Sadly, the lesson on proper akhlaq is lost on people.

I can't seem to find the search function on either versions. Any help?

I hope he/she gets permission from the people before he/she posts it for the whole world to see.

That feeling you get when you would hear that sound Safferz linked to and chatting with your crush online.

Haha How about these alternative spellings, "Luuq luuq marow laasim laamigaas kusoo dhacaa." and "Wax la qariyo qurun baa ku jira."?

DOC is there a deadline to learning gaabays? How late is too late?

That's exactly what happens when you are not in charge of your own narrative. Her outfit made me cringe. And you can see the lack of originality. Obax Majid?... Iman Abdulmajid? And that hideous cheetah print? Oh no no. I'm always concerned about the lack of "hal aabuur" in our society so this project is a welcomed step in the right direction. Don't delete this topic, its generated over a thousand views already, and slowly people are donating on indiegogo.

I'm in a similar situation to SomaliPhilosopher, perhaps a little behind too. But I realized with desire and good sources you can master gaabays. Master as in get the general gist. There's a lot of metaphors and difficult vocabulary that needs to be unpacked too. Just as you would analyze English poetry you'd do the same for Somali. Talk to the older folks and ask for their interpretations. I'm talking about the knowledgable ones, but just any old silly Bob. Also ask them to break down the words for you and write them down. As you do this you're regular Somali will begin to improve. Also listen to Ahmed Farax Idaaja @ VOASomali's Dhaqanka iyo Hiddaha It is a gem. It's pretty self explanatory. Listen to those podcasts with your family and discuss them. It helps. Plus you'll get to spend valuable time with your family Last but not least, don't get disheartened.

Apophis;936635 wrote: Why limit ourselves to the banal 20th century. I would go back to 49 BC and watch Caeser cross the Rubicon and witness the birth of the Roman empire. Or if we must stay in the 20th century, then I'd go back to 1941 and witness Operation Barbarossa. Interesting timez. You're like that kid in primary school who for "Decade Day" dresses up in a toga where everyone else wears 40s,70s, and 90s attire. I couldn't help but chuckle at that memory.

"Wax la qariiyo quurun baa ku jiiro" or "luuq luuq maarow laasim laamiga iimaana" kkkkk don't get on my jacked up Somali spelling. Just sound it out folks.

It seems like the Somalis in Europe are outshining us in the states. You guys need to cross over the Atlantic and bring some of that over here. I think they have a WSSP chapter in Minnesota and Washington though. Anyhow, the pictures look great and I hope the youngins benefited from the event.

Chimera;936625 wrote: The Somali students that went to America in the 1960s didn't go anywhere near the South, they resided mainly in New York. I don't think you would have a great time in Alabama as a black African. True. Having Africans come to America was a sort of catalyst or fuel for the Civil Rights movement. For instance, the Africans (dignitaries and government workers) would come and be sheltered from the discrimination the American Blacks faced and their passport would sometimes be the only means of getting served in the segregated restaurants. I'm not sure if I read this in the Autobiography of Malcolm X or heard it from the older Somalis who came to U.S. at that time or both lol It shook that cognitive dissonance and provided worldwide support for the Civil Rights Movement. If anyone's interested check out this good article by Renee Romano titled, "Moving Beyond "The Movement that Changed the World": Bringing the History of the Cold War into Civil Rights Museums"

Safferz;936629 wrote: Very true, and you can argue things have actually gotten worse in some ways. I read something recently about how Mississippi's (or was it Alabama?) current and growing numbers of disenfranchised African Americans (having lost their voting abilities because they've spent time in jail) are approaching the numbers close to before the Voting Rights Act. I think mass incarceration will be the civil rights issue of our time, and I saw a pretty moving on it a few months ago that's worth watching. DoctorKenney, I don't mind 2013 either, but I'm a huge history geek and it's fun to think about other eras I would have liked to live through Yes. The states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana are just terrible. Georgia and Texas are not far behind either. Here's a moving speech from the one and only, very best, Mr. Harry Belafonte (along with Sidney Poitier) on his NAACP award acceptance speech about the mass incarnation of the black youth and overall violence in the African American communities. Thanks for sharing the TED talk, I'll watch it soon.

Things didn't turn around for Blacks in the South until the late 70s. You'd be amazed to hear the stories from people who lived in Mississippi and Alabama. The South is still under supervision by the federal government when it comes to Voting Rights and the disparity between the races is quite stark. But nonetheless I would've still loved to live in during that time and visit the US like the former Somalis of that time did. It would've been quite an experience. But if I had to pick an decade in American history would be the 1930's and 40's There was the Harlem Renaissance, boom in television/film (Carlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock my 2 favorites among others) and the music. I love the Blues and Jazz!

I'm getting a signed copy :cool:

The era of Will Smith!

hahaha oh my goodness . . . Watch all the naysayers run off on a bandwagon later on.

Wadani;934495 wrote: For some reason I get the feeling that ur story is made up. If it isn't then u dodged a bullet my friend, so take solace in that. Good call on both

Juxa;935330 wrote: When hooyo somaliyeed comes and asks help to get her son's body released from morgue where she was told it may take 8 weeks cause one of the suspects, another somali boy and his legal team asked for second post mortem you don't say gang buu ku jirey, your heart shatters for her. It is time for London community to really deal with this issue. If anyone wants to take closer look, tomorrow at the old bailey the trial of Somali on Somali murder in streatham starts. The gallery is free. Go and listen and come back hopefully with different attitude My take is we need greater presence of fathers and we need hooyo to ask where her boys are . We need the community to provide guidance and so on I agree with your advice. And I bolded that part to expand on what I think Cara and Africa were trying to make: Every islaan thinks her son is a saint and doesn't own up to his actions once he gets in trouble. In fact some of them try to cover up talking about "oh he went to jail or got locked up for some traffic violation". Total BS. Little does she know its public record and anybody with simple internet search skills can find out and the courts are open to the public. They need to stop covering up for their children because as Cara pointed out, it makes it difficult to distinguish the innocent good apples from the rotten ones.

This looks really cool. How come no one (but 1 person) has yet donated? Perhaps he should go to the local cafes and hang out spots and spread the word there? C'mon SOL support the brother and help our community progress in this area! If you're not able to financially support him then spread the word and tweet the link or update your status. Its the least you can do.

This was a fun thread. I missed out on adding my 2 cents in the first couple of pages but once this topic comes back around I'll make sure to add my humble opinion on Somali girls and ajinabi relationships In regards to white dresses, I can't stand them. Especially the strapless ones. I'd rather wear traditional clothes or any other color but white. Didn't widows wear white in Somalia?

Chimera point is solid. I can even add my personal story of how my generation of students fared in the system(s). Overall the cases are parallel. The game is rigged from the get-go. Immigrant families are placed in ghettos (low income housing), the parents don't know English so they can't keep up with their child's education or they work different shifts that leave the kids to their own devises or sometimes don't even bother, the kid starts hanging out with the wrong crowds, they're placed in grades based on their age and not capabilities which leads to the kid having to go through many obstacles just to get on the same level as his/her peers and most of them either get demoralized and continue to get "socially promoted" instead of getting the help they need, eventually they quit school. The ones that pass the hurdle of social promotion are still in the ghetto where they get bullied for "being white/oreo" just as African-Americans who do well in the ghettos are. By this time the ones that made it are fewer than those who got jammed up by that school/environmental system and swallowed up by the correctional system. Once they set foot in that latter one it's hard to get back on track and unfortunately it becomes a revolving door. What makes us different from other immigrant communities is the fact that they have strong community ties (churches). It seems their community is more unified than the Somalis. They go to the clubs together as well as the church. This is also reflected in the tight knit group they form in schools whereas Somalis generally tend to stay in their gender segregated cliques. For some reason other groups are more unified than we are. This is just my general observation but there's more that needs to be said and I'm glad you guys are talking about it. xabad wrote: Typical liberal leftist tripe. i guess personal responsibility is not part of the vocabulary for you guys, huh! We need to take personal responsibility into account as well but you also have to keep in mind things such as "social promotion" and the lack of education (language barriers) parents face when trying to deal with the school system. They have little to no experience with this system and majority of the time are busting their butts working double shifts to even worry about such issues.

Wadani;930408 wrote: And to Maroodi, imagine we hadn't destroyed our country. I have no doubt in my mind that we'd have a robust and internationally acclaimed movie industry by now. I know. I think about all the time with everything, but as they say inshallah kheir.

Wadani;930334 wrote: This film sucked. I can't believe it would be nominated for an oscar. The nomination is more an insult than anything else as it proves that the bar is set so low for us black africans that even a mediocre piece of work is considered great by the West. Lmao! Well it's a message to you to make a better one. I honestly agree though, it wasn't all that. I appreciate them using the native people but sometimes their Somali was off. How could they get it so wrong with all of those Somali "consultants". Hopefully this poor piece can inspire Somali writers to make their own scripts and act well. I wonder though, would this film make it all the way to the Oscars if the producer wasn't white?

In Somali its Qurac and in English its called Umbrella thorn. Now I know the name of this wonderful tree! I wanna plant one in my backyard!