Ina lilahi wa ina ilaihi rajicuun. May allah have mercy on her and grant her a passage to Paradise. Amiin. Underdog...my Condolencense's goes out to you and your family and may you find the strenght to cope through this hard and traumatizing Time.

Question though...were yu on something when you wrote that piece? LoL. Aw shucks...I was high on Words. anyway Thanks for the feedback. it's like punch of one liners combined and turned into this poem. practice expressing what I feel and not practice feeling what I can express Credit is due to Nikki Giovanni on that line....just worded it different.

Word! with conviction is spoken ..can you be our token Ethnic chick (chick? my hooyo wasn't a dhooro) Dear is the whisper that reaches my ear while I write this poem So near my home...but..I roam in a foreign land like a cell phone recently disconnected I have no signal to show my strenght I'll mend.... Hear me roar like a lion trapped I wish was Kidnapped by this poem so I can practice expressing what I feel and not practice feeling what I can express Ya Dig? like a shovel in the sand....Overstand I don't mean to sound Hopeless......But D!MN! I sound like Jayz..you know homeboys lips so big he roll a blunt with no hands Serious No joke like I choke on 24 oz of Coke.......I don't dream dreams I visualize unhappen hopes.. .......Like when we F!ck Qabiil in every position and our mission..is that Somalia becomes....united a perfect Utopia...And Ogade!ia is taken back from ethiopia. Unrealistic?....f!ck that I abuse hopes Like I'm sadistic Give an albino a sun tan....bleach him and Have you questioning whether Hitler was a racist.....Can't f!ck with me....I'm poetry....

Now I know responsibility goes with what I write That cought my attention. deep deep line. this poem makes me re-realize (if that is even word)the power of words and how poets possess that power. overall....very expressive piece.

self-righteousness is a manifestation of self-contempt. Keeping in mind that self-contempt is but a few degrees shy of self-hatred LoooooL thanks for the ananlysis. now lets take a Look at the title of this thread shall we....SOMALILAND......Pride of AFRICA?..it's a laughable notion I must say. Oh now now Dear why must we resort such childish name calling.. moi ignorant ....isn't that like the kettle calling the pot black... as for the frustration....it's nothing compared to one you faced for the last 14 years thinking your "somaliland" (might I suggest a name change since northerns seem to disdain any association with SOMALIA's Land)will be recognized. hmm but I do admire tenacity or Denial of its more harsher form. HA Now you must see why I don't like politricks because ignorance comes in abundance and prevails over common sense and cold hard facts.

LooooooooooooooooooL! As sad as I'm to see Rove win.....oooops I mean Bush atleast I don't have to hear.....I endorse this ad.....and so forth. "Legions of Canadians have already pledged to sacrifice their singlehood to save their southern neighbours from four more years of cowboy conservatism."

Rahima don't ever buy into the southern/northern crap, because it as a way to make "Somaliland" equal to the rest of the Somali nation, and to make a clan equal to all the other clans. Hornafrique...must I remind you that somaliland isn't a clan entity. it is bad enough their heroic president was part of Barre's regime...as if that wasn't a devasting blow that they chose to ignore like a mother coaxing medicine into a toddlers mouth....now you must insult their misplaced need for independence and self-rightous that is inflicted upon their mind like an epidemic. anyway Pride of Africa...what a laughable notion...I think you should put this thread in the joke section. Rest assured my dear misguided brothers and sisters of Somaliland and Puntland.Somalia will unite Insha'allah....whether its capital becomes Hargeisa,Baydabo, or moqdisho. Salaams

because there is substantial amount of evidence like skeletons for evolution and its still a theory.but it is also conterdictory of the koran! First of all the believe that organisms have descended with modifications from a common ancestor is not a theory at all....it is non-existant.....I don't think there is a missing link...the rubbish uttered by Darwin is the weakest link..despite "substantial amount of evidence" that we humans evolved from non-humans..we all know or should know...our ancestry is traced back to Xawo and Adan...Human beings as stated in our religious Doctrine,the quran and anything that contridicts it.....is XARAM. Though the theory that human are evolving isn't questionable but the fact that all living organism with similar traits share a common ancestor is a non-fact regardless of how compelling the evidence proves to be Now...I'm majoring in Biology (which does cover darwinism..but I don't believe in them.hypocritical?)and from experience....Sometimes religion and science aren't compatible..as proven by Theory of Evolution...the point of science is to come with a hypothesis and draw a conclusion...the essence of it is to question...and find a suitable answer through research and evidence. They question if Allah even exists...because there isn't any evidence to be seen....but as muslims we know that Allah exists even though we never saw him.....we just know....through the quran, through miracles, through xadith...And through trust and FAITH. In Conclusion they can be compatible and often times aren't.I don't know which branches of science is excepted in our religion....and hopefully somebody who has knowledge of the sharia can shed a light on it....but i'm inclined to think that as long as something doesn't compromise your believe in allah or even question the quran....then it might be acceptable.but then again that is just my opinion or might just need to change my Major. Salaams

Ilahi ha u naxaristo marxuumka.

Ever heard the phrase if life was a Song then you were born to sing it lol funny cause sometimes I be off key with my melody right and I keeping hitting the wrong notes on these piano keys but dang If I aint the life of the party see the bass beats to my heart beat amazed that my organs are making the speakers bump picturing my lungs as the Dj's fingers as they carress records like a lover's touch cause my erratic breathing matches his spinning I'm trying breath life in to this party my vision being cursed with Men In B-boy stance while the females prance with tight skirts and jimmy hats are passed around like tea when ayeeyos get together for their ritual meeting of reminicing of the good ol' times that weren't really all that good but you still listen with rapt attention captured by the rapture on their wrinkled golden faces....making you ashamed of that phase that you felt torn...over being American Bred and somali born wondering why questions of Who are you really used to arouse your mind like an aphrodisiac daily...cause finding oneself is a western ideology...and such idiocy isn't well time spent..when you could of repent...for all your sins..but like verizon you were just trying to be In....but like a tree with out roots wouldn't grow....like a river with out of source wouldn't run...you could never forget where you are from....people praise you for your cultural difference...you're unique they say....you wrap that around you like a blanket on a cold winter day...embrace your Somalinimo...and all the ugliness that comes with it.....and wear it proud like a pink ribbon on a cancer survivor.. then you see a sight so heartbreaking like your significant other cheated on you....all the sudden that blanket becomes a choker. can't breath....and all the sudden the party stops .cause your people seem to be embracing the culture of the same people that were praising you for being different...alcohol is passed around like water...and Pass the ganja....where the weed at....are common phrase.....words like ***** *** nigga....Look at that *** ....thrive and live through our somali tongues....you'd see mothers and daughters wining to latest Reggea beat...trading smokes and 100 proof..champagne wishes and cavier dreams...wearing clothes so tight you can't tell where their gutt ends and butt begins...skinny little girls with fashionable eating disorder...trying to fit into american beauty imagery... they don't notice their bones are beating together like a drummer boys sticks...but the only image they envoke is a dancing skeleton with organs... all the sudden...life in this party turns to a nightmare that you can't wake up from.....cause you realize every body just wants a slice of the american pie... not knowing uncle sam is just screwing them all...without protection....

Walahi waht happened to that city is SAD All you nomads (not naming names) that r using it for politics should be ashamed of urselfs. :mad:

-HornAfrique (All have a One week unshaven beard growing, with a Blazer/Suite,Bald and Big Bellyed, Yellow teeth and drink more Shaax then Lipton can Produce! ) LooooL! You couldn't be more wrong. he is a buck-toothed braces wearing pimpled faced teenager with a receeding hairline neighbored by a forehead the size of Florida's "lost" voting ballots and a mind of a poliTRICKian on prozac. Seriously thou he is quite handsome (family genes) and quite young-ER than all of you think.

^ War Balaayo! lol Speaking of a tom boy..I grew up in household of 6 boys who played soccer (i'm the only girl)..so I was forced...er I mean encouraged to play it in my senior year when the school finally had a soccer team. I'm starting to like Adu's style..as for females I like Augustyniak....she has a killer cross and Dominigues...she is fast as hell... What position did you girls play?

Mansha'allah for their "victory". I don't mean to sound pessimistic but they will be back to Fallujah sooner or later...so this victory might be short lived.

Hornafrique a.k.a Raqiid ( :rolleyes: lol) Always the little nationalist huh? looool Abudwaq city is home to hundred thousands of Siyaad Barre's sub clan where majority of whom pursues nomadic pastoralist LoooooooL. I don't know why I find that funny. The answer to the question is there though I do think we need to create Tribal harmony and end clan animosity but only through A united Somali Repuplic. There is an opinion that only these two clans' young intellectuals in Diaspora intervention will make both clans compromise on the core issue of unity and together rebuild Somali State which is passed away from International community. War Balaayo :eek: ! That is a prejudiced opinion. sorry If I'm impressionable but the rebuilding of a Somali state would signify A united somalia and not a united Mudug....Correct?

Word!....Love of Country! dang Lions roar kulahaa (you're waalan)lol I'm feeling it especially how you personafied somalia....deep! keep writting!

Dreams of victories are not dreams of reality. Alas it is a dream, but no more! LooL Utterly Rubish! CM...Mansha'allah for posting this. I just love the voice(Spoke N Heard)of this poem.

That dog looks like its constipated.

akhas! It reminds me of the story one of my ex co-workers told me. at the end of our shifts we had to put our money in these manila folders...so I would lick the koolo part to make it stick...one night she (co-worker)saw me doing that and she told me about a lady who did the same thing and two days later he tongue was swollen, she went to a doctor, they didn't find anything wrong with her so they send her on her way, 3 days later she comes back and her tongue is freakishly enormous....so they examined it and decided to make a small incision (thinkin' it was pus)and.....Roaches started crawling out of her tongue.....apparently there were some roach eggs on the envelope flap she licked needless to say I never ever licked a flap again.

Mansha'allah for posting this message....We need something like this cause what is happening in Iraq is beyond Despicable. Insha'allah I'll be in attendance and I'll pass this message on

I understand from reading posts most of the Nomads are either in Unis or colleges..but I was wondering what your high school experience was like? Mine was and still is Dessspicable!....I'm about to graduate insha'allah in june... and this has been THE worst year..The school climate is utterly ridiculous...Some Teachers are using the "N" word to get their point across.. Due to that fact we're always having News Cameras and the NAACP interupt our learning and hound us...Plus there is this hate that exists between the Somali and black students. They refer to the somalis as "ethis" or "African Booty scratchers"..or you'll hear "speak african" (while cackling their tongue like they speak xhosa)or "if you don't like us then go back to Africa"... then at some point a somali would say "Atleast I came on a boeing 747 while your ancestors were chained on the bottom of ships"..(that is wrong!!!).Actually it is past hate.....it utter loathing on both parts!!! ...fights (brutal) are an everyday occurance to the point students are bringing Guns to schools even between somalis...The administration is stressed about being calling racist and pigs therefore not doing their job.....It's like something straight out of Boston Public or Dangerous Minds....*sighs* Trully F!cked up.....All I can say is....I got only a month to go insha'allah....

....Can you deal with being a second wife and the bagagge that comes with it (insecurity,jealousy,bitterness,always questioning and being on the defense)? Also how is the situation going to effect the children you'd have in the future insha'allah? and what kind of a father/husband do you think he would be? Most importantly Do you love this man to the point that you'd share him with another woman (physically and emotionally)?

Mansha'allah for posting this and to the poet who wrote it. Its Truly appreciated and the message is heart felt. You gave me a moment of clarity with this poem. Never, till this moment, did I realise how much I have strayed, Never was I more conscious of times I should have prayed. For sins are like heavy baggage one carries through life airport, Why didnt I realize sooner that the earth is but a place of sport?

Mansha'allah Thank you for posting this. It's very much appreciated. I hate it when non muslims as well as some our sisters in Islam think we're oppressed and there is nothing we as women could do to further spread our religion.well the writting is on the wall.....thanks again.

Ugali and Sakuma wiki......Dang Raula you taking me back, I haven't eaten sakuma ya wiki in like 9 years!!!! There is a kenyan restuarent near my house ran by a mzungu lady believe it or not that got the best ugali you'll ever eat. I'm starting to love somali food now a days.