Till potbellies do us part, eh? Charming! Tell me about it Indhoos. It's like they want you to confirm that you've ballooned out of proportion, the xaasids. :rolleyes:

Did he find out about your cyber lover?

Great stuff, Masha Allah! Thanks for sharing hon.

My hooyo is totally against girls wearing diracs,even at weddings because dirac is tradtionally for married ladies. I guess times change. Sometimes I wear dirac esp. when I have visitors because it's easier to cover up nicely. Other times, I find it more practical not to.

It's Zain Bikha, people. Zain Bikha.

Hold up, Lazy.. don't think you can squirm yours way out of this one by attacking the author.. address the points she raised.. Ibti, Na'ima B. Robert is an individual who equates Islam to a "greasy restaurant" and you want her to be taken serious? No you have comprehension problems. That is NOT what she wrote and she was using an analogy in that article-- full article She is on a crusade to save the poor, hopeless niqabi's and be their champion, while also selling few hundred books and sister subscription. Can you honestly say she is principled? You got it twisted again, love. Your darling Sarkozy is on the crusade to 'save' the 'poor' 'helpless' niqaabis. She does not consider them to be poor, helpless niqaabis. Stay focused, here. She is one of them (niqaabis) and DOES NOT want to be saved. Does this person even believe waxa ey qoreyso? Yes, indeed. She is a practising Muslimah / Niqaabi professional who has been working to bridge gaps and empower Muslim women through her books and magazine and the countless other support she gives to her sisters - giving them opportunities to showcase their talents and businesses, doing research on their concernes, mentoring young Muslim girls..etc..etc. As for her 'selling' books and magazine. That's actually to her credit. As a da'ee, researcher and writer on Muslim womans issues, she is the perfect person to address these issues. She is considred to be a good authority on the issue by the newspaper which is why they approached her for the article.. And for the reciord, she has started writing this column a year ago and has been sharing her experiences as a Muslimah in the west to mainstream Britain so this article was not an opportunity to sell us books and magazines but is a part of a long standing column on her life as a convert western Muslimah. Naturally, as a niqabi- she was bound to address this. p.s Perhaps, you should try to read her books and magazine. You'll learn plenty, trust me.

Originally posted by Imtithal: Basically am emphasizing on parenting because the society has different values and if anything is working against the values that the parents have. So, if they don't work extra hard to instill those values in their kids, they should know that the environment will have an upper hand. I understand where you're coming from Aaliyah.. the incidence of teen pregnancies, drug abuse etc. are lower in the East due the fact that parents have more control over their children and there's a general agreement and mutual support on the promotion of moral issues. I live in an expats city and this is true for even western families - ultimately all parents want the same for the kids. However, it doesn't mean that the same issues don't exist here and as a parent in the ME I have the same concerns for my daughters (well maybe 10 years down the line) as I would if we were in the UK. Youths in Saudi may not hold hands and walk around with b/f or g/fs in Saudi, partly due to fear of Mutawa (because those who want to go clubbing, drinking etc.. only drive across the boarder to Manama to do just that). Those who want to also get up to a lot of vulgar (even by western standards)things in private and in the Saudi desert. Same is true for Somalia. There's fitnah everywhere walaal, not just the west. The west didn't invent or patent drugs, alcohol etc.. those things are available everywhere. So, when someone indulges in them they are not necessarily copying the west. Young people as you have demonstrated are not monkys who see and do. They're simply acting on their own weaknesses, desires and ignorance. This is where parents come into the picture - we can try to educate our children, instil Islamic values which they will not gain automatically because they live in a Muslim country and take Islamic studies in class. In the east, culture is far more effective than the DEEN but culture is not always Islamic.. in fact you'll find a lot of things in Eastern cultures go against our deen because of this parents still need to be guiding their kids every step of the way.

^Hadaad Ayaan nacday, Hoodo u badalo. Somali, same meaning, less common.. *axem* prettier..

Bob and FuFu, Samir iyo Iman bothers. May Allah have mercy on his soul. Ameen.

I thinks if a woman wants expensive things when her husband is not earning much, she should get herself a job and pay for it herself. These 'keen, keen' keen women' and their aqli xumo annoy the hell out of me.. :rolleyes: On the topic of Miss Dirac.. In the dirac shop xalay, three men dirac shopping for their wives. The complaints ka dhacaayey.. 'Ahay, ah.. waar ma dirac baan u shaqaynaa'. 'Dirac, googarad, garbosaar iyo nigiskiiba waa inay isku eekaadaan' 'Waar, xataa indhohaa colurkooda la badalaa hada'. 'Allah dumarku hawl badanaa'. Aniga, marna I giggle like a little kid, marna I shoot them evil looks. Markii ugu danbaysay, one of them decides to buy a dirac for his hooyo and he tells the man - 'waxaad keentaa dirac ah qaaali, qaaali, qaali - fooqa ka tuur, ilayn hooyaa leh ee' .

Their designes are amazing. The fabric, colour - cut. Nice! I hope they make it to Dubai. Obviously - I wouldn't wear this out.

^ http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=msAdgB277 vM . Ka codka macaan magaciisaa ii jaray. Juxaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaa! Welcome back, walaalo. Waa laguu xiisay.

Ooh, that's so pretty. Very elegant. It's not just Zuhairs stuff, some of her designes are amazing but Mangos (Dubai) tend to pick the frilly, fussy numbers. I miss Oxford Street. BTW. Mangos has a Mango Outlet website- selling last seasons stuff at half prize. www.mangooutlet.com

Masha Allah, you guys are doing an amazing job. May Allah (SWT) reward you abundantly. You're a hero Sayid, magacu been maaha. Mahadsanid on behalf of the Somali community.

I'm a huge fan of this brothers lectures. I had no idea that he was a former 'muslim atheist'. Really interesting. http://www.islamreli gion.com/videos/2545 / Key Points of This Video Muslim externally, Atheist internally God leading me back to faith God opening a Social door with me Atheism is a conscious decision Ask for guidance Quran is the answer to all your doubts!

^The last one is beautiful. Thanks. That was my definition of formal but I thought is OTT for what party is about. But then, this is Dubai.. Lily, Have you been to any of the Mango shops in Dubai? I'm convinced the regional buyer is a partially sighted 50 year old man.

This talk by Yasir Qadhi addresses some of the issues addressed in the article. Pay particular attention to these two segments: Does Islam prohibit interaction between the opposite gender? [start time 11:06] Gender Relations in the prophets time [start time 14:00]

Amazing concept but will it really work?

Sherban or anyone whose looking for something for their young ones.. This website has a collection of Somali folk tales in both Somali and English. http://www3.mpls.k12 .mn.us/schools/eleme ntary/lyndale/somali /tocweb.html

Originally posted by Dhagax-Tuur: I would rather buy Newcastle for £100m. Who wouldn't? 100M for a whole team and united sold one player for 80M?!. Ronaldo who? Sir Alex is the man! MU will be all right for as long us this genius of a man is around. :cool:

Party invitation - dress code Formal. What does that look like? p.s It's a hijab free zone.

Haha. Maybe he'll turn to terrorism when her gets ditched?

^Mahadsanid. Website-ka uu Nasir iisayay ayaan ka helay buug la dhaho 'Asaaska Naxwaha Af Somaaliga'. I'm going through that now blog-ana waan eegi.

Does anyone still watch this show? What do you think of this? Gay Muslim story for EastEnders By Shabnam Mahmood Entertainment Reporter, BBC Asian Network EastEnders is to tackle a storyline which will feature a Muslim man embarking upon a gay affair. Newcomer Syed Masood, played by Marc Elliott, will fall for openly gay man Christian Clarke (John Partridge) and the pair will share an on-screen kiss. The plot is expected to hit TV screens from next month. "I think EastEnders would be doing the programme a disservice if they didn't give a voice to various communities," Elliot told the BBC Asian Network. "I think that's really important because I think London is a very ethnically diverse multicultural place, and EastEnders has a job to reflect that in the storylines it gives people and the characters they have on board." His character, who joined the cast recently, has been trying to make amends with his family. “ It is entirely possible to be Muslim and gay and there's many of us in Britain today ” Yusuf Wehebi from Imaan His mother Zainab Masood, played by Nina Wadia, has also been seen trying to set him up with various women from "good families". 'Visible minority' However, the gay storyline has been criticised by Asghar Bokhari of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee. "The Muslim community deserves a character that represents them to the wider public because Islamophobia is so great right now," he said. "There's a lack of understanding of Muslims already and I think EastEnders really lost an opportunity to present a normal friendly Muslim character to the British public." But the show's executive producer Diedrick Santer said it was important to tackle issues which reflect real life. "It's really important that on EastEnders we give the Masoods big stories. "Sometimes there's a danger of being too careful with black or Asian characters that we might go into territories that might offend. "But it seems to me if we steer away from any controversy, they don't stand a chance of being a great EastEnders family - they'll just be in their kitchen unit making curries for years and years and that's not going to be very interesting." Yusuf Wehebi from Imaan - an organisation that supports gay Muslims - agreed with him. "It is high time that the invisible minority became a visible minority," he said. "It is entirely possible to be Muslim and gay and there's many of us in Britain today. "It is great that the BBC have had the courage to raise such an important social issue in our society today." Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.u k/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/en tertainment/8072720. stm

LOL. Ibts. What's with Qarxis? Isoo mar on your way there. I know of a few good hiding places in B.town.