Caamir, I am not a fan for either ICU or TFG. But, there is always hope, and may be oneday another sensible group will show leadership in Somalia.

^That's easy to do when chewing. Plus wife and kiks will be happy too.

Its like coming to your home and someone starting an agrument with you...oops, I meant a Debate and telling you that you are only to respond to them in Chinese. Waar Baax! Aren't you doing that now?

^Saaxiib, we do not need to be against avolution cuz many who support evolution are atheists. This is not a black and white issue. To me, evolution exists and directs me toward the prove of one creator, which is Allah.

Northerner, I was interested to know the opinions of NOMADS first. Taliban, Evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a good example of biological evolution. This is very interesting too. The greater the genetic similarity, the tighter the bond (measured by heat required to re-separate them). Species Percent DNA Binding Human 100 Chimpanzee 100 Gibbon 94 Rhesus monkey 88 Tarsier 65 Lemur 47 Mouse 21 Chicken 10

The genetic composition of populations changing over successive generations have been observed. For example, the evolution of bacteria is easy to observe in the laboratory cuz of its fast growth. However, it is interesting to know that living things (people, animals, plants, bacteria etc) have degree of resemblance in between them. This suggests to me a common creator rather than from a common ancestor. But, still there is evidence of species evolving.

Just to clear this up, I do not believe humans descended from monkeys!!

Medical Hypotheses, an Elsevier publication, has announced the winner of the 2006 David Horrobin Prize for medical theory. Written by Judith Rich-Harris, author of The Nurture Assumption and No Two Alike, the article, "Parental selection: a third selection process in the evolution of human hairlessness and skin color" was judged to best embody the spirit of the journal. The £1,000 prize, launched in 2004, is awarded annually and named in honour of Dr. David Horrobin, the renowned researcher, biotechnology expert and founder of Medical Hypotheses Harris' paper describes Stone Age societies in which the mother of a newborn had to decide whether she had the resources to nurture her baby. The newborn's appearance probably influenced whether the mother kept or abandoned it. An attractive baby was more likely to be kept and reared. Harris' theory is that this kind of parental selection may have been an important force in evolution. If Stone Age people believed that hairless babies were more attractive than hairy ones, this could explain why humans are the only apes lacking a coat of fur. Harris suggests that Neanderthals must have been furry in order to survive the Ice Age. Our species would have seen them as "animals" and potential prey. Harris’ hypothesis continues that Neanderthals went extinct because human ancestors ate them. Source : Elsevier Is there evidence for EVOLUTION?

Ethiopia, as a member of the IGAD countries which sponsored the Embagathi process, remained committed to the letter and spirit of the agreements and has continued to respect the outcome of that process. Period. Indeed, Ethiopia ought to be commended for the honorable role it has played in this regard, together with some other IGAD countries. On July, 2006, Abdalle Hirrad wrote the following: The TFG ought to recognize the two facts that: (a) the people of Somalia are by their historical nature not receptive to Ethiopia and can not immediately accept it as an ally; and that (b) the more the TFG is associated with Ethiopia as a political bed-fellow, the more it will lose public support; especially if it deploys Ethiopian troops for support. Both the TFG and the Islamists must come to realize that with the option of war there will be no winners. (THE DIFFICULT CHOICES FACING THE TFG July, 2006) And now, he says this: After 16 years of chaos, anarchy and lawlessness, there has been enough proof that Mogadishu required an overwhelming force to pacify and ensure the security in its surroundings. It can be said that, the international community, perhaps, unable to conceive any new post-war ideas and plans towards Somalia, has been repeatedly reiterating pre-war buzz words and sound bites, calling for “reconciliation between all sides to the conflict”. It has never been understood in full, which “sides” were meant, given that there has been no organized opposition to speak of, after the fall of the UIC. That is 180 degree turn. To me, that sounds like "bigotry." Mr. Abdiqassim Salad Hassan took office as the head of the previous TNG in the year 2000. Abdiqassim Hassan, by the way, is an ally of the Islamists, if not a senior member among them. He happens also to be a distant cousin of both Hassan Dahir Aweys of Al-Itihad—the current supreme leader of the Islamists in Mogadishu—and Yusuf Garad of the BBC . By the Somali political logic, this means a lot.(THE DIFFICULT CHOICES FACING THE TFG July, 2006) If the above is true, and knowing that the author is Somali, then it begs the question if the author's relationship to A.Yussuf puts a question mark on his writings.

The wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were required to wear niqab. However, they were not similar to other Muslim women as Allah says: O Wives of the Prophet! You are not like any of the other women(al-Ahzab, 33.32). Most Muslim scholars believe that wearing niqab is optional as the following hadith appears to support their argument: Abdullah bin Abbas reports that the Prophet(peace be upon him)was riding a camel with Al-Fadhl, Abdullah's brother, behind him. A beautiful woman came to ask the Prophet about the Hajj of her father. Al Fadhl began to stare at her; her beauty impressed him a lot. The Prophet (peace be upon him) having noticed this while Al Fadhl was busy looking, put his hand behind and turned his face away from her hither and thither as she went along with them. Al Abbas said to the Prophet, "you are twisting the neck of your nephew!" The Prophet replied, "I noticed that both the boy and the girl were young; and I feared that Satan may intervene". Tirmidhi and Bukhari This clearly shows that the Prophet was aware of the uncovered face of the woman, but was silent about it. Well, we know the Prophet was never silent anything that he disapproved. The fact that the Prophet said nothing about it implies that niqab is not obligatory.