Wow. What an insanely dumb question. Correct me if im wrong, but if a person commits a zina (guy or girl), they can't marry a person who is a virgin. They have to marry a person who also committed a Zina. I think you would have gotten better reactions if you edited your post into "Why 80% of of our somali girls are scared to have sex after marriage" Though the statistic would have been wrong, it would have been a better and more honest question.

Wow. What an insanely dumb question. Correct me if im wrong, but if a person commits a zina (guy or girl), they can't marry a person who is a virgin. They have to marry a person who also committed a Zina. I think you would have gotten better reactions if you edited your post into "Why 80% of of our somali girls are scared to have sex after marriage" Though the statistic would have been wrong, it would have been a better and more honest question.

Wow. What an insanely dumb question. Correct me if im wrong, but if a person commits a zina (guy or girl), they can't marry a person who is a virgin. They have to marry a person who also committed a Zina. I think you would have gotten better reactions if you edited your post into "Why 80% of of our somali girls are scared to have sex after marriage" Though the statistic would have been wrong, it would have been a better and more honest question.

VANILLA ICE CREAM Favourite homemade dessert. So simple Ingredients: - 1 cup of milk - teaspoon of vanilla - 1/2 tablespoons of sugar - 1/2 tablespoons of salt - 2 ziplock bags ( 1 small, and 1 large) - ice cubes (2 ice-cube trays) In small bag mix milk, vanilla, and sugar. Seal it closed. In large bag add ice cubes to half of the bag, and put the salt in and mix with the ice. Put the small bag in the large bag. Seal the large bag closed. Shake or rub bags together, until mixture in small bag has the same consistency as ice cream Put in a cup, and add favourite topping. ENJOY!!!

Do you know that beauty is not about the colour of the skin by the bone structure of the face.

Somalis Infuriated By Religious Persecution Claims By Ali Halni, IOL Correspondent MOGADISHU, December 27 (IslamOnline.net) – Somalis reacted angry to a claim by a British Christian organization that there is a Christian minority in the East African country and that they are being religiously persecuted. The Barnabas Fund – a charity concerned about Christian minorities across the world – alleged on December 18 that 50,000 – or 5.% - of Somalia’s 10-million population are Christians, and that several cases of violent attacks against them took place during 2003. The two allegations were vehemently repudiated by Somalis. “These are baseless claims because Muslims make up 100 per cent of the Somalia’s population – which means there is Christian minority in the country,” the Somali Ulema Council deputy chairman told IslamOnline.net. Nur Baroud said there are Christian Somalis in European countries, but they should not be artificially inflated as a minority group. Somalia’s tribal traditions make it necessary for inhabitants to show loyalty to their all-Muslim tribes, a fact which had ended all Christian missions in failure and made the country declare Islam its official religion. Baroud also refuted the Fund’s claims that Muslims in Somalia regard Christianity as a foreign religion of their historic enemies in Ethiopia and of their former colonial masters, the Italians and the British. “Somalis do not hate those people for their religion, but rather because they had occupied their country. The occupation is still there, as Somalis still feel its pinch 40 years since,” he asserted. The fund had alleged that a number of Christians have been imprisoned and killed over the years, churches destroyed and Christians persecuted. ‘Charade’ Islamic scholars in the country dismissed the allegations as a new attempt to interfere into the country’s domestic affairs. “Creating a Christian minority that does not exist here could pave the road for these ambitions to materialise,” said Islamic scholar Youssef Torhami. He noted that Somalia would not have denied Christian minority if it had really existed. No problems have sprung up from the presence of Christians in Muslim countries, as the precincts of Islam determine the relation between Muslims and people of other faiths. He challenged the British charity to come up with a trace of a single Christian citizen in Somalia. “It is rather a media charade to tarnish the image of the country’s Islamic identity here,” charged the scholar. The Barnabas Fund said on its website that it would organize a February meeting to hear first hand testimonies of allegedly persecuted Christians from the Muslim world. Analysts said that religious persecution is a ready-made accusation that could be tailored to chalk up political gains.

Quick Thinker A man walked into the produce section of his local supermarket, and asked to buy half a head of lettuce. The boy working in that department told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce. The man was insistent that the boy ask his manager about the matter. Walking into the back room, the boy said to the manager, "Some asshole wants to buy half a head of lettuce." As he finished his sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, "And this gentleman kindly offered to buy the other half." The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way. Later the manager said to the boy, "I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here." "Where are you from, son?" "Texas, sir," the boy replied. "Well, why did you leave Texas?" the manager asked. The boy said, "Sir, there's nothing but whores and football players down there." "Really?" said the manager. "My wife is from Texas." "No shit???" replied the boy. "Who'd she play for?"

Man of Freedom. Do actually believe somali men possess all these qualities? How naive you are!!! HAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk I agree with Sister in Islam 110%

I was wondering if you guys could each write a favourite hadith of yours. 1. "Take advantage of 5 things before 5 others occur; your youth before you become old, your health before you become sick, your wealth before you become poor, your time before you become busy, and your life before you die." 2."When a servant of Allah observes fasting for a day, soley for the sake of Allah, he thereby repels the fire of hell by a distance of 70 years.

IS it called KIBBIS or KIMMIS. I call it Kimmis Anyways i dont know how to cook. I made a deal with my mother that she cooks and i clean. Works for both of us.

I was watching a video called "Honour Killing" in my sociology class and it absolutely sickened me. The whole documentary was about the murder of women by their family members (usually father or brother) because they ran away from home, took off their scarf, wanted a divorce, or married without their permission. What upset me was, they were interviewing men who killed their daughters or sisters, and each one of them said that it was their religion, and they have to follow Islam. I cant believe how many people watched that movie (it was on CBC) and thought how "cruel" Islam was for allowing this to happen, and in fact encouraging it. It actually showed us the pictures of young girls who were burned, strangled, shot, or stabbed to death. I still have a sick feeling in my stomach. I dont understand how someone could kill their own daughter or sister and pretend that they were following Islam. *Flirting was a costly mistake for Samera. She was only 15 years old when her neighbours in Salfeet, a small Palestinian town on the West Bank, saw her chatting with a young man without a male chaperone. Her family's honour was at stake; a marriage was quickly arranged. By 16, she had a child. Five years later, when she could stand the bogus marriage no longer, she bolted. In a place where gossip is traded like hard currency, and a girl's chastity is as public as her name, Samera's actions were considered akin to making a date with the devil. According to the gossips, she went from man to man as she moved from place to place. Finally, last July [1999], her family caught up with her. A few days later she was found stuffed down a well. Her neck had been broken. Her father told the coroner she'd committed suicide. But everyone on the grapevine knew that Samera was a victim of honour killing, murdered by her own family because her actions brought dishonour to their name. ... Here in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority law allows honour killing. Samera's parents are walking the streets of their neighbourhood with their heads held high, relieved that the family honour has been restored. (Armstrong, "Honour's Victims", Chatelaine, March 2000.) ____________________________________ *On Oct. 16, 1995, ... Hassoon got out of a car with her younger brother on a main street of Daliat al Carmel, a small Israeli Druze village ... Over 10 years before, Ittihaj had committed the unpardonable sin of marrying a non-Druze man. Now, after luring her back to her home village with promises that all was forgiven and her safety assured, her brother finally had the chance to publicly cleanse the blot on the family name with the spilling of her blood. In broad daylight in front of witnesses, he pulled out a knife and began to stab her. The witnesses quickly swelled to a crowd of more than 100 villagers who -- approving, urging him on -- chanted, ululated, danced in the street. Within minutes, Hassoon lay dead on the ground while the crowd cheered her killer, "Hero, hero! You are a real man!" (Suzanne Zima, "When Brothers Kill Sisters," The Gazette [Montreal], April 17, 1999. See also Walter Rodgers, "Honor Killings: A Brutal Tribal Custom", CNN World News, December 7, 1995.) _________________________________________ *One morning this summer, Rania Arafat's two aunts came to take her for a walk. They told their 21-year-old niece they had arranged a secret meeting with her boyfriend. She strolled with them through Gwiesmeh, a poor suburb where Amman's concrete sprawl peters out into desert. When the three women reached a patch of open land, the aunts suddenly stepped aside, leaving Arafat standing alone. She was shot four times in the back of the head at close range and once in the forehead. The gunman was her 17-year-old brother, Rami. ... Arafat's crime was to refuse an arranged marriage and elope with her Iraqi boyfriend. Rami is in jail, but is unlikely to be sentenced to more than a few months, especially as he is a minor, which is almost certainly why he was given the role of executioner. (Borger, "In Cold Blood.") _________________________________ *Samia, 28, arrived at the Lahore law offices of Hina Jilani and Asma Jahangir, who are sisters, on April 6. She had engaged Jilani a few days earlier, because she wanted a divorce from her violent husband. Samia settled on a chair across the desk from the lawyer. Sultana, Samia's mother, entered five minutes later with a male companion. Samia half-rose in greeting. The man, Habib-ur-Rhemna, grabbed Samia and put a pistol to her head. The first bullet entered near Samia's eye and she fell. "There was no scream. There was dead silence. I don't even think she knew what was happening," Jilani said. The killer stood over Samia's body, and fired again. Jilani reached for the alarm button as the gunman and Sultana left. "She never even bothered to look whether the girl was dead." ___________________________

I know, i felt that way too. I wanted to erase it but i thought since i didnt write it, ill leave it on. But i guess its dambi too, if i dont do anything about it. Ill erase it now. Thanks

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The prophet (scw) said: "roughly paraphrased" "a person is married for 4 reasons: their wealth, their virture, thier looks, or their religiousness. So marry a Person who is religious and that is the best for you"

Wow. I liked that, i shall complain less in the future. But i wanted to add one more If you are a true muslim, you are luckier than 70% of the world.

"dont you wish you could have kissed your boyfriend/girlfriend one last time?" Um. I dont think so. And where exactly do i go if the last thing im thinking about is if i should have kissed someone i wasnt SUPPOSED TO IN THE FIRST PLACE!

I was reading my sociology textbook yesterday and came across a passage that is so offensive and biased against all women except european anglo-saxson women. " Modesty is a culturally and religiously variable matter. If a woman entering a bath is disturbed what parts of the body does she cover? Helen Cobolt reports that a Loatian woman covers her breasts, a Somoan woman covers her navel (belly-button), a Sumatran woman her knees, an Islamic woman her face, and a European woman covers her breasts with one hand and her genital with the other hand." I cant believe that. This book is very recent and was published in 2003. I'm so mad, because even a child 3-up knows what areas of the body to cover. That passage is implying that all women, excluding the european, are ****** . When my professor discusees this in class i will definitely deny it and make sure that the whole class hears it is a lie.

Oops. I was thinking about adultry. But isnt fornication punishable by 80 lashes? Anyways i got overly emotional about that issue. Your right

I hope you find what u are looking for. Keep ur eyes and heart open.

Allah knows best.

Hi everyone. I just want people, both male and female, to offer their opinions on this issue that has bothered me for some time. Most of my family (mother, aunts, cousins...) wear the jilbab, and some even wear the cloth the covers the the whole face( the ones in kenya and somalia) but the eyes. Im the only one who wears a Hijab. They have been presuring me to wear it but i feel that i am fully covered. The Hijab covers my face, neck and bosom. Then I wear long, loose skirts, and loose shirts. The thing is they are saying that the quran says a woman has to wear the Jilbab. I cant find that. I only read that it says cover yourself modestly, and the hadith says show only your hands and face. I know that this a controversial issue, argued even by the Illumahs. Im not asking you to tell me which is right, because there are different interpretations of the verse. Im asking you about your opinions. Thank you.

I was reading this story and found it interesting and that she had some of the experiences I had, whre people confronted me about my hijab in a negative way. **A Canadian-born Muslim woman has taken to wearing the traditional hijab scarf. It tends to make people see her as either a terrorist or a symbol of oppressed womanhood, but she finds the experience liberating. I often wonder whether people see me as a radical, fundamentalist Muslim terrorist packing an AK-47 assault rifle inside my jean jacket. Or may be they see me as the poster girl for oppressed womanhood everywhere. I'm not sure which it is. I get the whole gamut of strange looks, stares, and covert glances. You see, I wear the hijab, a scarf that covers my head, neck, and throat. I do this because I am a Muslim woman who believes her body is her own private concern. Young Muslim women are reclaiming the hijab, reinterpreting it in light of its original purpose -- to give back to women ultimate control of their own bodies. The Qur'an teaches us that men and women are equal, that individuals should not be judged according to gender, beauty, wealth, or privilege. The only thing that makes one person better than another is her or his character. Nonetheless, people have a difficult time relating to me. After all, I'm young, Canadian born and raised, university-educated -- why would I do this to myself, they ask. Strangers speak to me in loud, slow English and often appear to be playing charades. They politely inquire how I like living in Canada and whether or not the cold bothers me. If I'm in the right mood, it can be very amusing. But, why would I, a woman with all the advantages of a North American upbringing, suddenly, at 21, want to cover myself so that with the hijab and the other clothes I choose to wear, only my face and hands show? Because it gives me freedom. WOMEN are taught from early childhood that their worth is proportional to their attractiveness. We feel compelled to pursue abstract notions of beauty, half realizing that such a pursuit is futile. When women reject this form of oppression, they face ridicule and contempt. Whether its women who refuse to wear makeup or to shave their legs, or to expose their bodies, society, both men and women, have trouble dealing with them. In the Western world, the hijab has come to symbolize either forced silence or radical, unconscionable militancy. Actually, it's neither. It is simply a woman's assertion that judgment of her physical person is to play no role whatsoever in social interaction. Wearing the hijab has given me freedom from constant attention to my physical self. Because my appearance is not subjected to public scrutiny, my beauty, or perhaps lack of it, has been removed from the realm of what can legitimately be discussed. No one knows whether my hair looks as if I just stepped out of a salon, whether or not I can pinch an inch, or even if I have unsightly stretch marks. And because no one knows, no one cares. Feeling that one has to meet the impossible male standards of beauty is tiring and often humiliating. I should know, I spent my entire teen-age years trying to do it. It was a borderline bulimic and spent a lot of money I didn't have on potions and lotions in hopes of becoming the next Cindy Crawford. The definition of beauty is ever-changing; waifish is good, waifish is bad, athletic is good -- sorry, athletic is bad. Narrow hips? Great. Narrow hips? Too bad. Women are not going to achieve equality with the right to bear their breasts in public, as some people would like to have you believe. That would only make us party to our own objectification. True equality will be had only when women don't need to display themselves to get attention and won't need to defend their decision to keep their bodies to themselves.

In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Merciful Object of Despair A poem by Fahim Firfiray (Abu Omar) Emma is a lawyer And so is Aisha too Colleagues going into court At circa half past two Its 1 O'clock right now They grab a bite before the trial They chat about this and that Conversing with a smile Aisha is in full hijab With a loose all over suit Emma's in her business wear With accessories to boot Emma's really quite bemused At Aisha's godly ways She looks Aisha in the eyes And very firmly says You're a smart girl Aisha Why do you wear that across your hair? Subjugated by "man"-kind An object of despair Take it off my sister Let your banner be unfurled Don't blindly follow all around DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM TO THE WORLD Aisha is amazed But not the least bit shy She bravely puts her milk shake down And gives Emma the reply My dear sister Emma, Why do you dress the way you do? The skirt you're wearing round your waist, Is it really you? Now that we've sat down, I see you tug it across your thighs, Do you feel ashamed? Aware of prying eyes? I see the way you're sitting, Both legs joined at the knees, Who forces you to sit like that? Do you feel at ease? I'll tell you who obliges you, To dress the way you do, Gucci, Klein and St. Laurent, All have designs on you! In the main, its men my friend, Who dictate the whims of fashion, Generating all the garb, To incite the basest passion "Sex Sells" there is no doubt, But who buys with such great haste, The answer is the likes of you, Because they want to be embraced...... They want to be accepted, On a level playing field Sure, with brain and intellect But with body parts revealed Intelligence and reason Are useful by and by But if you want to make a mark Stay appealing to the eye You claim your skirt is office like A business dress of sorts Would we not laugh at Tony Blair If he turned up in shorts? His could be the poshest pants Pinstripe from Saville Rowe But walking round like that my friend He'd really have to go Why do you douse yourself with creams To make your skin so milky? Why do rip off all your hair To keep your body silky? A simple shower's all you need To stay respectable and clean The time and money that you spend Is really quite obscene Why do you wake up at dawn, To apply a firm foundation, Topped with make up and the like, In one chaotic combination? And if you should have to leave the house Devoid of this routine Why do you feel so insecure That you should not be seen? Be free my sister Emma Escape from your deep mire Don hijab today my friend And all Islam's attire Avoid all those sickly stares Or whistles from afar Walk down the street with dignity Take pride in who you are Strength lies in anonymity Be a shadow in the crowd Until you speak and interact When your voice will carry loud You're a smart girl Emma Wear this across your hair Don't be subjugated by "man"-kind An object of despair To use your very words my friend Let your banner be unfurled Don't blindly follow all around DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM TO THE WORLD

He was a young male, he was a black male, he was a muslim male. There strikes against him, right there. Since the news shows and newspapers care only about profits, they only cover news they percieve is important and will genereate public interest. Therfore, the young black muslim male is not mentioned. Nobody cared before, nobody cares now, and no one will care in the future. May allah make his next life, better than this.

George W. Bush went to see the doctor to get the results of his brain scan. The doctor said: "Mr. President, I have some bad news for you. First, we have discovered that your brain has two sides: the left side and the right side." Bush interrupted, "Well, that's normal, isn't it? I thought everybody had two sides to their brain?" The doctor replied, "That's true, Mr. President. But your brain is very unusual because on the left side there isn't anything right, while on the right side there isn't anything left." ____________________________________________ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tragic fire on Monday destroyed the personal library of President George W. Bush. Both of his books have been lost. Presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer said the president was devastated, as he had not finished coloring the second one. __________________________________________________ Before the inauguration, George W. was invited to a 'get acquainted' tour of the White House. After drinking several glasses of iced tea, he asked President Clinton if he could use his personal bathroom. He was astonished to see that the President had a solid gold urinal! That afternoon, George W. told his wife, Laura, about the urinal. "Just think," he said, "when I am President, I'll have my own personal gold urinal!" Later, when Laura had lunch with Hillary at her tour of the White House, she told Hillary how impressed George had been with his discovery of the fact that, in the President's private bathroom, the President had a gold urinal. That evening, Bill and Hillary were getting ready for bed. Hillary turned to Bill and said, "Well, I found out who pissed in your saxophone." __________________________________________________ While visiting England, George Bush is invited to tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself with intelligent people. He asks how she knows if they're intelligent. "I do so by asking them the right questions," says the Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate." She phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime Minister. Please answer this question: Your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or sister. Who is it?" Tony Blair responds ,"It's me, ma'am." "Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the Queen. She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr. Bush?" "Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that!" Upon returning to Washington, he decides he'd better put the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to the test. He summons Jesse Helms to the White House and says, "Senator Helms, I wonder if you can answer a question for me." "Why, of course, sir. What¹s on your mind?" "Uhh, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?" Helms hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I think about it and get back to you?" Bush agrees, and Helms leaves. Helms immediately calls a meeting of other senior Republican senators, and they puzzle over the question for several hours, but nobody can come up with an answer. Finally, in desperation, Helms calls Colin Powell at the State Department and explains his problem. "Now lookee here, son, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?" Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course, you dumb cracker." Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it is! It's Colin Powell!" And Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, you dumb shit, it's Tony Blair!" ____________________________________________ George W. Bush and his driver were going to Air Force One and were passing a farm. A pig jumped out in the road suddenly. The driver tried to get out of the way, but he hit him. He went in the farm to explain what had happened. He came out with a beer, a cigar, and a tons of money. Bush saw this and said, "My God, what did you tell them?" The driver replied, "I told them that I'm George W. Bush's driver and I just killed the pig." ______________________________________________ Jerry Falwell was seated next to President Clinton on a recent flight. After the plane was airborne, the flight attendant came around for drink orders. The President asked for a whiskey & soda, which was brought and placed before him. The attendant then asked the minister if he would also like a drink. The minister replied in disgust, "Ma'am, I'd rather be savagely raped by a brazen whore than let liquor touch these lips!" The President then handed his drink back to the attendant and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a choice. I'll have the same thing he's having." ______________________________________ A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense." So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit." _____________________________