haven't watched the video yet, from what i have heard in the past..mix sugar & honey..& apply softly leaves the lips soft (try not to rub it hard, as it might irritate the tissue and perhaps cause a sore). As far as regular lipbalm-beeswax is the best & recommended. In regards to gelatin...if its haram..i would say stay away from it even if its in the shampoo etc, since you will have to take ablution.

if you haven't listened to this yet...pls do..its hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6i0gJ5U8Ec (sorry I am not a techy person...so if you can't open the link..go to youtube & type the above).

^^^Yes Kakangu (yes ma brother!). Tuujiye..aw mirifle ma haadaad soo dhacde..waan ka qaade walaal.

war heedhahaya..haye..yaa kusoo hare beesha. MMA iyo qaarumahiisina marbeey ka dhaceen Africa iyo geeska..Paragon..tolow ma hawo qaboow baa soo marte? mandhow bal xamurka nasoo gaarsii..(xammur/xamur..miro dhanaan beey ahayeen..koleytaba anigu hadaan reer gedood ahay, not sure what they resemble in other parts of somalia). I was just listening to Maryan Mursal's heesaheedi qaaliga aha...taanu an ka helo..badan waa sida la'iskugu daadinaayo..heesta "ha i deyrin caawa" (not sure who the guy is..maybe salaad derbi?..). as the he says Dumar amiinkoodaba lai’gala dardarmoo Dibindabyadooda lox laigu duugee Taariq digeeysan kuhayaa dugaage Nin dartiin uu hoydaba cilmi baa uu dambeyee Dan kalaad uu jedaaye, daydayoo asagaa (asagee) ayadaana (maskiinta) ayaa kuhayso..."ha i deyrin caawe/caawa, dani igu sheekee" (caku..rag iyo rogrogashadoodu...badanaa!)

BOB;703495 wrote: Somali Woman at times her soul can be fragile like petals of the African violet devastated by destiny’s timeless burdens and carelessly discarded her loving heart bleeds over the plight of her Somali people it hopelessly wrenches over generations lost through war & famine her timeless tears could overflow the banks of the mighty Nile Brings tears whenever i look at pics of the famine...mostly women withered, weak & wary of the future. May Allah indeed be merciful to all.

TheBlues;759784 wrote: Poem by: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper I could not sleep if I saw the lash Drinking her blood at each fearful gash, And I saw her babes torn from her breast, Like trembling doves from their parent nest. If I saw young girls from their mother's arms Bartered and sold for their youthful charms, My eye would flash with a mournful flame, My death-paled cheek grow red with shame. So poignant & true on what our mothers & sisters left behind battle constantly.

what a bloated-trickster he is! but worse are the incompetent/inconsiderate Somali leaders we have.

^^^I I despise that word even when a woman uses it-no matter the context. Some girl at the mall one day..said “nayaa..nayaa…Caato…blah blah…you don’t remember me..?” I was like F#*&, I turned around either way coz she had few kids w/her-and told her not to address me as such..if she can’t say walaal, abaayo..etc & walked away. I don't recall what she said next but i was fuming to say the least at her audacity...

Really GD? Wow-opinionated perhaps but racism ???? As for brother Noor-wish him all the best in his endeavors!

waaba sii kacsanyahay miyaa..yac!

^^yani mamboz sikuhizi...ume rudi home ama? For me i say: "mandhoow" "Mandhaay"

Faarax-Brawn;763559 wrote: This,has far far far reaching implications for all of SOMALIS in north America. If M.Noor wins, it will mean that Somalis and East Africans in general are a formidable electorate that will have a major say in policy making....We will for the first time have an insider inside of the insiders. People, We have a host of issues as Somali-Americans(especially in Minnesota) that most cadaan folks dont really understand. People wrongly accused of being argagaxiso, xawalas being closed, police brutality and a host of other issues. If Noor is elected and inshallah he will, we will have a voice to address these and other issues. Good luck! I don’t think one man will change what’s going on w/the Somali community- (hence disagree w/your inference to consequences extending to the general Somali populous); with our fragmented, schizophrenic-like affections for our own self-qabiil or personal interests to vote for whoever will make me prominent like the platform w/Norm Coleman, Wellstone, R.T Ryback, Keith Ellison, et cetera. What have we accomplished as community? Our xawalas are closing; we have some imprudent characters representing/ lecturing law enforcement officers and Homeland Security about matters and history of Somalia, congressional hearings, representatives of the good-will of Somalis. We are regarded as the con-men of the century in respect to “milking the system” and some major fraudulent activities (tax, daycare, home care/PCA/immigration et cetera)-although there are plenty who are committing far intense white color crimes, I am not sure many have the Qabiil-tick syndrome co- morbid when an affluent criminal surfaces compared to a Somali one. We can hardly come together to send assistance to the humanitarian crisis unfolding? Or speak up about foreign invasions or argue for territorial integrity- These have far far far reaching implications to the generations of Somalis both here & back home – (I might be exaggerating but perhaps could contribute to the founders’ effect in our population). I don’t leave in the district, but if my principles/values, or his for that matter, resonated w/me, then sure. However, as American, we have the right to exercise our power to vote for whoever fit’s our ideology. So, stop smothering others for their right to free speech. Personally, I will not vote for him. General D-he is not a refugee-& maybe you should take it easy with the paint brush…we get it already. As for those who want to judge- I am familiar with the family-but they don’t represent my values. ****I remember back in early college days, there was a colleague who was campaigning fervently for Senator Edwards …then eventually Obama. Well, disappointing to say the least to see how Pres. OBAMA’s war on terror has bloated.

Juxa : Survival sex is the exchange of sex for basic needs such as food, shelter, protection etc (it could be formal long term-as in commercialized settings, brothels, prostitution rings etc or informal temporary -i.e. to achieve an economic standing or independence). As of Today, somewhere in kenya, here is an article about HIV/AIDS & Muslim women (the stories are at time alike and even more poignant in some other parts of the world). "Women play an active role in the community when it comes to socio-economic development but still they face inequality. Kenya, like most African communities, is a patriarchal society and a woman’s place is relegated to the home, where she takes care of the children and family among other household duties and chores. In most African societies, men are heads of families and have the last word in matters. Religion plays an important role when relating to issues affecting women and men. Many Islamic communities in Kenya require women be totally obedient to their husband. In these days of HIV and AIDS, it is necessary to address the inequalities that these women face. When a Muslim women becomes infected by HIV she is faced with the dilemma of disclosure. Telling her family and community that she is HIV positive will leave her vulnerable to public scorn, stigma and discrimination. Some Muslim women say they have been ostracized and rejected and have lost support from their families after disclosing their status. In these communities men are permitted to have up to four wives at any given time and religious leaders do not advocate for condom use as a preventive measure against HIV but rather emphasize abstinence and faithfulness among married couples. This is something that is hard to achieve because in a polygamous setting it can be difficult to pinpoint who is the cause of HIV infection and without condom use it is hard for women to protect themselves. Fathiya*(not her real name) is a young Muslim woman barely out of her teens and living with HIV. She discontinued her schooling to get married because she had already reached marriageable age and had already been circumcised according to the Somali culture. She was married off to a man whose former wife had died after being sick for a long time. Fathiya became pregnant and on attending antenatal clinic she was found to be HIV positive. This shocked her because she had been a virgin on her wedding day and had not had intercourse with anyone except her husband. She disclosed her status to her husband, who told her to leave. At her father’s home she was chased away and branded as immoral. With nowhere to go she rented a room at Majengo where she stayed until she delivered her baby, stillborn. Today, with no skills, work or means to sustain her, Fathiya has resulted to sex work to survive. To her family she is an outcast and they have cut all ties with her. Her husband has since remarried. Fathiya does use condoms with some of her clients but if clients refuse she will sometimes have unprotected sex. Sex without a condom means she will earn double what she normally earns. Amina’s story is similar to Fathiya’s only she found out about her status during a clinic visit and kept it from her husband. She is one of the many women who get infected by their husband. “He is a long distance truck driver and I was just a sitting duck,” she recalls. “I stopped going to hospital when I found out about my status, had I been empowered my child would not have been born positive, but how could I? How could I and risk my family knowing?” she asks. “What I feared then is what happened now, they eventually found out when my baby was born and now I am an outcast in my family, more so when I disclosed and joined a local support group, now no one wants to have anything to do with me, but it is better this way.” Hawa, has been living with HIV for the last five years but had not disclosed to her family. Will she ever? “No,” she says passionately, “I can’t and won’t; doing that will be like digging my own grave. One, I am divorced and two I have turned to the bottle for comfort, though I am a member of several support groups. I hide my medicine, in case they stumble across it.” There is an urgent need to sensitize and educate Muslim women, especially those living in slums and marginalized rural areas on HIV issues such as PMTCT, safe sex, voluntary HIV screening, reproductive health issues and safe motherhood. Ways and strategies on how to involve religious leaders must be found. In Islam, as in many religions, it can be difficult to consider sexual reproductive health issues without considering the role of religion. http://www.keycorrespondents.org/2011/12/01/world-aids-day-islamic-women-and-hiv/ " This is what some of us call "collateral damage". Paragon: Speaking of genetics, If only we had similar to the sickle-cell trait of “heterozygous advantage” w/regards to Malaria in the setting of HIV/AIDS disease spectrum? This could be a breakthrough in terms of molecular/evolutionary genetics w/respect to African populations; perhaps in distant ominous horizon. As for now, the battle lingers....

I don’t mean to be disgusted but your comment on “skeletal children & mothers” was repugnant. Please try to refrain from making indiscriminate remarks punctuated with clan infested rancor be a blanket commentary for the poor souls who are caught in this SOMALI mess; long brewing between our ancestors (be it Somaliland, Somali proper et cetera). Would you have voiced the same sentiments to the conflicted regions of the Sudan or Rwanda etc? I doubt!

nuune...mandhow bal is qars'bixi..ala maxeey kaa buuxdaa...yac! I don't know if those men nowdays exist...inanku haduu wax karin kerin..hanoqotee shah...in la guursado kuma istaahilo..wa saas..i advice that to my friends lol.

Its doable.

I like her.

I see them now. Mansha-allah. Congrats MMA & the bride. My the marriage be blissful & bountiful.

MMA-are you back mise weli honeymoonkii baad ku jirta? besides I can't see the wed photo's..see camal.

No wonder we can't get any ounce of stability. Walaaloyaal K of W & Soomali-let's cool it, The history both of you accolade about hasn't been moral to the women & children of Somalia (those who claim to have ancestoral background to the somali race). While many of you argue the politics, your women & children are raped, sold into sex-trafficking businesses, married to those you call enemies, killed in the name of qabiil and dying of starvation and despair. All over the country/diasporas, the horizon doesnt' seem bloom...so i don't know waxaad ku faaneysaan. Cajiib. But my point is-both of you have made your points-so continue with the thread hadii kale dee hilfaha isku qaada somewhere else. Salaam. (I don't mean to insult/judge anyone-my apologies if i did).

^^I heard it as qoormaaley. I will formulate my own as well. Prophylaxis-ka hor tag Opportunistic infections-infekshanka ka faideysta hawlgaabista difaaca (difaaca dhaadhacey)

wow MMA..bal mabuyu isoo qaad markaa soo laabaneysid. poor guy. Phew! glad they retrieved the 'organ' before the dogs got a chance!

I have been to Isich few time after departing peacefully in 96' and really never walked alone w/out family w/me..its was crowded to say the least and i was scared in ani laftigeyga laigato..caadi ma ahan meesha...this is coming from a gal who was hardcore gangsta from Ngara girls if you know that school lol. Last time i went, early 2010, thank god i hanged out w/my native cousin who senior admin @ one of the bank branches in isich by the way and lives in Mlango kubwa..and we hanged out at sarit and other joints..only to step foot at isich to buy some souvenirs for friends in states. But i enjoyed catching up w/old school mates from primary school years..and childhood friends, who many now are doing business in eastleigh. I couldn't stomach the somali restuarants still..ironically, i would settle for street food ...some mandazi in the AM, maharagwe PM and mid-day..and maybe some chips..or sukuma w/ugali..sorry if I am killing anyone's buzz but i am from rift valley But my highlight was the trip from Nai to Mandera towards Gedo region. I boarded MASLAX bus..boy was the driver speedy G..this dude suu uu lalaayey..wadnahaan farta ku haaye every time...not to mention this was right after some heavy rains..and the roads were muddy and treacherous..so the trip took 4 days..but the scenery were breathtaking..the most atrocious place to stay at however at night was GARISSA..the mosquitos were hungry for blood..i couldn't sleep at night. Next time if i go..perhaps visit some of the countryside..i wont bother w/Eastleigh..unless i have some business there..

, we will never regain our lost virginities, our girls will not be picked from their princely beds, [/QB] ... sad times indeed. May Allah have mercy on our souls!

^^^same.