Yeeydu ariga midda gees u baxda ayey cuntaa, Dooro xaarka way wada cuntaa, af-tirashadeyse isku dhaantaa. Nin abeeso koriyoow adigaa u aayi . Amxaaro madax gumac galay leedahaye madax hadal galo ma laha. Axdi ma leh Itoobiyaan lagu aamino. God sireed ha qodin, hadaad qodidna ha dheereeyn ku dhici doontidaa lama ogo. Cudurka kaa gala fardaha hadii laga gubo dameer dawo lama gaarayo! Quraan alif ka qaldamay albaqara ma ka toosaa? hal booli ah - nirig xalaal ah ma dhasho! Waa lagu kufaa kibirka! soo joog ninkii laga waayo - soo jiif aa laga helaa! Kani galbay ku kale mooyee - waa guul alle!!! I love Somali proverbs! damn I am getting the meanings now!

UIC = Ururkii Islaamka Ceebeeyay? TFG = Tuugadda Faafisa Gaalanimadda! Youth Mujahadiin Movement = yaryarka maskaxda macangaga? Somali Disapora = Soomalidda dawarsata (dibadaha) International Community = Islaamka Cadawogiisa UN = Ururka nacaladda

the games are beautiful and Olympics are the epitome of athletic excellence - Olympics are pride, joy and example of civilization and progress - I think some societies are lagging behind in everything these days because of not only the limitations and restriction they put on half of their population but their lack of reform and reasoning to adopt to modernity. we live in a very advanced world, a world that competes, advances and reaches heights and sets new challenges to overcome, But some societies wanna be stuck in the past and just be happy with backwardness. I sometimes think what would we Somalis had been if we were influenced by the Chinese or the Japanese instead of Middle Easterners? Just questions?

intoxicated! drunk! blinded! beyond repair ... by ..... you guys fill the blank for me! Dude .. i hope for peace and Somalia coming back as a dignified nation... i hope the bacward and primitive mentality that is prevalent now to disappear... I hope seeing a progressive and productive people... not on handouts ...and led by far-sighted leaders...not warlords ...not clan-obsessed bigots ... I think that i am gonna witness that alive in the near future ... So I am not hopeless and every day that passes my hope grows stronger for I meet and come across like mined young Somalis who are accomplishing greatness and accumulating knowledge, skills and wealth and are determined ...for change and hope .... Somalis at the calinre of OBAMA will come and I am glad that the likes of.....are gonna be extinct species soon...in the meantime warlord cheerleaders and clan copy&paste loonies.... can hallucinate and keep daydreaming!

the folly of the fools has no limitations and reproach! keep it coming cos it is funny in a way - this adeer(writer) is original blockhead! wlaahi! nur Addde is doing some damage indeed and is bringing the dimwitted clan cheerleaders to the fore ...

I am addicted to watching the olympic games, specially the gymnastics, diving, swimming and valley-ball so far. What is killing me is the beauty and human spirit of the athletes and the pride many of their countrywomen and men have seeing them compete and win. What is more captivating and astounding to see is so many talented girls doing such acrobatic and aesthetic sports and I think to myself where are the Muslim girls? why are they not there to compete and join their world counterparts in competing such beautiful games? I know the Asians and the Europeans are way more advanced than us (Africans and Muslims) socially, economically and have put a lot of wealth in developing their young Olympians and athletes. But besides of economic development, I question the cultural norms, attitude and differences in terms of women athletes in the Islamic and Arab countries? is it the (Arab) culture which Islam came out of that is restrictive and prohibiting young girls from the Muslim world to express and exercise their physical talent in sports. These are just questions ....when would we see a Saudi female skater winning the gold medal? or Qatari women competing synchronized swimming? Or Somali female gymnast? When? at the end of the world? in the hearafter? Do they have Olympics in Jannah?

then..thanks to you for spelling out how it works and spilling the secret relationship and power structure behind the existence and the survival of of the traitors, I guess the "jihadist bribers would now focus on putting their money where your mouth is! This whole Ethiopian power and influence in the primitive and messy Somali misery is a myth and a narrow-minded bloke would entertain such silliness. Putin & Hu Jintao are proving to the world that power is relative and there is no sole super power in the world. The likes of Musharraf, Meles, and Mugabe would be swept of office as soon as the lame-duck neocon toyboy vacates the white house! By following your example of spilling the beans ....I heard the Jihadist blokes and their lobbyists are now in cahoots with the likes of Donald Payne, Feingold and Biden in the Washington... The game is beyond Gabre, warlords and the midget in Addis...Obama comes to office ..it is gonna be a whole new different ball-game ...as I am told!..then uncle yeey has how many months left of his term? sad isn't it? what a Somali nightmare! There are those of us who always think our destiny is in the hands of some foreign players ...why not do the obvious and talk among yourselves and include all stakeholders in this misery to form a real transitional take-care entity to deliver us from this tragedy into a better tomorrow? I think naceybkaan isku qabno and the short-sightedness of the old men at the helm of our misery blinds us to think out of the box. They rather be spoilers and root for their clan warlord ....sad!

Ibtisam you are right..we heard that so many times and we gotta have hope and be optimistic...if we give up on peace and better tomorrow despite all the pain and suffering of today ..then they (our enemies) conqured us and we are doomed to more failures. So these words are like my daily affirmation..tomorrow is better..clans and warlords would be defeated in the near future and Somalia would come back inshallah with the help of almighty...forget about Abdiqasim, or yeey or the warlords or the fiefdoms and above all forget the cheerleading clan bozos in SOL too. Hope never dies!

principessa - discovering life now ? hmm! you were hibernating then?

bad news indeed! I have Mauritanian friends.

Well, I think Abdiqasim & Sheikh Sharif and Sheikh Aynte were in Cairo and talked about ways to patch up the difference between ARS-D & ARS-A. That was the whole purpose and it is working. You will soon see that Sheikh Aweys coming back to the fold and giving Nur Adde's peace train a boost. We will see what the traitors do. I think they have been outsmarted and put all their eggs in one ailing and dying basket ...aka yeey! yeey is done and Kaput. Nur Adde is outsmarting Yeey. Future is with peace-loving Somalis. the era of warlords and traitors and clannish hogwash is over. People sense a wind of change for the better. Somalis are thinking beyond yeey and Ethiopian invasion.

I hate Ethiopia, the warlords, warlord cheerleaders and everything that is extreme and destructive. Whenever there is hope and a window of opportunity, the dimwits, the lackeys, the war criminals resort to their anti-peace, anti-hope and anti-Somali tactics. Sadly what we have here is fellows that I no longer consider of my caliber in terms of mentality, age-group, education and nurturing. I wish the political section had people who were young and educated and not your typical gray-haired, big bellied old men who brought their fadhi-ku-dirir antics into the cyber world. ...This is a waste of my time and energy but I will keep saying that loud. some people are clan obsessed and their whole thinking is dominated by it. Warlord Yey is in his last leg and time is running out for the war criminal and his allies. They accomplished nothing tangible to direct Somalia towards peace and reconciliation. They brought more disaster, more destruction and deaths. The Tigre Formed, Funded Gangs will not be with us in 2009. So let them entertain their trivial feuds and rifts for the time being.

UNDP provides the salary of the ministers and members of the parliament through Hawala offices in Mogadishu and Baidao. They chew Qat and prostitute their loyalty to the highest bidder who could cover the coffers for more Qat chewing. Two-thirds Mps are uneducated or have basic primary education. We also need to remember that they were handpicked through the awful formula of 4.5 The ministers who resigned were bribed and large sum was paid to them. Nur Adde was going to sack Qaybdiid and Darwiish - two important allies of Yeey and Gabre. The purpose of this rift and the cause is beyond Nur Adde sacking of the dumb warlord-cum-mayor. It is target is the Djibouti Agreement. This is a well-orchestrated plot to torpedo the peace process.

It was a long poem I found on some book (in PDF) and i liked it a lot. U welcome Blessed and Faynuus

adeeradeen starbucks-ka fadhiista aa meeshaana nagula murmaayay? From now on, I should go to the teen section. waayeel iyo odayaal qabiil ku quraacdo, qadeeyo, casheeyo maan meeshaan nagu heeystay? I am so disappointed walaahi! I thought i was engaging young and educated Somalis but not my uncles and fadhi-ku-dirir old farts!

This is not fool's day (April 1st) - If that is Duke then I was arguing with the wrong person in terms of age, perspective and mentality and ...that big man is of my father's generations! I hope against all hope that you are all joking and I am thinking that you guys are up to something and wanna pull our legs. but why Libaax San ka Taabte ..says he knew this all along? ... common please don't tell us this huge fella is Duke. I thought Duke was in his early or mid 30s guy. I think that the big guy here is the guy who had the ghetto car dealership in Columbus OHIO ..what was his name...Abdirahman Guulwade whom i heard was a general for Siad Barre? whom was married to Siyaad Barre's daughter? This is a joke!

Aamiin red sea

Abuurka iyo dhuuniga Ilaah baa nasiiyoo Axad kale ma tuugnee Isagaa na kaafiya Nimcoolayda adhigiyo Ishinkiyo ladda u badan Ilaah baa na siiyoo Axad kale ma tuugnee Isagaa na kaafiya Ilaha wada burqanayiyo Xareedaan ajoobayn Ilaah baa nasiiyoo Axad kale ma tuugnee Isagaa na kaafiya, Naacawda udugiyo Carfigiyo il-dooga leh Ilaah baa nasiiyoo Axad kale ma tuugnee Isagaa na kaafiya Dhaayeheena aragiyo Dhugashada iftiinshee Dhagta maqal adeecdee Durbaanada awooda leh Rakaadadu abhinayaan Ilaah baa nasiiyoo Axad kale ma tuugnee Isagaa na kaafiya

Allah kaliya weeyaan – There is only one GOD Cirka kii abuuroo – The one who created the heavens above Allah kaliya weeyaan – is the only one GOD Dhulka kii asteeyoo – the one who laid the earth down Allah kaliya weeyaan - is the only one GOD Ka adoomo loo yahay – the one we all worship Allah kaliya weeyaan - is the only one GOD Allah mooyee Ilaah kale maya - There is no God but GOD Ma illaah kalaa jira – Is there any other GOD? Duco kaa ajiiboo – That would accept your prayes? Ma illaah kalaa jira – Is there any other GOD? Baryo kugu arsaaqoo – that would provide you with prayers? Ma illaah kalaa jira - Is there any other GOD - worth of worship Ajashaada siiboo – that would end your existence? Ma illaah kalaa jira - Is there any other GOD? Uur kugu barbaarshoo – that would develop you in a womb Ma illaah kalaa jira - Is there any other GOD? Anfaaciga ku siiyo – that would provide your sustence? Ma illaah kalaa jira – is there any other God Oo adoomo loo yahay – that we all are his worshipers? Allah mooyee Ilaah kale maya - There is no God but GOD (An Excerpt of Abdi Qays spiritual poem)

A & T great stuff once again! keep it coming!

FGM is brutal - As suggested we should form an inclusive all-male organization against FGM ..called FaGM = Faaraxis against Gential Mutilation! I propose Faarax Brown as the president of this organization and Sayidka as the main guy!

Falxado was my auntie! just kidding he didn't mention Kaaha or Xoosheey or.... anyways Marwo to me is like lady. But it could be the author lived in Saudi Arabia and is fond of the holy city of Marwa ..you know Marwa and Safa? I will name my girls Marwa and Safa if Allah give me twins inshallah! and twin boys i like Siraaj and Wahaaj!

I am Baari caano ma daadshe - I have always been Baari -- if I made your day ..ii soo duceey hee !! joking! And I am still confused about Saakuun! I need to see his excellency Saciid Saalax, the great poet

I got this from Aftahan about the names of different times of the days in Somali. And you all need to get this book - Stars, seasons weather in Somali pastoral tradition by Muusa H.I. Galaal. Author: Galaal, Muusa H. I. Title: Stars, seasons weather in Somali pastoral tradition / / Muusa H.I. Galaal. Publisher: Niamey, Niger : CELHTO, 1992. Description: 90 p. : maps ; 24 cm. Series: African Cultures Subject: Weather -- Folklore. Somalia -- Folklore. Markaan soo xigto mid ka mid ah buugaagta dhaxalka ah ee uu ka tegay Xaaji Muuse Galaal, kaas oo ah "Xiddigaha, xilliyada iyo cimilada sida ay u taqaan Soomaalida xoolo-dhaqatadu" oo ku qoran afka Ingiriisiga (Appendix 3), wuxu maalinta u qaybinayaa sidan hoos ku qoran. Xaaji Muuse Galaal, siduu ku xusay Buuggiisan, wuxu soo xiganayaa: Hunt, J.A, "A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate, 1944-1950." Caano-maal oo u kala baxa ama u qaybsama: Maalin iyo Habeen. Markaynu Maalinta iyo Habeenkaba soo qaadanno, waxay u kala baxaan iyaguna markooda: Gelin Hore iyo Gelin Danbe. Markaynu Maalinta soo qaadanno, Gelinka Hore wuxu u sii kala baxaa: * Arooryo: saaacad badhkeed ka dib markay cadceeddu soo baxdo, * Barqo-yar: Arooryo ilaa 8.30 saacadood, * Xiksin: 8.30 � 9.30, * Barqo-kulul: 9.30 � 10.30, * Hadh-soo-kor: 10.30 � 11.30, * Hadh: 11.30 � 12.30, Gelinka Danbe wuxu u sii kala baxaa: * Duhur: 12.30 � 14.00, * Duhur dabadii: 14.00 � 15.00, * Casar dheer: 15.00 � 15.30, * Casar: 15.30 � 16.30, * Casar gaaban: 16.30 � 18.00, * Maqrib: 18.00 � 18.30, Habeenku wuxu isna u kala baxaa: Gelin Hore iyo Gelin Danbe: Gelinka Hore: * Fiid: 18.30 � 19.30, * Caweys: 19.30 � 21.30, * Saq dhexe: 21.30 � 02.00, Gelinka Danbe: * Jiidh: (Dawn), * Arooryo Hore: Cadceed soo-baxa ka hor, * Waaberi: Sagalka cadceed soo-baxa ka soo horreeya, * Arooryo: 06.00 � 06.30. Magacyada maalmaha Soomaaliyeed, Xasan Sheekh Muumin waxa kale oo uu maalintaa u cuskaday, ciyaar carruurnimadii la ciyaari jiray oo ay degaammadu ku kala duwaanaan karaan ama ku kala duwan yihiinba. Wuxu tusaale u soo qaatay ciyaarta la yidhaa "Biitooy Laabo" oo galbeedka iyo bariga Somaliland si kala duwan looga ciyaaro. Tusaale ahaan, Xasan Sheekh Muumin wuxu soo qaatay in degaammada galbeedka Hargeysa looga ciyaari jiray: "Koobin, laabin, Laba Kootaar, Kootaar, Birbiraay birta qabo, Soo-rogaay toban dheh, Biijooy laabo". Hargeysa iyo degaammada ku dhow ama ku xeersan waxa looga ciyaaraa: "Kun-bulloow, Kun-bullaale caddoow, Xabag geed ka baxdaay, Bile Bile, Bile Jire, Koodaar, Ta u dheer, ee u dhexe, ku jaboo, ku jiqsii." Degaammada Bariga Hargeysana si kale ayaa looga ciyaaraa. Xasan Sheekh Muumin, wuxu aamminsan yahay in barbaarinta carruurta loo adeegsan jiray murtida, sidaa darteedna markay ku ciyaarayaan "Koobin, Laabin", ay ahayd iyaga oo ku tababaranayay maalmaha Soomaaliyeed. Isaga oo aragtidaa ka dhaqaaqaya, Xasan Sheekh Muumin sidan soo socota ayuu u taxay magacyadii maalmaha Soomaaliyeed siday isaga ugu muuqatay waa: 1. Koobin: Axad, 2. Lammin: Isniin, 3. Lamtoka: Salaasa, 4. Koodaar: Arbaca, 5. Hakisa: Khamiis, 6. Hakis-bila: Jimce, 7. Soo-roga: Sabti, This stuff is good if you wanna learn the real Somali culture ...honestly

This is what I used to hear -- Saakuun sidataal, saad danbe , setimaanka soo socdo , sitimaankiisa kale , jimco ka jimco sideed , sabti sagaal axad tobon, sidataal , lug hore , lug danbe, alaahu mustacaan... ..kala haadkii ..arbaco koombaaleeydii, cosa fare, jimco baasteeleey, istaaqfurloowgii...seben ka seben.. But Saakuun was an alien thing and I am still confused about it even though ayeeyo Kool Cat's version makes sense. al these are seasons, clander days, weeks and months. I think I read somewhere that Somalis used to have a calendar system based on the sun or the moon before Islam and reer baadiye used it. My grandfather was part of the Somali Academy of Arts and Culture and we had books by Muuse Galaal, Kadare, and others. I need to find where all these books about astronomy literature and so on went to. We lost a treasure because of the civil war and qaxii. You only hear these things if you had two ayeeyos in the same roof which I did.