Listen, first understand that i am not saying Somalia's market will be the largest market in africa or the world. What i am saying is that it will be one of the fastest growing markets, that in 2 decades we can more than make up for the time we have lost and continue to lose during this turmoil. Somalia has the capacity to become the largest economy in East Africa, a title which now belongs to Kenya. Who knows, Somalia could have the largest economy in Africa, but that won't happen for a long while, one of the reasons being the size of our population. Somalia can never become the largest economy in the world, and i have never implied that. I've used China's growth to counter youre point that economies shrink after a short while, so in that sense i think my argument is quite viable.

No, youre question is fine, criticism enriches a discussion. China has had a rapidly expanding market for the last decade or so, and will do so for a long time to come. So in general although there is a fall after a rise in the rate of market growth, it takes a relatively long time. I'm no economist, but considering like i said the thousands of skilled people who could be returning to the country in the next two decades, and considering the yet unexplored mineral and fossil fuel reserves thought to be in Somalia; the potential economic future of our country is bright.

spoiled it for us? why, were you bycotting it? ....strange.. anyways The reasoning is quite simple really, i wanted to know what cind of people this community consists of, because you generally seem more educated and mature than other Somali forum communities. You know all the 'waryaa, yaa-tahay and crude stuff like that', of course it helps if that kind of talk is banned from the forum. i also wanted to gauge people's feelings to the returning of our country, i'm picking up mixed feelings, across all the forums i'm involved with. This poll itself is not extensive enough i think, i may have to create a better one sometime, but for now it will do.

Xinfaanin..lol, its not as if i asked you what you were doing yesterday evening between 3-4PM, or something. wow...the poll has shown some interesting results. Most people here are between 21 and 30 Most people are studying and most plan to go back to Somalia. But 18 people, is a small fraction of this forums population....so all you who haven't taken the poll, please do so.

Dear All I was just wondering how old we all are around here, and where we live and such, please honour me with your contribution..

Man in malaysia, i could discuss the topic of markets with you, but i'd doubt i'd get far with you. Somalia, today, without a government, is thriving. Telecommunication business is superior to almost all other african countries'. Imagine if the hundreds of thousands of skilled Somalis return from abroad? We'll easily have one of the largest growing markets of the world, we are talking 8-9-10% annual growth.

I don't deem it a waste to rebuild one's country. True, we are selfish, but i think we'll easily overcome that attitude problem. At least were not chronically lazy like most of Africa. Not only do i think we can rebuild the country. I think Somalia would easily have the largest growing market in Africa, and one of the largest in the world. All it takes is belief, preparation and execution.

It's funny to see most of you now think i'm a naive optimist. On the contrary, i am very, very realist. I can see the truth, and i agree, right now Somalia has no hope. The people who are running the country be they the TFG or the UIC are all backward. But tomorrow, the next generation will have to take up the yoke, and we cannot afford to fail. Sitting on our hands, complaining there are no opportunities, or there's still tribalism around is not going to help anybody. Intelligent, educated people can get over boundaries like Tribalism, and lack of opportunities. Tommorrows businessmen should be good enough to create opportunities. Tommorows Politicians should be able to devise a political system which can render Tribalism harmless, and give it but a marginal position in country politics. Tell me, who will benefit from pessism and cynicism? I'm not asking you to declare you are going to return to Somalia right now. What i'm asking you all, is to NOT FORGET where youre from, not forget where you MUST return to sooner or later. Because there's no greater feeling than living in a peaceful, prosperous country of your own. Don't you all want to experience that? Somewhere where everybody is speaking Afkeena, dressing in dharkeena, where billboards and signs are in Somali, where buildings and businesses are all Somali? We have to make life-decisions in order not only to do the best for ourselves, but also for our country. We need to preach to wayward youths, and people who think that they can really be British, or American, or Canadian. We all need to be constantly aware of our homeland, and constantly planning to return to it someday, to contribute to its rebuilding, for surely it is our duty.

That can all change, how Xamar is now is not the point. We need to inspire ourselves so that tomorrow, when we can have an effect on our country, we do just that. There's no point moaning about lack of employment, you have to make the opportunities yourselves. Who knows how Somalia will be tomorrow? By the time we have finished our degrees and trainings, there might be some sort of government around. And if not, there are a lot of organisations ready to sponsor you if you are Doctor, or a Dentist and things like that. Young lawyers, politicians can get involved with the process of rebuilding the country, and so can engineers of every type. I'm suprised to find that my thread has only had two posts, both of which are negative. I was expecting a lot more. Perhaps i've put the topic in the wrong area, or even on the wrong forum.

Northener, i am not asking anybody to go anywhere today. I just want to know what you are planning to do for tommorow, for the future of our nation. Of course i know thta there are many qualified somalis around the world. That is why i want to hear from, them so that we can inspire each other. I know that many of us have many responsibilities, but that should not result in us giving up on our dream to help our people. I haven't married yet, but if i do, it will not deter me from trying to return to Somalia. To each his own time, but our final destination should always be Somalia.

For many years, like many other young Somali's i've dreamt of rebuilding my country. In order to do that we need to take advantage of the educational opportunities available to us as a result of our immigration. Our country is in dire need, it has been in a position of anarchy for the last 16 years. In those sixteen years, many of us have grown up outside of our country. And believe it or not, it is up to us to do something about it. Somalis will have to rebuild Somalia. I want to know, what you have achieved over the last 16 years, what degrees you are studying, what training you are undertaking, and generally what other proccesses you are undergoing in order to help rebuild Wadankeeyna . This is a serious topic, and i expect a serious response. I will start with myself. I am currently doing a Medical Biochemistry degree in the UK. I then plan to move on to Post-graduate Medicine. When i am fully qualified i plan to as soon as possible go to Somalia.

Sharmarkee, can you supply the source of this article?

Hi POWERFULL THOUGHTS KEEP IT UP

As you all know its very rare that a country's flag is pole posted right next to another flag if that country doesn't even exist in the international platform. And as we all know Ethiopia has done this to impress easily impressed Somalilanders like you, and the Riyaale government. Placing a flag next to as flag is easy if it means access to the Ports of Somaliland, especially for a land-locked nation the size of Ethiopia. It seems our Amxaar neighbours are practising the lesser by-blow of the 'divide and conquer'policy used against us by the British, i.e. 'divide and take advantage of'.

Championed Muslim women? on the contrary she told countless lies about how they are treated in Islam. Funny, the people she ran away to are rejecting her! I'd love to see what happens if she is deported, she won't last a ur!

By discussing the ongoings in Somalia, we are doing something about them. Because when we (if we) get the chance to do something about the state of Somalia, we can learn from the mistakes of others. And what makes 'attracting the world to the plight of the Somali people' in anyway a help? A solution will have to come from within, from us Somali people.

The fact of the matter is that, although the act of killing a murderer is right in Sharia law, These numerous unlawful and biased courts being set up are hijacking Islamic law to their selfish needs. i pity those who have decided to use Islam as their vehicle for greed and gain, for their punishment in Akhirah will be severe. btw, perhaps they are using his own weapon on him? That could explain why a machete was used. Mohamed Abdi (SomaliNet) The relatives of the executed killer by an Islamic court in Bermuda district of Mogadishu yesterday members of minority Somali clans said they were not aware of the court's execution verdict on their man, describing it as hurried act. Leila Ahmed known as 'Leila Gurei' who is the wife of the knifed man's uncle and was in charge of the welfare of the killer during his detention, complained that she was not aware of when the execution happened. She added, "the relatives of the stabbed man and those of his victim agreed on compensation, but the court itself ruled the execution case against Sheekh Omar Hussein and the verdict was not on common groundâ€. Mr. Omar 48, from unarmed minority clans was stabbed to death by the son of the killed Quranic teacher as ordered by Makka Al-mukarama Islamic court in Bermuda village of Mogadishu in front of crowded people. Mogadishu's Somalinet correspondent Mohamed Abdi says the Islamic courts in Mogadishu cannot carry out execution verdict on people from armed tribes known as 'Beelaha hubeysan' (armed clans). The gun ruled Mogadishu for the past 15 years while its current generation grew up in disorder and chaos atmosphere. If you come to Mogadishu, the city of lawlessness, hold your breath back and you will see everything as normal