It sure is an exciting and interesting thing to participate in,am about to sit in another jury duty soon,but my mind is so unsettled...

Khalaf, You must have learned this prejudice from some where,what a shame though you thought by insulting and insinuating about a whole people should be taken as a joke. :mad: Allahu yaa calaam about your uncles wife,but its a shame for those whom believe of such a power by a mere human being,be it by sixiir or otherwise there isnt a human being that is more powerful then ALLAH,maarkaa horee get your beliefs in order and those around you.

^^KK,in-laws are part of that man you love and cherish hadhee..

Aye Ghanima, I was one of those who partially shared Red Sea sentiment, although I did not literally give up hope, which would have contradicted my belief in God and his Mightiness. I think it took to see the hypocrisy of our people when in fact they portrayed themselves as Muslims but yet they continued to harbour extremely hostile thoughts and had sustained away of thinking which a contradiction to Islam is and being a Muslim. In reality it is a long way to go to bring the society back together, to co exist without having to resort to the extremes we had seen over the years. I didn’t grow up in Somalia and is of those whom were lucky enough not to have been subjected to the cruel reality of war, especially the kind of war that Somalis were subjected to. One where your neighbour turns against you, an uncle turns against his niece and so forth. I grew up holding Somalis to being the most wonderful people; filled with false pride I paraded my Somaliness where ever I go. Only to have the bubbles busted, my pink tinted glasses smashed. To see the ugly truth had been hard to swallow, avoiding them wasn’t the answer, how is one to avoid one self eey! The constant negativity that we seem to be living in is a painful thing to observe. How is one to help a whole community rehabilitate? One thing we all agree on is Islam, but do our people really understand what it takes to be came an Al- Muumin? What does it mean to believe, to live by and die by? I had struggled with the community for many years, until of recent where I handed my notice to several organisations. I often think we are like a sinking boat, despite of a few trying hard to bucket the water out, it just seems like the water comes back two folds. BUT regardless it’s the right boat to be in. I am not handing over my Somaliness yet, am just taking a breather. Enjoying my new British status..Lol. I know I can never jump ship all together I just need to find another way to reach out and also support those like minded people within the community that are doing good for the people. So should we start our own organisation, one that promotes brotherhood and sisterhood despite the difference of clan, region? That’s my rant for 2007…

Eid Mubarak folks!

[while blushing]..Sharmarke inabtii,I was probably married to someone else..Lol,it has been a pleasure engaging with you here on SOL though..As KK suggest,dont leave all together,am sure you can pop round every now and then..

Fahiye;Then she doesnt fall into the categories MMA presented about Xalimos.Hadhee Russian tahay,that wasnt any news..Lol

Dabshid,welcome back!

Sharmarke, you would be missed.

For some reason,I just couldnt pay too much attention to Rice on that press conference in Addis..An Ayaah from Surati Baqara kept coming to my mind,to be wary of those whom claim to be bring peace,but after all they are the cause of mischief.[i cant remember the whole ayaah,inshaallah will post it]

How nice of you North to worry for Duke,Masha'allah.Sidaan baa laa rabaa,to care for one another..Alhamdulillah! He could be ill,or have much pressing matters to attend to then visit SOL..Whichever I hope all is well with him.

MMA, You should have stick to your principles yakhii.

^Is life boring without him yaa North?

“The Somali people, who have long languished under the cruel Ethiopian occupation, deserve a better alternative to seek their freedom. As such, reviving the more inclusive Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) is one of many alternatives at hand.” ^Wouldn’t that be something, if we were to be INCLUSIVE in all matters of Somali and Somalia? Caamir, Did it matter when thousands of young men and women joined the army in the late 70’s to liberate O.gaden from Ethiopia’s occupation? I believe there wasn’t an issue about the struggle being one about a certain clan but the struggle was to support and die for the cause which was to liberate our brothers in O.gaden. It was unfortunate there wasn’t a consistence in leadership where there was a proper strategic plan, but by God, the people of Somali heritage were behind each other for their brothers and sisters in O.gaden. The name meant nothing then, why is it such a big deal now, could it be because our mindset is programmed to think and practise only under the banner of ones qabiil? Unfortunate Mr Blair forgot to add to his article the current make up of Somali Politics, which will be hindsight to why the struggle has become a one clan struggle rather than a collective Somali struggle. Is there such a thing as a collective Somali struggle any more? [A silly question innit? Lol] Is ONLF an asset, indeed it is.

Ghanima,Ah! I see you feeling good today Alhamdulillah! I have a feeling J.11 aka Paragon is a good dancer,his love for music and all things arty usually tend to bring on a good feeling to people,he just need to tap in his own resources to boost his mood.. J.11,dont worry be happy,every thing is gonna be alright.The sun will shine,if not today maybe in june or july... If the seeking of the sun, was a symbol for a much seeded unhappiness in your part then nothing beats the blues then salaat and a doze of quraan... p.s J.11 dont listen to Somali songs and their illusion of love and what not..

J11,one can lecture you on forgetting all the blessing you have today..e.g your health,but why make you feel worse then you already do. My suggestion is,put some music on[full blast] and just start dancing,dance until you cant stand anymore.Oh while dancing,just spontanously start laughting,laugh until your sides hurt..Ah,that usually works for me but you can do this in the comfort of your home hadhee,we dont want you to be escorted to the mental hospital by the police if any where else...Lol Or just call a good friend

Now I am home sick,seeing the streets of Dar es salaam just took me back!

Xalimopatra; One of Toni Braxton songs comes to mind, “How could an angle break my heart!” darn that was a hard song to listen to ..Lol. .For a few years I walked around with a wounded heart, a crying soul. How could he have been the perfect one at one moment and not at another moment, were has the 100% love gone, I wasn’t going to accept the 10% nor the 20% that was on offer at the time I walked away. Only through a lot of self searching I came out of the wilderness and embraced myself. I forgave myself and accepted he was only human nothing special but only a mere human being with flaws to match his humanness. There is a saying in Swahili which goes “Ukubwa una mambo” which basically translates as “Growing pains”. You my dear is going through a process of growing spiritually. You have made a mile stone in the journey to knowing one self and appreciating one self. When we finally figure out what we want and how we want it, it means we are closer to oneness with our selves without the influence of others. [i am making assumptions here; you were talking of a love relationship] If you’re finding it difficult to let go, it usually means there are unfinished business with the person. There might be regrets of choices while in the relationships or feelings of guilt about the relationship. One can some times be consumed by anger, which can be destruction to betterment. Its double difficult if the person is still among your circle of friends or relatives. But it can be done, you can move on. He or she or they weren’t born with you nor will they die with you, they were just those you were meant to cross paths with within your journey in life. My ayeeyo, always says those married seven times are better off, then those living in misery.[i just couldnt write that in Somali without making a fool of myself..Lol]

Miles@Cadan I drive like a granny,if I get to 80mph it freaks me out..Lol, just my love for living that all!

Originally posted by Red Sea: It's done for me. Red Sea , Hope is one of Allah’s graces, loosing it will mean lacking in faith. What is a believer without faith and trust in God? By God we have committed great crimes against one another, the challenge is to understand our crime and pray for mercy and forgiveness from Allah. It’s just an indication of the time we are in brother, when injustice and unruliness would be a part of societies. I understand and I too have felt hopeless so many of times, to the point of distancing myself from Somalis. It didn’t work they know where I work and live..Lol Stay positive, surely Allah lays no burden on one’s soul without knowing one can handle it.

KK reminds me of my daughter,the child is too British for my liking with her policing of my English..Lol Actually I find it applaudable when one can hold on to ones language or accents despite the pressure to assimulate and intergrate.One of those people my granny,after 80yrs in East and South Africa she still insists folks will understand her despite her using Somali words while speaking her funny and broken Swahili..Lol

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Originally posted by Zenobia: Dahia LOL. Iskadaa ha riyoodee. So, have you started thinking about baby names...? ^Lol,after babysitting couple of under five's over the weekend,has definetly put me off! forget about names,the whole idea is out the window.

^They scare a small town woman like myself,especially the Jamaicans[i know am stereotyping here],they seem much more aggressive.

Lol@bloody Londoners,waa runtaa maxaa tolow udidee to be social!