Sakhar, so you are saying that the boy on the picture was a student, lives in Eastleigh(nairobi), write articles about Ilkajir and he has applied for an visa at European and American embassy. That doesnt make him a terrorist. But you on the other hand are taking very low cheap shots by labelling him as a terrorist without any prove and posting his picture online. Someone would even say that you are 'terrorizing' him. Does that make you a terrorist?

Norway: Is welfare system destroying Somali families? San Francisco (Somalilandpress) — Somali-Norwegian activist, Kadra Yusuf thinks that the Norwegian generous welfare system paradoxically may destroy the Somali families in Norway and lead to misuse of public funds. In a provocative feature article published in Norwegian newspaper, VG, Yusuf argues that many Somali families artificially live apart in legally; while they live in same household in reality. Majority of Somali families are registered as a single parent household. Figures from Norwegian government statistics show that there are 2.5 times as many single parents among Somalis than in other migrant families. According to the same statistics, three of four Somali women do not work; one of the three are divorced and half have more than three children. In the article Kadra Yusuf asks, “Why people who come from a conservative Muslim country suddenly decide to divorce in Norway?” Yusuf reasons that many Somali immigrants declare to be single parents to benefit from generous assistance that is provided by the Norwegian welfare system. She believes the Norwegian welfare system encourages married couples to divorce and reward single mothers with many children. Yusuf argues this lead to poverty trap for Somalis. Somalis should be required to do more than just live off welfare, she says Politicians are afraid of stigmatizing, but they should be willing to take on the dreary debates too. Benefits for single parents is a social benefit that many use, but it’s being abused and Somali children are the losing end of this sytem, says Kafra Yusuf. Kadra Yusuf argues that existing welfare system causes many family problems. The ‘fictional divorce’ is not only legal fraud. Somali men leave their home during the day because of fear that social workers will show up at the house. They usually go Khat rooms leaving family responsibilities to women. This leads to alter the normal Somali family structure. Kadra Yusuf calls the Norwegian government to reform the social welfare to remove poverty trap that many Somali families find them in. Norway has one of the best and generous welfare systems in the world. parents are entitled to 12 months off work with 80% pay, or 10 months with full pay. The fertility rate has been a steady 1.8 higher than most European countries. Norwgian welfare’s motto has been, “from the cradle to the grave”. All Norwegians enjoy full health care and free education system throughout their lives. Insurance Fraud Magne Fladby, Director of the Norwegian National Insurance Verification and Collection Agency, says that they’re aware of the high risk for this type of fraud among Somalis. “We get tips that this is widespread among Somalis. This is a benefits area we have a strong focus on in order to discover abuse,” he says. Fladby says that they don’t have statistics based on ethnicity, and have no special measures directed only at Somalis. “We actively work to uncover abuses among single parents in general,” he says. The figures on abuse of welfare benefits for single parents increased sharply in recent years. In 2008, his agency uncovered fraud of 2.3 million Kroner (373,000 US Dollar.) In 2010 they uncovered a record high of 8.2 million Kroner ($1,300,000.) Ethnic perspective The leader of the Parliamentary Labour and Social Committee Karin Andersen (SV) calls the government to finding a firm solution of this social problem and she encourage the social services to approach this problem from an “ethnic point of view.” Source: VG Magazine

Originally posted by General Duke: petty village warrior along with those of his radical Diaspora . Your not making friends with those qualifications.

BOB, Sheick used to be part of Togdheer region and not Waqooyi galbeed before it formed Saaxil region with Berbera. So your answer is incorrect.

Inadeero, I told you JB doesnt like his Saaxil region. He feels more comfortable in the Hargeysa Metropool. he is a city guy(reer magaal). Shall we start a cebarate Saaxil thread, to inform these SOL ninnies here who we are? And show them were we are from?

Its the City of Sheick, 8th Largest city in Somaliland and the 2nd largest City of the Saaxil region of Somaliland. The first 2 pics are from the Secondary School in Sheick, and this is the House that the Emir of Kuwait is building there. His pilot got evening a ceberate house. http://www.somalinet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=245&t=199813&start=0

Somaliland is not a city.

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: Reminds me of the "Mine Me" ,,, Dr. Evil: Mini Me, if I ever lost you I don't know what I would do. [pauses] Dr. Evil: I'd probably move on, get another clone but there would be a 15 minute period there where I would just be inconsolable.

May, bal noo sheeg. sidu bad kugalay.

I agree. Faroole is not a dictator. He is the appointed Governor of Western-Bari, Eastern-Nugaal and north-Mudug.

Guess this one.

You are a Good Boy, Inadeero. explain your name. what does is stand for.

Mielmi, Khadar is not against Somaliland. He(Somali) only feels his(Land) is taken away and cut in pieces. So we need to convince him that his Somaliland is still there, not taken away, nor occupied and is not cut in pieces.

Somaliland, means its the Land of the Somali. Any Somali who is from that Land can become part of Somaliland. Somaliland is not a belief, its not an ideology, its not a closed club for members only that you cant join. So even Buuba can someday, when the time is right, come back and take part in the society of his Land. I think we can expect Buuba to come back soon. As soon as the TFG period ends and the TFG becomes history, he can return.

Originally posted by Thankful: Faroole has travelled to Western countries, Atam would never be able to! If Atam would have an Australian Passport, I am sure Atam (the local popular boy in Galgala) would do some travelling. He met many girls on Paltalk, that he could visit.

What is your rank MIELMI? I myself am Captain in the Army rank. Dont mind Africaown, Mielmi. He has rare condition, its called Pirophopia. Many people on SOL have this condition. They regularly accuse me of being the Chief Pirate.

We see it more in terms of Repatriation, Re-integration and Repositioning (RRR Programme). This Programme has been running since 1991 and it has worked for us. Some of the participants of this Programme, have been very succesful. One fromer participant of the programme even became President of the Republic.

Africaown, MIELMI is my inadeero, he is young and new on SOL.

Originally posted by mielmi: WHAT ABOUT OODWEYNE? Inadeero, dont wake him or insult him. Otherwise he will slab us with Oxford English, karbaash us with historical facts and call us ninnies.

Originally posted by mielmi: NO WAY!!!.........JACAYLBARO IS FROM SAAXIL REGION AS WELL? Belief it. Jacaclybaro is from Saaxil. But he is the kind that distance himself from his region of Origin and inadeero's. He is not proud of his heritage and lineage.

Inadeero, Inshallah Somaliland will get some sort of recongnition soon. Did you know Jacalybaro is an inadeero too?

Dukey has visited Hargeysa. I saw in a Hotel pretending to be an TFG ambassador.

I think he is ordering Khat from Bosasso.

I know a couple of TFG Parlementarians who hail from Somaliland, and they desperately want to come back to Somaliland. And this was already in 2008!! They all have seen that not only has the TFG failed, but also that there is a lack of understanding and you cant do any business with the South. So I say, lets forget the past and start a new beginning. P.S. Dont forget that Somaliland was created on the basis of forgive and forget past mistakes. That is what we celeberate on th 18th of May.

Keep your friends close, and give your enemy a Ministerial post, big fat kiss and let them work hard for you. Obama