamic Courts seized Mogadishu from US-backed warlords in June after months of fierce fighting. They have since expanded their territorial authority to most of Somalia, a country home to about 10 million largely impoverished people which has been without a functioning central authority for the past 16 years. Spirituality The spirituality of Ramadan was back to Somalia after longs years of forced absence. Thousands of Somalis, old and young, flock to mosques across the country every night for the special Tarawih prayers. "Most Somalis, particularly those living in the capital Mogadishu, are now fear-free," said a jubilant Mohammad Ahmad, an activist. "They (Islamic Courts) gave us a sense of security that we have missed for years," he said, adding that many Somalis were forced to pray Tarawih at home. "Praying Tarawih at mosques meant that one can get either robbed or even killed by bandits," recalled Ahmad. "Now we can go to the mosques and pray Tarawih." Deserted mosques across Mogadishu, which have been either closed for turned into garbage dumps by warlord militias, were cleaned and dressed up to welcome worshippers weeks before Ramadan. The streets of Somalia, particularly the capital, are also celebrating the return of Al-Misharati, the man who wakes the faithful up to have their suhur or the last meal before fasting resumes at dawn. A group of young Somalis have volunteered to do the job, a main feature of Ramadan in most Arab and Muslim countries. Placards encouraging the faithful to behave piously during the holy month are also lighting the streets. "Don't miss this Ramadan, only God knows what futures holds for us," reads one.

^Leave our good friend Duke alone sxb, peacefull and prosperous Xamar is just a nightmare for our friend. He surely missed his favourite posts of bloody Xamar and you guessed it, he blames that on the MMI, the group that is responsible for bringing peace to Xamar and other parts of southern Somalia with help of all powerfull Allah.

Denmark 'Egypt's foe', says poll There were violent protests around the Muslim world in February Denmark is one of Egypt's worst enemies, second only after Israel, an Egyptian government poll has indicated. The pollsters asked a random selection of 1,000 Egyptian adults their attitudes to different countries. Israel was considered most hostile to Egypt, followed by Denmark, Britain and the United States - in that order. Cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked protests around the Muslim world earlier this year after they were first published in a Danish newspaper. Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Sudan and Syria were considered most friendly to Egypt. Cartoon controversy The poll confirms Egyptian public opinion as far as Israel and the United States are concerned, says the BBC's Arab Affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi. What is surprising, he says, is the attitude towards Denmark, a country which most Egyptians know very little about. POLL FINDINGS Hostile to Egypt: Israel - 92% agree Denmark - 60% agree Friendly to Egypt: Saudi Arabia - 92% agree The publication a year ago of newspaper cartoons - one depicting Muhammad with a bomb in his turban - led to violent protests in which more than 50 people died in Muslim countries. Several Danish diplomatic missions were attacked and many Muslims boycotted Danish goods. Our analyst says the incident is still frequently discussed by Egyptian and Arab media. The attitudes towards Denmark indicated by the poll were consistent through the sample of Egyptian respondents regardless of age, education or living standard. Another surprise, says our analyst, is that Britain was viewed as more hostile to Egypt than the US. The timing of the poll may have been a factor: it was conducted shortly after the fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah in July and August when Britain did not endorse calls for an immediate ceasefire. The Egyptian cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre conducted the survey by telephone between 31 August and 3 September.

For now, Somalis are basking in the novelty of moving about freely, the novelty of seeing a woman behind the wheel, the novelty of militiamen greeting them politely at checkpoints, the novelty of leaving their guns at home. We wait and see how reer Mogadishu and other southern peoples protect their newly found freedom from their arch-enemies Ethiopia+Kenya and their Somali stooges in Bay city.

Cairo street crowds target women By Magdi Abdelhadi Arab affairs analyst, BBC News Egyptians are horrified by the news that women have been assaulted by hordes of young men in the centre of the capital, Cairo. Blogs broke the story that has scandalised Egyptians (Picture: misrdigital.com) The incidents were first reported online by Egyptian bloggers, some of whom saw large number of men harassing the women and ripping off their clothes. It all happened over the Eid al-Fitr period starting on 23 October, as thousands of young men thronged the streets of central Cairo to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. One blogger who took pictures of what happened dubbed the incidents "sexual voracity down town". According to the bloggers, the attackers targeted veiled as well as unveiled women who happened to be on their own. The state media ignored the incidents, but ordinary Egyptians where shocked when they heard for the first time eyewitness accounts broadcast on the private television channel Dream. Women chased "We saw one girl being chased by a man, her blouse torn off, she ran inside a restaurant," one eyewitness reported. We took the girl inside and locked the door. There were four or five of us. But there were hundreds of young men outside trying to break down the door Cairo shop owner "Seconds later young boys were shouting that there was another one by the Miami cinema. We went there and saw another girl surrounded by a crowd trying to assault her. She managed to run inside a nearby building. "A third girl jumped into a cab as she was being chased. But the taxi couldn't move because of the crowd. Then they tried to pull the driver out of the car then the girl herself," the witness told Dream TV. One eyewitness was too embarrassed to recount what he saw: "There were youths harassing the young women. What a shame! I really can not say any more about it." Social malaise One blogger wrote that as the police failed to protect the women, shop keepers had to intervene. A shop owner described to the TV station what happened: "We took the girl inside and locked the door. There were four or five of us. But there were hundreds of young men outside trying to break down the door." The bloggers blamed the incidents on widespread sexual frustration among Egypt's youths. Most of them cannot afford to get married and premarital sex is strictly forbidden. One commentator said that this was evidence of the breakdown of law and order in Egypt. Another said the state deployed the police only to suppress political dissent but could not care less about the welfare of its own citizens. A psychologist, Amr Abu Khaleel, attributed the predatory behaviour to the possible use of drugs and the breakdown of traditional values. One prominent writer and journalist, Nabeel Sharaf al-Deen, said that such behaviour was the symptom of a deeper malaise in Egyptian society and warned that such incidents were the first stirrings of much bigger social unrest. A statement by the ministry of the interior played down the incident, adding that it had not received any complaints from the public. It urged those who had anything to report to contact the police.

Al-Jazeera English TV date set The English-language channel's launch has been delayed repeatedly After repeated delays, the Arabic TV station al-Jazeera has announced a launch date of 15 November for its English-language news channel. US President George W Bush once allegedly threatened to bomb the Doha-based station. The channel is hoping to reach a target audience of 40 million households in Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia. Al-Jazeera International plans a 24-hour service from bureaus in Kuala Lumpur, Doha, London and Washington DC. It is also seeking to be the first network to broadcast globally in high-definition (HDTV) format. Pioneering "We are extremely proud of what al-Jazeera has achieved over the past 10 years," said Wadah Khanfar, the network's director-general, referring to the inauguration of the Arabic-language on 1 November 1996. "Al-Jazeera today is an international media organisation. Al-Jazeera English will build on the pioneering spirit of al-Jazeera and will carry our media model to the entire world. "The launching of the English channel offers the chance to reach out to a new audience that is used to hearing the name of al-Jazeera without being able to watch it or to understand its language," Mr Khanfar says. "The new channel will provide the same ground-breaking news and impartial and balanced journalism to the English-speaking world." US difficulties Despite the Washington bureau, and the signing up of star names such as David Frost and Rageh Omaar, breaking into the American market has proven difficult. Commercial director Lindsey Oliver says she is confident the new channel will eventually be carried by major US cable and satellite operators, while conceding that al-Jazeera tended to inspire "very strong feelings". A recent poll found 53% of Americans opposed the launch of the channel and two-thirds of Americans thought the US government should not allow it entry to the US market. As well as 20 bureaus of its own, al-Jazeera International will also be able to call on the resources of its sister Arabic channel. But the extent to which the two channels will follow the same editorial policy is not entirely clear. Independent Al-Jazeera International Managing Editor Nigel Parsons says the new channel will be "totally independent", although plans announced earlier this year to put the manager of the Arabic channel in charge of both channels reportedly caused disquiet among journalists at the English-language channel. Reassurances were given that the two channels would operate in a similar "spirit", although they could cover stories differently. It was reported that editors from both channels were trying to come up with a common mission statement and a code of conduct which included an agreement on the use of terms such as "martyrs", "terrorism" and "resistance". The new channel has its detractors. Palestinian journalist Khalid Amayreh recently voiced fears that it would deviate from the "policies and ideals of the mother channel". He claimed that there was a risk it could assume an international identity very similar to its main Western competitors, pointing out that al-Jazeera's English-language website relied heavily on Western news agencies. BBC Monitoring selects and translates news from radio, television, press, news agencies and the internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages. It is based in Caversham, UK, and has several bureaux abroad.

Somalis learn to follow the law The Islamists say women will be allowed to work The Islamists say women will be allowed to work Fear of a good lashing or having one's head shaved is keeping drivers in Somalia's capital on the straight and narrow. A few months ago, Mogadishu's chaotic roads were ruled by red-eyed, open-shirted militia, speeding along in their technicals - the open vehicles with anti-aircraft guns mounted on the back - weaving from one side to the other to avoid the potholes. Today, one of the world's most dangerous cities has been tamed: law-abiding men and women motor along without a gun at their side, keeping steadily to the speed limit, and not daring to swerve for craters. Why can't we use our brains to solve the political stalemate instead of fighting?" Female student This transformation is down to the rule of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which took control of Mogadishu in June and much of southern Somalia since then. They have imposed Sharia law and are at lengths to show that no-one, no matter their clan or influence, is above God's law. Trials are swift and punishments public: publicity is their policeman. Applause Most are astounded by the changes - restaurants are opening, business is booming - and people are proud to show off to visitors their new-found security. I am happy a woman is asking this question - at a university campus Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed UIC chairman But with reports that Ethiopian troops are in the country backing the beleaguered interim government in Baidoa and peace talks deadlocked in Khartoum, the calls for jihad grow. It is talk that may win approval amongst the young at rallies after Friday prayers, yet behind the rhetoric the city's residents are sick and tired of the 16 years of fighting Somalia has experienced since the fall of Siad Barre. "Jihad will mean more deaths. Why can't we use our brains to solve the political stalemate instead of fighting?" a female student recently had the temerity to ask UIC chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in a debate broadcast on the BBC Somali Service. The 400-strong audience burst into applause before Mr Ahmed had a chance to respond. Questions then flowed thick and fast from other women. "Will you allow women to work in the media? Are you the Taleban?" A known moderate, Mr Ahmed sought to allay their fears: the Islamists, he said, did not want to stop women working. "Actually, I am happy a woman is asking this question - at a university campus," he said. Yet it is this uncertainty about the UIC's intentions that marks life in the capital. Elopments banned Loud music no longer blares from taxis: it has not been banned, but it is felt best not to test the waters. Mogadishu's streets are now more orderly In Kismayo, 500km south of the capital, Islamist hardliners have banned the chewing of the mild narcotic khat - an afternoon ritual across the country. On Tuesday, a distraught football fan phoned up the BBC Somali Service from Jamame, near Kismayo, begging them to include La Liga match details in their sports reports the next day as he said the screening of football matches had just been banned in his town. These creeping edicts may be the courts undoing as Somalis have always had a fairly liberal interpretation of the holy scriptures. Agaran, which means green in Somali, is the perfect example. The coastal town is Somalia's Gretna Green, where couples eloping from the capital can go for a quick marriage. According to Islamic law, a woman must get her father's consent to marry if her father or guardian is within 50km. On the map, Agaran is just over 50km south of the capital with many a willing sheikh at hand to perform the nuptials without dowry objections and saving the young couple wedding expenses that can ordinarily cost up to a year's wages. Agaran's days as Somalia's romantic capital, however, are over, as Islamic leaders banned elopement marriages as unlawful on Monday. Dissenters argue that this authoritarian attitude is eating away at Somali culture and traditions, from dulling their dress code to muting their music. But for most this is an argument for another day. For now, Somalis are basking in the novelty of moving about freely, the novelty of seeing a woman behind the wheel, the novelty of militiamen greeting them politely at checkpoints, the novelty of leaving their guns at home. bbc.com

It will not be easy for Aljazeera to get in to the north american market because of the strong opposition from the American government, the evangilical christians and the Jewish community.

Without U.S support and the massive aid, Egypt would fall to the Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt should work with the interest of the U.S so that its hopes are satisfied. I don't think Egypt and its puppet adminstration would pick Aweis over its biggest ally. Again you are showing your lack of knowledge about politiks. The US will do anything to avoid seeing Muslim brotherhoods rule in Egypty, a group which does not hide their dislike of Israel.