Wadani;902906 wrote: Nuthing really except for the small fact that were not umm....Arabs. Somalia is in the league of Arab nations, Somalis in the Arab lands enjoy a special status because of it. Don't see the big deal, to be honest especially as some Somali tribes are of Arab origin. However, the issue of Muslims holding and participating in pageants which objectify women is one worth considering....

Today could have been a good day if I had bothered to look at my diary in the morning. *kicks self repeatedly*. It wasn't meant to be, I suppose!!!

I agree, have enjoyed reading books by all the authors you’ve mentioned. I also like African American authors, including; Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou who have a beautiful poetic flair about them.

No one tells the story of Australian racism better than Nazeem and Aamer from Fear of a Brown Planet : - Hilarious!

^Alhamdulilah, fever has gone this morning and hopefully back to health soon. Thanks for the well wishes^ and Raula. Finding humour in the smallest things is a sign of inner peace.

^well said, Alpha. Such mature post from you, kudos.

lol. Stoic. OdeyJ, I'm just being nosy....

lol@wasaarad isgaarsiinta. Wallee, talo mahayo, bal warba kugu dhan yahee, halkee laga maraa? LOL ta ku sabaaxadaysay, halkaad maraysay, ma jinka Togdheer baa? Alhamdulilah, walaal, life is good. Sheekooyinkaaga uun baan tabay, waa inaad buug qortid, anigaa ugu horeyn lahaa dadka iibsada.

Allah Yarxamuh. Haye, how is he your uncle?

Thanks for this nuune, I remember I was sooo emotional in my last visit, what an honour to visit the House of Allah, nothing beats the first sight of the ka'bah. May Allah accept your hajj and duaa.

She reminds me of these super tall twins in Tdot, stunners they were. M'A.

I fell asleep 10 mins in lol. I refuse to get sky because you know I'll spend my all days sleeping We've the DVDs, so it's a lazy day 'treat'. They and I are not too keen on TV alhamdulilah. You have to tell me the colourful story lady, I miss ya. Today my big baby is ill..

LoL. More of the same pls. Salaan sare@ nuune. When I saw the topic maskaxdayda ayaad ku soo dhacday. Good to see you walaal, I believe sheekooyin baad ii haysaa?

How offensive@at your nephew Alpha.

Lol. Jacayl baro, heestii hore ee Ilka jiir qoray maxay ahayd cid qaadysa waayahan maan maqal.. Halyaydii blablablabla... Beeshu way haraadee hormood uma maqna Ha hadhsado dadkeenu aan hormar gaadhnee Aqoonsiga haleelnee......eeen, bal...*cough, cough, cough* .

Caadi iska dhiig huuno, I asked for an explanation because your making it bigger than it seems from the article--- a loser writing bs about a successful business in SL happens on a daily basis. If there is more to the story, my assumption from your posts share it or spare us the the hysterics.

I can't make heads or tails of this story and never heard of the 'media outlets' and what not... can you fill is in Africanown?

Today is a cbeebies marathon day with my baby. Cuddles galore.. yay!

^Ha u bixin hater Alpha and his naanaaleeyaal, there have been plenty pictures of Burco posted here. You would have to upload your photos elsewhere in a photo sharing website and then copy the link here, long process.

Rahima, You go girl1 I didn't have you down as a fighter. lol. My last dugsi did the same, the same people run a dugsi that is under close observation because parents have finally woken up to and complained about their children getting beats. I don't like Somaali dugsi, beatings aside most of them in my opinion (from experience) don't instil love of Allah and the deen and will never send my child to one. I did go to this dugsi run by the Somali community organisation, our teachers were not wadaads but your average guys who knew Quran.. on Eid, we used to have riwayad type parties and some of our teachers would be singing love songs and playing the guitar lol

Alpha, aren't you from Dacarbudhuq, ancesterkaagu noocya badanaa horta lol Well said Tallaabo.

Today is a bittersweet beginning of the end...

^That's nice of him. Today it feels like I'm going to work in the middle of the nigh...

Blackflash;900127 wrote: There's a big difference between playful coercion and rape. If we need to actually get in to the difference between the two, please don't get married and try to keep human contact to a minimum. There is hope....

Classified One of the fundamental pillars of Democracy is transparency and you're lacking that pillar itself, yet ironically celebrating a 'democratic process' that had nothing to do with democracy. I think any Somali clan is capable of setting up ballot boxes at their villages and towns, where the voters would vote for candidates whom not surprisingly are related to the voters one way or another. This is a point that many on this forum have been repeating and it's quiet redundant to be honest. Off course local candidates hail from the local clan(s), however, there are several members of the same clan running for the local seat. These men (and women) are competing against other members of their clan as they represent a different party. Members of the same clan are consequently voting for different parties, or "a favourit cousin -- and his party". At the national level, the party with most wins across the board (all regions in SL) gets through, so they need to appeal to different qabaail to become a national party. Get it?? That's the most democratic Somalis will ever get. If you must b*tch about the elections in Somaliland, there are vaild arguements to be made about the double voting, ballot boxes, independence of the election commission etc which weaken the democratic process -- but again, these issues have been raised and are being debated, addressed by the people of SL and hopefully lessons will be learned for the next election.