In the name of Allah the most beneficent the most merciful. The Woman: a parable A man was walking through the marketplace one afternoon when, just as the muezzin began the call to prayer, his eye fell on a woman’s back. She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face, and she now turned to him as if somehow conscious of his over-lingering regard, and gave him a slight but meaningful nod before she rounded the corner into the lane of silk sellers. As if struck by a bolt from heaven, the man was at once drawn, his heart a prisoner of that look, forever. In vain he struggled with his heart, offering it one sound reason after another to go his way—wasn’t it time to pray?—but it was finished: there was nothing but to follow. He hastened after her, turning into the market of silks, breathing from the exertion of catching up with the woman, who had unexpectedly outpaced him and even now lingered for an instant at the far end of the market, many shops ahead. She turned toward him, and he thought he could see a flash of a mischievious smile from beneath the black muslin of her veil, as she—was it his imagination?—beckoned to him again. The poor man was beside himself. Who was she? The daughter of a wealthy family? What did she want? He requickened his steps and turned into the lane where she had disappeared. And so she led him, always beyond reach, always tantalizingly ahead, now through the weapons market, now the oil merchants’, now the leather sellers’; farther and farther from where they began. The feeling within him grew rather than decreased. Was she mad? On and on she led, to the very edge of town. The sun declined and set, and there she was, before him as ever. Now they were come, of all places, to the City of Tombs. Had he been in his normal senses, he would have been afraid, but indeed, he now reflected, stranger places than this had seen a lovers’ tryst. There were scarcely twenty cubits between them when he saw her look back, and, giving a little start, she skipped down the steps and through the great bronze door of what seemed to be a very old sepulcher. A soberer moment might have seen the man pause, but in his present state, there was no turning back, and he went down the steps and slid in after her. Inside, as his eyes saw after a moment, there were two flights of steps that led down to a second door, from whence a light shone, and which he equally passed through. He found himself in a large room, somehow unsuspected by the outside world, lit with candles upon its walls. There sat the woman, opposite the door on a pallet of rich stuff in her full black dress, still veiled, reclining on a pillow against the far wall. To the right of the pallet, the man noticed a well set in the floor. “Lock the door behind you,” she said in a low, husky voice that was almost a whisper, “and bring the key.” He did as he was told. She gestured carelessly at the well. “Throw it in.” A ray of sense seemed to penetrate for a moment the clouds over his understanding, and a bystander, had there been one, might have detected the slightest of pauses. “Go on,” she said laughingly, “You didn’t hesitate to miss the prayer as you followed me here, did you?” He said nothing. “The time for sunset prayer has almost finished as well,” she said with gentle mockery. “Why worry? Go on, throw it in. You want to please me, don’t you?” He extended his hand over the mouth of the well, and watched as he let the key drop. An uncanny feeling rose from the pit of his stomach as moments passed but no sound came. He felt wonder, then horror, then comprehension. “It is time to see me,” she said, and she lifted her veil to reveal not the face of a fresh young girl, but of a hideous old crone, all darkness and vice, not a particle of light anywhere in its eldritch lines. “See me well,” she said. “My name is Dunya, This World. I am your beloved. You spent your time running after me, and now you have caught up with me. In your grave. Welcome, welcome.” At this she laughed and laughed, until she shook herself into a small mound of fine dust, whose fitful shadows, as the candles went out, returned to the darkness one by one.

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President Clinton in Somalia Heard this from a friend... President Clinton had heard of all the starving people in Somalia, and wanted to get a look for himself. He ordered his aides to prepare Air Force One. On the plane, the president looked down with his binoculars, and said "My God! Look at them! Skinny, starving -- where are our troops?" An aide chimed in: "Er, Mr. President... that's not Somalia. It's Arkansas." loooooooool

In the name of Allah the most beneficent the most merciful. Poison Your Mother-in-Law ... A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly. Days passed days, and weeks passed weeks. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worse was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress. Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it. Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr. Huang thought for a while, and finally said, Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you. Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do." Mr.Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen." Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law. Weeks went by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr.Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother. After six months had passed, the whole household had changed. Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with. The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter. Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening. One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again. She said, "Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law! She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her." Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. "Li-Li, there's nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitimans to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her." MORAL: Brothers and Sisters have you ever realised that how you treat others is exactly how they will treat you? There is a wise Chinese saying: 'The person who loves others will also be loved in return.' Unknown Author * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Treatment of Mothers-in-Laws By Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi Excerpt from: The Muslim Woman and her Husband. Note: Although the article below is written in reference to the wife treating her mother-in-law. The advices are also applicable to the husband in his treatment to his mother-in-law as well. One of the ways in which a wife expresses her respect towards her husband is by honouring and respecting his mother. The Muslim woman who truly understands the teachings of her religion knows that the person who has the greatest right over a man is his mother, as one notes in many Ahaadeeth. So she helps him to honour and respect his mother, by also honouring and respecting her. In this way she will do herself and her husband a favour, as she will be helping him to do good deeds and fear Allah Ta'ala, as commanded by the Qur'an. At the same time, she will endear herself to her husband, who will appreciate her honour and respect towards his family in general, and towards his mother in particular. Nothing could please a decent, righteous and respectful man more than seeing strong ties of love and respect between his wife and his family, and nothing could be more hateful to a decent man than to see those ties destroyed by the forces of evil, hatred and conspiracy. The Muslim family which is guided by faith in Allah Ta'ala and follows the pure teachings of Islam is unlikely to fall into the trap of such jahili (ignorant) behaviour, which usually flourishes in communities today. A Muslim wife may find herself being tested by her mother-in-law and other in-laws, if they are not of good character. If such is the case, she is obliged and would be meritorious to treat them in the best way possible, which requires a great deal of cleverness, courtesy, diplomacy and repelling evil with that which is better. Thus she will maintain a balance between her relationship with her in-laws and her relationship with her husband, and she will protect herself and her marriage from any adverse effects that may result from the lack of such a balance. The Muslim woman should never think that she is the only one who is required to be a good and caring companion to her spouse, and that nothing similar is required of her husband or that there is nothing wrong with him mistreating her or failing to fulfill some of the responsibilities of marriage. Islam has regulated the marital relationship by giving each partner both rights and duties. The wife's duties of honouring and taking care of her husband are balanced by the rights that she has over him, which are that he should protect her honour and dignity from all kinds of mockery, humiliation, trials or oppression. These rights of the wife comprise the husband's duties towards her: he is obliged to honour them and fulfil them as completely as possible. One of the Muslim husband's duties is to fulfill his role of qawwam (maintainer and protector) properly. This is a role that can only be properly fulfilled by a man who is a successful leader in his home and family, one who possesses likeable character and qualities. Such a man has a noble and worthy attitude, is tolerant, overlooks minor errors, is in control of his married life, and is generous without being extravagant. He respect s his wife's feelings and makes her feel that she shares the responsibility of running the household affairs, bringing up the children,and working with him to build a sound Muslim family, as Islam wants it to be. Courtesy: www.everymuslim.com Posted by: AL-ISLAAH Publications Hapakan/Karima-DDN

day: December 05, 2002 at 5:25:16 PST Bush Meets Kenya, Ethiopia Leaders By HARRY DUNPHY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON- President Bush was greeting the leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia on Thursday amid fresh concerns about security in the Horn of Africa, an area U.S. officials have described as a possible haven for terrorists. The session with President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia - two of Africa's most prominent leaders - was planned before last week's twin attacks on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast that killed 10 Kenyans, three Israelis and three bombers. The attacks were certain to be addressed by the three leaders. Bush said Wednesday he believed Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network was involved in the attacks. "I am concerned about al-Qaida anywhere," the president said. "I believe that al-Qaida was involved in the African bombings in Kenya. I believe al-Qaida hates freedom." Evidence continues to mount that al-Qaida was behind the Kenya attacks - a bombing at a hotel frequented by Israelis and the firing of missiles at an Israeli charter flight. Experts said the missiles - which missed the airplane - had serial numbers similar to those on one involved in an attempted hit on a U.S. military plane in May, and al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the Kenya attack. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said later than Bush was not making a definitive statement about al-Qaida's link to the Kenya attacks. "He's sharing with you suspicions you've heard from previous quarters," Fleischer said. Kenya police say they have few leads and have not ruled out involvement by al-Qaida and Itihaad al-Islamiya, an Islamic fundamentalist group from neighboring Somalia. Kenyan officials said their country has been targeted by al-Qaida before, recalling the deadly attack on the U.S. embassy in Nairobi on Aug. 7, 1998. That blast killed 219 people - including 12 Americans - and wounded 5,000. A nearly simultaneous attack on the U.S. Embassy in neighboring Tanzania killed 12 people and injured more than 80. A senior Bush administration official said Kenya has helped fight terrorism to the best of its ability, but noted the country does not have the resources for a more aggressive effort. As Bush met the two African leaders, U.S. Marines and Kenyan troops were carrying out joint exercises off Kenya's coast. "Operation Edged Mallet" was planned long before last week's attacks just north of Mombasa, the largest port on the east coast of Africa, and was not changed because of them, U.S. officials said... Kenya is regarded as a key U.S. ally in an unstable region. It shares a long, porous border with Somalia, which has not had an effective government in more than a decade. It also abuts Sudan, which is in the midst of a 19-year civil war. Besides Somalia, the Horn of Africa includes Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia. Last August, 800 U.S. Special Forces and commandos set up shop in Djibouti, a former French colony, as part of the U.S. led war on terrorism. For the Kenyan president, the trip to Washington will be his last in office. Presidential elections are set for Dec. 27. Moi has ruled Kenya since 1978 but is barred by the constitution from running again. Meles, who is trying to lead his impoverished country to economic and political liberalization, is serving a second five-year term in office. --

How? They can't take our domain, our national domain. They need some whooping.

How? They can't take our domain, our national domain. They need some whooping.

LoL Thunder I use to say "Woman, if you have a question then ask it during the commercials!, okey?" Nowadays I changed to, "Sweetheart, dont fuss with me, okey darling?!*$£*!". The last one is kind of romantic right?

Yes, I wonna be Joe, do want to be Jennifer anitson?

The enlightened and the well educated women of the west are nowadays discovering the lies of the western ideology, the ill-informed ones on the other hand believe that wearing Hijab for their self-respect is suppression. The majority of those women who convert to Islam and wear the Hijab permanently, are those who with a broad knowledge of the position of women have seen the need to liberate themselves from the sinful practices of the morally corrupt western world. Many women have seen the moral decay of capitalisation or may i say liberalism, they have realised that women's body has become an object that is used to sell products, a fantasy tool instead, rather than being regarded as a human being. They are now waking up to the fact that its liberal economical aspects (capitalism) that exploits women and forces them to conform to the needs of the dominant male population, who percieve them as a desire object. A woman is told to show her hair and body curves to the lusty eyes of men, they under go a hell lot of pain to get the perfect body that satisfies the male's fantasy. It is simply sin! Women dont let sinful men take away your God-given right, the right to earn respect. Wear the Hijab to liberate yourself from the devil.

Baashi, I respect your opinion Sir, but positivity of tribalism is yet to be seen by the modern world, which Somalia geographically set. Although the theory that says 'whatever that has an advantage must have disadvantage' is true, I still do not believe that many of us(Somalis) will agree with you that Tribe has a mentionable positivity.So, please don't under-estimate the intelligence of others. One more thing is, arguements cannot be based on expectations of getting others' acception of your intellectual wealth and the recognition of your knowledge, but it is facts that count. TRIBALISM is cancer to society, to all humanity, and If, our elders could have proudly contributed (as they did/do in tribalism) to form a nationalistic or religious patrioticism then, they would have saved us from this mess of clanism.

My bad. I thought TRIBALISM was inffection thats common between Somalis, but surely it has became an African epidemic. African-American women must do a case study on Mogadishu, that is, if they intend to spread tribalism amongst African-American society(including Somalis). It is evident that African-American are already in deep social deprevations and poverty but add TRIBALISM on top of that? Some of us have seen the side effects of embracing tribal values but certainly A.American have much to learn from us (Somalis). Mogadisho's inhabitants are most learned about tribalism, so, I suggest we invite few tribal-warlords or tribal affiliation specialist to Havard University. Maybe the foculty of "Sisters healing Sisters" will will most greatful

I certainly found that editorial interesting. Preaching individualism among women.

The pied pipers of tribalism The “million woman march” should have promoted individualism not tribalism Gary hull, Ph.D. In nineteenth century Africa, blacks were sold into slavery by their community leaders. The leaders of the Million Woman March are trying to repeat history. The 500,000 attendees at the October 25 march in Philadelphia listened to speakers extolling the theme “Sisters healing Sisters.” The mission statement says: “Great-grandmother taught grandmother. Grandmother taught mother. Mother taught me. I will teach you.” What ideas did the organizers teach? They pushed unity among “racial sisters,” and a return to the primitive tribalism of “African values.” Because the individual’s identity is determined by the ethnic group, they said, one should devote oneself to supporting the needs of the tribe. Organizer Barbara Smith explained what this means: “In Africa, we shared everything. If I [had] milk, you had milk. If I had a house built, you had a house built. And when we started to learn that we were actually kings, queens, physicians, musicians, builders of pyramids, the stimulation of that [was] incredibly powerful. We can’t find that in American history. We have to find that in African history.” Barbara Smith got the facts right — but not the evaluation. The sacrifice of the individual to the ethnic collective is indeed to be found in African, not American, history. America’s unique heritage is individualism. America has historically treasured self-reliance and independent thinking. But those values have created the freest and wealthiest country ever. What, by contrast, has Africa’s philosophical heritage of collectivism produced? Its worship of ethnic groups has caused centuries of misery and tribal slaughter. For example, an estimated 80-115 million young girls have been forced to submit to the ancient horror of genital mutilation. Life expectancy on the continent is some 25 years lower than in the U.S. The infant mortality rate is about fifteen times higher. There is unspeakable disease and mass starvation caused by a variety of collectivist dictatorships. This is the tribalism that the march’s organizers accepted — and flaunted. Do the march’s leaders want increased economic opportunities? Then let them endorse, not more government programs, but individual rights and capitalism. Do they want racial harmony? Let them grant moral supremacy, not to the collective tribe, but to the independent individual. Do they want better education? Let them fight, not for black-only schools, but for schools that teach the value of the individual, rational mind. Lurking behind the rally’s love of all things African was the insidious message to every listener: Ditch your brain; subordinate your will; accept the notion that your life has no reality except as an appendage of the tribal organism. These ideas are not originated by the leaders of the march. They come from the humanities departments at our colleges and universities. The organizers merely spread in the culture what college professors now teach in class. For instance, one avant-garde concept in academia is “critical race theory” — which argues that there is no reality independent of a person’s ethnicity, no objective facts and no universal rules of logic. Every person thus interprets events according to the emotions of his racial group. Said Professor Anthony Cook, a law professor at Georgetown University and a defender of the theory: “Critical race theory wants to bring race to the very center of the analysis of most situations. Its assumption is that race has affected our perception of reality and our understanding of the world — in almost every way.” Assaults on human reason create a herd mentality — a mentality that mindlessly follows those who declare themselves the leaders. Travelers on the Million Woman March will find that this tribalist road leads only to poverty, dictatorship and slavery. Ideologically there is no difference between “Aryan only” and “black only” schools. And there is no difference between a Nazi intellectual who said: “The voice of the blood speaks a louder language than that of the intellect,” and a Million Woman March attendee who said: “I wanted to meet other strong black women who had the same agenda and be united.” Leaders of the minority communities will not find economic progress or racial harmony by turning to Africa. They will find positive values only by discovering the ideas that created the freest, wealthiest country in history — the one that fought a war to eradicate slavery: America. Minorities, as do all Americans, need a crusade against tribalism and for the supremacy of reason and individualism.

Freedom Vs Equality. Well, this subject is much debated and discussed in differing ways. The two aspects are the basis with which one can identify "communism" from "Liberalism" in this current world. One ideology born out of the former-mighty Soviet Union was to utilise the work force, make use of the labors; making sure that subjects don't waste the precious time on things that don't benefit the society. That ideology is what killed millions of soviets under the rule of Stalin. It costed many others their basic right to be treated well by the state and freedom was no where to be found. So, if those who died and those who suffered could have freedom from the state's involvement then, they would have opted out of Stalin’s plans to enrich and strengthen Russia. Those who suffered, it can be said, were equally treated like many others in the region and that equality was in use. Equality is a tool; it has good side and bad side of it. If equality is applied to all in terms of sharing wealth and opportunity then, that’s what beneficial equality is. But if equality is applied to all during times when hardship or suffering is experienced then, that itself is what non-beneficial equality becomes. Now, lets talk about freedom. As mr Kritikal-mind stated, there are two types of freedom. One type of freedom is; the freedom from fear, the state. The other freedom is the freedom to do; to have the right to make choices without any influence, from anyone or institution. One can understand that lack of freedom is much felt, when one cannot express him or herself, or feel unhappy with the way he or she leads their lives. Inclusion, I believe that one needs to be free from intimidations and restrictions, so that one can choose to either implement equality as a whole or not. Is it freedom that comes first, and it is freedom that determines whether you can be equal or not equal.

What do you think of this unfolding scenario? Do you think it will affect putin's popularity in Russia? Do you think this kind of hostage taking makes a point or brings to independence to Chechens? Lets hear it from you

Chechnya comes back to haunt Putin Leader Friday October 25, 2002 The Guardian The apparent ease with which several dozen Chechen separatists stormed a theatre in central Moscow, less than three miles from the Kremlin, and took hundreds of people hostage has stunned Russians. Armed with automatic rifles and explosives and dressed in combat fatigues, the Chechens seem to have encountered no real difficulty in launching their latest anti-civilian outrage. That is surprising and alarming news for the Russian president, too. As prime minister in 1999, Vladimir Putin won domestic plaudits for the uncompromising policy he pursued after a series of bomb attacks blamed on Chechens killed over 100 Muscovites. Ignoring the terrible lessons of the 1994-96 conflict initiated by Boris Yeltsin, he sent the army back into Chechnya where it remains to this day. Mr Putin's tough-guy image proved to be a crucial factor in propelling him into the presidency in 2000 after Mr Yeltsin retired. Since then, the president has repeatedly declared the Chechen wars to be over. But the reality on the ground in Grozny, in other ravaged Chechen cities, and now in the heart of Moscow itself is clearly rather different. This front doorstep reminder of unfinished business is deeply embarrassing for Mr Putin, who was yesterday obliged to cancel his attendance at the Pacific Rim summit in Mexico, where he was due to discuss Iraq and the "war on terror" with US President George Bush. The Russian leader was quick to link the theatre attack to recent atrocities in Bali and the Philippines, without providing any evidence. In similar vein, he has persistently argued since September 11 that the Chechen insurgency should be regarded not as a war of liberation but as a component part of the global terrorist threat. There may well be loose al-Qaida connections with Muslim militants in Chechnya and in neighbouring Georgia, as US and Russian officials say. But Mr Putin's overall argument is misleading. It has been used effectively to silence international criticism of Russian repression in Chechnya (where both sides are guilty of human rights abuses). The consequence of that has been political neglect and, specifically, the indefinite postponement of meaningful dialogue with the exiled, elected Chechen president, Aslan Maskhadov. By classifying Chechnya simply as a terrorism problem, Mr Putin has made a political solution much harder. And that has left the stage door wide open for violent extremists. Special reports Russia Chechnya

African Roulette The ambassador of a small African nation chanced to visit Russia, and was entertained by his opposite number, the Russian ambassador. For three days, the African ambassador was wined, dined, and generally treated to the best hospitality that Russia had to offer. On the final day of his visit, the Russian ambassador said, "As your stay is coming to an end, it is time for you to play our traditional game, Russian roulette. One of the six chambers of this gun is loaded - you spin the cylinder, point the gun at your head, and pull the trigger." This phased the African slightly, but he was a proud man of a warrior people, and to show fear would be unthinkable. Both men took their guns, spun, and pulled the triggers. CLICK-CLICK Both chambers were empty, and both ambassadors breathed a sigh of relief. The African ambassador was much impressed with the courageous game, and thought hard about the subject before the Russian Ambassador was due to visit his country the next year. When the visit came, the African ambassador treated the Russian with all hospitality, until the final day of his stay. Leading him to a private room in the palace, the African ambassador spoke, "Now it is time for you to sample our game, African roulette". So saying, he led the Russian into the room, the only occupants of which were six beautiful, naked women. The African ambassador said, "These women are the most beautiful members of one of our tribes. Any one of them will give you a blowjob - take your pick." The Russian was not entirely averse to this idea, but he couldn't see the connection with Russian Roulette. He said, "Well, ok, great, but where's the roulette part? Where's the danger?" With a big grin on his face, the African ambassador answered: "One of them is a cannibal."

A South African is enjoying a hearty breakfast - coffee, croissants, toast, butter & jam, etc. when an American, chewing gum, sits next to him and starts an unwanted conversation: American: "You South Africans eat the whole bread?" South African: "Of course." American (blowing bubble with his gum): "We don't. In the States, we only eat what's inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle, rebake them into croissants and sell them to South Africa." American: "D'ya eat jam with the bread?" South African: "Of course." American (chuckling and crackling his gum between his teeth): "We don't. In the States we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, put all the peels, seeds and left overs into containers, recycle them into jam and sell it to South Africa." South African: "Do you have sex in America?" American: "Of course we do." South African: "And what do you do with the condoms?" American: "Throw them away of course." South African: "We don't. We put them in a container, recycle them, melt them down into chewing gum and sell it to America."

looooooooool politically charged, ironically funny. Thanks for sharing them with us Jamaal

WE NEED YOU, PLEASE! SOMALIA NEEDS YOU NOW!

Please show us your willingness to see happy Somalia. Just write down your name. That will mean alot to all of us. Lets brush away the differences and unite please ... 1 - Ciise - aka in S.O.L Wadani

One man's dream can become a nation's prosperity. One man's sin can can become a nation's blood bath. The days of war are over! The days of peace are here! What we are is now is what we use to be, we use to be great and we are are great still. No enemy can wipe us off the phase of this earth, coz we belong in this earth, and we have a right to life like every living thing. Our enemies might be strong today and laughing at us, but, tommorrow conceals another fate. We are swimming in blood rivers, but tommorrow we will be swimming in a riverful of honey and milk. We are brave, we proved that. We are warriors, we proved that. We were wicked, we proved that. We are clever, we proved that. We are nomads, we proved that. We are proud, we proved that. We are muslims, we proved that. Our mothers, sisters and wives are the kindest, they have proven that. We can adapt to climates, we proved that. We are masters of poetry, we proved that. We are business men, we proved that. WE CAN STAND UP ON OUR FEET AFTER THIS WAR, WE NEED TO PROVE THAT NOW!

As once, Keinaan sung: Our mothers are on welfares and we dont care. I think the dependancy phenominon is becoming a common factor in all area we live. From Mn,USA to Southall,UK, it seems those who work are being outweighed by those who depend on the caydha. Just a normal thing. It happens to every community here and there, and there is no reason to be alarmed about it right now. Don't take notice of the things the right wing groups like to paint Somalis, look at the situation we are in. Can we live without it? the answer is a big NO. Till we are well off, we shall and must seek support.

This is what the enemy's efforts are. To make sure that those of us who can make change don't attend any meetings. Ethiopia has its plans on us, but we seem to have our own against ourselves.