Aids is very scary disease and somali should know how to protect themselves from this Biological warfare intended to wipe out the entire race of Africans. I will hit you more evidence if needed... Much Luv 2 U all Nomad From Dixon Town TO/ Kanada.

Yaa yaqaano Umulqeyr Cabdi oo AIDS qabta magaalada Columbus ayay deggen tahay. Waana gabar Soomaaliyeed. Marka wey jiraan gabdho Soomaaliyeed oo AIDS qaba.

Sometimes it's interesting to see how much my own response to a particular topic has been altered by intervening experience or simply the fact that I have grown up. It's not always the same "me" sitting on my computer posting on the net, and it can be enlightening to recognize how different I used to be back in the days. There's something amusingly humbling about realizing that I was once capable of resembling those "sublime young Somali western erudites". Sure, I was a young man goofball at the time, but still.... Also, there are times when a flashback ends up being a bit of a revelation, because I'd missed something by failing to stay true to my origin, despite the fact that it was certainly an available choice. I sort of like my past however, because it reminds me now not to wed myself too vehemently to any particular act unless it's been well-tested. ... In some ways, a good thought can be liberating, taking your focus out of the realm of following others and freeing you up to appreciate your culture. ...And even when I think I can sort of decipher the "language" that comes from the interplay of my past, there's still a great deal of mystery in the process, because I have no idea why I acted the way I acted those days. It's like understanding more about a magician's trick without losing the thrill that comes from the illusion.

Nowaal, You have posted on Somalinet forum days ago about this issue and I did reply with a long respond but it was deleted. Now I don't have the time to rewrite but I will make it short. Yes Aids is a danger to Somalia. Your course is admirable. But I can't help but ask you why include in the issue of Aids a gender quarell? Feminist thinking will not work in Somaia. I think the aids danger should be faced by helping all those infected not only women. What is next to be campaigned for? Also, it should be directed at the state level. In conclusion, lets face the danger united as somalis, men and women since after all it will infected all of us as Somali and men and women alike if we don't stop it.

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Isra thats interesting. Never heard of Hepititus G can slow AIDS. any literature on that? I am surprised. Xarshin

Please read this article below. It is talks about the good side of our Somali culture and way of life as it relates to AIDS prevention. ------------------------------------- How Somalis are winning the struggle against Aids SHow Somalis are winning the struggle against Aid somalia is the quintessence of decay and destruction, thanks to a civil war that has dragged on for a decade. But a recent UN report places Somalia as the country least affected by HIV/Aids in Africa. Peter Kimani, who recently toured Somalia, explains why the troubled nation is winning where many countries are losing. The stomach churns and the blood chills; the name of this Horn of African nation evokes a feeling of terror and revulsion in most people, especially those who witnessed its collapse and disintegration ten years ago. Latest reports from the once thriving seaside capital of Mogadishu indicate that wide-eyed militia are patrolling the streets, fingers fiddling with the trigger, as they search for cars ferrying miraa, one of the items adversely affected by the recent Kenya Government-imposed trade embargo. So when the United Nations Department of Information’s Africa Recovery listed Somalia as one of the only countries spared by the HIV/Aids plague, one expected a reciprocal effort in explaining this development. This was not to be. In fact, even the footnotes picked from the publication did not devote anything to this troubled land, which President Siad Barre ruled with an iron fist for 22 years, until insurgents drove him out in 1991. HIV/Aids is virtually non-existent in Somalia, with a United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) report placing the HIV infection rates at 0.8 per cent. But interlaced with this is the grim picture of ignorance, with more than 79 per cent of the women between 15 and 49 unaware of how HIV/Aids transmission occurs. A further 80 per cent of the same age group could not correctly identify misconceptions about HIV/Aids, while 88 per cent had no idea how transmission could be prevented. Ignorance, of course, is a terrible “disease,” perhaps it is the worst of afflictions. Yet Kenya, despite 90 per cent of the populace being aware of HIV/Aids and its transmission, continues to register new infections at a time when the figures should be stabilising. This perhaps offers hope that the Somalia experience could serve as an example to the rest of Africa that indeed, HIV/Aids can be checked. This is not to suggest, of course, that Somalia is any safer than the rest of Africa, a fact that is corroborated by the high rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), compounded by an equally high divorce rate in the country. Somalia presents a great conundrum, one that shall take a long time to demystify. There is no doubt that the country, out of bounds to many for a decade now, has limited contact with the outside world. That be as it may, Somalia shall not remain out of reach forever, so mechanisms better be put in place to prevent the spread of HIV early, than await to contain it, as has happened in Kenya and other African countries. While one cannot excuse the political class for the mess that they put Somalia in - Siad Barre, who died in exile in Nigeria in 1995, must take the largest portion of the blame - history might somewhat vindicate him. Before casting the first stone, one must appreciate that Barre, who impoverished his country with his so-called scientific socialism, a blend of Marxist doctrines, Somali traditions and Islamic laws, scored some firsts that vitiate his case as a poor ruler. Somalia’s solidity is founded on her traditional culture, with the social fabric almost intact. There are no street children in the streets of Somalia: Even those orphaned as a result of the war have been taken in by their extended families. The youngsters selling confectioneries in the streets during the day, also have a home to return to in the evening. Again, this cultural identity provides another question: the decade-old fighting has been clan-driven, pitting one clan against the other in fight for control of the scanty resources to be found in this nation of 8 million. Again, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is another tenet of the traditional Somali culture, with 98 per cent of girls between age 4 to 11 undergoing the rite, according to a UNICEF report. This suggests that it could be this practice, among others, that gives Somali girls a sense of pride and identity. This draws instant ire from many human rights and women activists in Somalia, who are determined to wrestle their daughters from the painful, and unhealthy practice. At the moment, scores of women groups are undertaking civic education across Somalia, enlightening the young and the old about the health risks associated with FGM. But its detractors are wont to point to the associated ills sprouting where FGM is eradicated. “Now we hear women are chasing men, just because they have not been circumcised,” retorted a middle-aged woman in Marka, a coastal town south east of Mogadishu.“It’s not an issue that started yesterday,” says Halima Abdi Sheikh, a 53-year-old midwife and nurse, now leading the battle against FGM in Mark. While optimistic that FGM can be curbed, Sheikh says this is not likely to happen soon.“It will take a long time to be eliminated, just as the tradition took to be established.”Religion has also played a big role in keeping HIV/Aids at bay in Somalia, with the predominantly Muslim youth abstaining from sex. Marriage is seen as the only institution where sex is permitted, and the stigma of one who loses her virginity before her wedding day serves to discourage potential fornicators. Interwoven with this is the fear that one is not a virgin if uncircumcised, and so is impure. Even where parents are hesitant to have their daughters face the knife, girls succumb to peer pressure and have their aunts finance their initiation. “We have had to explain that virginity is not created by stitching, it is given to us when we were created by Allah,” says Sheikh. In this regard, Sunnah (incision), is being promoted as a better alternative to the traditional Pharaonic (infubulation), which may cause prolonged delivery and other complications when a mother gives birth. It is considered one of the major causes of maternal mortality. However, HIV/Aids remains at bay. If HIV/Aids can be scared with guns, then one would urge the armed militia to keep on fighting; but since that it not the case, the people should be better armed with information to fight the virus with information, once the guns fall silent. The white patch that marks Somalia in the recently issued UN map symbolises a clean slate that they have been given, to build their life anew. And that provides a lot of hope that all may not be lost for Somalia

Runta hadii loo hadlo, gabdhaha Soomaaliyeed aad iyo aad ayay u diciif yihiin. Taas ayaana had iyo jeer sababta in gabdhaha la isticmaalo oo ay rag aaan iyaguba sidaas u sii raganimo badnayni ay ku dheel dheelaan. Waxaan aaminsanahay in ninka raganimo lihi uusan u quurin wax xun gabdhaha Soomaaliyeed. Waxa had iyo jeer gabdhaha caaya ama cumeeya waa rag ragga ka liita oo raba inay iyagu waxaysan ahayn iska dhigaan. Waan ka xumahay waxa kugu dhacay walaal. Ilaahey iska bari in aad illowdo oo aad nin fiican hesho. Aamiin

We are in the process of recreating this Islamic forum. Coming soon!!!

This is a piece I have written in the Somalinet forum couple days ago. I felt the need that it would serve its purpose if I copy it here hoping that some of you may reply to it positively. ----- Numerous months have now elapsed since I first became a member (not active though) that decided to be a contributor to this forum. I have hence taken many false opinions for true -namely that I single-handedly will alter Somali ideological stance- and that consequently what I have afterwards based on my principles had become highly doubtful; and from that time I was convinced of the necessity of undertaking this arduous task that requires not only a clear understanding of the issue and how to tackle it but more so hands and other ideas that have the same canon. From now, I have to rid myself of all the opinions I had adopted, and commencing anew the work of building from the foundation due to my desire to establish a firm and abiding superstructure in Somali political, social and economical saga. But as this enterprise appeared to me to be one of noble-magnitude, myself tells me to wait till I reach in my late twenties so then I shall be more judicious. Though this sounds plausible the providence of the Somali sovereignty will not wait, consequently I shall lay the foundation now and complete the task in the coming years with the help of Allah. Today I have opportunely at liberty my mind from all the cares Somalis hold dearly -mainly tribalism- (happily disturbed by no guilt or hatred of any kind), and since I am in a secure possession of leisure in a peaceable environment of education (though I have lots to study), I shall at extent apply myself earnestly and freely to the general overthrow of the Somali dogma-namely tribalism, to this end it will not be necessary for I merely to undertake this quest- if I do take this long path perhaps I shall never reach until my late 90's* if I am spared that long, the odds are I will not considering the mortal rate in Somalia *- It would be wise to perhaps seek people with similar ideas and calibre. In turn this brings me to purpose of this writing. I seek people who shall forsake harebrained Somali ideas and adopt rigorous and rewarding idea that will prevail the sovereignty of our long lost nationhood. Though this may be obtainable, we must nevertheless here consider that we are men (human) consequently prone to have shortcomings. For example, we may be in habit of chatting about Somali politics in tribilistic manner (something some of us cannot resist), as long as you don't believe in it and it is just a corporeal rather then ideological then it is fine. Surely what I have written above will make sense to some of you and even some of you may go further and dismiss it as a mere rhetoric, but I urge you not to be cynical about this and face it with pondering mind. Some of you may wonder as to how we can start this quest of re-establishing our nationhood the answer lies within all of us (I have some idea, but my idea is changeable, hence if you produce a better idea, then surely I shall be Somali enough to take it). In this stage, the quest requires five educated people who preferably can write English and Somali in advanced level (Social science background would be an advantage). If you think you think that you would be the person this expedition requires, please do not hesitate leave a message either on this thread or on my Somalinet Private masseges. 2 How many times have I seen people reprobating ideas that are rather stalwarts, experience taught me to omit such the insidious pressures of modern life of Somalis consequently I shall resort to my antediluvian style of overlooking such things What I propose is rather rewarding thing; it may on the outer-set seem rather shoestring but trust me if managed well the after-effect would be great. I have spoken to many great educators some of that are quite well respected in their field, and also have a well-grounded information about Somali's political saga (mind you they are all non Somali). All the suggestions I have received from these scholars were indeed plausible. Everyone said "it is groundbreaking idea" but they all indicated a major encumbrance. The problem they saw was finding the right people to execute this mission. The mission is to establish young Somali educated Union whose only interest is to promote mass education, political awareness (globally; because if people think about the wider picture then they will realise how pathetic their situation is and locally) free marketeering (which already exists), and also promote self reliance. And all this can be achieved by utilising a fair and effective media that is emancipated from tribally orientation consequently I propose Monthly magazine that deals with the above issues. For the initial stages the magazine would be Electronic one. And hopefully within a year we can publish it as normal magazine in addition to the electronic one. It will be a bilingual (for this reason we need people who can write Somali beautifully). It is only a suggestion, if there are better ways in reaching this goal we shall change our mind. At this stage the many people I have discussed this issue with; there are only two chaps so far who showed a promising enthusiasm. One is currently reading Social policy at Yale University, America and the other was educated at Queens House, Oxford University. Both men I believe have the characteristics this quest requires. However, the number this quest requires is far greater than three persons, consequently if you think you can contribute to this expedition then please feel free to leave a message either on this thread or on my private messaging services that Somalinet provides. I am sure we can achieve this if we possess all the pertinent information, if we can start out from a given system of ORIENTATION, and if we enjoin complete knowledge of available tools the bugaboo if you like which remains is purely one of technical. Farah. PS: Also, we need two people who are very good web designers any volunteers? ------------------ Respectfully-Farah

The future and the prospect of any society are predominantly contingent upon the education, and nurturing of its youth. And the family has been the conventional and most conceivable medium to provide the ethereal and material means, which dispatches a culture from one generation to the next. But the future of tomorrow's Somalis seems be undergoing a rather dim wave. Lately, the "Somali culture" is decaying rapidly without any moderate speed. What are the causes of this phenomenon? Is it because the culture which supposedly was to promote about morals, ethics, striving to achieve one's goals and getting along with your fellow man, were replaced with exact opposite practices i.e killing your fellowman, perceiving others to be inferior purely they subscribe to another clan and so forth. Or there is another underlining factor? Why our current youth is not inclined towards this "Somali culture"? Do we lack current educators that control and produce intellectual property of extraordinary breadth and depth? If so, why is the case? What might an agenda for revival of "Somali culture" like? Would it be one that puts the interests and aspirations of young Somali "western educated" into action and draws fully on their strengths of the knowledge communities and intellectual institutions they attend at the same time orientates them to that "culture"? Are we prone to become people without concrete identity because of the ideological differences between today's youth and tomorrow's leaders? All these answers to these questions are fundamental tool to understand what has gone wrong "granted there is something wrong" about our "sublime" young Somali western erudite? Wherever you go from Paris to Boston, London to Toronto; you will witness dismal Somali youth that does not uphold the ethics of "Somali culture" I welcome any intellectual debate that deals with above inquisitions. And in order to answer those questions one need to define what culture is and whether his/her definition conforms to what the "Somali culture is". ------------------ Respectfully-Farah

Waar dumarka haloo naxariisto. Ragi qaar baa aad u xun xun oo xuquuqal aadamka ku tunta. Marka hala ixtiraamo dumarka hadii kale cuqubaa inaku dhacaysa

hiya, something off the topic...Layla what did u study sis? Journalism? the thing is even thou I don't like to read about Somali Politics, I enjoy reading your articles and yes I follow them @ somalitalk. so is there by any chance you could say your educational background in here?, I know that some people don't like to talk about something like that, and if u are one of them and u don't want to do so, then please accept my apology. peace out

A year has passed since the world was given the illusion Somalia would once again become a strong nation which perhaps might become strategically prepared to handle any given obstacle considering its ability to exist following numerous adverse and harsh conditions. However biased that perception seems - those few who have assumed the responsibility of riding Somalia from what has kept the country hostage for more than a decade are just coming to grips with roadblocks they have managed to overlook. Stating the obvious, roadblocks have come in the form of differences in the formulation of the transitional government and its acknowledgement by donor countries, distributions of donor funds, the threat of a fragile market economy that shifted unfavorably to one group, and tribal tensions. Any modern governing body founded on principles of checks and balances should understand the relevancy and need for oversight by a parliament. A parliament has the power and authority to oversee that such roadblocks are addressed ahead of time. This system seems lacking in this premature government assembled to tackle the mammoth-size problems facing our nation. One cause, which can be attributed to explaining these deficits, is the belief that indeed all members in the TNG/TNA have the same ideologies and perception of how Somalia is to be governed. Had these members objected to the current misconducts and presented alternatives of how Somalia is to achieve peace and tranquility, those roadblocks would have been addressed with harsh disapproval during the ongoing closed-door meetings. Does this inadequacy suggest that the body having oversight into the conduct of the Prime Minister and the President needs an overseer itself? Has the parliament become an extension of the Transitional government’s cabinet. At a moment in history when the conduct of public figures is judged through the court of public opinion, self-proclaimed leaders whether disguised as persons seeking to rid our nation of its larger-than-life injustices or those convinced they speak on behalf of the vulnerable have shown the public-at-large they are ill-equipped to contain our overflowing societal problems which have managed to duplicate and mutate a hundredfold. These two groups have been given the opportunity to control public opinion through tactics fitting an insecure psychopath who reacts to a threat by means of intimidation and harm to the well being of others. This level of intimidation seems to have dissipated these past months with encouraging news coming from Mogadishu showing warlords have come to an agreement to stop clan clashes. Certainly by no means can this sudden holier-than-though attitude towards the worth of a human life explain they have respect for mankind, but rather this illustrates the intensity of recognition by donor nations towards the TNG and how it has easily shifted the pendulum. In our exceptional state of affairs is it fair to suggest public opinion is controlled by the almighty dollar or is public opinion subdued amidst the heightened intimidation by the few who have and still continue to exhaust Somalia of all of its natural resources (man & environment). Has the need to become militant and raise one’s voice in the face of destructive governance become irrelevant at a time when everyone has taken the initiative to take matters into their own hands by declaring self-rule? Leyla Jamac jleyla@hotmail.com

A blonde was bragging about her knowledge of Unites State's state capitals. She proudly said, "Go ahead, ask me, I know all of them!" Her friend said, "O.K., what's the capital of Wisconsin?" The blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy! W."

A teacher decides that she is going to teach her second grade class a new word today. She tells them that the word is ‘definitely’ and its meaning is “absolute, positive, without a doubt.” She asks the class if anyone can think of a sentence with the word in it. She calls on little Siyad who is in the back raising his hand, quite sure of himself. little Siyad stands up and says, “The sky is definitely blue.” The teacher replies to him, “Well, that's a good sentence but sometimes the sky is gray, and sometimes its cloudy, and sometimes its red and pink so the sky is not definitely blue. Anyone else?” Cigal's hand flies up and she calls on him. little Cigal answers, “The water is definitely clear.” “Well, Cigal that's a good sentence but sometimes the water is muddy, and sometimes it's green, and sometimes it's full of seaweed so it's not definitely clear. Anyone else?” Finally, in the far corner, little Qasim slowly raises his hand. “Yes, Qasim?” asks the teacher. “Can I ask a question, teacher?” Qasim replies. “Yes.” “Do farts have lumps?” “No. Why do you ask.” “Well, then I've definitely pooped in my pants.”

Having swept to power on the back of a destroyed Somalia, TNG President Abdiqasim Hassan has not taken on the warlords, and failed to distance himself from the tribal politics that ripped this country apart. Now the soft spoken, practicing muslim president is seen by many as a devil in desguise. The Kismayo war has exposed him to this first crisis of public confidence. But does public opinion matter in a country like Somalia.

Karbaash lagu karbaasho ihay wax bartaan ayaa wanaagsan. Taas waaye taan ka hadlaayo.

Waxaa is waydiinayay in badan wax gabdhaha Somaliyed ay jecel yihiin. Waxaan arkaa gabdho daba ordayay rag aan maskax sidaas u sii dheer lahayn laakiin "qurux" badan. Dumaroow maxaad jeceshihiin hadii labadaas mid aad kala dooran lahaydeen. Ha oran labadaba waa muhiim. Mid doorta

Amean, we at DC yo. niggas there always representin the real shit. No fake life. Dixon people look fake.

Amean, we at DC yo. niggas there always representin the real shit. No fake life. Dixon people look fake.

Amean, we at DC yo. niggas there always representin the real shit. No fake life. Dixon people look fake.

Amean, we at DC yo. niggas there always representin the real shit. No fake life. Dixon people look fake.

had iyo jeer markaan imaado, faynuustaa ka damsan oo wax lagu qoray ma jiraan. Aaway ragii culumada ahaa.

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