Is it about a guy with PTSD from WWII trying to fit back in society but gets mislead by a charismatic egotistical leader and becomes cultist?

Guilty as charged!

5;864504 wrote: You know what Chimera, I actually loved Avatar. It was a great cinematic experience and I'll probably always remember seeing it for the first time - something I can't say for too many films. I ended up seeing it several times in IMAX and it was always as beautiful. Then I bought the DVD/Blueray box and couldn't watch it at home. It just wasn't the same. For me, Avatar is a film that only works in the cinema. But that's not what you want out of films. Same here, but it was the first time I went to an IMAX with good friends, and also the movie had a plot twist as well, something I didn't expect and it's a good thing because I always try to predict what will happen. Plus the whole socio/cultural aspect to it made it that much interesting as well. Some Palestinians actually identified with the Navvi wore the costume to a . Avengers was a lot of fun. Joss Whedon is a fun writer (have you seen Cabin in the Woods? I hate horror but that's another hilarious gem). Speaking of funny films, have you seen Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter? It's so unintentionally funny, I haven't laughed so hard in a while. Pure unintentional comedy gold. (there's a fight/chase scene where the bad guy throws a horse at Abe Lincoln whilst they're running on top of horses, you gotta see it ) The sad part about Abe Lincoln movie is that some kids now believe/will believe that he was an actual vampire hunter! At least American kids anyway. Since the tread took an international turn, the only one I can contribute at the moment is the first Korean movie I watched titled "Man From Nowhere" Here's the trailer:

ManshAllah!

"Sister, is your hijab naturally blonde?" I don't think girls would find this a compliment :eek:

Beer-Gaal;867756 wrote: This is when I realize in somaligu luuqad waalan yahay!!. haha I know, but essentially MMA is right. I think the dictionary was referring to something else. @ Apophis I don't know what they mean either. It's too advanced for the common folk

lol @ Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar, I can't take those "bodyguards" too seriously, I mean just look at them. I hope we usher in a new style with the new president though, this is just too much. Also those tacky portrait photos of the president (any president not just Sharif) and photo-shopped ones all around the city and offices are an eyesore too.

Thanks for the update Timur.

oba hiloowlow;866359 wrote: By far my favorite pic. Thanks for sharing Oba!

Apophis;867676 wrote: Can someone translate this word: Xagjirnimada Closest thing I could find Xagjir means neef irmaan oo aan gayax (sidig) ahayn, oo xag laga maalo. (From a friend's dictionary) By the way does anybody know where I can get a thorough Somali dictionary of my own and how much they cost?

@ Gen. Duke The notion that #Somalia's new president #HassanSheikhMohamud is a member of al-Islah is unfounded. He never was. But he's close to members — Abdi Aynte (@Aynte) September 10, 2012 I just ran across this tweet from Aynte, so I researched (wiki'd) them and it turns out they're Yemeni in origin ... :confused: Now I really hope the new President isn't a member or "close to members".

^ I'm tired of this group labeling, what exactly is Al Islax? I've never heard of that before. Hopefully the new president will be a rational individual and not pay any mind to one group over another. We need unity and he's half-way there already. Hopefully he chooses a good PM based on solid criteria and not just because they belong to his clan or religious affiliation, sect or whatever it is.

This was my reaction throughout the whole process -- while watching it live-streamed and getting updates from Lazyie G. it has totally made my day, I didn't know anything about the new president, he suprised me with the votes but overall I'm happy the transition was smooth and the process as they say "free and fair". Big thanks to Jowari and everybody else that worked hard on this. It's a new day. Inshallah I hope we continue on this path and have full stability one day. I'll continue to make dua and dance on the inside

OdaySomali;867586 wrote: Professor Samatar for PM. The prof has a plan! Agreed.

Somalia;866855 wrote: It is getting boring Ditto. I'm tired of hearing dude on the mic ordering them to sit down with no response.

Thanks for the updates LayZie G! Keep them coming! We need to document this historic day

aero;866515 wrote: People who go all in digging things they're not suppose to on their bodies and having the nerve to extend their hand out to you. No. No. No. I feel you, that's why I'm not a big fan of handshaking. I'm all like ... I have a cold ...:eek:

lmao "Mama had a chicken, Mama had a cow, Dad was proud, He didn't care how ... " I remember trying to figure out how just because of those lyrics!

@Isra It's Stitch from Lilo and Stitch

@ Bluelicious Thanks for the informative flyer, I'm going to save it and pass it along because shiisha smoking is seen as a better alternative and the dangers associated with it are downplayed (through ignorance and addiction I suppose). I didn't even know about the dangers of secondhand shiisha smoke and would eat out at Turkish or Arab restaurants where everyone smoked it around me. Come to think of it we should have that flyer translated into Somali and post it around the community coffee hang-outs. @Apophis Secondhand smoke kills innocent people that didn't have a choice in the matter. That's why education is important.

This has always been a pet peeve of mine and I see it everywhere Somalis gather – whether it’s a festive setting, serious setting, or religious setting and the latter annoys me the most. What I’m referring to is our lack of public gathering/speaking etiquette. This is what I usually experience: - People standing around in the parking lot (usually young men) - Standing around in the lobby - Standing at the back wall of room when there are plenty of seats available - People talking throughout the speech instead of listening - Their children running around throughout the speech - People getting up in the middle of the speech and leaving only to return and repeat - Their telephones going off - Littering the place with the program flyer/schedule - loitering around when the event is over This or a variation of it always happens without fail, and it drives me crazy!

Oh and also I've seen those commercials but the two that stood out for me were This one: and this one: It breaks my heart.

Bluelicious;864364 wrote: Shisha is 450 times more dangerous and harmful then a cigarette. One session of smoking shisha is the same as smoking 200 cigarettes so next time you think of picking up that water pipe think about it ... True, and I also heard that shisha is worse because you spend sometimes hrs smoking it whereas a cigarette lasts a couple of minutes. "Hookah smokers may actually inhale more tobacco smoke than cigarette smokers do because of the large volume of smoke they inhale in one smoking session, which can last as long as 60 minutes." (More from the Mayo Clinc) It makes me sad when I see teenagers especially Somali ones smoking their life away, even ladies are smoking it up now-a-days. Thanks for posting this message, we have to keep reinforcing this message over and over again in the hopes that it might be helpful to someone somewhere.

Jacpher;860605 wrote: Apophis: As I said these are offensive racist stereotypes. If it were coming from a non-somali, most people [including you] would find it offensive and a racist garbage. No different than saying nothing good about madoow except committing crimes and mooch on government caawimo. Plain and simple. The little I read about her, she doesn't come across as bright and sophisticated as you see her. Exploiting the shortcomings of some in the community and the cultural differences as a ploy to get to fame and milk the system isn't success, not to me. Calooshiis u shaqeyste aan damiir laheyn baa waxaas ku dhaqma. This ain't about her sexuality but her views which you highlighted as truth. She serves a purpose which is being the native informer, which is why her BS isn't called out as such. Just like her predecessor Ayan Hirsi. But what I don't understand is, why align yourself with people who clearly hate everything you are (obviously skin color). It reminds me of Dave Chappelle and the Black Klansman skit. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if she set her eyes on "reforming" Islam. First start with your own community, build trust with simple generalizations and native informing and then build on that until you reach the root of the cause: Islam, you can already see the clues in her wiki page specifically when it says, "In 2010, after an ongoing public debate about if Grønland could or would become a Muslim city district, she claimed it had already become one many years ago". Europe in tough economic times will actually eat up her toxic rhetoric Tariq Ali reminds us with an American context but could still apply to Europe as well, When the ideological system and the media networks need such people as [Manji], they arrive and they emerge. And this applies not just to Islam and Irshad Manji and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who produce the most appalling second-rate—if not third-rate—material based on a combination of encouraging ignorance, willful untruths in the case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, utilizing some episodes in their own past to make generalizations which don’t apply, and then are treated as if they were the modern Voltaire. Basically, when you have a wave of Islamophobia, these people play a very pernicious role, but are needed, and are used, and are promoted, and this happens systematically in the western world. Why these third-rates are published and treated like this is not a mystery to me, because [the elites] need them to, in order to maintain this new post-9/11 situation that “Even though not all Muslims are bad, Islam is a real problem.” (Source: Vue Weekly)