Eid Mubarak to All, and Many Happy Returns!

Dear Hibo – as much as it pains us all to read your findings as to the AIDS/HIV epidemic in Somalia, Galkayo in particular, there really is very little that could be done other than educating the locals with regards to the destructive nature of the decease, its primary carriers – expatriates in the Diaspora, and creating public awareness of its adverse impact, social or otherwise. n/b: I think Muraad meant “dhiillo” which in Somali means “state of melancholy and desire to do sth” not its crude yet close synonym with a single “i” which I reckon you mistook it for. Here is the data and studies with regards to AIDS/HIV in Somalia: Point to the following link - a .ppt presentation, HIV/AIDS Epidemic (21 pages) in POWERPOINT format , then go to slide 13. http://www.radiogalkayo.com/banner/pma_art.php STD/HIV/AIDS in Somalia - 1 - The status of HIV epidemic in Somalia remains uncertain because of inadequate data on the prevalence of HIV infection, STDs, and HIV risk behaviors. - The only available data to estimate the prevalence of STD/HIV/AIDS infection are those studies conducted by UN agencies and other organizations, and also data collected from the major hospitals and MCH centers. - In 1988 – 1990, HIV seroprevalence among sex workers in Mogadishu 0.5% were HIV positive, where a follow up study in 1990 with the same group, the rate jumped to 2%*. - In 1990, another seroprevalence study among sex workers in Kismayo and Merca showed 4% of the sex workers were HIV positive*. - Two studies conducted in Hargeisa and Bossaso in 1997 indicated that among women tested at the antenatal clinics, 2% were HIV positive*. STD/HIV/AIDS in Somalia - 2 - In 1999, assessment study on STD/HIV/AIDS in Somaliland conducted by ICD indicated that the HIV prevalence for blood donors in Hargiesa was 1.4%. - In 1999, another STD/HIV/AIDS prevalence study in Somaliland conducted by ICD with WHO collaboration had the following results: - Overall prevalence of HIV among antenatal patients was 0.9%. - HIV prevalence for TB patients in Hargeisa were found to be 7%, and 1.6% in Las Anod. Another survey for TB patients in Borama found HIV prevalence of 8.8%. - The prevalence of STDs in Somalia is quite high based on previously published and unpublished studies. - In 1997, STD/HIV/AIDS prevalence in Somali and Somaliland conducted Hinda Jama supported by WHO revealed high prevalence of various STDs. - ICD studies in Somaliland also showed high STD prevalence. - Another study in Galkayo also showed high STD prevalence. - Other data collected from the Hospitals and the MCH centers indicated high STD prevalence.

In my part of the world, this http://halturnershow.com/IsraeliAtrocities.html is terrorism in its worst format, and anyone who abets implicitly, supports morally or otherwise, finances vicariously or else, and considers it within acceptable limits in committing such callous acts of violance against the defenceless is terrorist of the worst kind: Check Dubya & the Gov'nor at number 10 DS - and add to the list Khadim Al Xaramayn Al Sharifeyn and the rest of the Shuyukhis and the pseudo leaders of the Islamic world . It you are light-hearted or easily offended, bewarned the pictures are optically and graphically gruesome and heart-churning to say the least.

May the Lord Bless his Soul! My kind of man - A true son of Somali – No doubt our people could do with more like him! ABDIRAHMAN AHMED ALI’S OBITUARY The death of Mr. Abdirahman Ahmed Ali (Tuur) in London on Saturday, November 8th 2003, is a shocking loss for his family, friends, and colleagues and for the whole of the Somali nation. Abdirahman was born in Hargeisa in 1931. He was one of the top 3 students that graduated from the first Intermediate School in Somaliland Protectorate and was given a scholarship to Sudan in 1948 to study in the famous Hantoob secondary School. In Hantoob he met and befriended with some of the future Sudanese leaders like Ja’afar Al-Numeiri, Sadeq Al-Mahadi and Hassan Al-Turaabi. Abdirahman excelled both in sports (especially football and track) and in academic studies. He got another scholarship and did his university education at Exeter University (UK) where he did his specialisation in administration. After successfully completing his scholarship in the UK Abdirahman returned and started his career as an Administrative Officer in Borama in 1956 and was elevated to the position of District Commissioner (DC) 3 years later (1959). In 1961 he became Governor of the Eastern Region (Burao) and then in 1964 the Governor of Western Region (Hargeisa). In that same year he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was appointed in the following diplomatic posts: Country Date Postion Sudan 1964-1968 and 1970-1971 Ambassador Ethiopia 1972-1977 Ambassador East Germany 1978-1981 Ambassador UAE 1982-1983 Ambassador He was given a political asylum in the UK in 1985 where he assumed a leading role in the Somali National Movement’s (SNM) struggle against Siyad Barre’s government. His knowledge of diplomacy soon proved indispensable for the movement and isolating Siyad Barres’ government and rendering it a pariah state in the international scene was underway. Abdirahman was the last elected Chairman of the SNM and was instrumental in precipitating the downfall of Siyad Barre’s regime. After Somaliland was liberated he became the first President of the self-declared Somaliland Republic 1991-93. Abdirahman Ahmed was known as one of the shrewdest and most patriotic Somali politician of his age. His role in the 1977-78 war, against Ethiopia, earned him the Medal of Hawl Dagaal Hawlkarnimo. The Sudanese people, who considered him as one of them, endowed on him the highest honour by bestowing him the Medal of the Al-Nileyn. Abdirahman provided essential political and material support to the Eritrean liberation movements like the ELF and EPLF during their liberation struggle against Ethiopia. Indeed he was a visionary and Pan-Africanist. Another side of Abdirahman that people knew very little about was his love and admiration of the Somali poetry where he had collections including masterpieces from Mohamed Abulle Hassan, Qamaan Bulhan, Ali-Dhuuh, Salaan-Arabay and others. He was also a keen listener of traditional Somali music (Qraami) and their history. Abdirahman was someone of exceptional ability and integrity. He was renown for determination and perseverance as much as his tenacity. He was pragmatist and avoided ostentatious and rhetorical posture politics, something that has become the hallmark of most present Somali politicians, to the detriment of dialogue, reconciliation and peace. Abdirahman promoted consensus politics rather than confrontation and strived towards a united Somalia under a federal arrangement. No doubt Abdirahman will be greatly missed for he was a rare breed of politician and, like they say, a man who we will never see his like again. May Allah rest him in peace, amen Written by Adam Ismail Hassan SNM Representative

My dear Sophist – Kindness in kind is a virtue much to the delight of the few, yet to the dismay of the many that rarely descends upon the congregating flock despite the yearning of the mass for the said object, if perhaps only in our imagination. Much to the bête-noir, irksome perchance, of some in our midst, one in a moment of high liberate of the mind was inspired by the need to inspire the unruly much to our advantage. Irritant it was deemed by some, certain of that I am, yet a mere glance or so, worthwhile I trust the endeavour to have been to oneself, if not for all, or so I divulge. In this divine month of ours, benediction by the Almighty for the frail and the enervated might be sought above the rest. As one desires, one attains hereafter if not in the immediate herein which in itself is a silhouette illusionary spectre accepted with not much questioning, for one’s comprehension of the universe is constrained by preordained presets beyond one’s cerebral command. Goes without much in the way of words, stimulation much to my delight is derived from the creativity palpable in your style of delivery, artistic similes along with innovative penship inherent in your prose - perhaps our own resident sonnet cryptographer soon to be pronounced – the Sophist of the South East, or better yet Sonnetographer ala Somal. And with our newly commissioned captain Gediid [or is it Cawaale now] at the helm [how good of a captain is he, I doubt not, with his being within the Beltway parameter thereby acquainted with the subtlety and finesse of principalities] with the premium of a crew on the deck, the dream is not lost after all, and I trust all shall be well soonest Lord only knows time has beckoned upon us all. Many happy returns old chap, Cheers.

Horn – you might want to check this link to see if you could locate that particular track. Better yet you might want to pay a visit to your local Somali music shop and enquire as I am certain they will be acquainted with it. Best of luck, Cheers. http://www.hamarey.com/index.php/article/archive/23/

Zakariye – Perhaps I should have mentioned how talented Liban is as I felt that was given - indeed a beautiful song with an exceptional voice when singing in Somali. He undoubtedly can carry a tune in Somali. Let me add that I shall be buying his first album if he ever decides to embark on a career in music –Somali of course. Are we on the same page?

Agree, one should always remain true to one’s origin. Oh Dear and a big one at that – that was a rather harsh if honest review, but then again life in general is. That was Hurileey Huriyaaw, a beautiful song with a twist of Boys to Men melody – Maay language of course – by Hassan Adam Samatar. The tune is all I recognise – unfortunately know none of the lyrics. Perhaps our resident Maay experts could share the lyrics with us. What is with the emotions and tears though? Bugger it - Rough it mate!

Galkayo Water Supply Installation Complete - Thursday, November 06, 2003 at 04:37 Galkayo (Yamayska)– Galkayo city water supply installation, a million and half collaborative project spanning over a period of 38 months partnered by the Puntland State Agency for Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN), European Union and UNICEF was effectively consummated earlier on Saturday morning. At the opening ceremony, Abdillahi Yussuf Ahmed, the President of Puntland State of Somalia who cut the ribbon took a sip of the first sweet drops of water from taps, and hailed the project a success and one of immense value for the people of the State, Galkayo in particular. Extending his visit to a residential area of the city where pipe installations were being undertaken, Mr Yussuf called upon the people of Galkayo to preserve the pipelines, manage water consumption, and to assist PSAWEN engineers with the maintenance and evaluation of the project. Galkayo is the third city in Puntland State where similar city water supply installation projects had been successfully implemented after Bosaso and Qardho with Garowe, State capital in almost in its final stages. Plans to break ground for Lascanod in Sool are being studied . The second most populous city in the State, Galkayo is one of the fastest emergent cities in terms of development, growth in commerce and telecommunication. However, like other cities in the region, obtaining clean drinking water had remained a problem. The city is situated in an area where water is naturally full of chloride rendering water salty not suitable for drinking or cooking unless treated with agents, distilled, sand filtered, or applied with reverse Osmosis all of which require highly specialised machinery, equipment and energy. Residents thrilled at the prospect of clean, drinking water in their households and commercial locations, at a time when drought and water shortage contributed to the delayed Dayr rainy season had severely impacted rural terrain in some regions, hailed the project a life-saving one. Locals primarily relied on water from wells dug in midst of their homes. A mother whose home our reporter visited noted in excitement as to how relieved she was that no longer will she have to worry about her health or her family’s, buying or carrying drinking water from the local wells. “God may bless and reward those who made the project possible” she added. Our local reporter at the opening ceremony conversed with engineers Abdirazak Burgal and Ali Islam Abdulle who had been spearheading the project from its planning to implementation to its evaluation phases. Asked of its management and ownership, engineer Burgal stated that “Although the right of ownership is governmental and a public one, overall management will rest in the hands of Galkayo Water Authority (GALWA). Citizens could be stakeholders in accordance with State law, but the day-to-day supervision, maintenance, and safety of the city water will be managed by GALWA. PSAWEN on its part will continue to work with GALWA and local authority in assuring that local residents get clean drinking water at a reasonable rate. Our focus will also be to create public awareness as far as germs and viruses that spread with water consumption are concerned. And whatever it takes to prevent any such germs and viruses sneak into drinking water, we will be operating at consultative capacity as needed.” As for future expansion and extending services to the outskirts of the city, engineer Burgal added that over the last two months they managed to complete water installation in 500 residential homes, and plan to further increase the pace until every house in the city of Galkayo has access to clean drinking water . AllPuntland News Desk

WADAGSIN Project on Course - Friday, November 07, 2003 at 18:09 Galkayo (Yamayska)- A shipment comprising of construction equipment various in nature, yet crucial to the continuation of the Gara'ad Sea Port & Galkayo-Gara'ad Road Initiative dubbed WADAGSIN , linking Galkayo to Gara’ad, a port city on the Indian ocean has reached at Galkayo airport this week. Such greatly needed edifice include a power generating engine, a water tanker, one crane, a pick-up truck, a Nissan dump truck, a heavy duty grader, one excavator, one crawler dozer, a landscape loader, and other equipment of immense value to the continuation and completion of the project . A community funded and orientated project, WADAGSIN which started some twelve months ago enters its second phase with these very much needed equipments and tools. It is noteworthy that equally vital project though independently managed, yet part of the WADAGSIN project, which saw the construction of TAAR airport equipped with modern international airport systems had been completed early this year . The WADAGSIN initiative of which primary objectives include regional economic self-sufficiency while exploiting natural resources of the region in line with the State wide strategy of promoting congruous economic independency and interdependency among regions where each of the six regions that make up Puntland State of Somalia strives towards the development and creation of communal projects utilising own inherent resources with the financial and moral support of the government, communities in the Diaspora, nations and international organisations. Abdisaid Ali Suryaan, current head of the Galkayo-Gara’ad road initiative, discussed the progress that has been made thus far. He noted that the purchase and delivery of the equipment had been assisted with by the Puntland government and community at large, those in the Diaspora as well as in the country. Asked to elaborate as to how the proportion of assistance, financial or otherwise, contributed by the government, Mr Suryaan noted that aside tax exemption and port facilitation, much of the finance and equipment procurement funds came from the sales proceeds of the auctioned old Dervishe’s headquarters “Xero-Daraawiish” assumed to finance communal projects such as the WADAGSIN initiative. One of a kind for its magnitude, significance and the collaboration it had attained since its inception, the WADAGSIN initiative, the first such enormous development effort by the local people, is a testimony as to the dedication that the people had shown against all odds and determination for self-reliance and improvement in achieving something so tangible, yet so valued in all aspects. Due to shortage in funds and expenditure exceedingly higher that than initially budgeted for coupled with arduous economic conditions prevalent in Somalia, Puntland in particular, the project is expected to continue well into the end of year 2004 unless sudden funds injection to see through its completion could be secured. We have reached members of the board of directors overseeing the continuation and successful completion of the WADAGSIN project for further details with respect to any expected immediate funds infusion from the government, Diaspora, or other sources. We were informed that due to the acute droughts in some regions and the subsequent water shortage in rural areas, and hard economic conditions in the country, no such immediate finances are expected. However, private individuals, local businesses and international organisation have been contacted for possible contributions. And with the reception of these new equipment and others on their way, the morale is very high and the hope is that the objectives of the WADAGSIN initiative will have been achieved henceforth. One of the project liaisons in North America whom we have contacted told us “although we have had glitches and financial difficulties as could be anticipated of all community funded projects, we are very pleased with what we have been able to achieve thus far, and the project is well on course. Some of the equipment we have been waiting for to further push to project forward had been received, and more tools are on the way” We wish to thank the Puntland community at large for its generosity and willingness in contributing and assisting with the project. We call upon Puntland community all over the world, friends of the WADAGSIN initiative, and the public at large to continue their participation in this community initiative” AllPuntland News Desk

Press Release Source: Puntland State of Somalia Diplomatic Mission to the U.S. Puntland State of Somalia Opens Washington, D.C. Office to Unify Somalia Friday November 7, 7:45 am ET WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In the absence of a Somalian embassy in the U.S., a representative of Puntland, one of only two regions in Somalia with relative stability, has opened an office in Washington, D.C. Its mission: to help establish a recognized democratic government to prepare Somalia for elections at all levels; to unify Somalia by persuading Washington to send a high-level delegation to the Somalian national peace conference in Kenya, which has been going on for fifteen months with no resolution; and to raise awareness of the plight of the Somali people. Since 1991, when dictator Siad Barre was ousted from leadership, Somalia has been a country at war with itself. Violence and civil unrest are part of daily life for millions of Somalis; only Puntland in the northeast and Somaliland in the northwest offer a degree of safety and stability. The rest of this East African country bears more than a passing resemblance to the Taliban's Afghanistan, complete with oppression, starvation, disease, poverty, terrorism and grievous civil and human rights violations. Humanitarian aid and U.N. workers are greeted by armed thugs and barred from entering much of the country. Somalia's long coastline has become a virtual dumping ground for ships' garbage and toxic waste. And because a handful of warlords refuse to take part in the peace conference, instead perpetuating the criminality rampant in Somalia, the peace process is at a near standstill. "Somalis are the most vulnerable people in the world right now. We need great humanitarians to come forward and accept the challenge of uniting Somalia and freeing the Somali people," said Koshin Mohamed, representative of the Puntland State of Somalia Diplomatic Mission to the U.S. "In establishing this office, we can give Somalis hope for peace. We will represent Somalia's national interests in Washington, D.C. -- not just one region, but all groups and all Somali people. This office will work tirelessly to unify Somalia. Somalia cannot remain hostage to three or four warlords who have no interest in the peace process in Kenya." Although the UN, the Arab League, the African Union and the international community support the unification of Somalia, Mohamed said, those groups have had only low-level representation at the peace conference to date. With full-time efforts in Washington, Mohamed hopes to change that. "Puntland State of Somalia has been doing, and will do, whatever it takes to realize a democratic institution of government in Somalia that is recognized by the world community. We are starting to see some success, but we have a long way to go," he said. "We are now calling on the UN and on all countries -- all people interested in Somalia, human rights and environmental causes -- to contact this office and help in any way they can. The people of Somalia are depending on it." CONTACT: Koshin Mohamed Puntland State of Somalia Diplomatic Mission to the U.S. 202-756-2958 koshin@unitesomalia.com

Was not Sheikh Yusuf Al Kawnayn buried at Aw Barkhadle on the outskirts of Hargeysa where people from Hargeysa, Burco and Berbera visit his burial grounds once every year on Fridays? Was he not the same Sheikh that had encounters with the evil Bucur Bacayr? I recall as a kind visiting his entombment, doing the circle as though in the Kacbah, watching spinster women seated on heavy rocks and throwing stones.

I must admit though I am yet to see the Matrix Revolutions (perhaps will wait for the DVD), I enjoyed the Reload as much as I enjoyed the first. As BuzhFamilEnt puts it “Incredible acting, amazing special effects” and avant-garde innovations. Love it. My kind of movie!

Fear not my dear you will be amongst amorous comrades in lieu of being stranded out in the rain, and no doubt in noble company. Listen NOT to the bare rhetoric and the continuous denigration of your fellow countrymen. Shrug it off. Be proud of the ugly, the bad, and the sick. Swallow the sweet with the bitter. Come on in from the arctic iciness and wintry chills. The door shall always remain open, whenever and wherever. As for the 18th, my dear that was then, and this is now - a decade had lapsed, or so one would have thought. And to call the flamboyant Hadrawi, a lost soul is not only unbecoming of a lady, but truly defamatory at its meanest. Have not forgotten the first president amongst many Tuur, Kaluun, elders lead by the one and only the king himself “Buur Madow” to name a few, and did you not know Silanyo himself along with his entire entourage are zealous federalists in the waiting, as was their mentor the late Egal? I would not be surprised if Aunt Edna herself were deep down wishing she could have had it differently. And even the Queen of Burco herself is aboard. Again, whenever and wherever - Cheerio.

Angel dear – come on now, be a good sport and do not stand up a brother. Now, seriously I was a bit worried until I reached the choice of your centre state “Burco”, but fear not as I know for a fact that federalist proponents are of that very city. So, after all you are not that far off the centre. It is not my compatriots in the NaasaHablod ridge I am dubious of either. It is the Dumbulukh isolationists that worry me the most. After all, it would not be the same without you. What say you?

Dare I mention Angel’s name? If you could bring Angel on board, we shall nominate you for a noble prize.

All right. Bal Car Aan Diido!

Thank you for being wise enough to see that. That must have felt like the final contraction in the delivery room, figuratively speaking of course. Now, should you, if not condemning her for such statements, at least disagreeing with her instead of coming to her rescue? Ramadan Karin, Cheers.

Those are your views, but Gediid – one more time Bruv - Are you in all honesty agreeing with the notion that you share nothing but religion with other Somalis? Could you answer that please? I tend to vote on issues and not for personalities. I used to vote for the Tories in their hey days, then labour with Blair, and very well likely not to vote for Howard, or Blair. Does that not make me a centrist old chap?

And the ever so elusive Gediid speaks. Gediid – will you let me know the moment you’ve mastered the difference between believing in something yourself, and merely tagging along behind the mob? Until then, perhaps you want to read more, trail less old chap. Honest to God, it is one thing to be supportive of the entity, it is another altogether to fail to notice the damage that is being done by those in the leadership. And by the way, disagreeing with Edna or the Riyaale administration does not necessary make one anti-Somaliland. Or does it in your minds? Adopting derogatory language whilst depicting Somalis (yourself included) in itself defeats your original purpose and shows how desperately ill-equipped one comes across to the host. Case of African leaders slugging off their own people in the presence of their white counterparts whilst at the same time begging for handouts and donations. Are you in all honesty agreeing with the notion that you share nothing but religion with other Somalis? Could anyone from Somaliland answer that? One would have thought the reading few in the Somaliland corner would have been infuriated by Edna claim in her efforts to distancing herself from other Somalis that “tribes in Somaliland have neither hereditary nor ancestry ties with other tribes in Somalia.” This does not only belie the true ethnic, cultural, and linguistic synthesis of the Somalis (one of the most homogeneous in the human race), insult the intellect of her audience non-Somalis including, denies the Dir clan association, but most damagingly redrafts the century old political persuasion of the Egal legacy. What many Egal protégés including the Kulmiye leadership had persistently fought against had been the concept of Somaliland being a single tribal enclave. They had thus far managed; until lady luck stepped up on the pedestal with own demarcation, to market it on the basis of its colonial eminence. Never mind the legendary SS & Cayn pro-Somali nationalist opposition, but how about the Awdal and Zaylac frontier inhabitants? Alienating them surely is not helping the cause, or is this a case of “the 11th hour desperado act”. Then again, coalition building had never been one of the strengths bestowed upon the political elites in Hargeysa. Perhaps, it is about time the Dumbulukh duo (Edna & Waraabe) had been put to sleep for they had brought on more damage than good, and the federalist Buroa political connoisseurs had been re-commissioned into fold, if not given the leadership altogether. And one more thing, aunt Edna old boy is an official, or did you not know that, and as such her statements and acts, as injurious to the cause as they are to one’s delight, will be examined, like it or not, so long as they unjustly depict other Somalis outside the Hargeysa–Burcoa strip in a destructive light adversely damaging the virtuous image of the average Somali. But then again the concept (nationalism) itself is not quite patent to you, or so it appears? And Angel - Call it what you will, but I am so stimulated by your sheer appetite for teething an old bare bone, and I like you for it. So keep it up!

Ku xigeenka Wasiirka D/Hoose oo ka hadlay sifooyinka doorashada degmooyinka Puntland Waxaa u suuragashay weriye ka socda wargeyska Kaaha Bari in uu waraysi gaar ah kala yeesho KU xigeenka Wasiirka Wasaaradda Dawladaha Hoose, C/risaaq Cali Saciid, Sifooyinka lagu dooranayo Golayaasha deegaanka Puntland, Waraysigiina wuxuu u dhacay sidaan: K.B War bixin ma naga siin kartaa Sifooyinka lagu dooranayo Golayaasha Deegaanka P/L? C/risaaq: Arrintaa waxaa qeexaya Sharciga Dalwadaha Hoose oo ay dhowaan ansixiyeen Golaha Xeer Dejinta Puntland, waana la baahinayaa, waxaa la gaarsiinayaa 27ka degmo ee Puntland, qofkii danaynaya sharcigaa in uu helo wuxuu ka iibsan karaa Xafiisyada Wasaaradda Maaliyadda waaxda Canshuuraha Berriga, macluumaadka oo dhan sharcigaa ayaa xanbaarsan, iyo qaabka wax loo dooranayo. K.B. Ma waxaa la dooranayaa Duq, Ku xigeen iyo Gole deegaan? C/risaaq: sida sharcigu dhigayo, marka ugu horreysa waxaa la dooranayaa Gole deegaan, Degmooyinka waxaa loo kala saaray A: iyo B. Qaybta A: waxaa noqonaya 6da Magaalo Madax ee Gobolada Puntland, Golayaasha Deegaankooda waxaa loo qorsheeyey Min 25 Xubnood oo Gole deegaan ah. Qaybta B: waxaa loo qoondeeyey 21ka degmo oo ka baxsan Magaalo madaxyada Gobollada waxaana loo qoondeeyey Min 17 Xubnood oo Gole deegaan ah. Marka Golaha deegaanka la doorto, waxay iska dhex dooranayaan Guddiga Joogtada ah ee Golaha Deegaanka , Markay qaab dhismeedkooda dhammaystaan, waxay u soo jeensanayaan doorashada Duqa, iyo Ku xigeenkiisa. Sida sharciga ku xusan.Duqa iyo Ku xigeenkiisa, Golaha Deegaankana waa laga dooran karaa,bannnakana waa ka iman karaa. K.B. Maxaa lagu Salaynayaa qaabka doorashada Golaha deegaanka? C/risaaq: waxaa lagu Salayynayaa qaab Beeleed, xubnahana waxaa qaybsanaya Beelaha, iyaga ayaana ka tashanaya qaabka ay u qaybsanayaan, Waana dadka canshuurta bixiya. Waxaase korjoogto ka noqonaya Guddiga Doorashooyinka Golaha Deegaanka loo magacaabay iyagoo ku hagaya qaabka sharcigu dhigayo. K.B. Haddii Khilaaf ka yimaado deegamada qaarkood oo ay isku afgaran waayaan qaabka wax qaybsiga maxad ku xallinaysaan? C/risaaq: wixii khilaaf soo baxa, waxaa u xilsaaran Guddiga Doorashooyinka Golaha Deegaanka oo uu madax u yahay Wasiirka D/ha H&HRM, Aniguna aan Guddoomiye ku xigeen ka ahay. K.B. Dawladdu saamayn intee le’eg bay ku yeelanaysaa Golayaasha Deegaanka marka la dhiso? C/risaaq: Awoodaha xooggooda waxaa yeelanaya Golaha Deegaanka, marka la soo doorto Duqa iyo Ku xigeenkiisa, Dawladdu waxay soo Magacaabaysaa Xoghayaha degmada, isagaana wakiil ka ah dawladda dhexe, ama Wasaaradda D/ha H&HRM. K.B. Ka qaadista xilka Duqa iyo Ku xigeenka yaa awood u yeelanaya? C/risaaq: waxaa awood u yeelanaya Golaha deegaanka, waana u madax bannaan yihiin is xukun hoosaad kooda, marka uu fal denbiyeed galo ama lagu soo oogo cod aqlabiyad ah, ama uu ka soo bixi waayo waajibaadkiisa, Muddada uu xilka haynayo waa 4 sano, sharcigu wuxuu kaloo qeexayaa hadduu dhammaysto in uu mar labad doorasho isu taagi karo, oo hadduu ku guulaysto muddo kale, oo 4 sano oo kale, balse aanu mar saddexaad isu soo taagi karin . Doorka wasaaraddu wuxuu noqonayaa Kormeer, baaris iyo Ilaalin Guud. K.B. Doorashada Golayaasha Deegaanku waa Hawl ballaran, oo u baahan diyaar garow ballaaran, dhaqaale badan, Farsamo, Tabarabar iyo Fulin, yaa gacan idinka siinaya? C/risaaq: Diyaarinta hawlaha 27 Degmo, Arrin fudud ma aha, dhaqalaha dawladdu waa kooban yahay, balse dawladda dhexe waxay u qoondaysay Boqolley dhan 2.5%, oo laga jaray degmooyinka Bosaso iyo galkacayo, dakhligaa ayaa ilaa hadda wasaaraddu u qorshaysay in ay ku maarayso kicinta iyo doorashooyinka Golayasha Deegaanka. K.B. Goorma ayaad qorshayseen in aad hawshaan ku tallaabsataan? C/risaaq: xaqiiqdii Guddigii la magacaabay weli isuguma imaan hawshaan, Xilli cayiman oo weli lagu qabtay ma jiro, degmooyinka hadda Maamulka leh ayaa xoogga la saarayaa, balse ka danbayn mayso Bisha November ee 2003da sida aan ku rajo weynahay. K.B. Waxaa jira degmooyin Siyaasad ahaan loo aqoonsaday, laakiin aan dhaqaale soo saarin , kuwaas maxa idiinka Xeer ah? C/risaaq: Degmo marka la magacaabo wa in ay buuxisaa sifooyinka Degmonimo,Canshuurta bixisaa, leedahay Xafiis D/Hoose, Saldhig Boliis, Dugsiyadii waxbarashada, Caafimaadkii iwm. Sifooyinkaa haddii laga waayo Degmo waa jiritaan beeleysaa, dadka ayeyna ku xiran tahay sida ay wax u diyaarsadaan. Posted by: Horseednet on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 11:21 AM Note: Kaaha Bari Posted by: Horseednet on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 11:21 AM Note: Kaaha Bari

I did not realise unregistered nurses could bear the title “Dr”, or is the Madam a Dr of sibyl phantasm. Worry not as the lady is, with the help of no other, already entrenched in muck losing the sight of her marbles. Bring the rooster home which I trust she will do not, but I could foresee her strutting own wares in the streets of Mogadishu where she resided most of her live in the very near future. Perhaps “the father” had a quite word in the lady’s ear in her last confession, or better yet Christ himself cited the chain of events in her deep stupor unbeknownst to her immediate siblings in the south. Either way, I see trouble in the waters if the likes of her are left untamed with a collar as lengthy as the Admiral’s which she currently has on. Her appeal to her English blood brothers and sisters indeed fell on deaf ears. Yet, the evil southerns [her message] she despises feel sorry for her. As for my dear Angel, I must admit not only did she usurp the limelight, but surpassed her usual self in adopting yet another line of mocking herself. Perhaps we should organise a propaganda campaign for the ladies with posters in red reading – I am white in the inside, yet dark on the outside. And I hate myself for that! And to kick off the campaign, the first quid comes from me.

Lakad – for those of us in the business world, embracing the crude approach in studying such matters is not an option, thus let me try it in layman’s terms – it is because they are at that nascent stage where one has to learn to walk before one could run. If one does not observe what other communities in similar position, economically or hierarchically in the communal order have done, one could not fully understand the “whats” and “whys” so as to gauge relatively meaningful analysis. Did you observe how similar the wares on display in White Chapel or Portobello open markets are? Did you ask yourself why? Did you look back on how the Hmong community (arrived in the 60 and 70s now numbering in the 100 thous) in the Twin Cities compare with the Somalis who had only been there in less than a decade? Here lie the answers to your query. Does that help old boy? Competition, healthy if interpreted correctly, might be one of the least factors if one at all, and not “reer hebel” syndrome being a compelling reason as some seem to have suggested. Survival I thought was the primary cause as it is a natural business progression to go from start-up to noticeable to competitive to robust – one could not jump to contrast the cycle. Interesting odd how almost everything including business in the Somali context has to always have something to do with “qabiil” yet no one indicates the willingness to examine its ramifications hoping it would just disappear – I trust this to be misreading of prevalent conditions where business is concerned. Then again, who I am to question the virtuoso Somalis? Entrepreneur –you have got it mate. Add to that through trial and error out of 100 start-up businesses, you end up with a few well-managed, brilliantly run ones. What happens to the other 90+, they diversify in other areas. Look at the “Hawala” businesses – out of the countless names, dahabShiil, Dalsan, and Amal are the remnants. Others I bet you are in the property, communications or freight industry - not wasted resources, funds and time after all. Cheers.

Cynicism in communal endeavours and disapproval of its methods of realising its potential is inherent in Liqaye’s analysis of the Somali community’s procedural strife towards self enhancement which I must admit I share NOT. If it the customary self-denigration to which I subscribe not, it is of different matter. However, to gain an insight into the predicament spoken of herein, one only has to observe other communities including Indians (sub-continent) in Southall, Jews in Harlem, NY primarily in the 40s and 50s when the Jews were not allowed to travel to Manhattan, which they currently dominate, let alone secure employment, Oriental (predominantly of the pacific rim) community in the San Francisco bay, Latin community in Miami, FL and Somalis in the twin cities (MN) which sports close to 5 shopping centres by Somalis, and unfortunately for Somalis whereas others cater for the wider community. What do all these communities have in common? Ingenuity and instinct for survival in an aggressive, rather edgy entrepreneurial environment! It has to be noted that a meaningful analysis of how Somalis would fare could only be studied relative to other communities after we had sustained unremitting presence in North America or Europe for no less than a century, thus any immediate analysis will have proved premature. Moreover, what is observed in the twin cities, or in Streatham in London with shops marketing almost identical wares stall after another (the white chapel, East End style if you will) is no different from the .com vibrant economic boom of cross selling services of the nineties most of which mind you had gone under with the economic slump, or the Gold rush at the turn of the last century in the Americas – the impetus motivating entrepreneurs of all is netting that hattrick in the first half – nothing wrong there. You could not isolate the case of the Somalis as it is not unique as observed. And to do so is a demonstration of one’s lack of broad comprehension of societal and economic evolution from primate stalls selling tomatoes and potatoes on the high street (perhaps shalamad and dirac in the Somali case) to a corner shop catering for the immediate locals to a store attracting wider customer base to a department or chain store. Therefore it is all in the mix. Perhaps a read of the story “as the crow flies” might be of help for stealthier grasp of the essence of the matter. And Somalis being so preoccupied with themselves oblivion as to how others view them, perhaps this might be of assistance - recently while visiting a Somali business in DenHag with an American friend of mine (I was infuriated by the poor customer service mind you), I inquired of his perception of Somalis – gracious, intuitive, willing to test the waters, and shrewd business minded – came his reply. What does that tell you? Nonetheless, we are a growing and potentially vibrant community with vast talent, ingenuity and with limited resources. Celebration I reckon is in order. Perhaps my colleagues in social studies could argue the case for the Somalis further afield. Ramadan Karim to all, Cheers.