Jacpher;863616 wrote: Some men get so threatened by a piece of cloth on the head of a woman. Of course they are... what man of healthy libido would not be threatened by the sight of women putting on more clothing? We rather they wear less not more. Unless you are...

Puntnomads, actually a better test of a miracle is if Nimco Dareen (after she recuperates from that brutal attack... Walaahi if I ever see the SOB who hurt Nimco my geriatric **** would Bruce Lee kick him in a jiffy) pops out of my computer screen and shakes her tail feather at me. That would be a true miracle. Seriously though, what constitutes a miracle? Most of what is peddled as "scientific miracles in the Quran" are tendentious interpretations and commentaries couched in modern scientific lingo. In light of this there must be standards that any "scientific miracle" must meet. I can think of few and please add yours. 1. The purported miracle must be true. This standard, for example, would nullify the alleged "embryological stages" miracle in the Quran on the account of being plain wrong. 2. The supposed miracle must not have been known to any individual or group prior to its revelation. It is not really a "miracle" if what is conveyed in that miracle was previously known. The so-called "ostrich shaped earth" miracle in the Quran is annulled in this case because the Greeks already knew the earth was round. 3. The miracle in the Quran must be plainly discernable by any one without any recourse to biased interpretations. This standard is paramount because often times people are interpreting the Quran to say things it is actually not saying. If the ayah containing the miracle is not clear and there are competing interpretations, it is not miraculous.

No surprise really. Somali and Ancient Egyptian are both Afro-Asiatic languages.

Bluelicious;859399 wrote: Raamsade There is only one guy who used to think i'm bootylicious and that was Abtigiis but he forgot about it now. He didn't forget about it. Someone informed him regarding the rumour about you that waagii qaxa aa dhurwaa barida kaa goostey. I don't know if you aware of it or not but Abtigiis ka ma helo gabdhaha barida la'. Laakin waa ayaankaa haddaaba xaajiga ka farabaxsatey. Count yourself lucky girl.

Walaahi I used to respect Somaliland leaders because they only took shower twice in their lives (at birth and at death) and drank camel pi.ss, the best distillation of Somalinimo. But all this grotesque outpouring of grief and sorrow for a lice-ridden, Albanian communist midget is calling into question the respect I had for them.

Gaalka dil gartiisana sii. Whatever your views on the man there is no denying that he was one helluva shrewd operator. Meles presided over 20 years of politically stable Ethiopia the last 10 years witnessing a remarkable economic growth. For that he deserves plaudits. Yes, he was cruel autocrat who spared no mercy in repressing desent to stay in power and get his way. But lets not delude ourselves that the demise of Meles will usher in an era of peace and prosperity for Somalis. Somalia's problems transcend Meles.

Bluelicious, no offense dear but please change your name. Everytime I read your name my mind for some unfathomable reason reads it as Bootylicious. Or was that your wicked intention all along to confuse poor old men like myself? Yes, I read it just fine although the 17 tripped up at the beginning. And who said whoever can read it has strong mind?

*Buuxo*;857085 wrote: "yeeyy uu dhaxdaa?" if it wasn't bad enough that they discriminate based on her qabiil and gender,the husband's qabiilna waa lagu eeden !  But that is true though. Gabar waxee la abtirsataa kan tafaheeda feyda. Marka we gotta vet these so-called female MPs and cull any that unbalance the delicate clan balance. Every Somali boy of 7 knows that if the clan of his sister's husband and his are at war, never accept late evening dinner invitation from his sister.

Surely they're blustering. The Kenyan government has woefully failed to keep true its threats to dislodge Alshabaab from Jubbooyinka. Now they issue more threats. Crying wolf one too often.

Poor Somalia is losing the plot. Waryaa Somalia, take a chill pill kiddo and go out and get some fresh air. And while you're at it find a pretty ankles that will let you murmur sweet things into her ears. What on God's green earth is a kid like you doing conversing about dead men who don't even know about your existence? Walaahi if it was up to me I'd ban anyone under 40 from politics forum. This forum should be the exclusive preserve of geriatrics like me whose arthritis ridden bones squeak everytime I type.

Someone needs to tell Mr. Looyaan that Somalia's terrirtory is not "more than ten million square kilometres." That makes absolutely no sense as 10 million sq km would mean Somalia is 1/3 of Africa or about the same size as China, USA or Canada. Which is absurd. Somalia's territory is actually around 637,000 sq. km. This is actually a big turn off for me; I don't like people who have no sense of proportionality or dimensions and size of things. How can you lead a country whose size you don't even know?

Well this is a giant about face for Alshabab going from indulging in the fine art of grave desecration to helping the poor. But then desperate times call for desperate measures and Alshabab are showcasing the truism.

A lot of things but I'm strapped for time. Suffice to say no one every alerted me to how weird and strange women are. Women never seem to forget anything. They remember everything including the trivial no matter how long ago. Like this lass who one time started badgering me for forgetting to take out the garbage 5 months ago. Who the hell remembers such trivial oversight 5 months later? And then there are other eccentricities like crying when they're happy. How messed up is that? It is the polar opposite of what I thought was healthy and proper display of emotion as a kid: you cry when you're sad and laugh/smile when happy.

Somalis and their hypocrisy never seize to amaze. Waryaada, maa run isku sheegno? Somalis have cheated, lied, stole and connived their way into the land of milk and honey. So why are you guys now hypocritically begrudging these young heroes for doing what most of us have done? At very least we should commiserate with their quandary (yes, this was a painful decision for them as can be gleaned from their facial expressions) and assist them however we can not scoff at them.

Apophis, sources for what? That Somalis are dumb and camels are ugly? Seriously, check out FAO a treasure trove of data on Somalia mostly covering FAO's area of expertise (agriculture). There is also World Bank study in the 1980s about Somali marine resources that I kept on my hard-drive but can't find it now. Quick google search should fetch it up.

Wadani, war waa soomanahee ha i dambaajin oo soonka ha iga jebin... goormee inkirey jiritaanka Eebbe? Mise waxaad moodey haddii aan ka soo horjeestey nimankan lagaroonayaasha ah oo diracyada gishta oo catar iyo barafuun isku buufiya (inkastoo ee u diideen in dumarka catar marsadaan) oo isku waca Abu heyl iyo Abu bajaq oo raba in diinteeni saliimka eheed oo awoowayaasheen nagu soo koriyeen ku badalaan mid looga soo dhiibey House of Debauchery aka House of Saud, ma waxaa moodey sidaa in ee la mid tahay Eebbe oo la inkirey? My brother you have my pity, waa la gu marin habaabiyey. I'm only against Wahabis and their offspring Alshabaab who are fond of Afghans and Saudis people steeped in khaniisnimo. Don't get me wrong I'm no homophobe but I'm adamant that I will never follow gay leader. What if he shakes his back side at me? Bisinka! Banish the thought!

You guys are in for a shock. Somalia has next to little resources of any value. Yes, there are the occasional iron deposits here and there, a little oil and gas perhaps enough to satiate Faroole unquenchable thirst, and some marine resources. Lets look at this objectively boys and girls. For all its vastness the Somali coast line is remarkable for its barenness. At the height of Somali fishing industry when there are no less thatn 4/5 large trawlers in operation along with dozens of modern fishing boats, Somalia hauled in no more than 300k metric tons of fish. That's paltry sum by international standard set by nations like Japan, Thailand even Spain. Of all the studies on Somali marine resources I've read not one has put the potential annul catch at more than 500k-1m metric tons. That's telling. The one advantage we have is the seasonal migratory fish that come our away (I think every fall). Other than there are is hardly any marine resources to speak of. The story doesn't get any better on land either. We have no substantial and demonstrated minerals resources. No huge iron ore, copper, zinc, aluminum, cobolt, tin, bauxite etc deposits. The monotony of fauna and flora in Somalia is only surpassed by the world-famous daftness of Somalis. No biodiversity allowing diversified modes of living. There is a reason why 90% are pastoralists or agropastoralists (farming for half of the year, tending lifestock the other half), it didn't come about by osmosis. And then we have surely the ugliest, the most useless animal ever created by Allah the camel. Apparently Somali houses half of the world's one-hump camels. Any country that is home to so many camels is surely cursed. Then there is dearth of the bare essentials of life - water, good land and reliable climate. There is more water in the Sahara than in Somalia. That is fact. The deserts of Libya and Egypt contain lakes upon lakes of fresh groundwater. Allah bestowed the mighty Nile on Egypt whereas in Somalia he gave us puny rivers more fitting of creek/stream designation. Less than 10% of our land is arable and that is only useful if you have sufficient rains and water for irrigation. Even though some regions of Somalia get the requisite 500 mm of rain for rainfed farming, that isn't enough as Somalia's scorching sun absorps all moistures out of the ground. So we need to augment that with irrigation to get good yields. And Somalia has one of the most unpredictable weather batterns for any nation on the globe. Clearly Allah was working on a tight budget when created Somalia. He gave all the good land and resources to other nations leaving us with the leftovers.

Any Somali who rubs so many ilmo minjo baasto the wrong way must have done something right. So, Mr. Garaad I salute you and you have full and undivided support in your endeavors in Somali politics.

This is not real Dhaanto the one they have in Somali Galbeed. The real Dhaanto goes something like this: Male dancer: "Warbahaareey waxbaa ii uraya." Female dancer: "Cabdiyow anaa lugta kor u taagey."

What's this talk about her long pants? Are you guys suggesting her long pants sabotaged her chances of success at the Olympics? I don't believe it. But if this is the same Zamzam I saw on youtube, she is a budding Somali singing sensation. Don't fret Zamzam you are one helluva talented singer and I invite you as keynote singer at my upcoming wedding to my 3rd wife that I purchased for 45 camels in Farlibaax, Hiiraan. My Mom use to play basketball and she never had the indignity of having to wear uncomfortable jerseys for the vanity of others. Somali girls dressed as they wished in those days. But that was BW (Before Wahabism). Now girls as young as 5 are draped in Hijabs and Jilbaabs. Who sees 5 year olds as sex objects? They tell me I can no longer appreciate Allah's work in sculpting the heavenly curves of a Xaliimo she must be obscured in 10 layers of bedsheet elsewise fitna will reign supreme in Arda Allah. What is the world coming to these days? Next thing you know they'll be telling me I can no longer leave dead fish at the porch of my Wahabi neighbour. Life lived conforming to the whims and vanities of others is not a life I would wish on any one. God help us because no one else will.

Che, not really. I hide my blindingly gleaming bidaar in a whole suit of multi-colored wigs. The thing is I never take off my wigs. I eat in them, i go to work in them, sleep in them, take shower in them... chicks thing they're real. Except the last chic I went out with told me that my purple wig makes me look like illicit child of Michael Jackson and Prince. I'm having second thoughts about the whole wigs thing.

Actually, BoldNewSomali, you're not in such bad lurch if you think about it. Why would any smart girl, I know this is asking a lot since we're dealing with girls here and Somali girls in particular, fall in love with a good looking guy? Think about it for a second. The more a guy has going for himself - looks, brains, sense of humour, attitude, money, etc - the more women coveting him which means more competition. I think we can all agree that the fewer the competition the better. The smart xaliimo will go for the ugly guy, the one rejected by girls save in the knowledge that no woman will ever desire him and she can have him all to herself.

Great day for Mugdi Mudug but Qeybdiid needs to quickly ditch the civilian attire and suit up in his army uniform. Mudug needs man of action to clean up all the insecurity engulfing the region. And Qeybdiid was one of only 2 ex-warlords who opposed the ICU out of principle, the other being Bashiir Raage.

Ilaahayow cudur nafnac ha nagu ridin.

burahadeer;853414 wrote: Clan is above quran in somalia Indeed. Clan is above everything including God, Maxamed and the Quran. Any Somali who tells you otherwise is lying. In fact, on Somali's hierarchy of needs and priorities Islam comes a distant 21st after clan, camels, goats, sheeps, hilib (lud iyo jiir), caano geel, caano garoor, hangool, our beast of burden the donkey, horses, our hopelessly dumb but lovely women, gabay, buraanbur, ciyaar dhaqan... then comes Islam. If you disagree with me, do an experiment. Go to any decent sized Somali town calling for help in the name of Islam and in the name of clan. Note which cry for help solicits greater response. Rest assured, it won't be yaa Muslimiin call that will generate the greater response.