Is it this guy?

Safferz;989654 wrote: There are different and more constructive ways of being "unapologetic and truthful," and Apo's way of doing it is unnecessary and cruel, perhaps even triggering for an individual who is considering self-harm. It just serves no purpose. What you and Apo don't seem to understand is that depression isn't something you can simply snap out of with a harsh talking to, it's a real mental condition that requires treatment, understanding and support. lol You're soft. Your genes are not going to survive.

OdaySomali;989642 wrote: Have you looked into Bipolar disorder? what you are describing sounds similar... Amiin to your duca. Aamiin. I am familiar with Bipolar disorder. But what I described can more aptly be termed as the Human Condition. Some of us take solace in describing our momentary discomforts as diseases. And, of course, some industries make money off our inability to face our day to day problems. Here, have a zoloft. The solution, I believe, is perspective, perseverance and patience.

I thought about suicide a few times. A few days later, I usually found myself happier than a carnivore in a butcher shop. Then I thought about it again. Then I found myself happier than a herbivore in a Scotland summer. Upon reflection, I realized that it's the single most selfish, most ungrateful, and most impulsive act one can take. May God protect us.

DoctorKenney;989435 wrote: We don't need to explain ourselves to Atheist dogs like him. burahadeer;989503 wrote: leave to others like Gulaid to engage with me.....you have nothing to show for except personal attacks. burahadeer;989530 wrote: @Guleed....thanks bro, you'r a good man. Sometimes, it's more about the messengers than the message.

Hawdian;989507 wrote: @dear sadeeqi Guleed Im not sure we dealing with a muslimah here a lot of people are socalled Gallo in SOL (Jahanmba people ) but you right I must stop giving advice to all these trolls who hold fancy Mickey Mouse degrees it's getting boring now. I'm just gonna go and make myself a nice cup of shaay somali thats much better use of my valuable time. Waad sallamtin. "Whoever says to his brother: 'O disbeliever,' it becomes true of one of the two." Al-Bukhari & Muslim. Be careful brother.

This is getting ridiculous. MODs can we please get a sticky that says 'Somaliland is real' so that these folks may get the attention they think they deserve.

Marksman;989229 wrote: thefuturenow....and you're like 'LOOK AT US NOW?' Your apathy towards choice makes me wonder for your sanity. This is not about choice. This is about vision. Anyone with a vision can understand and measure progress. Your vision just so happens to conflict with mine. Thus, you view progress differently than I.

Marksman;989195 wrote: This was back in the days. Looking great and cultural as well. People seemed very comfortable with their choices, cultural and religious expression. (not only based on the pic btw) Leave it to the African to post pictures of himself in a loincloth, saying "LOOK HOW GREAT WE USED TO BE."

Safferz;989165 wrote: Consider re-reading it as it should be read I will let Khayr explain. Khayr;989183 wrote: they feel an "intellectual" right is given to them to frame the question, define the problem when they are part and parcel of the problem and dictate to the rest what the " only " valid options are that are available for developing a solution.

Kaluun;989065 wrote: I'm against naming Fowzia as the PM or from Duriyada because its more fun when the President is HAG and the PM is D-joint. There will always be fights, dramas and derails. Good for Somaliland and good for the region. Fowzia and Cullusow is too mellow for our likings. We going to miss the drama and the mud wrestles between the two maroodi. No way. Hell no. If Fowzia takes Xamar is going to be more stable and is going to boom but Farole and his crew will throw tantrums but in 2013 HAG don't care because they figured out: "hadan Xamar dhisno, lacagta galino, and we keep the HAG united, kuwa kale uma bahnin". The HAGS are pouring in money you can't imagine in Mogadishu for the first time in their lives. The money they spending, even Siad Barre did not have, Today some properties are going for $1m plus and HAG have it. If Pirates, Waqooyis and others go to xamar way la yaban yahin in 2013...few years ago they would welcome them as 'citizens' lakin not today. If Pirates ban Cullusow from Puntland like they did with Sharif, unlike Sharif who begged them, Cullusow Dayniile uma dhafayo. The money is in Xamar, Turks are in Xamar, construction is in Xamar, Dekadi ba shiidan and Bosaaso is almost dry, the airport line ba lagu jira...only problem with Mogadishu is security and HAGs have no imaan. They never say alhamdulilah, mar kastaba mel bay ka cabadayaan, you will see them sitting on 20+ properties oo hadana leh caayr aan nahaaye ayuuto ayuuto.. The only way to weaken HAG is Ali Mahdi vs Aideed and today that's not the case with Cullusow. By blood he is Ali Mahdi and by policy he is Aideed. They found somewhat a harmony, an equilibrium. In conclusion, naming Fowzia the Premiere of Konfuria Democratic Republic means: President = HAG (Cullusow crew) PM = HAG (Galmudug crew) HAG area of focus is the green, The Konfuria Democratic Republic (KDR). As far as their elites are concerned, the rest are irrelevant. For example, they pledged $1m for the cyclone disaster in the far east in Puntland, until now nothing. Farole gave up and got the message Politics or gossip? Isku xishood jaale

Safferz;989160 wrote: we're speaking from two completely different vantage points. I'm not making a religious argument and I'm not interested in making one, Precisely, Ms. Saff. This is the essence of orientalist arrogance. To look at the native, quantify her, and pity her. And then to engage in a discourse entirely alien to the native in order to fashion and dictate a new mode of living until she becomes just as the oriental imagined she should be. We address matters of religion and problems of the religious society in the realm of religion, in its rightful context. Replete with historical and cultural understanding. Join our discourse. We can address the problem in our own terms.

Safferz;989147 wrote: I don't think my own beliefs on the hijab are relevant, I'm more interested in discussing it as a practice in various social contexts, without judging anyone for their decision to wear or not to wear one. But what I will answer is what I put in bold in your quote -- I don't believe there's anything inherently oppressive about the hijab, and as I mentioned earlier, it can be liberating for some women while oppressive to others. It comes down to the context and conditions that enable (or disable) a woman from making the decision for herself. It's between her and Allah, not her father or husband, not her family, not her culture, not her government. I think my argument is pretty straightforward. I agree with you. Modesty is between the individual and Allah---in the private space. Once out of the house, one becomes subject to cultural standards and current law. That is true in all societies. What you're advocating is indeed straightforward but fundamentally at odds with a Muslim worldview. Muslims do not ascribe to the "don't judge me" sentiment as propagated by followers of the YOLO faith. We do not believe in a live and let live world both in individual relationships and in the construction of the public space. The odds are too high. This is faith whose adherents believe that there is a Perfect Word passed on to a perfect man who showed us the perfect way to live. This is the ideal. To divert from that ideal is to move towards hellfire. No Muslim desires for a fellow Muslim to do that which will bring them closer to such severe punishment. Thus, the duty to command right and forbid wrong is borne both out of love for fellow humans and the societal need to prevent fisq, corruption. In this context, the practice and propagation of each religiously sanctioned action is a move towards the ideal--towards good individuals who assemble into good families and eventually into good societies. There are men who demand the women in their lives veil because they are insecure, jealousy prone, or oppressive. Your reaction is to condemn the act of veiling because such a man has demanded it. I see it otherwise--that such man has encouraged a good act but with bad intentions. A society where the veil is optional (and legally enforced as so) does not solve the underlying problem--that particular man's ignorance. It only angers and frustrates him. It does not solve the woman's real problem--that particular man's ignorance. It only placates her in one respect of her frustration. The end result is two very frustrated people in the bedroom. Saff, please, redirect that oriental gaze.

Apophis;989051 wrote: A typical phrase used by "academics" in the liberal arts because they truly believe the more complicated they make things, the more intelligent they are. Some people swallow this BS hook, line and sinker. Books must be sold. Soomalinimo is a constructed identity. Necessary for a strong state. Haddii kale habar kaste qori ha qaatoo dhulna ha xariiqato because she likes her tea with milk unlike that other habar.

Saff, I understand your point. Some of us are talking about "what should be" while you're addressing "what is." I also agree that "what is" is not acceptable. The moral and religious worth of an individual should not be reduced to a piece of cloth or the length of one's beard. The correct test is Taqwa and Allah (sw) knows best what is in the hearts. However, I do not really follow what you're saying. So let me put it in the form of a question for sake of clarification. Do you believe that the xijaab is an Islamically ordained modest dress for all individuals? If so, do you believe that it has been used to oppress and abuse women? If so, do you believe that an Islamically sanctioned societal practice should be abandoned in order to prevent this abuse? OR Do you believe that the xijaab is an optional form of "modest" dress?

Safferz;989021 wrote: Like I said, agency is in the freedom to choose and make the decision on one's own terms, and that's what I celebrate, whether that's to wear hijab, not to wear hijab, or to take one's hijab off. I'm as troubled by societal contexts where hijab is legally or culturally sanctioned for women - like Saudi Arabia, or our own Somalia - as I am by societal contexts where the hijab/niqab is banned, as in France. Autonomy over one's body, and the freedom to make the decision to wear or not wear a hijab free of coercion and force, is what I support. First, the societal context where the xijaab is legally sanctioned is the Islamic context. The implementation of an Islamic vision in a society requires the adoption of certain codes of conduct. It requires the prevention of certain behaviors which may lead to detrimental societal outcomes. The French have chosen to ban the burqa because their ideology informs them that such behavior will limit the woman's ability to exercise autonomy over her body. In this cultural and legal context, the individual is the rightful owner of his/her body and that right shall not be curtailed. The Muslim believes otherwise. The body is a trust from God which is best handled in the manner prescribed by God. Yes, this is each person's individual responsibility. Still, there is a collective duty to command what is good and forbid what is wrong. The Qur'an has clearly demarcated between the good and the wrong for the purposeful direction of a Muslim society. In other words, the culturally and legally sanctioned position for the Muslim is to be covered. It is no different than adhering to France's rule of law while in France. Second, the hijaab is not about women. It is about modesty in the public space. How many Saudi/Somali men do you see walking around in running shorts with their thighs showing? Don't you think we would like to walk around showing our six pack ribs? This notion that women are oppressed under the hijaab (head cover in this context) is intellectually lazy and ludicrous. If the issue is about the restriction of one's autonomy over the body, then let's talk about tattoos, let's talk about the prohibition to wear silk or gold, or the admonition against plucking one's eyebrows. Certainly, these limitations seem far more egregious than one that at least allows you to hide a bad hair day. Yet, they are rarely discussed because they are less an overt and, thus, less threatening symbol of the Islamic cultural and legal understanding of individual freedom and physical autonomy. The hijab stands in stark defiance of the non-Muslim's conception of life and liberty. Today, it stands as a protest against the hypersexualization and objectification of the female body in societies where tight jeans and short shorts are culturally and legally sanctioned.

Safferz;988997 wrote: I don't have issues with the hijab -- I respect any woman's decision to wear one, as well as a woman's decision to take it off. Muslims believe than sin deserves no respect. That does not mean the individual should not be respected. Unfortunately, we are humans and we can be superficial and judgmental. We often reach conclusions upon first impressions and rely on external symbols to do so. An Islamic ideal is to rise above such behavior just as another is to dress in the ordained manner. It just so happens that one infraction is far more obvious to the eye than the other. Safferz;989008 wrote: For that reason I applaud the young woman in the video for making the decision out of her own agency, as difficult as it is to do. You should celebrate the millions who have willingly worn it. Personal agency and reason are not in the sole possession of those who have decided to unveil. It may be that the more difficult decision is not to take the hijaab off, it is to put it on.

Naxar Nugaaleed;988941 wrote: but "teaching" at a university or a technical doesn't make you a professor. Xaa ku gubaayo?

Safferz;988828 wrote: What did the redacted part say? But yes, I agree... overall the prospects are slightly better for science students (which is why I disagreed with Blackflash and said social sciences/humanities students are more likely to have an interest in their majors, because they still go into it despite knowing that it may be difficult career-wise), and a lot of other factors play into it. A BA from Columbia will open more doors than a BA from SUNY Buffalo. Canada is slightly better in that as much as we like to tease other schools for being "lesser than," overall it's high quality education across the board and less of a disparity between schools as the US, where there are Harvards and Florida Atlantics My democratic Canadian, allow me to introduce http://preftige.wordpress.com/

Much of what you have said applies in the US. Although, math and, less so, science majors still have good prospects if they're willing to go to non-academic fields such as public policy, finance and tech. Unfortunately, my experience is limited to [redacted] and I'm not sure what the prospects are for those who graduate from state public schools. I would guess they continue to fall victim to the emerging plutocracy. If I had a sister, I would have thought I was your brother.

Safferz;988547 wrote: I happen to think we need more political scientists, actually... lots of us in the sciences and math and hold those fields in high esteem, all the while getting upset with the discourse and representations of us in policy, media, etc. You need Somalis in the social sciences and humanities for us to be able to participate in the discourse. I'm in graduate school, studying African history. Nice. PHD program? I agree with Blackflash. We study social sciences and humanities until bills come due. Those are fields for the financially secure 2nd generation qurbo-joog perhaps. Complicated;988632 wrote: Xisaab iyo Crypto (Crypto eray af Soomaali ah ma leedahay?) Soomaali iska ba daaye...tell us what is Crypto in English?

Xaaji Xunjuf;988790 wrote: What do muslim woman one in bed dee in la rog rogo maxay kale ? KKkKKK. Xaaji you almost killed me of laughter there. Btw, strange reactions to the article. Sex has become unnecessarily taaboo in the Muslim world. Husband and wife are afraid to explore their sexuality as it will raise suspicions about one's pre-marriage life. Still, sex between married couples should be dynamic and satisfactory to both members. Sometimes we need not look any further than the bedroom to understand the source of weak and fracturing families.

So now we're trying to decide who is the better beggar. Shameless.

Xaaji Xunjuf;988669 wrote: No one can take the shahaada of the flag , it represents what the people of Somaliland stand for , the Guardians of the Faith in the HOA, the afro Hashimate flag will flown high above all flags. Adiga yaa ku yidhi naago qawaan oo calan huwan so daawo miyanad muslim ahayn? They're in the middle of the streets. It's a shame really.

Xaaji Xunjuf;988653 wrote: Stop insulting the Somaliland flag. Stop insulting the Shahada. I've seen that flag hung from some of the most inappropriate places. Naago qaawaan oo huwwan waa buux. I think it's time to take the Declaration off the flag. Kaluun;988660 wrote: The current flag is more ideal for the Banadir Local government than SL since it was once Italian colony. Not all peoples worship their colonizers.