You are the worst troll SOL ever had. Your hate for the people of eastern Somaliland is pathological.

The wealth map reduced Africa to nothing more than the lower string of a thong worn by fat Europe!!

<cite> @galbeedi said:</cite> Awdal State is in the diaspora, people back home are Somaliland. When it comes to Somaliland project and the view of the local people it is totally different of what we perceive in the diaspora. The professional class: doctors, NGO operators, government directors , and the civil servants, both in Borama and Hargeisa they fully support the Somaliland project. for them there is no other alternative. When chatting with them, what you hear " Hadaanu nahay reer Soomaliland, Somaliland this, Somaliland that", they could barely say Somalia or similar things. Among these groups, there were those who never had any experience in Somalia or spent their whole life in Somaliland. Among them is the vice President C/raxman Zaylici. When he finished high school, he attended a technical school in Hargeisa and joined his family's business as an engineer building houses. He never seen beyond Burco. The second group is the older ones who had bad experience in Somali bureaucracy in the late eighties, and are not willing to take a second chance. These older guys have settled and are not trying a new adventure. For these guys the Somaliland issue is settled. Also the news from the south is not encouraging. The elders are also part of the Somaliland project. While they care about the well being and stability of Somalia, they see a distant thing that can only be discussed when the South of Somalia becomes stable. One of the exchanges I had one of the elders was astonishing. He said " adeer AAden Cadde Ma garan?, I said , " do you mean the former President of Somalia? he said, yes and proceeded with his story. Actually, these story was told more than once by other elders in Awdal. I do not know, if it is an urban legend or authentic story, but I will take on their word. He said that in 1962, the (Ahn) AAdan Cadde was touring the North West, and he stopped a small town called Boon (Famous for it's baked ribs, where young girls run beside the lorries going to Djibouti and say Loudly " solayga solayga), which lies between Borama and Zaylac. While discussing their conditions, the elders asked the president that they need water wells for them and for their livestock. As the story goes Addan Cadde said " do you guys know a town called Jawhar?', they said no we don't, "well, the president siad " it is just 90 km from Mogadishu and I have to dig the well their first, and then Hiiraan and so on, then we will dig one for you." then he told me son, " adeer Hargeisi intaas ay Jowhar u jirto ayey ii jirtaa". There were no debate here. Then I met the Sheekhul Beled of Borama, Sheekh C/laahi Sheekh Cali Jowhar. He gave me a big lesson about the history of Somaliland and how far they came, about the effort to pacify from Sheekh to Burco , to Hargeisa and Shirkii boorama. Finally, he said they are praying Allah to lift the suffering from the Somalia and its people, but your duties are to help Somaliland and it's progress. He concluded that the people are building their town and cities while the government is keeping the peace. Again there were debate , other than " sheekh waad Mahadsan tahay". Another important factor is the Somaliland system is the glue that is holding everybody together. Educated people will tell you if the Somaliland system is removed, there will be disintegration. They say it may fragment in to four different regions. One In Awdal and selel, another from gabiley to Berbera, Togdheer and the east may form another one. They say this will be a recipe for disaster.. Among those who are hopeful of Somali unity in their lifetime , there was one major trend that I felt both in Hargeisa and Borama people were expecting some kind of change both from Somalia and president Siilanyo government who were elected just a year earlier. Unlike Rayaale, Siilaanyo authorized the engagement of Somalia both in the diplomatic arena and bilateral meetings. They were expecting these meetings may produce some kind of blueprint for the future. Those who had hopes of Somali unity were also skeptical about in improvement from the south. Some even told me that " adeer Koonfurtu kuna Dili mayso, kuna Noolayn mayso" . They said that in Somaliland people did their best during the last 20 years to keep the peace and hoped for Somalia to move forward for the next step.Unlike what you see in the diaspora and the internet People in Hargeisa and Borama are reasonable. When you talk to them in private or logical manner they will tell you that " Adeer midho Guntigaaga ku jira loma daadiyo kuwa geed Saaran, Waxay noqon lahaydba, Marka hore ha la helo Dal nabad ah iyo dad lala hadlo|. For those a peaceful south was the key for Somaliland-Somalia unity. So if you are somebody interested for the future unity of Somalia, you must concentrate, the security issue of the south. WE must not let pickering or incompetent people to drail this task. Again, the people are easy to talk and are open for a dialogue, Do not judge by the tough talk of the Diaspora. Since Qoslaaye came, the perception is changing and people are becoming hopeless. Rather than looking up to that big Somalia, they see small Somali states mushrooming all over the country with no regard for unity. Many are even sticking to Somaliland in the face of more disintegration of Somalia. Those who believe principally the idea of united Somali Republic are disillusioned and are not having any help from any quarters. While every mature and people of authority seem to suggest that the issue of Somaliland was settled, the youth were totally different. The youth who represent the future are edgy and unhappy. Many are graduating from these universities and they aren't getting any prospect of jobs. Public sector jobs are rare and closed mostly for the next kin of the directors or the government ministers families. It is common that every ministry is dominated by certain subclan. major ministries like, the Interior, finance and foreign are closed for particular group of people. hundred of these youth are every where. Some are heading to Mogadishu for the scholarships that foreign governments provide, others are heading to shark invested seas. AS i was talking some of the youth to discourage about " Tahriib" , one of them said " adeer, every day we see guys who were mediocre in terms of education and other life achievements, coming back home, building the big house and marrying the best girl in the neighborhood" , " we can't sit here idly while are people taking risks to improve life". Among those Somaliland is a cage and a dream that may not fulfilled.. For them the idea of Somalia is an open opportunity, they believe there could be some good chances. Few go to hargeisa for job openings and come back empty. Now they want to try either in the sea or in other places regardless of the risk. When I came to Hargeisa I was talking to one of the senior bureaucrats , and when I raised the issue of youth unemployment , he said " unless we get some kind of mineral resources like oil or heavy investment from abroad , this issue will persist, and the leaders are well aware so there will be some movements toward engaging Somalia issue. The business community is open for everything. They are loyal Somalilanders, but they do not object the idea of expanding their business opportunities. Dahabshiil Company is one of the most organized and highly successful business in Somaliland. Their office branches are visible everywhere. their employees are from the local communities where they operate. They are also involved almost all the local projects spearheaded by the communities they serve. While the business community is very active , they do not openly associate with politicians. If peace comes from the south, the business community will quickly trade and expand. They will be probably the ones who will bring communities together. Usually public opinion follows the trend of the what is happening and now in 2014, people in general do not have high hopes for the current government in Somalia. The constant increase of foreign armies, especially from the neighboring countries gave people certain scepticism to be part of Unisom led Somalia. Next Hargeisa and the political elite. This one is an accurate description of the current situation generally in Somaliland and particularly in Awdal and Selal. I blame the government for their lack of action and knowhow when it comes to managing the economy.

^ I think his next chapter will be about how Hargeisa was not bombed by Siyaad but by Israeli jets looking for PLO fighters.

I know one person in the video.

^ Mr Galbeedi, you were just a young excited traveller who passed through different cities on your way to your destination, so you really have got no experience of the life and economy of the land you were passing through. Your 1981 travel story is like that of a man catching a connecting flight on hub airport like Frankfort, London, and Dubai and then with the few hours of airport terminal experience gained starts to write a philosophical book on the moral degradation of the citizens of the cities he transited. I am sure you would not waste a dime of your money on such a book, would you?

The Turks are being diplomatic and respectful to the SFG which is the internationally recognised entity but in reality the Turks don't need any permission from Mogadishu. They host the talks between the two neighbours and they know what the reality on the ground is. As far as the SFG and their embassy is concerned, they just tick the "yes" box in every document as there is no place for any objection.

This thread has got no substance to it whatsoever. I am sure had the man who posted this garbage here been in a similar socio-economic position as the officers in question and given a similar chance to come to Europe, the Italian immigration police would be looking for him too. If a bunch of poor officers where to be transplanted from Garowe to continental Europe for some training, again the hunt would be on for them as well. So let us be serious, Somaliland is not the land of honey and milk and these fortunate fugitives in Italy were not being paid a fortune. We should just leave them alone and wish them a good sharci upon isdhiibis in Scandinavia or the other equally good parts of Europe.

How superficial of you guys!! You implicitly mocked a decent guy just because he lost some of his hair like a large percentage of men around the world do.

Its true most of Somaliland's politicians are useless if not worse; but it is also true that unlike Ethiopia, Djibouti, and many other places in Africa and the wider world, the people of Boorame and other towns of Somaliland have the privilege to hire and fire their mayors and president. All that is needed is to educate the public about the role of government in their society, justice, their right, and their responsibilities as citizens.

Beentu mafiicna ee Ilaahay u toobad keen gaaladana haku dayan.

Prepared by the research committee of IslamToday.net Published on http://www.islamtoday.com The question of insurance is a major concern of contemporary Islamic jurisprudence. Insurance is an important part of the modern business environment and it plays a vital role in today’s economy. In some cases, people are required by law to take out insurance of one form or another. Many countries make owning automobile insurance a precondition for owning a driver’s license or subscribing to group health insurance a precondition from being allowed to employ others. Financiers often will not loan money unless the property being used as collateral for the loan is insured against loss. Moreover, people can see that there are clear and undeniable benefits to be had from taking out an insurance policy. An insurance policy provides its holder with a measure of financial security. If a person has health insurance, he can be reasonably confident that medical care will be available to him. If a person has homeowner’s insurance, he is very likely not to be homeless if his house burns down. For these reasons, Muslims are naturally quite concerned about the permissibility of this kind of business and to what extent they can participate in it. It is one of the most extensively discussed of contemporary issues in Islamic Law and at the same time one of the issues that is most often misunderstood by the general Muslim public. The purpose of this article is to dispel the commonly held misunderstandings surrounding this issue and to explain exactly why Islamic Law has so many difficulties with commercial insurance. In order to do this, it is necessary to have a correct understanding of what commercial insurance is. What is Commercial Insurance? An insurance policy is essentially a contract between two parties whereby one party (the policyholder) pays a fixed premium to another (the insurer) in return for the insurer bearing full or partial responsibility for possible financial losses incurred by the policyholder. There are many different types of insurance policies. There is life insurance. This is where a person pays a fixed premium to an insurer so that in the event of the death of the person insured, a predetermined sum of money will be paid by the insurer to a stated beneficiary or beneficiaries, who are usually the dependents of the insured party. There is health insurance, whereby the policyholder pays a fixed premium to an insurer so that the insurer will bear fully or partially the medical costs incurred by those covered by the policy. There is liability insurance. The policyholder pays a fixed premium to an insurer who agrees to bear the full or partial costs of any losses incurred by the policyholder on account of legal liability. Other forms of insurance can be taken out against the destruction, theft, or loss of specified property. All insurance policies share in there being a payment of a fixed sum of money to a party in lieu of that party assuming responsibility for a financial loss that may or may not take place and that may or may not exceed the amount that was paid. Clarifying Some Misunderstandings Some people have tried to compare insurance to the practice of al-`âqilah. This is where the tribe of a person found guilty of murder or manslaughter is held collectively liable to pay the blood money to the victim’s next of kin. This is very different from the insurance that we are discussing. This is purely an issue of legal accountability and is not a commercial contract between two parties Another common misconception that people often have is to assume that insurance is prohibited in Islam because it somehow compromises a person’s faith and his reliance on Allah. They allege that by taking out an insurance policy, the policyholder is displacing his trust in Allah and instead relying on the insurance company. This argument is not sustainable. As Muslims, we are commanded to consider natural causes and to take necessary precautions. This in no way compromises our reliance on Allah. We know that our providence comes from Allah. However, we must still go out to work and earn a living. We do so relying upon Allah, by His grace, to provide for us from the fruits of our labor. We are commanded by our religion to take precautions against loss. Anas ibn Mâlik reported that one day a Bedouin riding a camel came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked him: “Can I leave the camel alone and trust in Allah?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: “Tie your camel first, then put your trust in Allah.” [sunan al-Tirmidhî] The issue with insurance is not a matter of a person’s reliance on Allah. It is purely a matter of Islamic commercial law. And this is where the problems arise. Commercial Insurance in Light of Islamic Commercial Law Islamic Law prohibits business transactions that include a great deal of uncertainty. For example, I cannot sell you an unspecified quantity of peanuts for a fixed amount of money. The amount of peanuts must be specified. I cannot sell you a car for a certain sum of money without the make and model of the car being agreed upon beforehand. There are many authentic hadîth in this regard. For instance, Abû Hurayrah relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade business transactions determined by the throw of a stone and business transactions involving uncertainty. [sahîh Muslim] Insurance is the sale of uncertainty itself. This is the strongest reason for its prohibition, since insurance is effectively the sale of a commodity that Islamic Law does not recognize as saleable. You pay the company to assume some matter of uncertainty in your life on your behalf. In life insurance, for example, you pay a fixed premium each month – say $200 – under an agreement that if you die, the company will pay out – say $75,000. If you die in one month, then the company has to pay you $75,000. If you live for forty years, you will have to pay them $96,000. If at that point you fail to continue to make your payments, your policy is cancelled and you get nothing back. Why is this? It is because you received for your $96,000 the benefit of their assuming your risk for you for those forty years. So you received, according to law, the commodity that you paid for during all those years and the company owes you nothing more. There are other problematic areas with respect to insurance, though these are far less important than the one just mentioned. In many instances, insurance resembles a type of prohibited interest (ribâ al-fadl), where two parties exchange the same commodity – gold, silver, dates, etc – in unequal quantities. Taking another look at our life insurance example above, assuming that you were to die one month into your policy, this would mean that you paid them $200 dollars and they paid you $75,000. Since Islam does not recognize the assumption of uncertainty as a salable item, this becomes an example of exchanging a like commodity (money in this case) in an unequal manner. Another problem with insurance is that it bears some resemblance to gambling. This comes as a consequence of the uncertainty inherent to the business of insurance. Insurance premiums are set based on the percentage chance that the individual policyholders will collect from their insurance. The company makes its profits by receiving more money from its customers than it pays out to those who deserve to collect. In a somewhat similar manner, a gambling casino earns its profits by calculating probabilities to ensure that its receipts exceed the winnings that it is liable to pay out.

<cite> @Gheelle.T said:</cite> If I may ask, what are the other forms of insurances that are classified as Haraam? Are health and property insurances part of those? If so, how do they differ the Auto insurance? I think any insurance is classified as haraam.

Mr Gabeedi, the travel accounts of nostalgic Somaliwayn pilgrims always contain a Somaliland bashing chapter, so don't bother about threading a fine line. Give us that Somaliland crucifixion chapter as it is.

Xaaji Sahra Ilays is alive but the deceased singer is Sahra Ileeye Ilaaha wayn ee waaxidka ahi ha u naxariistee.

<cite> @STOIC said:</cite> Xaaji, officially I was given the key to Hargeisa. This past week I was on a conference call with "who is who" of my sub-clan in Hargeisa. They all agreed to give this sijui guy a red carpet reception once we finish the project we are doing between Hargisa-salaxley! Future plans is to buy a plot in Hargeisa and build a retirement home. Somaliland politics is a very dirty business so beware of the fitna which comes with it. Many who are involved in it will have a hard time in the Day of Judgment.

<cite> @malistar2012 said:</cite> Sheekh Xasan Diheeye - Prof Samater owes his career To Somalia as it was the Gov of Somalia who provided him free Education ? The man receieved free Education and etc on the back of Somali Tax payer now the man is waging war on the same flag and Nation . waa masul Caasi aah. Someone should tell this ignorant "shiekh" that the people of Somaliland paid those taxes which educated the good professor; so he really owes nothing to Koonfuria.

<cite> @CidanSultan said:</cite> The unstoppable, unconquerable seat of sultan Dirie, the shiecks and our beautiful capital. The city which raised the first free and independent somali flag. The headquarters of the invasion of Ethiopia. The city that destroyed the siad barre regime and is today the capital of the republic of somaliland. It was also the home of Somali nationalism; the centre of Somali culture, literature, theatre, and music; and is a place which welcomes its visitors with open arms and heart.

<cite> @Apophis said:</cite> As a moral relatavist, I support the majority leader in his stance on the issue. What about lending your support to those who burned "witches" at the stake?

I look forward to reading the anti-Somaliland part of this story.

<cite> @Alpha Blondy said:</cite> there are more pertinent issues for Africans than gaal engineered subversive mashruucs . it's not a great idea to debate the length of rope to hang yourself. it's futile that we engage with such farcades. By gaal if you mean the white people, then let me remind you that the African men were shagging each other even before they learned to wear cloths. So homosexuality is not really only a white "mashruuc".

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> This guy is the definition of imbecile. Gayism is not shooting innocent kids in the head in their mother's laps. it seems every black man under the sun nowadays exhibits virulent homophobia to prove his heterosexual macho bonafides. why is gay bashing suddenly fashionable i wonder ? When Africa's ignorant politicians/thieves failed their societies in everyway possible, they made the peaceful and harmless LBGT communities in their counties the scape goat using a discredited bible as their moral guide. These guys have got no brains to use.

<cite> @Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:</cite> In 'gayism,' there wouldn't be kids to begin with. Nor would mothers exist either. Nonsense

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> Tallaabo be reasonable bro. Homosexuality is at the very least as bad as fornication between an unmarried man and woman. So how can it be considered okay? Unless you want to go the route that "gay marriage" is permitted......although it's very clear that it clearly isn't okay. It isn't up to you to define what the parameters of marriage are Yes it is not up to me to define what the parameters of marriage are but it is neither up to you or any other human. We are discussing what the Quran says about this issue and not the believes and prejudices of individual "scholars".

<cite> @Khayr said:</cite> Two consenting males? So who is the consenter and the consented? How did you come up with such a vastly different interpretation of the story of Nabi Lut عليه السلام ? Two consenting adults mean two consenting adults; there is no distinction between them. My interpretation of this story is just as valid as those interpretations of the so-called scholars who insert their own "understanding" into the sacred verses of the Holy Quran and pass them on as "what Allah really meant" to the unsuspecting masses.