it says no cigarette consumption in SL:cool:

Showqi;808579 wrote: Geedkaas waan garanayaa aniguba oo waliba waxaan laga ag waayin oo marwalba ka dul heesa shimbirta la yidhaahdo XX iyo goreyga la yidhaahdo Burahadeer,,, waar shoqi sidi MMA ma iska cadaysatay

Somaliland fosters trade in frankincense and myrrh Fabled aromatic resins are produced in Somalia's peaceful north and sold round the world. Tristan McConnellDecember 25, 2010 08:45Updated December 25, 2010 08:57 Subscribe to Tristan McConnell on Facebook Add Tristan McConnell to your circles Select Language​▼ Print inShare 2 Ads by Google Home Business14 Ideas for Promoting Your Home Business - Download Our Guide Now! PRWeb.com Somalia's trees produce a flourishing trade in frankincense and myrrh in the quasi-independent state of Somaliland. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images) HARGEISA, Somaliland — In the mist forests of the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia, clouds roll in off the sea. Up and over the mountain ridges, they evaporate into the desert air. There, in the southern slopes, stumpy trees grow as if anchored to the mountainside by some unknown force. From the hand-slashed bark of these stubborn, spiky trees leak droplets of a gum that hardens into a chewy resin. These aromatic gums are the biblical frankincense and myrrh. Harvested and dried, they have been highly valued trade items for thousands of years. The gums are simply processed and exported. They look like dirty little stones, and they find their way out of Somalia's wild north and into European perfumes, Christian churches, Arabian households and Chinese medicines. Somaliland is the northern territory of Somalia that functions largely independent from the war-torn south, although it is not officially recognized as an autonomous country. The production and trade in the aromatic gums of frankincense and myrrh is an important economic activity for Somaliland. Guelleh Osman Guelleh, general manager of Beyomol Natural Gums in Hargeisa, told GlobalPost that he exports 330,000 pounds of frankincense and myrrh every year. Much of his product is distilled abroad for use in perfumes. “The main market for us is in southern France, in Grasse. Ninety percent of what we sell goes there to be used in perfumes,” said Guelleh who studied in the United Kingdom before returning to Somaliland in 1999 to set up his gum exporting business. The only processing done in Somaliland itself is sorting and grading the gums according to size and color but Guelleh hopes that will change, one day. “It’s a technical issue because it is not a simple process to distill for the perfumery industry. You need to show reliability of quality and consistency of supply, you need to be able to process the same way the French do,” he said. Nevertheless, exporting the unrefined gums alone is a profitable enterprise earning Guelleh up to $60,000 a year. Overall Somaliland's economy is estimated to be worth $50 million, of which 95 percent is exports of livestock. Guelleh’s business operates out of Somaliland, where successive governments of the self-declared independent province have a laissez-fair policy toward private enterprise that borders on disregard. “Somaliland is fantastic for doing business because the government keeps out of the private sector,” said Guelleh enthusiastically. Regulations are minimal, taxes non-existent. “Somaliland allows you to do your business and they don’t interfere.” It was not always this way. During the years when Somalia was under the military rule of Mohamed Siad Barre, the government-owned Frankincense and Gums Trading Agency nationalized the sector and the crop was part of the corrupt state bureaucracy. But since the collapse of Barre’s regime and Somaliland’s declaration of independence in 1991, gums, like the rest of the economy, have been making a slow recovery. Myrrh is extracted from the Commiphora myrrha tree that grows on the lower slopes. Frankincense comes from the Boswellia carteri tree that grows at higher altitudes. Both are used in herbal medicines, essential oils and perfume, not to mention religious ceremonies. Christians often incorporate frankincense and myrrh into traditions, given the fact that the Three Wise Men are said to have offered them to baby Jesus. Lesser known in the Western world is "maidi" a type of frankincense that is extracted from the Boswellia frereana tree and is popular in the Arab world as a naturally scented chewing gum. This high quality gum — pure white in color — is sought after and sells for $12 per kilogram, six times the price of the best inedible frankincense. 1 2 orexpand article http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/101021/somalia-somaliland-trade-frankincense-myrrh Ads by Google Home Business14 Ideas for Promoting Your Home Business - Download Our Guide Now! PRWeb.comCharmed TouchesNatural and handmade herbs, jewelry, and so much more! www.charmedtouches.com RECOMMENDED ARTICLES Beeyo(somali)=Frankincense.... Foox= when is burnt.

foox is found mountains near erigabo..this kind is the best in the world,mostly used in churches around world during christmas time...I have seen that on tv.also malmal...so many ..should be experts.

there was gov't in somalia & certain people dominated since it's inception in 1960 not by numbers but by deceit & ultimately destroyed it.Now that certain group r working so hard to regain the driver seat.Look abdiweli & Faroole playing dominant role?!!! that's why somalia politics will neva be straight! somaliland have no choice but to leave a quakmire altogether.

Wikileaks and other reliable sources also point to collusion between President Abdirahman Farole and Prime Minister Abdiwali M. Ali that they own shares through their families in Horn Petroleum (51% owned by Africa Oil) which was created recently in July 2011 just after Prime Minister Abdiwali M. Ali came to power at the Transitional Federal Government based in Mogadishu. The ownership structure also looks one sided with the Oil companies owning 70% while the Puntland Government owns 30% – the real question is where are the Somali Parliamentarian at both the Puntland and TFG level who are to debate strategic issues of this nature and why are they silent on this issue? That's why you need to run gov't

Abdul;808439 wrote: What reality???You dont know reality even if it hits you in the face. Siyad Barre used the somali name & the somali army to attack otha clans & destroy somalia along with his tribal agenda.Abdiweli is using the somali name and will lose too....they both your cousins.Your little games neva dry up & keep repeating the same mistake...that's why your group always crying loud about greater somalia..to enhance their incessant crooked schemes.Where most somalis want somaliweyn to better thmslvs,you on the otha hand see as a tool to power & fulfil your little agendas.FAIL...

accacia trees i.e qudhac,galool etc.There is a new one called GARANWAA(unknown),think seeds came some otha place and was introduced last 30yrs...this is by far the most unique one have seen...totally green round the year & very thick,branches grow together tight in dense that people make a home itself(not native thou,probably not what you looking).ofc many more.

live on that for few days then reality sinks in

soul is that air comes out of your lungs once you dead & then translates itself into oxygen a new born breathes.So all that air we live on is from dead bodies thru the centuries.when nuclear occurs all oxygen is consumed,then no one lives & that means no more soul..Vacuum.Hell & heaven will be depopulated.

^^^ We get there & soon inshallah...

^^^ waar yaan cidla waraabe kugu cunin:D

^^^^ nin wayne warku haya:D

everyone is aware the talks r only centered around separation as far as SL is concerned & mogadishu will refuse to negotiate that.The end result will be 2 states & SL will be recognized...anyone who interprets othawise simply is not objective.

how far behind are we? qayrkaa ka hadh baan maqli jiray.

Atirisho;807924 wrote: Lord have mercy! You are aware that is American singer Ciara right? I don't know why I have her as my avatar. SOL gave it to me, I guess. neva heard of Ciara,I google,you same height too? Atirisho mean singer in baidaba,must have nice voice.

ha huuno...timahaaga dheer,ilka cadeynta.midabkaa maxaa la odhan jiray.

tan yare qurux badanaa...siyaasadana way taqaan.

I thought oil poped..waxaan ka fekeraayay islaanta reer calowla iska horaysii.

faroole wuxu ku yidhi meeshu inama wada qaado ee yaan dadku inala yaabin.

I have nothing againest being friends with otha somalis as well as ethiopians,what i see hypocritical is those factions talking greater somalia round the clock when we all know it meant nothing to thm except they see vehicle to reach their senister goals being to deny somaliland it's destiny and to find a way to come back to power.I don't believe their crocodile tears. Mr. carafaat it is only 20yrs ago when hargeisa,burao & infact the whole north devastated by a somali gov't.So being friends with ethiopia is no different than being close to somalia.Somalinimo way dhimatay........Let's concentrate on what we share as a race and independent of each otha.One somali gov't is not a guarantee to our survival ,it could infact be the opposite..we already see that once...

tired of this union stuff..why people r so focused on mirage.