Sheick Mountains

Maad joogtid, gabadhani wexe ka duubi doonta cajalad.

So basicly Somaliland opted for a connection through Djibouti which will be operated by a subsidary of Djibouti Telcom. And there was another option for direct connection to the Seacble through Berbera with Dalkom Somalia(a Koonfurian company)? So why choose Djibouti, if you can have your own direct connection?

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tusbax: Zack Liyu inaa liyuunat ye la yaayaalu. Liyu maalat special sihon liyunat maalat dhagmo difference maalat naw. Gabaah? To the admin: I suggest that all Oromo/Amharic be translated or edited. And the authors to get warnings. Maxaanu ka ognahay ine na xamaniyaan, ma aflaagado wadaan, hadee doonaan qabiil ayee ka hadliyaan. who knows?

Very good analysis. The author describes that the current security situation in Bosasso is due to the fact that the city is not of a particular group or tribe specificly therefore elders dont feel they are somehow 'ownership' for the city. So the author calls upon the tribes of the city to come together and take resposibility. Unfortuantly the author doesnt mentioned that the succes of Bosasso(increase population, economic growth, etc) is also due to the fact that the city is of everyone and nobody specific. Therefore many saw an open chance to start a business, build a house, look for a job, etc. So if you go and define who's city it is or certain sub-tribes take ownership, you could loose some of that succes.

In terms of participation in lower education(primary and intermediate) I agree with Safferz that Somali's made a big step forward in the period after 1960-1990. And Somaliland actually reached those pre-war levels of participation again in the period 2000-2010. Somaliland hopes to reach the MDG's in 2015 with 80% enrollement of all children in primary and intermediate education. But in terms of participation in secondary and higher education the current numbers in Somaliland are far greater then ever. So Oodweyneh is correct. So guys you are both correct depending on which level of education.

Give them a chance before saying that it will never work. 14 or 15 initiatives to create a central Somali state have failed. Why not try something else once. Altnernative is to sit by and watch TFG fail and Al Shabaab take over. Besides Federalism suggests that a system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments. In order to create real Federalism, you need to have first the states(regional authorities) in place that make up the future Federation.

Originally posted by Thankful: Why do I even bother with you??? It's pointless, you make a claim, which never has anything evidence to support it. I clearly show your claim is nonsense. Then you back track! The Ethiopians are suspicious of them and had engaged in a fire fight with this group, this started apparently after they inspected trucks going in and out of buhoodle. Your government says the SSC is sympathizers and backed by Al Shabaab. But Oodweyne knows the truth from his home in the UK. Ridiculous!!! Because whether your government is making the SSC/Al Shabaab link up. They should do something about it. If they are as powerful as you say they are! Regardless it's pointless with you! But next time don't comment on how Al Shabaab can't get a foot hold on land that you claim as yours, like it happens in the South and Puntland. Just remember what your government says about the SSC and it's record in dealing with them. Nice try. But everyone knows the SSC has nothing to do with the terrorist organisation called Al Shabaab. In fact Silaanyo's Goverment wants to negotiate with SSC. Kulmiye already had even talks with them prior to election. Elders from Buhoodle and Burco already set the tone. Now more more leaders from SSC are willing to negotiate. Anyone who thinks SSC has something to do with Al Shabaab has a distorted view of reality. So Thankfull, sheeko kale keen. tani wee socon weydey.

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Originally posted by Cawaale: Kadra Yosuf (also known as Kadra Noor or Kadra Norwegian; born 1974)[1] is a Somali-Norwegian activist. In 2000 she investigated female genital cutting in the Somali community in Norway. Going undercover, she exposed the support of imams in Norway for the practice. For her efforts she received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award, but has since been living in hiding. In April, 2007 she called to reinterpret the Koran as far as it concerns Muslim women's rights. Several days later she was attacked by a group of Somali immigrants, both male and female, who shouted at her that she was trampling the Koran.[2] Wikipedia I heard about this story. But didnt know its the same lady. She went undercover to Somali's, taped everything and translated it. And she later presented it to a media program. This program later potrayed Somali's and their religious leaders as supporting FGM. She went in to hiding cause she said Somali's were after her. Told you so, another Ayaan. I know enaugh women who have working against FGM for years, who organise meetings, who raise awareness here in Holland. But never did they have to fear their own people. Because they choose to work with their communities and not against them or disgrace them at 'FOX' like news channels and programmes for own fame. Because this wont contribute anything to stopping FGM, it will only hurt the position of the Somali community. Same as Ayaan did.

The current situation Somaliland ceeb ayee ku tahay. Eventhaught it shouldnt matter which region a Minister is from, the fact that 12 out of 17 are from the same clan is obvious that it does matter to the eye of the public. Some people have to realize and choose if they are a Qabiil or a Qaran. And Xaaji still seems to be thinking that you can build a nation on the basis of 1 Qabiil. We need to cure a lot of people. Take a pill Xaaji, maybe it will help. In order to contribute to the greater cause. I, on bahelf of the Saaxil region, am prepared and willing to stand up and give up my only Ministerial Chair to the Right Honourable Gentleman from the Sool region. Xaaji, are you willing to contribute and stand up from your chairs?

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Berbera Library

Tree, I agree with you. The administration should reflect the diversity that exist within Somaliland. Even the new leadership of UDUB or UCID should come from that region.

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: I believe she is right on those issues related to fraud ....... Am I another Ayaan Hirsi ?? ,,,, The issue is not about if she is right or not. The issue is that she needs to adress the Somali community on those issue. And many people do. But she chooses to critize them in the media, which will give the right wing amunination against the migrant communities. Its not the US or Canada here. Waxaanu ku jirnaa dagaal, and she chooses to be on the wrong side. If you bend for the white men, for your own benefit. You would be like Ayaan.

Sheick Secondary School

General, You need to train your foot soldiers. Hadii kale friendly fire ayee kugu dililyaan.

Ayaan started out by putting all the things Somali do in the Media(fraud with social security, applications for asylum, exactly same topics as this lady is adressing). When that didnt work, she started her crusade against Muslims. She tried to get famous by critizing her fellow Somali's in the Media.

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: Waa laftoodii dee ............... isla hadlayaashaa qiimaha iyo qaayaha leh ,, imikana Saaxil bay marayaan ,,, Inadeero, dadkan maxaad wax ugu sheegi weyday? maad wax bartid. waad iska qoslisaa uun. They dont even know who we are. And where we are from. Tell them we are the biggest folks, longest laandheer and hardest of all men around here.

Masjidka wuxu ku yaala jeelka agtiisa, meeshii igriiska dagi jireen. JB aya garaniya magaca xaafadaa.

Sheick Veterinary School

Ancient Ottoman Mosque

The last couple of days I have received many private messages by SOL members, requesting me to tell them more about my beloved Saaxil region. So I feel compelled to tell you guys more about Saaxil. Saaxil (Sahel) is the 6th region (gobolka) of Somaliland Republic. Its capital is the historic port city of Berbera. It is bordered by the Gulf of Aden and the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Sanaag, Togdheer and Awdal. Berbera was for centuries the capital of the Somaliland region and also the colonial capital of British Somaliland from 1870 to 1941 when it was moved to Hargeisa. Located strategically on the oil route, Berbera has a deep sea port that was completed in 1969, and which is still the main commercial seaport for Somaliland. Berbera preserves the ancient name of the coast along the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden. It is thought to be the city Malao described as 800 stadia beyond the city of the Avalites, described in the eighth chapter of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, which was written by a Greek merchant in the first century CE. In the Periplus it is described as an open roadstead, sheltered by a spit running out from the east. Here the natives are more peaceable. There are imported into this place the things already mentioned, and many tunics, cloaks from Arsinoe, dressed and dyed; drinking-cups, sheets of soft copper in small quantity, iron, and gold and silver coin, not much. There are exported from these places myrrh, a little frankincense, (that known as far-side), the harder cinnamon, duaca, Indian copal and macir, which are imported into Arabia; and slaves, but rarely. Berbera is mentioned by the Islamic traveller Ibn Sa'id in the thirteenth century. Duan Chengshi, a Chinese Tang Dynasty scholar, described in his written work of 863 CE the slave trade, ivory trade, and ambergris trade of Bobali, which is also thought to be Berbera (see Maritime section of Tang Dynasty for more). However, as I.M. Lewis notes, "beyond the fact that during the period of Portuguese domination in the Red Sea the town was sacked in 1518 by Antonio de Saldanha, little of its history is known before the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries."[3] In 1546, the Ottoman Empire occupied the northwestern regions of Somalia including Berbera. It also made Zeila the regional capital due to the latter's strategic location on the Red Sea. One certainty about Berbera over the following centuries was that it was the site of an annual fair, held between October and April, which Mordechai Abir describes as "among the most important commercial events of the east coast of Africa."[4] The major Somali clan of ***** in Somalia, caravans from Harar and the Hawd, and Banyan merchants from Porbandar, Mangalore and Mumbai gathered to trade. All of this was kept secret from European merchants, writes Abir: "Banyan and Arab merchants who were concerned with the trade of this fair closely guarded all information which might have helped new competitors; and actually through the machinations of such merchants Europeans were not allowed to take part in the fair at all."[5] The British explorer Richard Burton made two visits to this port, and his second visit was marred by an attack on his camp by several hundred Somali spearmen the night of 19 April 1855, and although Burton was able to escape to Aden, one of his companions was killed.[6] Burton, recognizing the importance of the port city wrote: The Saaxil region consist of the following Districts. Berbera(City District) Sheekh(City District) Bulahar(District), Historic coastal town Goda Weyn(District), Farmers community Las Iidle(District), Fishing Community Mandhera (District), Famous for the Prison There are 113 villages in Saaxil. Some of the more important ones are: Xagal Laasgeel Sheekh Abdaal Lafaruug Xamaas Daragodle Laalays

Thanks and kuddos to the British Queen.

SO these are the terrorist that Ilkajir is fighting? Dont you think that you are harming your case by posting pics of this guy and calling him the big terrorist that Puntland is fighting.