My hero, he deserves it. Hal-abuurku waa geed Hufanoo udgoonoo Higil iyo caleen iyo Hoobaani fuushoo Ubaxuna kor iyo hoos Hilqadaha ku dhigayoo Hadh qabow ku darayoo Shinbiruhu hiraabtii Ka haloosiyaanoo Cidi aanay hurinoo Ishu haybta meel dheer Uga soo hilowdoo Higsi lagu yimaaddoo La habaarin weeyaan Ibts, went to that event last week and met your lovely friend and a few beautiful poems, thanks for the heads up.

Heh, Juxa. Why do you even want equality with these dugaag? Anyway, meel laiska weydiiyo in ay dumarku jaamacad tegi karaan maxaad ka filaysaa.

^ka qalee, I've a feeling Raabsade, like our beloved Rudy is a little cheap with the truth.....

El Punto, somethings are easier said than done. If it was so easy to get out, thousands of victims of long term sexual and physical abuse would have just walked away. Let's not forget that mental abuse and blackmail are also used to keep victims quiet. Most victims do snap at some point, they either self harm, hurt their abuse or do somethings drastic to draw attention to their plight. In a society that often demonises victims of rape, Turkey is one of those places with an odd concept of honour... I can understand how she felt cornered. It was probably insanity that lead her actions.

DB

Out there beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I will meet you there. Rumi. Thanks for starting this Blue. Xx

Lol Ibts, your eedo waa dowlad dhan, she doesn't need my cheering. Haven't you seen how she changed my aabos home town, wax kaleba iska daa.

^Agreed! loool@ pure gold. Love it, ayeeyo. and thanks for the compliment.

^well put. Such an odd topic. I have no personal dealings with my parents qabiil, love my family on both sides, intaan aqaan anyway, but apart from a few years back home when I was a child, I didn't grow up with cousins or aunts or uncles close by. I've getting to know them in recent times but it was my neighbours and hooyos friends children that have filled that gap over the years.

I reckon this will solve itself out over time. People are getting married later, delaying having children and leaving long gaps due to work commitments, my sister sees this trend in her hospital with young Somalis in the UK. I do think it's possible to have more than two and raise them well. As for odayga from the thread, he was reer miyi, that was the dhaqan and he mostly likely felt that contraception was xaram and didn't have knowledge or access to it anyway - which is true for most people back home. I also echo the sentiments of those that said that reducing the number of children a family has, will do little to address poverty which is a consequence of bad governance / conflict.

^so we're at fault because your lot can't help but dictate to, harass or ban women from media? Garowegirl, I agree with you but Raamsade is a gaal, so it's simply a problem with retarded men.

Great game for Abdi and his team today, they are through to the quarter-finals in style. Carfaat, More on Magan, please. Ngonge, That's how it works, miyaa?

^That wasn't the case here, the silly woman thought I was going to scare her european clients [who weren't used to hijab] away. It was a first of many weird encounters in the Sandpit. InshaAllah, in time you'll get the courage to wear it, darling. We all have our weaknesses / strengths, so don't think someone is better than you or has more iman because of how they look on the surface. If you make it back to Cairo, send me an invite...

Thanks, hon@ Isra. It happened twice in London but I was most shocked when I was asked the same question by an Arab lady in the UAE. lol.

Well as a Muslim woman who has been asked on more than one occasion if I was going to wear that to work, this news is both relevant and praiseworthy. Many on here don't know but in many Muslim countries, this (discrimination against hijabis) is a a seriously issue that is relevant to us hijabis. Moonlight, Walaal, thanks for sharing, but please take it easy on calling a fellow Muslim atheist and such like...

It's such an inspiration to see this wheelchair bound brother do so well in his sport. Abdi Jama is a British Somali paralympian. Read more about him here and his bragging rights, there.

Malika . That's Somalis for you, you have to hijab like them, talk like them, eat like them, shukaansi like them, arooso like even diinta cay oo ka bax like them.... hadii kale raaxada ayaa lagaa qaadayaa. Such an annoying community to be a member.

My big sis used to pretend to be me and you always heard me laughing my head off in the backgrounds. It was always scripted, like you couldn't go off track and ask about your bestie or your neighbours chicken. LoL I now record vids of my LOs to send to relatives abroad.

Abwaan xanuun maaha. It's a new trend with youtube qaxooti to act jilted xabimbo for entertainment. Can't say I like it, laakin tan yari took it to another level.. LoL

LMAO. I want some of whatever she's on. :D

LOL @Lander. Juxa, living full time with Somalis does that to you, you say 'hebel' inan Marakanka joogta ayuu guursaday, the next question is "oo wa ayo tolow".

Naga dhaaf, Socotra. We need some rich business men to invest in the Sacaadin Island and all the beautiful coastal cities that we have.

^ the trouble starts when she eats their leftovers, all 6 of them. LOL. How is the gym going? hear, hear@ the right balance and determination. I've just read about a young girl from 'qoys balaadhan' oo heshay 8 A*s and 4 As in her GCSEs, us Somalis just turn these notions of 'cultural and economic capital' on the head, sometimes.

This preserving the family name malarky seems a bit narcissistic to me.

^Agreed, sadly most of the attention back home goes to children in urban hubs whilst the majority are ignored. There's nothing with the current Somali script. It's easier to master than Arabic and is also more accessible to children raised in the diaspora who use the latin script.