Good read there Ayoub. Happy new year to the Boys. Ilaahay sanadka sanadkiisa bashbash iyo caafimad iyo barwaaqo iyo farxad ha inagu gaadhsiiyo. Aaamin. Ilaahay Somalida isku dul habsaantay ee aduunkii ka habsaantay faraj khayr qaba ha u furo oo dhibaatoyinkan isku dul huursan ha ka dul qaado. Aaamin.

I think if Farxiya Kaboyare stood before the star-makers of Radio Hargeisa, I am talking about the likes of Abdulahi Qarshe and Yusuf Xaji Adan Qabille, the men who used to judge and sift the chuff from the wheat in the original Somali Idol song comptitions,,, these men would have all select her hands down. Once in awhile that kind of unique voice comes across and a star is born. I think Farxiya is the best new talent out there today. Waa Hubaal

Diktoore Oodka, As much as I would love to see our country become self-sufficient in terms of food production, I think this project of planting a genetically modified rice variation is wrong. For starters, the people behind this project are assuming that the Somaliland public will be able to consume this type of product. Their assumption is maybe based on their experiences in the other countries. But that sort of assumption clearly lacks fundemental understanding of the psych of the Somalilanders. We might be poor, but surely, Somalilander are not beggars. We don't eat anything that the white man shoves on our plate. Case in Point, during the Refugee years in Eastern Ethiopia, only the most destitute families were the ones that ate the Qamandi that the UN used to provide for free. The business-minded Somalilanders used to export the free Qamandi and in its place import high quality rice and pasta products. My point is, Somalilanders do not just eat rice just because its rice. We eat and import the highest quality rice from India, Bangaledish and Pakistan. This World-bank project is not going to bring anything of the same quality as Basmati Rice. Instead, at its best, it will be something like the Chinese Boosh-cadde which Siyad Barre once planted in the Shabelle Hoose and Jubba areas. The Boosh-cadde was a never a popular buy in Hargeisa markets. That being said, even if this project gets of the ground and goes to market, it is still bound for failure. The market is one that is very hard market to penetrate. I would have prefered for our government to stand up for our own proven native food products. We seriously would be much better off with our Garaw/Surgham and Wheats expanded. These local food products can be either eatens like traditional way or used to make flour which then will be made into Laxoox and Roodhi.

^Awoowe, carabku yaanu ku qaloocsamin intaa isleeday funny iska dhig. :mad:

Change is inevitable regardless.

Why would they want to spend the money to import and experiment on new thing when they can use that money and time to expand and support the production of surgham and wheat which are a native stable in the region. :?

You can read Mohamed Suleeban's ordeal here Wikipedia. The bogus accusations is just baffling. Alxamdulilah, mar hadii ilaahay cadawgii ka soo farabixiyay.

^ No they play Hargeisa Rules. at the end of the match, always a fight breaks out. Haye, adna ma Hargeysa ayaa joogtay? JB, Horta wali ma caagaddihi caanaha ayaa lagu dabaasha Berbera? mise dadkii waa bartay dabaalshii.

"I triple guarantee you, that this event never took place in Laascaanood. They are telling you lies, you believe me"

Baabuurti la gubaayay imika waxa lagu daray in xoolo dhaqatadii la Qafaasho?

^ @ Group C Group C is a cake walk for the Barmy Army. Group G is the wild card... it can get really ugly in that group if the Ivorians display discipline. A very big upset is in the offing here. Group D: Ghana can be destructive and can also self-destruct. Lets hope its the former. I like to watch their games anyway. Group B: Greece and South Korea are no match for the mighty Eagles from Nigeria

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tolka: War Jacayl, Cumar Jamal kan ina qabsaday armuu Cowke of SOL yahay? Si bay isugu eg yihiin! Indhuhuu taagayaa sow ma aragtid? Waa wax dhici kara.

My Predictions of who will qualify for round 16: Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile - Spain and Chile Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal (New Group of Death) The toughest group, hard to predict this one. But I think Brazil and Portugal... the aggregate points will be very crucial for this group. Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia Italy and Paraguay Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon The Netherlands and Camaroon Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia Ghana (Group of Death?) Germany and Ghana Group C: ENGLAND, United States, Algeria, Slovenia England and US Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece Argentina and Nigeria Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France Mexio d France

^ The main points they said were the following: -The minister for livestock from PL, Doonyaale said: BBC 1. Bosaso managed to export about 300,000 sheep over the last 2 weeks 2. Only ships that have maximum capacity of 40,000-50,000 are able to dock at Bosaso port, and they working to get donor countries to help them expand the port in order for larger ships to dock. As from Somaliland, the manager for Berbera Port,M.r Xoorxoor, said: 1. Berbera port managed to export a total of 660,000 livestock in the past 2 weeks 2. A ship that was carrying about 250,000 cargo of livestock left the port overnight (read Wednesday night)

LIST OF HALAL AND HARAM FOOD INGREDIENTS The lists below have been taken with permission from the book 'Islamic Dietary Laws and Practices by Mohammad Mazhar Hussaini and M S Ahmad Hussein Sakr, Ph.D . It should be noted that a product being imported from a Muslim country is not necessarily a guarantee that it is completely Halal. In fact, food is often imported from abroad into Muslim countries without proper checking of ingredients. 1. AN ALPHABETICAL DEFINITION GUIDE An alphabetical list of Halal and Haram ingredients to look out for: Bacon: A side of pig meat (pork). Choletsorol: type of fat always of animal origin. If extracted from Zabiha animal, it is Halal. Diglyceride: Emulsifier. If of animal origin it should be suspected till the source is known. Gelatin (Jello Gelatin): Usually of animal origin, mostly from pig. If extracted from a dhabiha animal, then it is halal/ Glycerol (Glycerine): It could be of animal, plant or Glyceryl-Stearate synthetic origin. If animal source is used, it is suspected. Hormones: Usually animal hormones are used for human consumption. One has to find out the source before passing a judgement. Lard: Fat from swine particulaly found in the abdominal cavity. Totally Haram for us. Magnesium Stearate (stearic acid): Used as an active ingredient in medicine tablets. Haram when derived from animal source. Mono Glycerides: When derived from animal source. (Halal when the source is plant). Pepsin: A digestive enzyme mostly from pig stomach. Rennin (Rennet): A protein Enzyme. Usually not labeled. (In most cheeses). Shortening: Fats and oils of animal origin. Animal/Lard Vanilla: Extracted using alcohol. Vitamins: Haram when from animal source. Mostly the source is synthetic or plant and are Halal. Whey: Used in ice creams and yogurt. Haram when from animal source. 2. A PARTIAL LIST OF HALAL INGREDIENTS Antioxidants: Chemical compounds used to protect certain food components from being destroyed or lost through oxidation. Ascorbic acid: Vitamin C. Benzoate (Benzoic acid): Benzoic acid and sodium benzoate are used for food preservation. Biotin: A member of the B complex vitamins. BHA: An antioxidant, preservative. BHT: An antioxidant, preservative. Citric acid: Sources are plant, usually of the citrus family. (e.g. orange, lime, lemon). Cobalamine: Synthetically prepared Vitamin B12. Dextrin: An emulsifying, sizing, and thickening agent. Fiber: Sources are plant. Provide roughage to diet. Fructose: Fruit sugar. Gliadin (Gluten): Ptotein found in wheat and rye. Hydrogenated oil: Vegetable oil being hydrogenated making it solid at room temperature. Iodine: A nutrient for thyroid gland. Lecithin: Emulsifier of fat. In the USA, sources are mainly soyabean and egg yolk. Lipids : Essential fatty acids found in fish, plant and animals. If source is animal; it is suspected. Malt: A kind of fermented grain. Molasses: Syrup liquid obtained in refining sugar. MSG: Flavoring. Imparts meat flavor to foods. Niacin: One of the B complex vitamins. PABA: A food supplement. Pectin: A gelatinous substance extracted from fruits. Propionic acid: A preservative. Riboflavin: One of the B complex vitamins. Usually the source is synthetic. Pure vegetable shortening: Source of this kind of shortening is plant. 100% vegetable shortening: Source of this kind of shortening is plant. Sweetener: Substance that gives a sweet taste. Thiamin: One of the B complex vitamins. Vanillin: Flavoring agent, extracted from vanilla. Vitamin A: If source are plant and synthetic, it is halal. Vitamin C: Natural sources are from plant. (e.g. citrus fruit, tomatoes, etc). Vitamin D: Natural sources are yeast and fish liver oil. Also synthetically produced. Vitamin E: Rich sources of Vitamin E are vegetable oils. When source is synthetic, it is halal. If source is animal, it is suspected. Water: The nutrient most vital to man's existence. Food yeast: Microscopic, unicellular, fungal plant used for fermentation process and in baking bread.

The Pirate President is a pragmatic politician, after all. He certainly is not like Uusay that used to pose for Camera.

Ilaahay naxariisti janno ha ka waraabiyo. Samir iyo iiman dhamaan eheladiisi.

Sayladda Burco is the natural market place for livestock since time memorial. Its where the nomads come to sell their livestock. Waa halkii Ismaciil Mire jacdu ka raacday marku lahaa: Afar waxaan u dhaxay tuuladii awrta loo raraye Albaabkii Burcaan tegey anoo aaladii sida e Amminkiiba lay yimid sidii eegta lay yahaye Ooggii horey nagu kaceen adhi dillaalkiiye Dad iimaanka laga qaaday baa noo aloogsadaye Amakaagay goortay wankii adhaxda tuujeene Intaa weeye iyo ma'ahadii la is ilaaqaayey

How can you sign something which gives the foreigners complete and total control without single oversight or even access to information of what they are doing? This document says that the EU taskforce will have totally unembeded access to land, sea and air, and their forces are immune to local laws, can not be detained, can not be stopped or even information can not be requested of them.

Mr. Me's sources either jidbaale.com (a known propaganda website which no body really reads at all) and Somalimirror.com, another one-man-run website which also publishes bogus and made up stories.

Originally posted by Jabhad_no1: quote: MARKAB WEYN OO QAADAYA 220 KUN OO NEEF OO ADHI AH OO LAGA RARAYO MARSADA BERBERA TOOSNA U GEYNAYA JEDAH Markab weyn oo qaadaya 220,000 neef oo adhi ah ayaa lagu rarayaa xoolihii ugu horeeyay ee saylada sacuudiga taga tan iyo marki xayiraadii sagaal sano saarneyd xoolaha Soomalida ay dawlada Sacuudi Carabiya ka qadday dhowaan. kkkk....berbera is taking all the business, 40,000 vs 220,000 goats minus the rest. I wonder where thats all coming from? kk Bosaso is no match for Berbera. Berbera is able to support bigger ships, is half the distance to the market (Jiddah/Jizan), and the livestock require less time on the sea which means less food and less fuel costs. That means the livestock brokers in Berbera are able to maintain profit margins even when they offer better prices per head of livestock to the nomad - which in turn means for nomads bringing their livestock over to Berbera.

^Nice, thanks mate. Here is couple of new videos I found on .

Cawaale's Layla Kootali's Hadaanu Afka iyo Dhaguhu ismaqlayn Uurkuna la jirin, Awrkaagi raro, Orod oo i dhaaf.

Are you convincing us fellow Hargeysawi that there is a "parliament" to begin with, given the unelected Gurti terms self-extensions, the arbitrary limitation of parties or the level of state control on everything under the sun? But then again, even the executive legitimacy is not beyond controversy... Another hubble-telescope moment? You were looking into the troubled TFG with an eye of an optimist in your earlier post so I must think that you also believe the 400+ member parliament is a real one? There is no one denying that there is shortcomings and setbacks in Somaliland. But when one puts in perspective those shortcomings with that of TFG's and other parts of what used to Somalia, SL's shortcomings are minuscule. I am not here to diminish or belittle the scale of Somaliland's shortcomings in anyway, in fact they are major. As for the un-elected Guurti. I ,for one, is for the House of Guurti to remain as it is, until such time the elected Lower House of Parliament becomes solid and proves that it can professionally manage its affairs without breaking into voilent confrontations. This will take a long time, but until such time, Somaliland can not afford to have its Upper House and Lower House as fueding grounds. Anyway, I'm not much into that sort of "Democracy", whose current or Islamic relevance is at best debatable, but would rather appreciate instead an enumeration of concrete results in terms of better accountability and transparency, healthcare and traffic security, water supply and farms productivity etc. There is an old Somali adage which goes: habar fadhida legdin wax uga fudud. In hindsight, it is good to think big but the reality on the ground dictates what the government can do. A realistic person is one that looks at the given issue from a hollistic approach - perhaps you might look inwards and think a little bit more about the huge challenges faced by the government and local government - from collecting tax to managing land disputes and anything in between. It is easy to recite jargon such as healthcare, traffic security etc etc but in practice it is whole different issue. Should not there be something to show for all those NGOs let loose or churchs initiated "awareness" projects, concomitant with the dilution of local norms and traditions? What are you suggesting? And what prove do you have for your fears? In your earlier post, you mentioned about something you called as "cultural liberation", I assume you are refering to "Ethiopianisation". I don't have any fears about the Ethiopians in Somaliland. For one, there was always Ethiopians in Somaliland be it under the "Soomaali Aabo" banner or now the "Economic Refugee" banner, they are people forced by globalisation or regionalisation. If you have xenophobia about foreigners, that is understandable.

What worry me is Sland imbroglio; this democratic farce where the executive appoints the judiciary and terms are self-extended is not propitious to badly needed creation of livelihoods, specially with self-serving af-mishaars at the helm who can not be bothered to put even the basics such as oxygen bars at the nearby Hargeysa Hospital over the last two decades. Thanks to that nefarious culture of "recognition first", nothing has been done in vital areas such as road safety, which hardly needs much resources (though the budget has increased significantly lately)...yet, our most precious asset should precisely have been a committed and visionary leadership. LOL The atypical myopic opinions of some folks in here is so glaringly self-evident. These folks deem to carry a hubble-sized telescope when it comes to looking into the Somaliland's setbacks, fair-enough. But the funny things is they put on a cover to their eyes when commenting on the rest of what used to be called Somalia. One such fella is the one above. He seems to be bothered rather than being encouraged by Somaliland's experiment at democracy. He seems to redicule the fact that Somaliland's judiciary which is appointed by the President and approved by the parliament while again he turns a blind eye to every other "Presidential System" who do the same. Amazed