Mudahaarad Aad U Balaaran Oo Maanta Kadhacay Magaalada London + SAWIRO Banaanbax Lagu Taageerayo Dawlada Federalka SOmalia Ayaa Maanta Kadhacay 10 Downing Street Oo Ah Xafiiska Raisal Wasaaraha Dawlada Britain Hortiisa. Banaanbax Kii ugu Balaarnaa oo Soomaalidda cariga Ingiriisku isugu Soo Baxdo. Banaanbaxan Oo Ay Soo Qaban Qaabiyeen URurka Somali Peace Council iyo Jaaliyada SOmaliyeed Ee Kudhaqan UK. DIbad Baxan Oo Ahaa Dibadbixi Ugu Balaarnaa Oo Sanadahan Kadhaca Magaalada London ,Oo looka kalayimi Dunida Dacaladeeda iyada oo Ay Qaar kamid Ah Dadka Banaanbaxaayay Ay Diyaarado Sooraacee. Bananbaxan Ayaa waxa Siweyn Uga Dhexmuuqday Bulshada Kudhaqan Magalada Birmingham Oo Yaku Muujiyaya taageerada Ay Uhayaan Dawlada isla Markaasna Soo Kiraystay Basas. Dhinaca Kale Waxa laka kala Yimi Dhamaan Gobalada Wadanka UK. Dadka Kasoo Qaybgalay Banaanbaxaas Ayaa Waday Boorar Ay kusawiranyihiin Sawirada Madaxda Dawlada Sida, Sawirka Madaxweynaha DFS Cabdulahi Yusuf Axmed iyo Sawirka Raisal wasaraha Cusub Nuur Cade iyo Sawiro Kale. Banaanbaxayashaa Aya waday Calanka Somaliya isla Markaasna Qaday Heeso Wadaniya , Waxa kadhexmuuqday Banaanbaxaas Fanaaniin Badan Oo Ay Kamidyihiin , Fanaanada weyn Oo Katirsananjirtay Deegaan Siciid Cabdi Muuse iyo Aaamina Axmed Cabdala (DIYANA). Maxamuud Maxamed Xasan SHire London Uk Boocame Online News Boocame@hotmail.com

^No connection what so ever, even the ones that control Kismayo, Taano and his crew are from Cabdudwaaq, reer Gedoha asalka ah are peace loving peepz.. HornAfrik, Jubooyinksa is where most of the Somali conflict took place, given it's civil war history and complex background, don't you think it would complicate the matter, delay this Gedo project, draw oppostion and in the end perhaps lead to a disasterous outcome, unfruitful result...

Posted by Dabshid: Emperor, Thanks for the clarifications Boowe. Anytime Boowe

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^Heh! That was good read, thanks for sharing it

^It's not complete, post the rest of the article Anything regarding the Mad Mullah, Sayid Mahamed Abdille Hassan, Ilaahay ha unaxariisto, is indeed intresting.... Written a century ago in 1901, historic...

Very good development, a step towards the right direction kudos to reer Gedo, However to sideline the TFG and not take advantage of its resources and legitimacy will mean huge mistake from reer Gedos part... Excellent move, the creation of a state Admin for Gedo... HornAfrik, what happend to the idea that your hero Hiiraane entertained for years which was the creation of an inclusive large state of Gedo + Jubboooyinka...

^Where do you get your information? Haatuf or Hadhwanaag, better stop deluding yourself before its too late...

Ninobrown LOL, that was good answer my boy, I guess he will never miss his qolo, Simple and clean Wax kasta waa leyska oranaa.Rich kulahaa waar ninyahow ladane isnt and has never been known to have been a rich man.He is Mansha Allah still alive and kicking. Waxkast adigaa iska oranaaya kawaran sxb, marki hore waxaad ku doodaysay that she was uneducated mother until LST cleared it out. You act as if you know better, Dabshid is right she was born to one of the richest families in Somalia, they were wealthy successful family, althougth Ebyan's father Ladane was more into politics than money and business most of the family wealth were controlled and run by the brother Abdulahi Salah Deer. The father of the new Somali Ambasador to India had played major roles in the Somali politics since 1940's being a member of the SYL and one of the early long standing Somali MP's elected from the constituency of Buulo Barde, Hiiraan. For that Ebyan isn't new to politics as sh was being brough up in a house where at times some of Somalia's greatest men met and discussed issues of great importance. I know her father Ladane Saalah Deer and had the opportunity to meet him few years back in Cairo, he was sharp although very old, a good man mostly talked about the good old days of our country, especially Hiiran which he loved so much... There is another educated resourceful brother from this family, cousin of Ebyan and the son of that rich man Abdulahi Salah Deer who's called Said. He's articulate politically ambitious and had done for the poor people of Somalia what most of the country leaders and NGO's couldn't do... He was even rumoured to be appointed for Europe in Brussels before it was announced... I think some of the politically awere brothers of SOL living in London like Juje, Sophist and others may know him very well... Duke must know this guy... Nwayz Congrats to new Ambasidor for India, she sure looks stunningly fabulous, and have right intellect, education and background for the job... so who says No? Gediid??????? Give us a break...

^It is you that's making the mistake Sxb, the TFG have always called for talks, welcomed any kind of political settlement, the door had always been open on the TFG side... While the opposition groups had set conditions for any talks and rashed to war into Baidoa, used violence... I hope they learn from their past mistakes and accept this golden opportunity.

^Dialogue my dear, dialogue, even if it is with the devil himself, no one's gota lose anything in dialogue... Red sea this matter has nothing to do with SL, I wonder what's got to your attentions... let me know the part that appeals to you the most... chance lost kulahaa, Saxb like they say it's never too late to learn, it's never too late for peaceful resolution, in other words there is always a chance for dialogue, laakiin adiga all you wish for is more war and destruction of the South... noted down... Nways guyz Happy Eid to all of ya Insha'alaah...

One of the VIPs invited by the Saudi government this year is the controversial Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on his first pilgrimage.

Mount Arafa, the mountain of mercy The day-long station at Arafat symbolises Muslims' wait for the day of judgement. They spend the day praying. The pilgrims make a sea of white as they stream in their thousands onto the plain of Arafat. Some of the pictures and comments is taken from other sources... to name the BBC website

Muslim pilgrims gather at holy mount for zenith of hajj ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — More than two million Muslims from across the globe gathered on Tuesday around Mount Arafat near the Mecca birthplace of Islam for the zenith of their annual pilgrimage. At Arafat, in western Saudi Arabia, a massive crowd of the faithful was to spend the day praying and asking for God's forgiveness, in a symbolic wait, or "wuquf", for the final judgement. Among this year's pilgrims is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, invited by Saudi King Abdullah to become the first president of the Islamic republic to take part. Ahmadinejad was due to have joined Iranian pilgrims at Arafat but an announcement at the gathering said that "due to the heavy traffic, the president was not able to make it." Men wearing two pieces of unstitched white cloth, called the Ehram that Muslim tradition says will serve as their shrouds, and women entirely covered apart from their face and hands tirelessly repeated the formal refrain. "I am here in response to your call, Lord, I am here," they cried, many of them in heavily-accented Arabic, gathered on a plain dotted with hills. "This is the first time I am doing the hajj. I registered with the hajj organisation five years ago," said an elderly woman called Fatemeh, accompanied by her husband. It was on Mount Arafat -- also called Jebel ar-Rahma, or Mount Mercy -- that the Prophet Mohammed gave his final sermon more than 14 centuries ago. A total of 1,707,814 pilgrims from 181 different countries have travelled to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said, joined by hundred of thousands of Saudis and other residents of the kingdom. Ahmadinejad was to join other pilgrims in carrying out a series of other sacred rituals, such as walking counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. His pilgrimage has an added significance because of the sometimes rocky relations between Shiite Iran and Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia. An Iranian demonstration during the hajj in July 1987 led to Tehran and Riyadh breaking diplomatic relations. Security forces tried to break up the protest and 402 people, including 275 Iranians, were killed. Iranian pilgrims stayed away from the hajj until 1991. They have since held peaceful anti-US demonstrations inside their hajj compound, during which a message from Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is read out. Khamenei this year urged Muslims to stand united against world "arrogance," Tehran's reference to the United States. "All the Islamic nations and especially their scholars and intellectuals should create a united front against the world arrogance and solidify it day by day," Khamanei said. At the Grand Mosque, the massive Kaaba monument was being draped in a new "kiswa", its silk cover adorned with Koranic verses embroidered in gold and silver-plated thread, costing more than five million dollars. Muslims face the Kaaba when they pray five times a day. At sunset on Tuesday, the faithful were to move toward Muzdalifah valley, several kilometres (miles) from Mount Arafat, to spend the night and collect pebbles to cast at columns in Mina symbolising the Devil. On Wednesday morning, pilgrims flock Mina for the last part of the hajj -- the ritual stoning of Satan. Later the same day, the pilgrims will sacrifice a beast, generally a sheep, in remembrance of the sacrifice God asked Abraham to perform by giving up his son to prove his devotion. This ritual marks the start of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice. Thousands of Saudi security forces have been deployed along the routes being used by the pilgrims to ensure the safety of the faithful during the often risky ceremonies, with dozens of field hospitals and clinics set up. The hajj, which this year ends on Friday, is one of the five pillars of Islam that Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lives if they have the means to do so.

post the best eye blossoming pictures you may find Insha'alaah. Muslims from around the world

Muslims from Around the World Flock to Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage By Amin Fekrat Washington 18 December 2007 The annual season of Hajj is now under way. Every Muslim who is financially capable is required by the Koran - the Muslim holy scripture - to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at the annual season of Hajj, at least once in their lifetime. The culmination of the Hajj is the Id-al Adha, the festival of sacrifice, which this year falls on Wednesday, December 19 and Thursday, December 20. Amin Fekrat describes the Muslim celebration. Muslim pilgrims arrive on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, 18 Dec 2007 The muezzin repeatedly calls to prayer, "God is most great… I bear witness to greatness of God." At the muezzin's call, Muslims, around the world, turn toward Mecca and prostrate themselves in humility before God to say their daily prayer: "God is great I bear witness to the oneness of God And, I bear witness that Muhammad is His messenger." It was in Mecca, close to the year 570, that Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, was born. Forty years after his birth, Muhammad began to guide his people and to teach them the oneness of God. By doing so, the Islamic faith teaches, Muhammad completed a tradition begun by Adam and followed by a succession of prophets, including Abraham, Moses, Jesus, in order that humanity would be in peace and in covenant with God. Soon after Muhammad started his teachings, he asked his clansmen from the elite tribe of Quraysh to abandon their worship of idols. But, faced with defiance and persecution, Muhammad fled Mecca with a handful of his followers and journeyed to Medina, then an oasis 320 kilometers north of Mecca. The flight, or Hegira, of the prophet of Islam in the year 622 marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar. Muhammad thrived in Median and, eight years after his flight, he returned to Mecca, in triumph, to witness the removal of idols from Ka'ba, the House of God. Muslim tradition has it that Abraham, the Patriarch, built Ka'ba as the House of God. Located in one corner of Ka'ba is the "black Stone," or "Hajar-al-Aswad," which Muslims believe was given by God to Abraham as reward for his faithfulness. The stone represents the covenant between God and humans. The great Patriarch, in a test of his faith and rectitude, was ordered by God to sacrifice his son, Ismael. However, God, satisfied that Abraham had passed the test of faith, offered a ram to be sacrificed in place of his son at the last minute. The "Eed-al Adha," or the festival of sacrifice commemorates these events. For more than 14 centuries, Muslims around the world have cast their eyes toward Ka'ba and looked forward to the day when they would be able to set foot in Mecca, a barren valley, surrounded by harsh hills in today's Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims to Mecca start their arduous journey stripped of the trappings of class, power, privilege and status. Men don the "Ihram," a two-piece cloth cover. Women pilgrims wear a head-to-toe white garment that reveals only their faces and hands. The pilgrims then head toward Ka'ba, chanting the "Talbiyya," a prayer to Allah: "Here we come O' Allah No partner have thee And the Blessings are yours." Muslims circle around the holy Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 16 Dec 2007 After reaching Ka'ba, the pilgrims start their "tawaf," or the act of circumambulation, a ritual in which they walk seven times, counterclockwise, around Ka'ba. They then make the "Sa'ay," the trip between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times. A trip to Mina takes place on the eighth day of the Hajj. The following morning, the pilgrims make a trip to the plains of Arafat, near the site of Muhammad's "Farewell Address," where they pray from noon to sunset. At night, the pilgrims retreat to a place called the "Muzdalifah." Then they return to Mina for three days, where they cast stones at the three pillars representing the Satan. A final walk around the Ka'ba and sacrifice of animals bring the Hajj to a close.

^You are welcome Xaabsade is the man who runs business in L.A right now, the last time I checked he wasn't part of SL and yet to take or accept any position... lets wait when he officially becomes part of that system... for now Xaabsade is the top dog in L.A. who's neither Admins but uses SL as a fuel to drive his machine, or so it seems to me...

^Foreign Troops Theiry noted the peace accord , although there had never been a war between I and you on SOL... Im a reasonable and peaceful man, a coward some might say, or as the Somali proverb says Fulay Hooyadiis ma gablanto LOL

This program was shockingly dreadful, absolutely disgraceful to Muslims... The Imam from Brixton Mosque was more irritating, clueless and an able to put his argument forward. He was confronted by two participants (The belly taxi drive and the insecure woman ) of the program about why the Muslims want to introduce Sharia in this country, shaken an able to answer and lost his equilibrium, and then was rescued by the gay guy... I mean, what a disgrace... Full of Ediots if you ask me...

^ So is a woman a mankind.

^Of course they are Dowladiids and include other elements with wild agendas... However, one should not rule out the posibility of talks or any political negotiations purely because of that... I believe in the sense of logic, talks never hurt any1 but may heal and help cure wounds...

^If Alshabaab is a Somali run movement then there should be no reason as to why not meet them, talk and discuss on the Somali problem, no loss in that.... However, if they chose to fight and parsue their goal through violence they will face taugh action, more FT troops are on call in route to Somalia...

Adeer it's Eid we should all celebrate no matter what...

^To answer both of your questions, L.A is controlled by Xaabsade who is from the local area, the man had been a heavy weight Puntland minister few months ago and has yet to join SL Admin, his attempt to take L.A with the aid of SL is nothing but a move to piss off Puntland Adminintration... Will see how this is played out, perhaps SL won't be tricked by Xaabsade and lose in the end... I await and see the end of the this saga...

^Lol easy with the forktale, you need an update on the Somali politiks, SOOL is a conflict within the locals, no one group won any battle save us from the BS...