Mohamed Mazouz

JazakAllah for contributing this piece of insightful work. May Allah help us lead ourselves towards His Righteous path.

Originally posted by CHE': Haddad, Is some order better than no order ? In reality, a state of no order doesn't exist. Even within an anarchy, there's some sort of order. For instance, the armed militias in Somalia follow a set of orders to stay safe from each other. They follow a set of orders to defeat each other. There's leadership and a hierarchy of commands. Personally, I will take any order that's based on haqq.

Originally posted by Jumatatu: I guess that will not be of interest ...cause it happened somewhere other than Xamar. Indeed. Why? Because what happens in other houses isn't a priority, without order in my house.

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: while most of us couldn’t! I don't know about you, but most individuals I know have a working knowledge of how to understand and speak it (at least basically). The criteria should be those who have lived in Somalia at least until their teen ages.

Originally posted by wind.talker: It was never "fake outrage" You're entitled to see it that way. The fact is, the "fake outrage" is a deflection from the "real outrage" that should have taken place. It would not take place, because most Somalis aren't upto the challenge or responsibility. That a Somali killing another one is a local issue sums it up.

Originally posted by wind.talker: I believe someone already told you to stop mentioning the beheadings of the six Somalis in Saudi Arabia. Someone told me so, but didn't order. And it never was "fake outrage" - it was an ugly, un-Islamic instance whether you like it or not. That's a confusing statement. What you meant was the beheadings were ugly, not the "fake outrage". Try to be clear.

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: Who says he’s an Arab president? He's not? I thought only Arab presidents could attend the Arab League conferences or meetings.

Originally posted by Amethyst: Whats the significance of speaking Arabic? Suffice to say it's the language of the Qur'an. Shouldn't these Arabs know English? That's a flawed reasoning. It's like saying there can be a xildhibaan who doesn't speak Somali. Shouldn't an Arab president know Arabic? Abdullahi Yusuf is one, and should speak it.

Many innocents die in such a manner on a daily basis across Somalia, yet, we don't care or show some basic emotions. We show a fake outrage when a few individuals outside Somalia run into trouble with the laws of their host country. The excuse that it's a local issue is outrageous. A Somali killing a Somali isn't a local issue; it's an Islamic issue.

I pray for you a speedy recovery.

Originally posted by big j: Hey. But it beter than no government. Right The argument that some government is better than no government is fallacious. The issue isn't at all about some or no; it's about whether it's based on haqq. Some government might buy you some time (a few decades, give or take), and no government can be better than some government in some areas (economy, empowering some groups who were oppressed/discriminated, etc). A government that's not based on haqq shouldn't be tolerated at any cost.

Originally posted by The Rendezvous: Look at the picture of the United Arab Emirates Minister for Finance..Sheikha Qassimi..A hijabee.. That cannot happen in Kenya, or even in a secular Muslim country like Egypt or Turkey. It could happen in a country like Iran. My point was, it's highly unlikely a muhajibah would hold a higher position in a secular or predominantly Christian country. Such Muslims in higher position often have to compromise with the teachings of Islam in order to be accepted within the environment they work.

Unfortunately, this issue is no longer hot. A weak protest held by a few hundreds Somalis in London has made no impact whatsoever on the Saudi government. Virtually, no Western media covered the protest. No Western government has pressured the Saudi govenment. It's very likely Somalis will be beheaded in the future by the Saudi government. The implied outrage by Somalis over the issue lasted mere few days. Now, it's all forgotten.

Unfortunately, she wouldn't have reached that position if she had been a muhajibah.

I have for a long time been wondering about how Somalis would have behaved if they had been oil-rich. Would they, at the least, have been better than Nigerians? Would they have let the West exploit their wealth and become followers like oil-rich Arabs, or invest in their country and become a force to reckon with like the Iranians?

So, the conclusion is: Nabi Adam (calayhi salam) was African, and lived some 60,000 years ago?

Originally posted by MsWord: Should qabiil matter when one is choosing/searching for a mate? Why or Why not? No. Because qabiil (the kind Somalis practice) is, first and foremost, a concept that clashes with Islam. I will not go into details with that clash, because we practice very little Islam. This kind of marriage will foster the feelings of superiority over others, create myths and taboos about others (outcasts being one of the results), increase hostilities, decrease harmonies- it's in short, a recipe for a hostile atmosphere. What's more, this kind of marriage is unfit for this era. For one thing, most Somalis are no longer nomads (living in urban centers, and leading an urban lifestyle). This kind of marriage might have made a little sense from a survival point of view when the environment was harsh and most Somalis were nomads. What should matter is, one's strong faith, positive morals, values, mores and good character.

Well, I have found at least one site about the protest. Link Check the pictures: http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/01.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/02.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/03.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/04.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/05.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/06.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/07.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/08.jpg http://www.onkod.com/images/banaanbax/09.jpg

I have checked the news and many Somali sites about the so-called protest, but there is nothing. A storm protest should attract the media, but it doesn't seem so.

Originally posted by Fyr-Kanten: Blaming others for the Somali problems seems to be the Somali dictum these days huh. And now you’re blaming Oromo for the Somali problems? tell me what else is new on the horizon? Nothing else on the horizon. We have seen all kinds of excuses by blaming others. This has something to do with reviving nationalism. The latest attempt to resuscitate nationalism was the fake outrage at the Saudi beheadings. When someone doesn't try to heal (possibly through chemotherapy) the cancer in his/her body, blaming others will not heal it. Blaming others is a desperation, unfortunately, all it does is prolong the problems.

Nin-Yaaban, com'on sahib, give the sisters a break. There's no need to jump on every opportunity to vilify the sisters. Look this case from a different view. For instance, Osman Yusuf Dirie married her to become a U.S citizen, making him an opportunist. Suppose, Khadro thought Osman was a genuine honest husband who cared about her, to later discover he was khaa'in in addition to being an opportunist. Maybe, you had a bad experience with a sister. Maybe she broke your heart. Maybe you have observed from a distance how devout and nice are other women (Indians, Pakistanis, and etc)- but, believe me, no other kinds of women can replace your own kind. A man's success in society regarding interaction with women is determined by how successful he's with women of his own kind. There's no need to continue on this.

Even the longest journey starts with one little step.

Originally posted by MsWord: ...whether she is a Somali national or not Well, there's something called Somali national, another thing called ethnic Somali. Ayan Hersi, the first isn't, the later is.

Originally posted by besbaaso: she is an indivitual and and does not represent the rest of the somali woman populus This is baffling. Ayan Hersi isn't even a Somali national; how can it be implied she represents the rest of the somali woman populus?