Originally posted by nafta: and to my knowledge we were never slaves Somalis were slaves during the colonial times. At the least, there was forced labor among other modes of slavery.

Originally posted by Devil's Advocate: The term ABEED used by arabs It's true some Arabs (including Somalis) use it, but only secularists & nationalists do it. Islamists can't even imagine using it. What fosters the term is secularism & nationalism.

Originally posted by 7 0f Nine: I didnt mean to use your name in the previous post...I just figured mentioning your name would get NGONGE more angry. It's ok. Of course, an ex-Borg knows a lot about the wisdom of controlling one's own emotions. What makes the ex-Borg very efficient is how she uses her brain instead of emotions that usually lead to inefficiencies.

Originally posted by shyhem: I have no problem telling u my age... By analyzing his writing signature, shyhem is above 25, under 30.

Megan, this is an image of a forum I administer, about permissions. Notice the default settings:

Originally posted by 7 0f Nine: How is your morning? Who is feeling ill and who is being forgetful? Who wants to b*tch and who is in love? My morning is the usual; I am preparing for work, and as usual I spend some tens minutes on the net before leaving. The heat was scorching yesterday, as a result, I drank some cold soft drinks and ice cream. I usually avoid drinking cold soft drinks or ice cream, yesterday was a rare day I was tempted. I do not believe in love before marriage. I believe love is something that can only grow and blossom after marriage.

Originally posted by Megan: It is a small price to pay, isnt it? I concur, and wish your goals & site the best.

Originally posted by Megan: What is better than getting all somali students together? A site with the domain www.somalistudents.com is better. doctor isn't appealing; it's not representative as student. We require others to register mainly because we want them to take advantage of the full fledged features and we want to verify that each person register only once. There are those who want to make up their mind before registering. I wouldn't want to just register; I want to know beforehand if it could appeal to me. Mere browsing doesn't fall in the full fledged features category. For instance; you could disable the search feature for non-registrants. Most professional sites or forums never disable basic browsing.

Originally posted by Megan: The best designed somali website is: www.somalidoctor.com The site's design has improved much since last time I visited. However, you don't let visitors who don't register to just browse the forum, view images or etc. With that approach, I very much doubt enough will register, especially with a domain that carries the term doctor.

Originally posted by sheherazade: (e.g: what if u're in a desert and u only have pork to eat?) So, the muhajibat in the UK are imprisoned, and there's no way they can escape from the prison, and the only means to survive is to dress like the warden's wife? Well, they might survive, but they would still be living in a prison.

Originally posted by Fidel: You don't have a monopoly on faith The term monopoly is unsuitable in the above quote. For one, faith isn't a physical commodity or service. That illusion of monopoly is why all those with faith and no deeds live in squalor and those with deeds and "no faith" live as they do in the west. Simply, all cannot live in squalor; that's a logical fallacy. And not most of those live as they do; another fallacy. It doesn't work that way; no one has statistics about how people live, and as some know, appearances mislead. ...if you're in a western country and hold this much contempt for the west, I encourage you to return to the land of the faithful. An interesting encouragement. I am from Somalia and have been to Egypt, Libya & Yemen; it's very possible that I return to one of the land of the faithful, insh'Allah. Originally posted by Bishaaro: good deeds (on or off the spotlight) are the sign that faith has taken root in a persons life, thus faith and good deeds can not be separated. Indeed; good deeds are the manifestation of faith.

Originally posted by sheherazade: if u're going to speak for us SOLers, be sure your conclusion matches ours and that our consent is yours. Who's us SOLers? Is us SOLers a body, club, association, organization or etc?

Originally posted by Bishaaro: Has it ever occurred to you some Christians are far better and do more righteous deeds then those who were born Muslim? First, deeds without faith mean nothing. Second, the best righteous deeds are those done without fanfare or seeking spotlight. A Muslim only seeks rewards from Allah by doing righteous deeds. Most of those people whose righteous deeds are advertised or spotlighted do it for profit. Eveything (almost) in the West is done for profit; nothing is for free. Profits come in various forms, some recognizable, others not.

Originally posted by Modesty: I do believe this exists. I believe in the power of the Qur'an. The Qur'an is a shield against evil beings and things. Frequently reading the Qur'an, especially ayatul Kursi, is in order.

Originally posted by OG_Girl: I've been called Somali Arab. So, you have more Somali features than Arab? My observation is, Somali hybrids usually look like Indian or Bangladeshi.

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Originally posted by Bishaaro: Was he a Somali? A South African.

May he rest in peace, and may Allah accept his virtuous deeds.

Originally posted by NGONGE: ...I have the feeling that not ONE single person on this site is on the level of knowledge of Dr Badwi’s. It's absurd to claim two persons can be of the exact level of knowledge.

Originally posted by OG_Girl: أيام الشباب حسب ما اعتقد، انت لست Ùوق العشرينات، Ùلذا انت مازلت شابة، وبقى لك عمر طويل كى تكبر أو تشيخ

Originally posted by rudy: write your letters and emails and send it directly to tony!! i am sure u dont wanna kill or do no harm to no 1... so why not let the man know!! It never ceases to amaze me these suggestions to write letters and emails to poodle Tony!!! Those are foolish suggestions. For one, massive street protests and demonstrations couldn't achieve anything; what could letters and emails achieve? Originally posted by Hibo: If they deport you back....so wat. You are going back home... BE PROUD Indeed. It's not going to be the end of the world if one is deported. One will adapt and survive. The important thing is to only rely on Allah for rizq, because He's the Provider, not the US, UK or the West.

Major-General Cawad, please resize the image, like this:

Originally posted by OG_Girl: I took this picture. So, are the eyeglasses and the HP laptop yours?

Originally posted by Raganimo: Zaki Badawi, An Egyptian scholar, is often described as a "Moderate Islamic Cleric" in the newspapers. Sometimes, he's described as very moderate. Originally posted by FARIID: you would really expect the sheikh to come out strongly urging the muslims to be steadfast during this period and to increase acts of obidience and not to go away from the tenets of this religion- like taking off the hijab. Indeed. But, if he does that, he could be deported, because the urging has to be moderate. urging the muslims to be steadfast during this period and to increase acts of obidience and not to go away from the tenets of this religion- like taking off the hijab isn't considered to be moderate.

Originally posted by Ducaqabe: Does the Sheikh have an authentic proof from the Sunnah or is this another progressive Muslim leader that bends the Sharia for convenience? You have to understand Dr Badawi is a very moderate sheikh.