Of course Turkey is in favor of centralized governance, think of all the redundancies and wastefulness that will result from federalism. They know they'll have to grease hundreds of grubby little hands instead of a few dozen.

It's an intentional paradox, I know nothing of life before my birth and thus can't suggest what an after life will hold in store. Which is why I've prepared myself for the eternal suffering my parents keep telling me about.

Life before conception was rather boring for me, I hope this hell fire you all speak of spices things up when I'm dead.

They're the second closest ethnic group to Somalis after Oromos in terms of genetics. The Rendille are a great example of the contact that Cushitics and Nilotes have had. In fact, the Rendille language is classified as being part of the Macro Somali branch of Cushitic languages.

wyre;850040 wrote: What Ab't Maasai's? I Have Some Maasai Friends And They Call Somali's Abtiyaal, :D The Masaai are essentially South Sudanese who migrated to East Africa and mixed with Oromos/Somalis.

Maybe Somalis should avoid sticking themselves in to ethnic enclaves, you don't need to live in the same tower block to have a strong community. What's the point of leaving Somalia if you're going to build a replica in your new country?

The-freeman;849895 wrote: These kinds of things are not uncommon. I go to Keele University near stoke and last year there 2 girls were raped by non students. As the campuses are huge there is no gate and anyone can just drive in and out. Nin-yaaban: tazers and pepper sprays are illegal in the UK. Yeah, the issue with York University is also it's massive size. I was dropping someone off there last year and could swear I was in a completely different city. There's also the fact that it's in one of Toronto's most crime ridden neighborhoods.

What's up with York? it seems like there's a sexual assault there every week.

Like their European counterparts, the Arab monarchs are funny to watch until you realize they actually have a say in the affars of their countries.

Dr_Osman;849546 wrote: Watch more videos from this paki woman, partying in our galkayo Pakistani is the word you're looking for.

Nice! Looks pretty vibrant, with proper lighting and road work, as well as some renovation to the store fronts it could be so much more! Look at this video from 17:30 on, the Japanese turned their alleyways in to the lifelines of their cities.

Somaliland like the Somali Republic is a state and not a nation. The Somali Nation is much larger than the two and extends into multiple countries.

There are a lot more success stories than there are failures in our communities. I don't know why people choose to focus on the lowest common denominator. I haven't seen a thread dedicated to each of the innocents murdered in Somalia this week, yet drug dealers get multi- page condolences?

Those damn pubes!

There seems to be a disparity in closure rates for homicides in the GTA, Peel Regional Police regularly close a year off with 100% of their homicide cases resulting in charges. Witnesses seem to be more cooperate with police here (Mississauga).

Chimera;848625 wrote: Your points are valid, however, one can walk and eat at the same time. You have to understand in this pointless conflict Somalis have eroded and destroyed $50 billion worth of infrastructure, and denied themselves another $100 billion in the span of twenty years. Our neighbours have managed through loans, deals and taxes to raise and implement that sort of big time money in their transport and economic sectors, they are literally twenty years ahead of us, and in this coming decade their social-indicators will quadruple as a result. The good thing for us is our sizable population, our business acumen and the gigantic resources that could propel us into the richest and most advanced country in Africa within a decade. If Ethiopia is going to dam those rivers, then we need to establish water-desalination plants all along that vast coastline, and for that you need lots of money, and Somalia under no circumstance should be allowed to take foreign loans when it has enough resources to buy Europe. You dismiss the Gulf countries, but they are far superior to any African country when it comes to healthcare, education and standards of living, if we can achieve that, then it's a step in the right direction. We can always reform, and shift our wealth in a more sustainable direction, but for that to happen the resources have to be drilled and mined instead of sitting in the ground benefitting absolutely nobody. I have said it several times in the past, Somalia's true destiny in Africa is to be a Malaysia with better beaches, and beyond that if we got our act truly in order. Tell me brother if you dropped the Malaysia of today right where Somalia is located, who would be the king-pin in Africa? Just remember in the 60s and 70s Somalia had a higher standard of living than Malaysia. Agreed! I'm actually salivating at the impending reality of a stable Somalia, our strategically placed diaspora, extremely young population combined with large energy resources (wind, solar, Uranium, Oil) and vast coastline will propel our nation beyond any country in the world. We also have the added advantage of working our way up from scratch, we have successes and failures of other countries to emulate or discard.

Somalia;848457 wrote: Mahad yare you took the wrong route, let me continue. @ Blackflash , the buildings, malls and houses illustrate the change of the region. Some of us, including mahad yare, are on other forums where we discuss the things you've said, including health, education and standard of living i.e distillation plants, road infrastructure and main industrial sectors of our regions. What do you, MMA, and Abwaan want people to display in respect to change ? Let me know. I understand, I didn't want to come off as being holier than thou or considering myself a leader authority on infrastructure development. In-fact, I look to the future with optimism,the silver lining to the civil war is that Somalis have acquired skills and knowledge abroad that will allow them to be in a better position to exploit their resources. The profit sharing agreement that Puntland signed for their oil blocks is unprecedented in Africa and offers hope, but I still think we should look at country through conservative lenses, and not let future oil wealth lull us in to a false sense of security. One example would be Ethiopia diverting water from the Shabbelle and Juba rivers for reservoirs and hydroelectric dams (it's inevitable), let's plan for the worst and ensure our descendants even a hundred years removed never need to look outside their borders for help.

mahad yare;848423 wrote: my location simply states the facts on the ground, in this case in the ground i.e oil, while, yours points to so many things wrong with you and your...you get the point We'll my place of origin lies in the current State of Khaatumo (which encompasses the majority of the Nugaal basin by the way), and I reside in Toronto. I couldn't care less when it comes to the clan politics governing my enclave. On topic, do you really want to emulate what you see in those photos? Have you considered things like water extraction and the aquifers in your region? These hydrocarbon basins and water tables extend well beyond our clan enclaves, we need to take entire regions in to consideration when exploiting these resources.

How does not wanting a nation to turn in to one hit oil wonder make one jealous? The statement you've under your location is the rationale we're arguing against.

That picture left me with a sharp pain in my stomach, that could've been anyone one of our mothers. It isn't until you see stories like this that you realize how lucky you are to not constantly fear for the safety of family members. The fact that my mother is overseas right now (not in Somalia thankfully) makes it hurt all the more. I hope whoever committed this act faces justice.

Mario B;848308 wrote: Are you mentally ok, saxib? Do you even know what the thread is all about. You have to remember that in all those R & D laboratories in the west and East they are people of all faiths or no faith who bring about the good things in life...but I don't understand how your argument has got to do with whether God exists or not? No one is denying that people of faith have made great contributions to science, it's strange titles like Islamic science or the Catholic church claiming to have played a large role in enabling research that rubs me the wrong way. Don't confuse those who wish to keep the restrictive tentacles of religion at bay, with those who wish to restrict religion itself.

faarah22;848297 wrote: Just another ME consumption model built on hydrocarbon riches. it's the ultimate fantasy dream of the lazy and incompetent, you just sit back and let others do all the all work and while you bank billions without sweat. nothing to be envious about. Hear Hear! When the oil runs dry in the gulf states, the engineers,the doctors, and the tradesmen will have no reason to stay in a country they can't call their own. What will happen then? As much as everyone loves to rag on Israel, at least they think long term, they're a pioneer in the field of Solar energy, in fact nearly all of their apartment buildings are equipped with roof top solar heating panels for boiling water, thus keeping 7% of their electrical demand off of the grid. The only middle eastern countries that had any industrial capacity and had long term energy and water management plans were Iraq and Iran, why do you think the west finds (found in Iraq's case) them so threatening?

Mario B;848263 wrote: Why, would someone with lack of knowledge Muslim or non Muslim handle dangerous pathogens? Biology is a branch of science that Muslim were pioneers, we might disagree with your Darwinian spin but lets assured that medicine is a highly thought of subjects in Islam and it falls under Ciliim Kifaya. According to Muslim traditions, God has created cure for every disease and it's our job to find it. By knowledge I'm referring to the well known fact that living things (heck anything really) mutates over time and advantageous traits will make them more contagious or deadly in the case of viruses. The knowledge of evolution is what keeps us from chucking vials of polio around just because we have a vaccine. I'm confused about the second part of your post, do you mean that god has created the cures in a "natural" form (i.e herbs, honey etc.) or that god has created all of the particles in the universe and it's our job to discover the different combination of molecules that ultimately lead to cures?

Mario B;848259 wrote: This is a joke? What part of "I'm dead serious" don't you understand?

Mario B;848248 wrote: ^Wow, what an ignorant statement. you cannot be serious!!! I'm dead serious, could you imagine the ramifications of someone lacking a basic understanding of evolutionary biology working on vaccines and handling dangerous pathogens?