For over a decade now many Somalis have been talking about going home and rebuilding the country. Few brave souls did, but the majority are still here (outside Somalia – I hate using the term “Diaspora”) and are still talking about going home! Is this dream ever going to be fulfilled? Is it a realistic aim to have? How will most people cope when they finally do go home? My personal view is that not many of us will be going home. I believe that like many of those before us, who moved to the Arab world or the seamen that worked in the West in the early parts of the last century and spent all their lives in foreign lands, we too are not likely to go home. Furthermore, I believe that if by some miracle we do manage to go home, we will find it very hard to fit in! In light of my above assumptions, do you think it’s time we stopped having these dreams and attempted to make the best with what we have? I’m not sure if this topic has been discussed already. If it has then I’d appreciate it if someone posts a link to the appropriate thread. Thanks.

The argument about the Hijaab and Jilbaab will rage on forever. That’s because people have a way of complicating things that are simple. In this dispute between the girl and her school, the question is weather the school allowed the girl to wear something that would allow her to cover herself according to the Islamic requirements or not. If the attire the school requested her to wear was sufficient enough, then the girl is in the wrong and is being very pedantic. If however, the uniform does not cover the girl’s body, then she’s on the right and the worst thing that might come out of this court case is that she’ll be requested to abide by school rules and wear whatever they ask her to wear (i.e. nothing changes). From reading the above article though, it sounds as if the school has allowed for a uniform that more than fulfils the Islamic requirements and this girl (and her family) are just being difficult here. If she wants to wear a Jilbaab I don’t see any serious problems with her doing so. However, doing it at a school in a Western country when the whole issue of Muslim girls and Islamic attire is on the forefront of Western secular thinking is nothing but asking for trouble. What if in her haste to do the “extras” she manages to receive a judgment from the High Court that outlaws the Hijaab altogether? Sometimes, people should really think of their actions and the consequences of those actions before foolishly acting. Wa Allaho Aclam.

Truth Seeker, do you agree with the killing of unarmed people? These people killing westerners could have displayed their anger and disagreement with their government’s conduct in various ways, which don’t include the killing of innocent people, saaxib. Their argument that the West (and it’s puppet client governments) is exploiting Muslims and Islam might be correct but their methods of countering this exploitation is not. If their aim is to cause maximum disruption and damage or destroy Western interests in the World, they could have targeted the Oil installations, they could have targeted armies, transport or even use the Internet to spread worms and viruses into financial institution’s computer networks! I’m not saying I agree with any of these suggestions and ideas. I’m not saying I would condone them but I would have more respect for these guys and their fight had they chosen to follow that route rather than killing unarmed civilians and treating it as a triumph for Muslims and Islam. Besides, most of the victims of these groups are MUSLIMS. :mad:

Having read the eight pages of this thread J seems to be the man with the lyrics I wonder if you can help me with the lyrics of the this song : INAAN WELI KU JECELAHAAY by the one and only Ahmed Gacayte. If nobody has the full lyrics, never mind just enjoy the song.

^^^ See if you can find some of these songs in teh following website. Classic Somali Music

^^^ hadaan kala reebo habaar ayo eska noqon dee..hada waa habar dawadisa la socota

This Evening, Rudeboy got dressed and left to join his friends. They were going to a wedding. When they got there, Rudeboy noticed that everyone was dressed in their best clothes! He turns round to Stockholm and says: What’s wrong wid dese people, blud? Look at all a dem mans wearing suits and shiny shoes! It’s as if dey all going to court, blud. Everybody knows dat the best ting to wear when you go to a wedding is a FUBU top and a Versace jeans, ya get me? Still, da girls look hot, blud, I’s love to burn my fingers on one a dem, ya get me? They walk in and stand to the side of the band, scanning the whole place. Dhul-Dhaqaaqi points out a young and chubby 12-year-old girl wearing a red bacweene style Dirac and keeps repeating “ eesh cala xabbat el luus, beleedh, eesh cala xabbat el luus”. Rudeboy turns on him and says: You is a child molester, blud. Why are you eyeing up a little 12-year-old girl for, man? We’s all a whole five-year-older than her, blud. You should check out the 16 year old malxeesad instead, star. She’s the biz, ya get me? Plus, I’s know dat you like your women to have enough heleb on dem, ya get me? Dat malxeesad is da size of tree goats, bro, tree big goats, na’mean? Stockholm beckons the boys to join him in watching the old women do the ceyaar Somali and stands there nodding his head and screaming “shake dat *** , big momma, shake dat *** ”. Rudeboy, pulls a face and says: You is gross, blud, go ROSS. What is wrong wid you people? You all sick today or somethin? One of you wants to get busy wid a young girl yeah and da oder one is ogling eslaamo! At least Cali Ceyaal is not checking out any women and is bothering the keyboard player instead. Man tinks he can sing, ya get me? The guys stand watching the ceyar Somali, some staring in happiness while others are looking in disgust. Suddenly, a couple of young girls join the dancing circle and start jumping about to the beat. The boys all scream at once “ shake dat badhi badhi, shake dat badhi badhi” and start moving closer into the inner circle. A couple of old women push Rudeboy and Stockholm into the middle of the circle to dance with the girls. Rudeboy freezes, looks at the jumping girl in front of him and apes her movements slowly. He looks around at Stockholm to see if he’s doing the same thing but notices that his cosmopolitan friend has a different dance in mind! Stockholm keeps jumping and dancing around his “partner” and every time he finds (or rather positions) himself behind her, he tries to turn it into a whine. Cali Ceyal leaves the keyboard player and comes to watch his friends dancing. He sees what Stockholm is trying to do and he mischievously starts shouting “ arr tiiriye gabadha ka qabta”. The girl hears him and runs out of the circle taking her friend with her. Rudeboy withdraws too and sits exhausted on a chair in the corner. He feels a tap on his shoulder and when he turns round to look, he breaks into a huge idiotic smile. Farax smiles back at him and says “ Hi Abdi”. Rudeboy mumbles, stutters and then trying to act cool and hoping that she will not notice that he’s starting to shake, says: Aight, Farax. I’s didn’t tink you Holland girls likes to go to aroosyo, blud! She tells him that she likes weddings and even though she hardly knows anyone in this wedding she was still determined to come and check it out. Rudeboy nods his head and says, “seen seen” to everything she’s saying while trying very hard to think of something interesting to say. She stops talking, Rudeboy stops talking. They sit staring at each other when the keyboard player starts playing a popular catchy song. Rudeboy says: Dis is a great tune, init? How’s about you and me get up and dance yeah? I’s never been inside of a nightclub but I’s been to a few house parties when I’s went to visit my cousin in Manchester. I’s a great dancer, ya get me? So, what you sayin? Wanna jeesto? Farax tells him that she’s tired from all the dancing she already did and that she’s thinking of going home but her cousins don’t want to go. Rudeboy tells her that it’s “cool” and that he didn’t really want to dance anyway. He sits there thinking of something to say while wiping the fluff of his FUBU top. He looks up at her and says: But why do you want to go home, blud? Da night is still young yeah..lets just sit and talk and get to know more about each uder, ya get me? Before he could stop himself or hide his excitement he blurts out: I’s tell you what I’s gonna do, blud. I’s gonna walk you home yeah and you’s can tell me everythin about you and Holland yeah! She tells him that it’s very dark outside and that she doesn’t want him to get lost on his way back after walking her home. Rudeboy replies: I’s not a little child to get lost, blud. I’s a original thug, ya get me? I’s never get lost. Plus, even if I’s got lost in da dark, it’s a nice weather outside and I’s can sleep anywhere. I’s not scared of no waraabe or dacawo, ya get me? On their way out of the wedding, Stockholm shout out to Rudeboy “you da man, blud, you da man. Give her a good kiss from me, blud ya get me?”. Rudeboy growls back at him and quickens his step to catch up with Farax..... Da plot tikens, blud

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^^^ You two need an interpreter, man. Gabadho carabtay ku kurtay, waxay adoonga ka garanyso o dhan carab ayaa bartay, marka ha la yaabin haday carabta mar walba ka hadasho, saaxib (I’m a fellow Arab but I once fell into a bucket of caano geel and budwiser). Anyway, you’re crazy saaxib. She starts a whole thread saying she needs to improve her Somali and she wants to learn new words and you go and write her a whole story about a blind man who saw a rooster? Nin waalan wallahi! Sababto ay af somaliga o baran wayday waxa ka mid ah sheekoynka noocan. We are caseer; we don’t do (sometimes understand) kuftan, maahmah eyo sarbeeb. Slow it down a little. Calusho ku socote oo xaarko kugo dag.

After a five hour break :rolleyes: I'm back OG I didn't receive anything. Anyway, what's with this "camo" stuff? I know I'm old and mature and great and lovely but I'm only old enough to be your big brother :mad: !

I have a feeling the girls will descend on us soon like a herd of mad wilder beasts. I can fee it in my bones, man. Hang on in there. :cool: The views and opinions of Faraxs expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of NGONGE PLC or the Supreme Farax Movement, and we shall not be held responsible for any liable or slander cases....etc..etc..

So this is my PM to all the Nomads to attened the londoners SOL night Night? Will you be meeting in a Pub or something? :eek:

Of course not, I think it's just a natural mechanism with single girls though. Like a lonely hen making the most noise to attract the cockerel (she just goes on about the lack of good Roosters)! ** Sexist Mode On ** Things were a lot easier when all they had to worry about was makeup and Barbie dolls. :rolleyes: *** Sexist Mode Off ** When three guys get together they talk about the beauty of women and when three girls get together they talk about the butchery of men! As uncle Sam’s Nephew’s say, go figure.

Yes I’m in. As for making an informed judgment, check this out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3749117.stm France lost 23 games out of 35 they played against England! :eek: I’ll still stick with the French. There is no balance in the English team (and hardly any flair).

^^^^ Better keep an eye on your spiralling weight, eh! :rolleyes:

The little teams will do well. The big teams will mostly underachieve. The home nation will get to the semis and France will wit it again. It’s the usual European stuff. My heart says Spain but I fear that the French will make amends for their world cup disappointment. Still, who am I to shatter your dreams, guys? Viva Nedved.

There is no proof that any of that would work though. I was told that in order to stay young, I need to mix some malab with a bit of xabba sood, add a bit of lemon and put the whole mixture into a glass of fresh milk (caano geel would be ideal here). Alternatively, you can always have raw heleb for breakfast to stay as strong and shiny as a libaax. Any tips for grey hair?

^^^ loooooooooooooooool..war I don't speak af Dutch dee. All I know is RUSTOKH and LAKAR. :rolleyes:

I don’t think there is a season for it, man. Women the world over just go on and on about the lack of good men. In the few times they admit that there are good men around, they still leave a sting in the tail by claiming that those men are married! Didn’t anyone tell them that hongori is a bad habit?

^^^^^ Hmmmmmmmm! I think I'll go back to Somali lessons thread

^^ Agree. maagac badilitanka anba woo i dhibay

A FEW GOOD MEN! At a cinema near you... I’m not talking about Brad, darling.

What a mad topic. I agree with your other thread, bro. WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? Still, I can’t help but laugh at the whole idea. The new system that you say women use is still no good. If the guys do it to know if the girl is a virgin and if she’s not they would walk away, then surely they would also walk away the minute she starts asking them all these MAD questions? Amazing. :eek:

Ameeeeeeeeen. I still think you need to go on the attack. I’m not advising you to be aggressive. All you have to do is play the mind games that they play. Be sweet of course, but not too sweet as to allow them to walk all over you. Naah, scrap all that, best play the fool. Turn everything into a joke. You’ll confuse the hell out of them and they’ll never know when you’re being serious or when you’re being sarcastic and playful. They’ll have no choice but to declare that “heblaayo waa fariid”. ** Sexist Mode On ** Is this problem reserved for “old” Somali women or is it something that goes on with women the world over? Henaas, Shaki, Maseer, Xeemis, etc.. Why do women always try to suss each other out and why do they spend hours(nay, months!) trying to work out what heblaayo meant when she said such and such? Dhumar and Dhib both start with a D, blud. :rolleyes: ** Sexist Mode Off **

Heh. It’s all in your mind, dear. These women see your discomfort and proceed to toy with you. It’s not limited to women and single girls either. It happens with men, boys and even old men. You’ve got to get in there before they do. You sweet-talk them, you interrogate them! If you act all sweet and docile, they’ll bounce on you like a helpless lamb and your mother will be leading the charge. If someone challenges you to a game of football, it’s pointless to put your Tennis clothes on.