Somalia;862824 wrote: Sultan of Hobyo or Migiurtinia, I can't remember which one wanted to take Socotra but opted for Hobyo instead, shame. Try again to take over instead of Laascaano from SL or waterless Buuhoodle from khaatumo

I am in love with this place and I want visit without passport and visa

Apophis;862813 wrote: Come on Somalia, stop claiming everything! What's next, planting the blue flag in Antarctica? Look how close to us than Yemen Look how beautiful this place is how can you easily gives awat? http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/socotra/interesting/

Socotra island is one of the most beautiful, weirdest and breathtaking places on earth. It is around 150 M from somali and 250 M from yemen yet it belongs to yemen http://www.google.nl/search?q=socotra&hl=en&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=TM0-ULiqCcyS0QWW5oCgCg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=685

General Ali Samatar Admits War Crime in Hargeisa City in 1991 in interview with BBC Somali Service

“The case was never about money,” said Deria, who has little expectation of recovering his $3 million share of the judgment against Samantar, who is bankrupt. “This case was about having an opportunity to be in court with Samantar and prove he was in charge of what was happening.” Deria, on the other hand, said holding Samantar formally accountable for atrocities in Somalia’s civil war is the best way for Somalia to move forward. He said that clan retribution can be set aside when people can be assured of justice through the legal system and that he hopes the case can highlight to the Somali people that justice is attainable. “ This is the civilized way of dealing with criminals, ” he said.

Halkuu ALLE iyo umaduu danbiga ka galay danbi dhaaf waydiisan lahaa ayuu wali la soo indho cadyahay wax khalada maan samayn. Madax adakaa qofku waa aakhiru cimriye muu yidhaahdo ha la isamaxo. Mar ay VOA waraysanaysay ayaa waxa la waydiiyay " Haddii noloshaada afartan sano dib loo celiyo maxaad badali lahayd oo ka khaldanaa maamulkiinii?" Waxa uu ku jawaabay "waxba maan badaleen ee sidii aan samayay ayuun baan samayn lahaa." Waa jawaab si xun caloosha ii hurisay. Waxa la yidhi "yeelaa wuu iloobaa la yeela se ma iloobo" Dhagayso 6;15 min

McLEAN, Va. — A U.S. judge on Tuesday awarded $21 million to seven people who sued a former prime minister of Somalia now living in Virginia, claiming he tortured and killed his own people more than two decades ago. The judgment against Mohamed Ali Samantar, 76, of Fairfax comes at the end of an eight-year legal battle that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Seven Somali natives filed the lawsuit in 2004 in federal court in Alexandria against Samantar, who served as vice president, defense minister and prime minister throughout the 1980s under dictator Siad Barre, until the months before the regime collapsed in 1991. The suit claimed Samantar personally ordered the killings and torture of members of the minority ***** clan. Samantar denied the accusations and claimed immunity from the lawsuit. On the day the trial was to begin, he entered a default judgment. While he accepted legal liability for the killings, he denied wrongdoing. One of the plaintiffs, Aziz Deria of Bellevue, Wash., said Tuesday that the ruling vindicates efforts to hold Samantar accountable. “The case was never about money,” said Deria, who has little expectation of recovering his $3 million share of the judgment against Samantar, who is bankrupt. “This case was about having an opportunity to be in court with Samantar and prove he was in charge of what was happening.” Samantar’s lawyer, Joseph Peter Drennan, said he will appeal the ruling. In fact, the case is already on appeal. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether Samantar was properly denied immunity. The case, first filed in 2004, has had a tortuous path through the courts. At first, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema dismissed the case, ruling that Samantar enjoyed legal immunity as a former foreign official. But the U.S. Supreme Court rejected that argument. Eventually, the State Department argued in a legal filing that Samantar could not claim immunity because Somalia had no central government that could claim immunity on his behalf. Brinkema then allowed the case to go to trial. Samantar’s lawyer objected, saying the judge was granting excessive deference to the State Department — Brinkema had said she would have dismissed the case if the agency determined it could harm international relations. After Samantar defaulted at the outset of the trial in February, the trial proceeded without him. During the shortened trial, the plaintiffs presented evidence including a 1989 BBC interview in which Samantar acknowledged a leadership role in the bombing of Hargeisa, a city in the northern part of the country. Hargeisa was home to a large ***** population and a stronghold of a regional movement to break off from Somalia. The evidence also included testimony from an army colonel who said he overheard a series of radio communications in which Barre was urging moderation in a bombing campaign, while Samantar advocated a harsher attack. Several plaintiffs — some who live in the U.S. like Deria and others who still live in Somalia — told chilling stories of narrowly escaping summary execution, suffering beatings and spending years in solitary confinement in jail. Deria sued on behalf of his brother and father, who were killed. The San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability, which represented the plaintiffs, said Brinkema’s ruling is the first anywhere in the world to hold a leader in the Barre regime responsible for the crimes it perpetrated. “This is a remarkable result for our clients, who faced down one of the most powerful men in their country’s history and forced him to concede liability for his crimes,” said Steven Schulman, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers. But Drennan said Samantar continues to deny wrongdoing, and believes that efforts to hash out these claims in a U.S. court are counterproductive to the efforts to promote reconciliation and a cohesive national government in Somalia. The lawsuit “needs to be seen for what it is — politics and clan warfare in the courtroom,” Drennan said. Deria, on the other hand, said holding Samantar formally accountable for atrocities in Somalia’s civil war is the best way for Somalia to move forward. He said that clan retribution can be set aside when people can be assured of justice through the legal system and that he hopes the case can highlight to the Somali people that justice is attainable. “This is the civilized way of dealing with criminals,” he said. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Dugsi male qayaaladi ninka yidhi intii neceb qabiil baa u tol ah! Gaariye Ilaahay caafimaad ha siiyee waa gabayaa wayn oo ku caan baxa Tima-cade dabadii inuu jiilka la dagaalanka qabyaalada uu hogaankooga yahay. ALLE cimrigiisa ha dheereyo ee ku xusuuso ereyadan. Nin qabyaalad doojaw Doqoniimo waa cudur. Haddii aad dux leedahay Bal docdaada uun eeg: Inta dumar agoomo ah! Inta dhiig dad lagu qubay! Inta darib nin lagu cunay! Inta duul ku qaran-jabay! Debec-yaa-lahaayeey Maxaa degel ku baaba'ay! Maxaa dhacay umulo-doox! Anigaa nin-dooriyo Anigaa wax dumin kara Maxaa beel ku "dumug" tidhi! Imisaa dugaag qaday Dubaaxdiina loo wadhay! Darka iyo xareeddiyo Daaq laysu qoonsaday, Dirirtiyo colaaduhu Maxay haad dibbiriyeen! Islaan wiilki laga dilay "Dugayeey" maxay tidhi! Dadab iyo aroos iyo Aqal laba-deryaale ah Maxaa daaha loo rogay! Waxan uga dan leeyahay Summad iyo ***-sooc iyo Qofkii duuf ku nooloow Alla-doori baad tahay. Soomaali waa duud; Dakan-qabe ha joogee Waa ul iyo diirkeed; Deris iyo tol wada yaal Nin dan laana kala gura. Qabiilkii dorraad yiil Isticmaarki baa dumay; Shalay daba-ka-naax iyo Dibitaati baa waday; Maantana dillaal iyo Dibbir baa ku xoogsada. Waa dabin qarsoodi ah; Ummadday ku dagayaan; Boobkay ku dedayaan. Qolo-qoladan loo degey Kama iman dad-weynaha; Ragga dacarta huriyaa Waa kooxo duumo ah; Daadihiyeyaashiyo Maamulkay ku duran yiin. Qaar baa diktoorro ah Digriigoodu madhan yahay; Qaar baa durbaano leh Oo daacaddii jaray. Darna waa hagoogtaan Waa deniyo waaweyn. Isku soo dabbaaloo Waa dabaqad maal jecel; Waxa loo dig leeyey Dhididkayga dahabka ah Sidii loo dudubin laa. Afartaa docdaa mari; Dugsi ma leh qabyaaladi; Waa dararta baahida; Waa astaanta dib-u-dhaca; Waa boog dalooshoo Dadka maanka kaga taal. Dirxi qudhun ku nool iyo Waxa fadha nin daalin ah; Damqa oo ku joogsada. Balse dira-diraaloow Dabka yaad u sidataa? Yaad daafacaysaa? Haddii uunku kala dido Sidu yeey u daran tahay? Dib-jir iyo nin xoolo leh Dambi-laawe iyo tuug, Doc-doc weeye shicibkuye Yaa daawo leediin? Waxaan uga dan leeyahay Haddaad duulimaad tahay Riddo waa u meel dayo. Doxor-yahaw ab-tiriyaa Armaad dogobka qiiqa leh, Darintaad ku huruddiyo Dushaaduun ku hurisaa! Afartaa docdaa mari; Tixdu way dagaal-timi; Waa daabbad aan biqin Cilmi baa u diirad ah. Durba gumuci koowaad Waxay daartay nabarkiyo Waxa doogta ugu wacan; Dawadiise may gelin. Kuwa ararta daajiyo Rag baan ula dan leeyahay Deelleeydi waa koow.

Blessed magool dhaqaalay ka hadashay ee maxaad ku raacday haday hunguri raac noqotay kana booday arsaaqda ALLAA qoray ninba wuxuu siinayo. ceeryaamo iyo boodh ciiro ha isku qarinine noloshayda caydh iyo cilmi guraan ku fadhiyin ku caar caari maaye caashaqa iska ilow Ku daadis rag hadaad raadinaysid bal eeg Mursalkii Ha i raadsan yidhi ta isagana lagu dhigay.

Somalia;860525 wrote: You wiped the field with a LESBIAN, what else is there to say, a Lesbian Ayaan Hirsi , my God. I can name countless of models from that region (Somaliland), as well as a flourishing porn industry , but lets not degrade women any further as they are all SOMALI WOMEN. in your opinion Muslim hating and become Kafir is better than Lesbian. About your models, did you read their books, how they stereotyping negatively Somalis.

To stay on negative mood bal tan eeg yaa badiyay raga iyo dumarka? WAA RAG (Faarax VS Xaliimo) Waxa raanta loo feedhayaa waa rag waxa cadarka loo rushaa waa rag Waxa fiidkii loo roorayaa waa rag waxa dunida roofka ku ridi waa rag waxa rogaya reeraha burburin waa rag waxa raranka nala doonayaa waa rag waxa raaxo loo diidayaa waa rag waxa rubida laga guranayaa waa rag waxa raasamalkii laga cuni waa rag waxa nafta rafaadka ugu wacan waa rag waxa nolosha bilicdii ka rogay waa rag xaqiiqda iyo runtii waxa ka fog waa rag Rabigeen kuwuu taliya yidhi waa rag kuwa nabada lagu reeyo xidhaa waa rag kuwa quruxda nagu raacayaa waa rag markaan raawisnana naga ordaa waa rag rasmi iyo kuwaan aayo rabin waa rag

Somalia;860371 wrote: She's Somaliland's answer to Ayaan Hirsi. :cool: Dear Somalia Pirateland have longer list Ayan, Iman, Waris, etc we can't compete in this area.

Blessed this is art of kicking Halimo's who is better than Samatar and Goodby Jaaw Gacalayaa J.B Mursal may learn way of acting from samatar his qaab masraxeed wuu liitaa . Samatar - Goodby Jaaw Gacalayaal my fav Foorjo

Bluelicious;860298 wrote: The first Somali artist I see singing about not wanting someone because every Somali artist is singing about someone they like so I welcome this change. The song is alright. How can be this your first "ku daadis" song. Almos all Omer sholi songs and Digfeer are ku daadis: jeck this* La dabaalo caashaqa Kaa baxay beel gubaay iyo digfeer ( I dont like but it is one of the worst hate song)

One of the best songs for 2012 but video is useless

Shame on all this scripts in SOL Alle ha shaafiyo waa gabadh aan loo quudhin dhibaato

Mo Farah's family cheers him on from Somaliland village 'When he won, I celebrated and gave people gifts of khat and meat,' says Mo's eldest brother Faisal Share 612 Email David Smith in Gabiley guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 August 2012 14.48 BST Mo Farah's eldest brother Faisal and his mother Amran will walk four miles to the nearest village with electricity to watch the final of 5,000m. Photograph: Ali Jama Mohamed The tiny homestead lies deep in the savanna, far from any road; tyre marks in the dirt offer the only trail. Nearby, a cow and a donkey drag a wooden plough in uneasy tandem. Looking on is Faisal Farah, who has receding short hair, two prominent yellowing front teeth – and a blue jacket that says "Team GB". On Saturday Faisal will walk four miles to Wajale, the nearest village with electricity, to watch his brother Mo race for a second Olympic gold. Their mother, Amran, who has remained in rural Somaliland despite Mo's success abroad, will be with him in the crowd around the TV, just as she was for the 10,000m final last weekend. "When he won, I exploded like a bomb!" says Faisal, a farmer who, at 37, is eight years Mo's senior. "I ran out in the streets shouting. "There were a lot of people delighted and cheering. I celebrated and gave people gifts of khat [a bitter-tasting leaf] and meat." Mo will run for Britain in the 5,000m, but Somalis will be watching just as closely, claiming him as their local hero. The runner was born in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, and his family lives in the semi-autonomous Somaliland region, where Mo returns around once a year to widespread adulation. Locals speak admiringly of him visiting orphanages and refugee camps and setting up a charity. Faisal says Mo has built two houses for the family. Mo is the fourth of eight children[/b], according to Faisal, who is the eldest. Faisal lives far off the beaten track, more than 40 miles from Hargeisa, close to the Ethiopian border and a world away from the lights and noise and logos of the Olympic stadium. Visitors are advised to travel with armed guards, following a road lined with abandoned petrol stations, trees customarily planted by newlyweds and a sign offering assurance that the area has been de-mined. The final part of the journey requires a Land Cruiser to bump and skid through bushy terrain and muddy quagmires. In the surrounding farmland are camels, cattle, donkeys, goats and lambs, crops such as cereal and watermelon, and small homesteads with dome-shaped dwellings fashioned from tarpaulins tied with rope. In one, a sickly boy can be seen with flies crawling over his face. Along the way, women in brightly coloured hijabs walk and wave, hoping for a lift. Faisal, who must trek to Wajale every time he wants to charge his phone, leans against a tractor and reminisces about looking out for his younger brother when they were growing up. "Mo was always interested in sport: football and athletics," he says. "He always ran in the streets as a child. He was very smiley and happy all the time." Despite Faisal's age advantage, Mo beat him at running. "We played together, we walked together. We played football and sometimes we raced but he was faster than me. He was a dynamo." Watching Mo's Olympic glory in London, he feels no sibling rivalry, he insists. "It is as if I myself am running, so I cannot be jealous of him." Their father was a businessman and the family lived comfortably in a substantial stone house. But Somalia was sliding towards two decades of civil war. "In Mogadishu, everyone was militia," Faisal recalls. "People in our neighbourhood died or were injured because, like us, they originally came from Somaliland. I remember gunfire and explosions, often targeted at us. I don't like it when the memories come back. I try not to remember." The family moved first to Somaliland, but conditions were harsh. "We were refugees. We left our business and money. We were poor, living in a very small tent in a refugee camp. The country was destroyed and there was every problem, like lack of food and power. Luckily Mo was a healthy boy." They then sought relief in neighbouring Djibouti, while Mo's father returned to London, where he had been born and raised. Mo followed at the age of nine and joined his extended family in Hounslow, barely able to speak English. Faisal had no desire to follow. "Mo went for better life, but I don't want to go there," he muses. "I like the benefits of this country. Of course I miss my brother but he communicates by phone day and night. He tells me, 'If you starting training, maybe you will reach the Olympics one day!' When he comes back each year, we share a lot of stories." It is difficult for their parents to live continents apart, Faisal adds, "but my mother doesn't want to go there. She doesn't like the city." Neither Faisal nor others here seem too troubled by Mo wearing adopted British colours. He continues: "He's a Somali, whichever flag he holds, and he's my brother. He can be a double citizen. If he ran with the Somaliland flag it would be great, but he has British nationality so he must run with the British flag this time. We hope he will run all the way and be a famous man." Somaliland declared independence in 1991 but is still not internationally recognised as distinct from Somalia. Faisal says that, although he and Mo were born in Mogadishu, they still regard Somaliand as home. Mo has previously posed for photos with the tricolour of Somaliland , not Somalia's flag of a white star on pale blue. Edna Adan Ismail, the former foreign minister of Somaliland, says: "Mo Farah may have been born in Mogadishu, as were many Somalilanders who happened to be working or living there during the time when Somaliland and Somalia were united, but he is not from Somalia. He is from Somaliland. He is from the ***** clan, and Jibril Abokor sub-clan, who are not natives of Somalia. Ismail, widow of the former prime minister and founder of a university hospital , adds: "Somalilanders were elated and were greatly celebrating Mo's victory. Although he ran for Britain, he is one of ours and his achievements can only make us proud and can also be regarded as yet one more connection with the British empire." But south of here, in Mogadishu, Mo has plenty of fans who care little for politics but a great deal about hope. Unhappy the land in need of heroes – the line is apt. Although a combination of insecurity, poverty, Ramadan and a two-hour time difference means there will be few public gatherings to watch Saturday's race, it seems almost anyone with satellite TV at home will be tuned in. Among them is Amal Mohamed Bashir, 18, who watched the 10,000m with her mother and sisters and jumped to her feet when Farah clinched gold. "It was a very big night for me because he has a Somali name and Somali origins," she says, wearing a headscarf, Real Madrid shirt and red and black skirt. "Whichever country he runs for, he's still Somali." Bashir, a sprinter who says she was denied a place in Somalia's two-person team in London because of a bureaucratic mix-up, adds: "I'm very proud of him; I'm one of his biggest fans. He has talent and capability and we are trying to follow in his footsteps. It gives us a power because he's Somali, he did it and won it. I can try to do it and win it. I hope to be like him." Earlier this week Bashir could be seen with 20 other young hopefuls pounding the dust of Mogadishu's battered and bruised Konis stadium. Goats clambered on the surrounding concrete terraces, makeshift tents for the displaced and destitute populated a nearby hill, and the smashed remains of a wall testified to two decades of anarchy. But Mo's achievements chime with a growing sense of optimism and possibility among Somalis returning from the diaspora as the bloodshed slowly declines. Jabril Ibrahim Abdulle, director of the Centre for Research and Dialogue , says: "We Somalis are running short of heroes to be honest with you. At the end of the day, he's the first ethnic Somali to win an Olympic gold." Asked whether Mo could inspire a new generation, Abdulle adds: "It's a question of how much it's publicised. I don't see Somali kids taking it right now in the middle of Mogadishu and saying, 'I want to imitate Mo Farah', because of other issues. But of course if he comes here and gets a hero's welcome, that could change things." Mo's victory did create huge buzz among Somalis inside and outside the country using social media. There was no mistaking the symbolism. "Tonight, the little giant rose to amazing heights," said one message that was rapidly circulated after the 10,000m. "Tomorrow, we as a nation can do the same. After all, Farah is our own."

Mooge;858711 wrote: Dear Mo Farah, You did well this summer and we somalis across the world are proud of you and your hard work. now that you have done well for yourself, please help your family. I know you didn't make them poor and i know it takes time Mo but remember you can never be a role model as long as your own sister who has a sick child and twin brother are living a life of horrible poverty. hope you read this message in time and act. sincerly Mooge, your fan Dear Mooge I did for my family more than you did yours. to proof you wrong with your eval propaganda, please read this Guardian article and understand how my brother is telling that i build 2 houses for them. Please brother from now, mind your own business and try to make some achievement to your self. Sincerly Mo Farah. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/10/mo-farah-mother-somaliland

great interview thnks

Shiikh Umal oo ka hadlay cunista Hilibka Waraabaha Talaado, August 15, 2012(HOL): Maalmihii aanu ka soo gudubnay waxaa isa soo tarayay war ku saabsan in Xarrakada Al-Shabaab ee gacanta ku haya magaalada Kismaayo ee Gobolka Jubbada Hoose ay dadka magaaladaas u xalaaleysay cunista hilibka Waraabaha ama Dhurwaaga. Laanta Afka Soomaaliga ee VOA-da oo arrintan raad-raac ku sameysay ayaa waxay wareysi la yeelatay dad ku sugan Magaalada Kismaayo iyo Maxamed Cabdi Umal oo ka mid ah Culumaa’udiinka waa weyn ee dalka Soomaaliya iyo dibaddiisa sida weyn looga yaqaanno. Shiikh Maxamed Cabdi Umal ayaa wuxuu ka hadlay cunista hilibka Waraabaha, wuxuuna sheegay in uu cunista hilibka xayawaankaas uu yahay mid bannaan oo la cuni karo, isla markaana ay banneysay diinta Islaamka. “Walaal Waraabaha ama dhurwaaga sida loo yaqaanno xadiith ayaa ku soo arooray cunistiisa, waana xadiith-ka saxaabiga Jaabir werinayo. Wuxuu Jaabir sheegay in Nabiga CSW uu sheegay in hilibka waraabaha la cuni karo, isla markaana uu Ugaar yahay. Xadiith-kan waa saxiix, waxaana soo saaray Axmed iyo Afarta Ahlu Sunnanka ah, isla markaana ay saxiixiyeen Bukhaari iyo culumo kale”ayuu yiri Shiikh Maxamed Umal oo soo daliishaday mas’alo shaaficiyah ah oo sheegeysa in ay carabta suuqyayada ku kala iibsan jireen hilibka dhurwaaga, cid diidi jirtayna aysan jirin, iyadoo uu tibaaxay in ay weliba carabta aad u jecleyd hilibka Dhurwaaga. “Kutubteena Fiqiga ugub kuma aha oo Minhaajka iyo kutubta ka hooseysa waa ku taallaa, balse culumadeenna ayaa si kale u fasirtay oo yiri {waraabaha waa midka aan dhulkeena joogin waana midka nacaska ah ee dhulka carabaha jooga ee aan xoolaha cunin} ayay ku sheegi jireen, wax diidayana ma jiro, kutubta Imaamu Shaaficina waa ku taallaa. Mutjamaceenana waxa aysan u cuni jirin culumada ayaa tafsiirkaas siisay, haddana baahi ayaaba jirta oo dadka waxay mararka qaar gaarayaan xilligii bakhtiga u bannaanaa”ayuu yiri Shiikh Umal oo caddeeyay in warka guntiisa iyo gunaanadkiisa uu yahay in cunista hilibka waraabaha ama dhurwaaga uu bannaan yahay. Halkan ka dhegeysto Warbixinta VOA Qaar ka mid ah dadka ku dhaqan magaalada Kisamayo ayaa VOA-da u sheegay in hilibka waraabaha si caadi ah loogu kala iibsado suuqyada hilibka lagu iibiyo, isla markaana hilibkiisa iyo subaggiisa la kala siisyo lacag aad u badan, iyadoo ay xuseen dadkani in markii hore hilibka Dhurwaaga lagu kala iibsan jiray si qarsoodi ah, balse hadda si caadi ah loo kala iibsado. Kiilada Hilibka Waraabaha ayaa la kala siistaa 5.50$, halka Kiiladii Subagga ahna la kala siisto 10$. Dhegeystahani la hadlay Laanta Afka Soomaaliga ee VOA-da waxaa uu sheegay in dadka qaarkiisa ay rumeysan yihiin in cunista hilibka dhurwaaga ay dawo u tahay xanuunno ay ka mid yihiin jinka sixirka iyo qallalka, iyadoo taasina si aad ah loola yaabay. Ugu dambeyntiina, dhegeyste kale oo magaciisa qariyay oo hilibka Dhurwaaga ama Waraabaha cunay ayaa sheegay in hilibkan uusan wax badan ka duwaneyn hilib Ariga gaar ahaana midka Dheyllada ah. Dad badan oo ku nool magaalada Kismaayo ayaa ka maagay in ay hilib ka soo iibsadaan suuqyada, iyago ka baqdin qaba in ay soo iibsadaan hilibka Dhurwaaga maadaama ay meel wada suran yihiin hilibkii Ariga iyo midkii Dhurwaaga ama Waraabaha. Salaad Iidow Xasan (Xiis), Hiiraan Online

Carafaat Why London never learn from Paris how they build bolivares and never from Peking how they organised opening ceremony? Because London can't be Paris or Peking

oba hiloowlow;852169 wrote: I support Anonymous in this matter,, dahabshiil has to explain this thank god i am no longer a customer of dahabshiil. You support Anonymous because .......? waxaad ka masayrsantahay Soomali kale oo ilaahay wax siiyay, noqdayna company gii ugu waynaa ee somali leedahay. Waa hubaal Anonymous Hakers inaanay iskood isaga helin arinkan iyadoon Somali kale oo ka cadhaysan DSH aanay ku soo hogaamin

oba hiloowlow;852487 wrote: lool dadkii neceb ama dadkii jecel ba somali meel kala tagi meeyso Maxaa la isagu qaldaa siyaasada iyo sinjiyada. Yes Sinji ahaan Somalidu meel kala tagi mayso maqaayad qudhay ka wada shaahaan. Siyaasad ahaanse waa horay kala tageen shantii loo wada sacabtumayay. Intaa inaad kala fahantaan ma wax adagbaa?!!

Mary Harper Sees a Country in Microcosm At the Hargeisa International Book Fair Shortly after I posted a blog about a book fair in Somaliland, I received a comment from a contributor to a highly respected international magazine. He asked whether it was a joke. As if I was making the whole thing up. The Hargeisa International Book Fair is most certainly not a joke. It is now in its fifth year running and, as its name suggests, is truly international. It is international in the sense that Somali authors, poets, artists, musicians and intellectuals from all over the world were invited to the event, reflecting the truly globalised nature of the Somali people. They have always been outward looking due to their geographical location and long seaboard, but the past two-and-a-half decades of conflict have forcibly displaced about a third of the Somali population, scattering them far and wide across the globe. The international Somalis invited to the book fair included the young British-Somali author of the prize-winning novel, Black Mamba Boy, Nadifa Mohamed, the US-based Somali poet, Said Salah, and the respected Somali journalist and thinker, Mahamoud Sheikh Dalmar, who returned to Somaliland from Britain for the first time in thirty-six years. The book fair was also international in the sense that a truly global mix of non-Somalis was invited to take part. The Brazilian-Korean film-maker, Iara Lee, screened her film Cultures of Resistance, complete with Somali subtitles. The New Orleans jazz clarinettist Evan Christopher made his first trip to Africa to work musical magic with the King of the Somali lute, Hudaydi, who flew in from London. The Russian academic, George Kapchits, who speaks fluent Somali, launched his new book 'Somalis do not Lie in Proverbs'. A representative from Penguin Books, Helen Conford, came to sub-Saharan Africa for the first time to talk about international publishing. And I was invited to do the first launch on Somali soil of my book Getting Somalia Wrong? The book has been translated into Somali and is being checked by Somali intellectuals before being released. There was an unexpected international visit on the sixth and final day of the fair. A heavyweight foreign delegation, headed by the British ambassador to Somalia, Matt Baugh, popped in to look at the books, art and other items on display, and listen to presentations by young representatives from regional Readers' Clubs. They arrived in a quiet, relaxed way, without obvious security. The organisers of the book fair told Mr Baugh in no uncertain terms that they considered him the ambassador to Somalia and Somaliland, and presented him with a Somali pot, some books and a shiny new red, white and green Somaliland flag. He told the audience that the book fair was 'magnificent' and announced that a British office would soon be opening in Somaliland, which would in time offer consular services. The Hargeisa International Book Fair was far more than a book fair. It went on for six days, and every day seemed better than the one before. It was a feast of books, poems, songs, games, music, plays, art and film. On the last day there was a circus complete with human pyramids, tumbling and juggling with fire. Books on sale at the fair included Somali translations of George Orwell's Animal Farm and, new this year, a collection of short stories by Chekhov. There were Somali children's books and a Somali-English-Arabic Physics book. There was also a mini-library where people could borrow books and read them in a specially designated quiet area. The fair was packed-out every day. There wasn't enough room to accommodate everyone in the large hall of the Working Mens' Club in central Hargeisa, so a big screen was set up outside for the overspill to watch and listen to what was going on inside. A few soldiers strolled around, chatting to people or eating mangoes under the shade of trees. They helped check people's bags as they entered the hall, or politely turned people away when the place was full. One word kept springing to mind when I thought about the book fair, 'gentle' - a term not usually associated with Somalis. One reason why the book fair was so packed is that there is not much for young people to do in Hargeisa. As the book fair's organiser, Jama Musse Jama, says, there is no theatre or cinema in the city. He is keen for the young to engage in cultural activities, partly because it keeps them out of trouble. And there is a lot of trouble around in the region, not least piracy, other forms of crime and the violent Islamist militia Al Shabaab, which is merged with Al Qaeda. I have over the past few years been visiting Hargeisa every six months or so. It changes every time I return. This time I noticed new yellow cab services in the city, with shiny gold signs and smart sunflower yellow taxis with black lettering. Hargeisa is packed at this time of year as many diaspora Somalis spend their summer holidays here. There are long traffic jams and it is often difficult to get a table in the many hotels and restaurants opening in the city. There is a real holiday atmosphere in town. One evening, I even saw a stretch limo decorated with green, red and white lights. The driver told me it is mainly used for weddings. I was told the Hummer I saw belonged to a wealthy businessman. The Somali intellectual, Mahamoud Sheikh Dalmar, who has returned after decades away, told me one of the main changes he has noticed is the way people walk and talk. He says they move and speak freely, whereas during the dictatorship of former president Siad Barre, they kept their heads down and voices low. He also noticed all the different languages being spoken. "Everybody spoke Somali before," he said. "Now I hear Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Arabic, American English, Canadian English, London English, Cardiff English...." The book fair is itself a sign of freedom. The dominant voices in the Somali media are usually those of the politicians and religious leaders. The organisers of the book fair have given a voice to everybody but them. The young, women, poets, writers, artists, environmentalists, scientists, historians, linguists and members of the business community all gave presentations. During the short time I was in Hargeisa, a number of Somali stories hit the international headlines. China helped rescue a ship taken by Somali pirates, the UN declared the number of Somali refugees in neighbouring countries had reached the one million mark, Oxfam warned of a pending food crisis in Somalia and Somaliland, a UN report described massive corruption at the heart of the transitional government of Somalia, and a former minister was blown up in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Such stories show how troubled things are in the Somali territories, but they do not tell the whole picture of what is happening in the region. The organisers of the Hargeisa International Book Fair, Jama Musse Jama and Ayan Mahamoud, are a bit like Somaliland itself. They are plucky, creative, entrepreneurial and independent-minded. The do not take no for an answer and are very good at doing things for themselves. Mary Harper is Africa Editor at BBC World Service News and the author of Getting Somalia Wrong? Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State, Zed Books, 2012. www.maryharper.co.uk