Walaalkis, good point, but I think you're underestimating the deep black hole the capital was plunged into, it felt bottomless, until we put a floor underneath through stability, and slowly this has allowed us to rise again, but make no mistake it won't be until 2014 that the government has incorporated all the necessary talent into its administration to establish independent institutional buildings on the scale of the old parliament. There is not a single reputable Somali company that has the same skills as the prewar team and their excellent interior design that is still unmatched anywhere else in the peninsula. Turkey has a beautiful parliament, and it would be amazing if they made a similar one for us but in the colours of the Somali flag, blue and white.

^Exciting times Ibti, go for it! One tip I would give you is to write between 8am and 11am, every morning, because that's the magic window when your creative juices are at their max.

Juxa ' leave Narniah alone', what did I do? Narniah;869026 wrote: Woaah Tell me something I don't know mr-thinks-he-know-it-all. I applaud you for really twisting everything I said. I never said anything about the whole Somali community at large. Omg, you are really coming across patronizing. The things you brought up are valid, but I never said anything against it. What is your freaking point? Irrelevant! My intention was not to defame the entire Somali community at large. I spoke of events and situations I personally have experienced in the communities I was brought up doesn't mean that I am hating on them. I never said the Somalis at large lack deen, or spoken about the history of Islam and the position of scholars in the Somali community, I respect these people and I'm aware of their existence. You said the following: ''Seriously though, our sisters nowadays want men who love the deen. That's why they marry reverts, so Somali guys need to get with the Quraan and start practising the deen more '' - You make the false claim that sisters only 'nowadays' want men who love deen, which is absurd because that has been a condition for marriage for at least a millenium. - You insinuated that because they 'nowadays' want men who love deen, they have chosen reverts over Somali brothers, thereby indirectly stating that 'Somali men don't love their deen'. - Worse is the part where you claim Somali men need to pick up a book they have been studying for a millenium, and you had the nerve to call me patronizing? 1+1 = 2, if you claim 3, then I will correct you on it, there is absolutely no reason for you to become so angry when I do. Wait...I'm supposed to care? I dont! I don't give two flying hoots what you think. I'm not here to set a trend or have followers, except to be me, you don't like it, don't read my stuff, simple. People usually ignore people they dislike, and despite your fallacious arguments, I don't dislike you, in-fact you have created many interesting topics in the past. I also don't appreciate your haughty self righteous tone that your swinging towards my direction, you need to turn that down a notch. Its one of my character flaws, but at the same it exposes non-sequiturs quite well in the opposite debator, so I guess its also a positive characteristic. Irrelevant! No it supports my case that we don't suffer competition when it comes to marriage. ps; Talking about bs, you are the absolute epitome of bs, so why don't you scrutinize that, as it needs major scrutinizing. I said your argument is bs, not you, but its clear I went to far considering your above furious reaction, so consider all I have posted irrelevant and non-applicable to you and your arguments.

What happened to the bodyguards of Yeey, they were giants: The military dude guarding Sharif was massive too:

^Layer Cake is the cream of the crop: Its the role that landed Daniel the role of Bond.

^Narniah is a strong girl, she can take it. I'll bet £100 she will end up with a Somali brother, as I don't represent Somali men. Malika;868611 wrote: ^aaw bless!! - that flattering has worked wonders - budh laa dac gabadhan yar, how dare she find 'reverts' masha'allah!..lol LOL, she can find Chinese Confucionists attractive for all I care, as long as she doesn't try to self-justify it with irrelevant reasons such as Somali men eat with forks while Chinese men use chop-sticks, so I'm going to marry a Chinaman. Its all about perception, including self-perception. Some brothers and sisters don't feel 'special' amongst their own people, and need to locate themselves in a non-Somali environment to feel 'exotic'. I know the exciting feeling that comes with that, I have experienced compliments like that from teachers, old people and bubble-gum girlfriends, but in the end it will never fill that empty void. And nobody will ever be happy when they base their entire happiness on the fact that that group is so much better than this group through generalizations, instead loving that individual for who and what they are, and the positive contributions they bring to your life should be the rock on which you base a marriage. Chi - have a firm word with young brother, introduce him to some 'masha'allah' Somali sisters - sometimes like our young Narniah they young ones assume all Somalis are either backward culturally or religiously - marka its good he even browze SOL he might just get to see Somalis come in all shapes - kuu 'cool' naa wey kujiraan.[did I make sense - oh well, had a long day so pardon if I didnt] I'm dragging him to a few tournaments Insha'allah and will push him into certain directions. Truth be told, he only needs to get out of the neutrality syndrome where every Somali girl feels like a distant relative. Once I got over that, I came in contact with an ANGEL lol, like where were you all my life! I bet though if I had been an angry, ignorant or generalising person, I would have never noticed her, and probably would complain on SOL about the lack of good Somali women available kkkkk.

Narniah;868915 wrote: Chimera the only reason you dislike my post is because you are in denial like the rest. No you were taking a dump on 1/2 of a 20 million+ strong community, I would have replied the same way if some Farah praised Persian ladies as 'better muslims' than Somali sisters, while using the most ridiculous examples to support this rubbish statement. Its a fact that Somali men rank along side Turks, Persians, Arabs and Berbers as historic champions of Islam in their respective geographic spheres and beyond, Its a fact that Somali boys rank at the top of the international Quran recital competitions. Its a fact that Somali scholars both ancient and modern are referenced extensively in Islamic theology. Its amusing therefore to see you proclaim we got into our deen 'lately', where have you been the last 1000 years? To also say, that I might be pushing your brother towards the direction of non-Somali chicks simply because of a post I made on a forum 9when you clearly said he's already involved with Non Somali girls), is so absurd Having Indian girls follow you around in the mall and to your home doesn't equal my brother returning that same infatuation. His concept of Somali women consists of; hooyo, abaayo, ayeeyo, edo, and that little sister next door. If he reads a few more posts with the same crap you filled yours with, he might get the wrong opinion of Somali women, and that's a damn shame, because the majority doesn't harbour the ill will you project towards the other gender. I haven't made up anything I wrote, it's all true, I'm not here to score brownie points. I'm sharing my perspective about the things I know, and what I personally have seen. Your experience might be different, to each their own. You all need to chill a lil and go easy with the attack.. Nothing you wrote was remotely true, secondly Somalis registered one of highest 'same ethnic group' marriages in the west, so its clearly you whose in denial. Thirdly, calm down, this is just a discussion, nobody is attacking you, but we will scrutinize bs when we see it,

^My little brother browses SOL I discovered during ramadan, and he is popular with a certain non-Somali group of females, which is worrying to me. That type of post could push him into the non-Somali camp. Remember back in 06 it was the likes of you, Blessed, Valenteenah, Ibti, etc who pulled me from the Dutch camp back to the Somali one lol, and I have never been more content! Ignorance, anger, generalizations, etc are obstacles because they prevent you from having a clear vision!

OdaySomali;868197 wrote: As relevant as never before. Don't bother, you're on a much higher political plane in terms of mindset and system; the type that is sustaining prosperous western and asian civilizations.

Aaliyyah;867689 wrote: I was reading throu some old posts and I was like Adam forgot to post this one when he digged up the other posts about interracial marraiges than I saw your last post loool.. alle kan waxba kama tagin LOL, I used the search engine.

Narniah all that self-justification is unneccesary, if a revert tickles your fancy, then be content, no need to second guess your preference or generalize a group of men who have historically been credited as champions of Islam. Its not reverts that quadrupled the attendancy levels of mosques all across the west, its Somali men. Its not reverts that are building major new ones, its Somali men. Its not reverts who put their weight behind the first muslim senator in America and got him elected, its Somali men. Its not reverts changing the perception of muslims in the west, its Somali men like Mo Farah. Your not 'seeing a rise' in Somali men 'on the deen lately', your just seeing another generation growing up, that's called the cycle of life. There is no threat to the average Somali male coming from any community, we'll be 45 million strong in a few decades, so our numbers are growing healthy, and plenty of sisters will always be available to Somali men even if they become atheists, buddhists or scientologists, their is no competition whatsoever. Somali women's affection for Somali men goes deeper than religion, its primal attraction lol, so how about we stop pretending we need to 'fix-up' when whatever issues the community is facing involves all members, including dumarka!

I guess its Mrs Moons now. Congrats!

Abtigiis, you and Mooge can unite in the unholy name of misogyny.

Crying is healthy, but its a difficult emotion to dial up from your inner self, unlike the way anger and fury flow so smoothly through the realm that is your body. There is a direct reward, in the form of adrenaline, that comes with the outbursts of the latter two emotions. Similarly 'competition', ''ego-building' and 'maliciousness' are also far more satisfying emotions to the average man than crying, there is no real reward with the latter that you can point out immediately. Crying feels self-inflicted, its invisible, there is nothing you can do about it, you feel powerless, no matter how many satisfying emotions you try to employ to feel good, they are all neutralised by the thing that caused you to cry. There is only one thing that has the ability to make me cry and that is the loss of a loved-one, or the loss of life up close and peripherial, especially if its a young child. IDGAF if I don't look cute to you with my teary red eyes, snotty nose, and the shrieks of hell that I project to the world. Women can be so self-centered lol.

I dare to believe.

Lazygirl was a good host, I really enjoyed my first Somali election race, what a ride. Insha'allah many more to come in the future.

Yeah baby

Apophis;867273 wrote: ^^ I'm with you Chimera Cinnamon tea at Lido Beach - 2013!

Change people, time for change lol:

malistar2012;867165 wrote: viva viva viva la president ............................................. We wont Sharif Ahmed ........ God bless you Boooooo we need change!

This is taking too long, I don't even have an appetite, bloody suspense is killing me yet its exhilarating too!

Faarax-Brawn;867147 wrote: I just got word straight from hamar minutes ago: Somalia will have a new President. Hassan sh Mohamud,will be the next president. I repeat, Hassan Sh Mohamud will be Somalias next President. For real big brother?

Somalia;866995 wrote: Abdiweli is out, it has been confirmed. Get up sxb, it ain't over until the fat lady sings!

What the hell!

I.saaq Airlines has two of those dreamliners on order and D.arod Airways is about to purchase an Airbus A380, while H.awiya Aerospace is competing with the Emirates for the Indian Ocean routes, excellent alternatives to the previous national carrier, one of the heavyweights of Africa, god bless qabiil and all the backwardness that comes with it!