^^ Lakin kaalay, miyaanay aheen inu Siilaanyo gabadh o magacaabo wazeer al khaarijiyah? Ileen kii bidaarta laha dumarkan wu ku dixh lumi doona (and it'll make the guru happy to see the back of him).

Xaaji X will be very happy today. :D

I expect this stuff to be right up your street, LG.

Illyria;941239 wrote: Very mature. Next time stick with the kids who laugh at your one-liner zingers and incessant use of iconography, stay away from adult discussions. obviously you cannot break bread with men of the hard knock club. When the going gets tough the triangles tuck tail. Put me at ease. are you out of your little mind? And why assume I would get angry with a loony behind a keyborad some thousand miles away? So, in your self-inflicted, spleen-bursing, wall-pounding, mouth-foaming session of rage, you missed the breakdown about the regional representaion? Typical secessionst. Oh! Sorry saaxib, I spent a lifetime not knowing what "adult discussion" looks like. Now that I know, I'll take your advice and stay well away. :D

Carafaat, less is more badawyaho.

Some books can be utter twaddle but if you happen to read them at the right time or in a specific environment, they turn into pillars of literature. It is what happened when I recently decided to read Farah’s first book (From a Crooked Rib). There I was, reading about the heroine of the novel and her struggle in a masculine Somali society when I heard of the Tunisian girl that stripped on Facebook and the furore that followed her actions. Now without needing to agree or disagree with the girl’s stance, reading Farah’s book at the same time seemed to amplify the issue and bring into sharp focus some of the ideas he was attempting to share. Worse still, the rape case in Somalia made me end up thinking that I read a massive novel when in reality the book is a couple of hundred pages long. Having said all of that and, for those who read his subsequent books, did his style improve with time? Do his later characters come out bursting of the page or is it all hurried and quick as in his first novel?

^^ Cold in a sunny day like this? Congratulations on the new house. May it see years of happiness and laughter insha allah.

^^ Salaam saaxib. I can't access the link. What is it about? (err..first IN, again).

^^ The use of the word "saaxib" is to put your mind at ease and stop you from losing your temper. It obviously didn't work. Ok. I was trying to be a grown up about this and see how far your paranoia goes. Since you refuse to mention any other groups and your feelings about them. I may as well write this thread off as an invitation to have a cyber fight. So here goes: You are uuf and the secessionists are great. Bax warya.

^^ And again, "activitaing" the Imam will lead to confrontation between him and the president. The appearance of prolonged confrontation in Somalia will only go to advance the SL case (more now than in the 22 years previously). Surely the only way open to anyone opposed to SL's goals is to appease Hassan Sheikh. Still, the question is what is more important for Hassan Sheikh and his opponents; winning the "internal" struggle or stopping SL!

Illyria;941210 wrote: You are missing the bloody point, which is about the triangles and are instead reaching for a quick zinger. I see the answer did not satisfy you. You are assuming the triangles are bad. I am not. I am only observing a trend, but you keep avoiding it. Err..do you follow your own words and their meanings, saaxib? I can't miss the point even if I wanted to (it's there in the title). But the question still applies, are these two the only ones you consider "propagandist" or "weak"?

^^ Yet the man who was played (as you claim) is in charge of the whole thing. If concessions are not made within Somalia itself, I truly fail to see how SL can be stopped. As for my advice, war I'm not sharing secrets here and not telling you anything you would have not thought of yourself. p.s. What track record? :D

Illyria;941197 wrote: So in your estimation the whole country is HAG and the triangles? Again, read one more time. of the 18 regions, the triangles are found in 3, and the HAGs are found in 4 including the capital. so what happened to remaining 11 regions? It was a simple question, saaxib. You criticised SL and HAG. I asked you who was left? Are you saying everyone else is good?

^^ But the "unionists" are busy arguing over looted houses, Jubbaland or, in the case of the "extreme" unionists, attacking Hassan Sheikh for dividing "Somalia". The recalibration you speak about needs to begin with the Imam extending an olive branch to Khaatumo and trying to unite the last bargaining chip that the "unionists" have left for them. It should include the appeasement of Hassan Sheikh and throwing him some morsels that cement his presidency. It should have a clear and organised picture of what may take place if something is not done FAST. Or else, SL will carry on gaining admirers and convincing the world that it is a separate entity.

^^ I did. Answer the question please.

Tallaabo;941163 wrote: I don't know what the Shia Muslims in Iran base their Islamic laws on, but according to the shariah law it is not permissible for a man to dress as a woman. Therefore, both the Iranian police and the protesters are breaking that law and hence sinning. Considering that the people in the pictures are Kurds, they are more likley to be Sunni than Shica (not that I approve of Shica bashing anyway). As for it being xaraam, nothing is that black and white saaxib.

^^ So secessionists are bad and HAG are puppets? Ya hadhay marka?

^^ Help Xiin out, won't you. Xiin, Xiin, Sabaax Al Khayer.

^^ Osman again? I thought he was promoted to the Spokeperson for Khaatumo! Why is he reviving NSUM?

^^ It looks like there is more to the story than dressing this man as a woman alone. Sounds like they're trying to insult an entire poeple there. I bet the volume and frequency of arrests in that town are much mroe than anywhere else in Iran. Or else no normal judge would resort to such a punishement without it being a personal attack.

^^ Not all no. But I had great hopes for you.

The first link does not work, ayeeyo. The second hurt my eyes.

^^ No switching. I hoped you would get the point much earleir than this but, I guess, you're not the man I thought you were.

^^ Say it in Somali first and then we can see if the point stands.

^^ You claim to be a Somali. I'm asking you to give up a house to gain a country. Surely that's a bargain. As for intellectual dishonesty, I dare you to say that in Somali!