Naag la kala tuuray iyo waxaas la yaabantihiin. "Qoftii aan soo kala waraa" waligin ma maqlin miyaana? Bar iskeerso. Dhar miyaa. Taloow gabdhahana iyo dumarka kale xee iskugu sheekeyaan? "Kii ayaa soo kala daadinaa ee ii suga(?)" Maya, maya, waxee isdhahaan u maleynaa, "Kii ayaa soo kala siib siibaa..." Hilib oodkac xariga laga soo qaadaayo miyaa, wiiw.

Nooloow, Siyaad, nooloow dheh. ------------ Nabay nooma talin Maskax nooga roon Nacabkaa ha jaboo ------------ Aabihii dalkoow, Siyaad Aabihii ummaddoow, Siyaad ------------ Guulwadoow Siyaad Aabihii garashada, geygayagoow Hantiwadaaga waa habka Barwaaqa noo horseedayee Bulaanka baxaya Nuurka biraamaya Dhawaaqa baaqaya Dhamaan isku baaqayaa Waa barbaartii shaqaalahoow Isbiirsadoow Haa, haa Barbartaagan barbarkooda Gayigii kasoo baxaa Kuu balanqaadnay Haa, haa Hantiwadaaga inay badbaadiyaan Kuu balanqaadnay Haa, haa Aaah, ar xasuus aaba na giliseen oo haddee amaan aanan dhab ahayn haddee wax tari lahayd lee -- ar hana dambaajinina yaaqeeyoow dadka dhintay faraha ka qaada. Eebba ha u dambi dhaafo odeygaas waa hore siibtay.

I see nothing wrong wearing a bikini -- of course, as long as faaraxs wear one as well. Just kaftaming. I see money was trying to be a bit sarcastic, but duqa don't mislead the poor girl, especially the suggestion about the hygiene stuff. Xamar markaa aadaaye a few years ago my boorso Dubai iiga reebeen the Jubba Airlines guys, as expected, and the bags had everything of my stuff. Wax walba ku jireen save the two t-shirts, laba jiinis and the camera I learned my lesson to never put anything essential boorsooyinka aadan gacanta ku wadan, siiba diyaaradahaas Soomaaliya aado aanan la isku haleyn karin. Instead of giving priority dadka diyaarahooda raacaayo, they put kuwa ganacsade ah waxee rarayaan Soomaaliya u wadaan. Can you friggin' believe it that same diyaarad lagu soo raray xaraashka maraakiibta lagu keeno? They overstuff it.

Ar kuuseeyaasha maa noo dhaaftid. Yihooy xee kaa galabsadeen? Mid dhulka ku dhagan maa biyo qaboob kugu soo shubtay? N.B. -- Gabar gaaban oo madoow madoow dhalay oo uul ah waligaa ha isku salaamin, xataa mid Islaanimo. Sanifkooda sanka uu u saaranyahay, ma'ogi ficil ee iska qabaan.

G.T. iyo Prince, qoraalka qofkaas soo bandhigay suu u arko waaye. Ani kuma raacsani in uu badalo wixii horey loo micneeye, sida farmashiye iyo jaamacad uu ereyo cusub Afsomaaliyeed ah usoo saaray. Waa wax fiican, laakiin jahwareer lee keenayaan kaliya. Kuwa ereyada cusub ee afka shisheeye kaga haboon in ereyo Soomaaliyeed cusub loo helo.

The news story behind that picture. ________________ ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia - A woman has given birth to her 18th child in British Columbia, making her the province's most prolific mother in 20 years. Proud dad Alexandru Ionce said Saturday that his 44-year-old wife, Livia, gave birth on Tuesday. Their daughter Abigail weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces. "We never planned how many children to have. We just let God guide our lives, you know, because we strongly believe life comes from God and that's the reason we did not stop the life," said Alexandru Ionce. The couple immigrated to Canada from Romania in 1990 and now lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their 17 other children range in age from 20 months to 23 years old. Ionce said he did not know if the couple would have more children. The family now has 10 girls and eight boys. "We would have liked a boy to be even," he said. "We thank God all of them are healthy and happy." Ionce said the family has received calls from Germany, Romania and England, as well as from media outlets across Canada AP (July. 26, 2008)

Shiirkeyga xaaka rabtaana, Kuusha? At least ma shiiriyoo, niman shiir la'aan iyo gar aan soo bixin ku dhacday jiro oo calaacalaayo ku haayo 'ma qaangaarin u maleynaa wali.' Kuwaas camal inaa ahaado maa rabtay? Yur. Mid aan isku rif rifo oo aan isku xooq xooqana sidii makulaal camal wey joogtaa, mid -- maashallaah -- aan loo gali karin caqligeeda iyo quruxdeeda Eebba ugu hibeeye waaye. Yaa og hee shiirkeyga ee igu jeceshahay u maleynaa.

Ninka micnaha 'time-out' in la baro waaye. Acuudka. Soomaali wax badan waa dhalaan, laakiin hal xaas saas uma dhalin. Hooyo Soomaaliyeed dhaaftay 12 ma arkin, inkastoo 14 maqlay.

Ask the poster, whatever happened to the main Muqdisho stadium, Istaadiyuum Muqdisho? Xabashi ayaa ku xaar xaarto, being their primary base of occupation.

Give kids less sugar, and they will stop being ove-active. What did you base on this, widaayoow? Buuxo has made a little point, though.

Dabshid, it is not qarxis; it is saying and calling as it is. I did not condone, nor did I condemn what he posted. That is not wax i quseeya. I just can't stand istustuska dalac bilaashka ah. If you are against posting friends' private stuff, practice what you preach.

Jacbaro, oh baliis cut the crap iyo istustuska. Leave Abtigiis alone, and he can share whatever he deems shareable. It is not like you don't share your "friend's" intimate details on this forum, either. Wah. _____________ Abtigiis, your wadaad friend seems someone who is sadly ignorant and uninformed. Dad badan ayaa qabo green veins oo dhiigooda saas u muuqdo, isla dadkaan badanaana waa dad midabkooda wada cad. I bet your friend's wife is qof cad, if not aad u caddeyn. Anything more than that is myth.

I do admire Axmed Walad Cabdalle; there hadn't been a UN envoy who is more involved and more concerned about Soomaali people's plight since Max'ed Saxnuuni in early '90s. Will he champion as tirelessly as Maxamed Saxnuuni did in '91-'92? ------------- UN envoy decries illegal fishing, waste dumping off Somalia UNITED NATIONS ( AFP ) — The UN special envoy for Somalia on Friday sounded the alarm about rampant illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste off the coast of the lawless African nation. "Because there is no (effective) government, there is so much irregular fishing from European and Asian countries ," Ahmedou Ould Abdallah told reporters. He said he had asked several international non-governmental organizations, including Global Witness, which works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide, "to trace this illegal fishing, illegal dumping of waste ." " It is a disaster off the Somali coast, a disaster (for) the Somali environment, the Somali population ," he added. Ould Abdallah said the phenomenon helps fuel the endless civil war in Somalia as the illegal fishermen are paying corrupt Somali ministers or warlords for protection or to secure fake licenses. East African waters, particularly off Somalia, have huge numbers of commercial fish species, including the prized yellowfin tuna. Foreign trawlers reportedly use prohibited fishing equipment, including nets with very small mesh sizes and sophisticated underwater lighting systems, to lure fish to their traps. "I am convinced there is dumping of solid waste, chemicals and probably nuclear (waste).... There is no government (control) and there are few people with high moral ground," Ould Abdallah added. Allegations of waste dumping off Somalia by European companies have been heard for years, according to Somalia watchers. The problem was highlighted in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami when broken hazardous waste containers washed up on Somali shores . But world attention has recently focused on piracy off Somalia, which has taken epidemic proportions since the country sank into chaos after warlords ousted the late president Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. Somalia's coastal waters are now considered to be among the most dangerous in the world, with more than 25 ships seized by pirates there last year despite US navy patrols, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Some Somali pirates have reportedly claimed to be acting as "coastguards" protecting their waters from illegal fishing and dumping of toxic waste . Ould Abdallah cited the case of a Spanish trawler captured by pirates while illegally fishing for tuna off Somalia in April. He said payment of a ransom for the release of the crew "was done in a very sophisticated manner" with the pirates arranging by phone "to be paid in Macau." The Spanish government said in late April that it paid no ransom to secure the release of the crew of the Playa de Bakio after six days of captivity. But Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya chapter of the Seafarers Assistance Program then said a ransom of 1.2 million dollars (768,000 euros) was paid. On Friday, Estonia urged the European Union to take stronger action against Somali pirates attacking cargo ships bound for Europe, after an Estonian sailor was held hostage for 41 days. On Sunday pirates seized a 52,000-tonne Japanese vessel and its 21 crew members off the Somali coast.

For more about the connection between autism and vaccinations and immunizations, click inta. I am sure this nameless disease is affecting a considerable Soomaali children everywhere in the West. Also you can't believe a considerable Soomaali children diagnosed (or misdiagnosed) what they call ADD -- attention deficit disorder. Ciyaal badan oo aanan meel fadhin karin ayaa buuxo, oo hadalkaaga inay dhageystaan iska dhaafee, waxaa leedahay aanan kusoo celin karin a minute ka bacdi because they suffer from too much hyperactivity. I don't know if it is the result of marriage breakdowns or whatnot, especially the households where the fathers are absent.

Why Is Autism Rate So High For Somalis In Minn.? Their colorful shops line the streets, catering to their own culture and drawing in ours. Beginning in 1993, Somali people began arriving in Minnesota from refugee camps in Kenya. By that time, Somalia's political chaos had led to the killing or starvation of many of its people. For refugees, Minneapolis offered a place to start a new life, a new business, or a new family. "Many things attracted Somalis to Minnesota to stay. Good health cover and good education," said Huda Farah. Farah works on refugee resettlement with the Minnesota Department of Health. It's through her work that she's noticed something troubling within her community. "We're seeing (an) increased number in autism," she said. Reporter Amelia Santaniello asked her, "Is there autism in Somalia?" "Not many, not many," replied Farah. The Minneapolis School District is seeing a higher than expected rate of autism in its early childhood special education classrooms too. "It's so glaring here in Minneapolis, I couldn't not see it," said Anne Harrington. Harrington has been identifying kids on the autism spectrum for Minneapolis Schools for over 20 years. "We have seen a tremendous number of children that are Somali, but born here in the United States or in Minneapolis who have autism," she said. Out of 100 children in the Minneapolis Schools early childhood special education classroom program for autism, 25 percent of them are Somali. The district as a whole has only about 6 percent of students who speak or hear Somali language at home. "They are showing the more severe forms of autism, not the broad spectrum of autism that we see in our general population," said Harrington. Sharmarke Osman is one of these kids. "I knew it (was) something wrong, but I didn't know (what) was wrong. I never heard anything about 'autistic' or 'autism,'" said his mother, Farah Osman. Osman said when he was 18 months old, he would bang his head all the time. He wouldn't sleep. He couldn't talk. "They tested for school first. In school. Then after that, they said he has autism. And I never heard, what does that mean, 'autism'? What kind of sickness?" said Osman, describing when she first received her son's diagnosis. Perhaps the most troubling is that all of the Somali children the Minneapolis Schools have identified with autism were born here in Minneapolis, like Sharmarke. The district doesn't have a single child born in Somalia who immigrated here receiving special education services for the disorder . " I believe (it) is vaccination ," said Osman when asked what she thinks is the reason for her son's autism. "In rural Somalia, there's no immunizations," said Farah. She said parents like Osman in the Somali community all have questions about immunizations. She said they worry not only about the vaccinations their kids receive, but about the immunizations they themselves received before entering the U.S . "When Somali parents come from the refugee camps, some of them get immunizations within those camps regardless of whether it's in Ethiopia or Kenya or other countries," said Farah. She added that because of poor recordkeeping in those camps, some Somalis receive the same vaccinations three and four times . "That's very worrisome. We need to find out what's going on," said Farah. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control said that research so far has shown no link between vaccinations and autism, but a number of studies are still underway. Doctors in Sweden are calling for research on another possible cause of autism that could hold answers for the Somali community in Minnesota. Sweden has a high incidence rate of autism in its Somali children as well. Doctors there are wondering if, for Somali people, a lack of sunlight in the winter, the widespread use of sunscreen, and efforts to avoid sun exposure are resulting in too little vitamin D being absorbed through their dark skin. They theorize that a lack of vitamin D, possibly in conjunction with genetic or environmental factors, could be a cause of the disorder. They're calling for an official study. "I think it's something that is interesting and should be pursued through research," said Judy Punyko, a maternal and child health epidemiologist for the Minnesota Department of Health. She said we're not currently set up to do that kind of research here. "We are attempting to develop a data system that will collect data that is reliable and valid so that we can identify cases and track them over time," she said. The Department of Health is just in the beginning stages of setting up that system, but in response to the high Somali autism rates reported in Minneapolis, the Department has formed a small study group made up of school representatives, epidemiologists and U of M medical experts to look at possible causes. "It's very concerning. It's astounding to hear the numbers are so large," said Punyko. For now, the questions in the subset of our community continue. "At least every week, I hear about (a) new family that have a child with autism," said Farah. "We need to really investigate and find out what's going on." Xigasho

Swedish doctors urge action over autism-sunlight link Doctors in Sweden caution that vitamin D deficiency caused by a lack of sunlight could explain the country's increased incidence of autism. The lack of sunlight in Sweden, combined with the use of sun protection creams and general precautions taken to avoid direct sun exposure is known to cause vitamin D deficiencies. Vitamin D deficiencies could be a contributing factor to the incidence of depression and some experts believe, autism. Somalis living in Sweden have dubbed autism, "The Swedish disease," as it has become an increasingly common occurrence among Somali children that have moved to Sweden. The incidence is far higher than for Somali children resident in Somalia, something which researches theorize may be related to differences in the amount of sunlight between Sweden and the east African country. "Dark-skinned people demand significantly more sunlight to enable vitamin D to build up in their skin. The combination of clothing which covers the body and dark skin is a particularly problematic combination, especially for someone that doesn't eat fatty fish," write senior doctors Susanne Bejerot and Mats Humble in an opinion article published in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. The pair argue that a massive information campaign is needed in Sweden in order to highlight the risks of vitamin D deficiency - which affects half of Sweden's population. In looking for explanations as to why autism in more prevalent among Somali children living in Sweden, Bejerot and Humble suggest that research should focus on the different environmental factors between Sweden and Somalia and also the factors between different immigrant groups living in Sweden. "One factor could be just sunlight and the effect of sunlight. At our northern latitudes we are only exposed to sufficient sunlight to build up our vitamin D for a few short summer months which explains that around half of the Swedish population suffers from a vitamin D deficiency." The western world has seen a dramatic increase in autism in recent years and Sweden has followed this trend. Around 1 percent of the Swedish population suffers from this neurological condition. In the US, the diagnosis of autism is increasing at a rate of 10-17 percent per year. Researchers are struggling to explain the dramatic increase. Some focus on the incidence of mercury in vaccines or the the MMR triple vaccine given to young children. Others blame the sedentary habits of western children and modern food habits. Another explanation may be that changes to how the condition is diagnosed lie behind the dramatic increase. Regardless, a more complex picture of the combination of genetic, environmental and social factors behind the condition is starting to emerge. The doctors regret that it will take time for research to show the link between the illness and levels of vitamin D in Sweden's population which would support their contention that a general vitamin D supplement is needed. "With current knowledge we can not rule out that Vitamin D deficiency is a strong factor behind the so-called autism epidemic. The connection can be researched scientifically but will take several years." The National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) has not issued any recommendations for how the widespread incidence of vitamin D deficiency should be treated and are unlikely to do so before 2012. Bejerot and Humble explain that vitamin D is completely harmless in controlled doses and wonder therefore why the board is dragging its heels before developing "culturally sensitive" guidelines on the issue Xigasho

A mysterious connection: autism and Minneapolis' Somali children Short yellow school buses deliver children with special education needs to Minneapolis public schools every weekday morning. As students arrive at the elementary school where I work part time, I can't help but notice something about the autistic kids as they climb down the buses' steep steps: Almost all are Somali children. Autism is a developmental disorder that doesn't discriminate against race or class, and it is on the rise in the United States. But in Minneapolis, the mysterious disorder appears to be zeroing in on one of the city's newest communities: First generation U.S.-born Somali-speaking children in Minneapolis schools are disproportionately identified as having autism. "We're definitely seeing it, and something is triggering it," said Dr. Chris Bentley, director of Fraser, a nonprofit in Minneapolis that assists autistic children and their families. Bentley is helping organize an unusual forum next month to discuss the issue. Members of the Somali community, autism advocates and officials at the state departments of health, education and human services have been invited to attend. "This is something we're looking at first in Minneapolis and then in St. Paul, but this is a much bigger issue than that," she said, suggesting that studying what's going on in the Somali community in Minneapolis may provide clues to understanding the causes of autism. No conclusive research It's not clear what's going on in other communities — such as St. Paul and Rochester, Minn. — with large numbers of Somali children because data there are less complete or unavailable. And metro-area pediatricians couldn't confirm that there is higher incidence of autism among Somali children in the Twin Cities, noting that there's been little research on the question. But, said Dr. Stacene Maroushek of Hennepin County Medical Center's pediatric clinic, "the impression that there's an increasing rate of autism in the Somali community is definitely there. And people are wondering what's going on." Maroushek said that while there is a need for more medical research on immigrants and refugees, there is no conclusive medical data showing disproportionate numbers of Somali children with autism in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Department of Health is scrambling to put together a "pre-pilot program" to assess autism in the general population. It has not developed a plan to assess numbers of immigrant children with autism, in part because of laws restricting access to school data. In the meantime, there is concern in Minneapolis public schools. The Minnesota Health Department estimates 1 percent of Minnesota's children have autism. But the Minnesota Department of Education said that in the Minneapolis' early childhood and kindergarten programs, more than 12 percent of the students with autism reported speaking Somali at home. According to Minneapolis school officials, more than 17 percent of the children in the district's early childhood special education autism program are Somali speaking. Almost 6 percent of the district's total enrollment is made up of Somali-speaking students, and about 6 percent of the children in the district's overall early childhood and kindergarten special education programs are Somali. About a quarter of all autism children who attend autism classrooms for students functioning too low to be mainstreamed in regular schoolrooms are Somali. Special education specialists said that indicates that the degree of autism Somali children are developing is on the severe end of the autism spectrum. "I'm not seeing Aspergers syndrome and the full spectrum of autism in Somali children. It is the more classic forms of autism in general; it is the more severe forms of autism that we're seeing in our Somali babies that are born here," said Anne Harrington, early childhood special education coordinator for the Minneapolis district and a specialist on the topic. "If they're having more children, many of the siblings also have autism. We have a number of [somali] families who have two children on the autism spectrum and sometimes more. I've been working to get somebody to look at this and pay attention because it feels like this is too specific [to Somalis]. It's got to be preventable," Harrington said. She said she knows of an apartment building with Somali residents in which almost every family has at least one autistic child. A huge issue Harrington said the Somali community is struggling to understand and recognize autism. She said that among Somali families there has been a lot of shame and confusion associated with having an autistic child. But that's changing. "They're beginning to be aware that this is a huge issue in their community, and they're starting to come together and not isolate themselves," she said. According to a 2001 state health department study, there are an estimated 15,000 to 40,000 Somalis living in Minnesota, the biggest Somali population outside of East Africa. The state estimates that 67 percent of refugees who arrived in 2000, when Minnesota saw the biggest surge of Somali refugees, settled in Hennepin County. And nearly a third of all students who speak Somali at home in Minnesota attend Minneapolis public schools. Harrington suggested that differences in the genetic make-up of Africans put them more at risk for developing autism than other immigrant groups, and noted that refugee women and children must undergo numerous immunizations. (According to school data, the percentage of Hmong children and Latino children in Minneapolis public schools with autism is not as high as Somali children with autism.) Harrington raised issues that are part of a long-standing debate over whether immunizations are linked to autism. "They're given more [vaccines] then we get, and sometimes they're doubled up," Harrington said. "Then their children are given immunizations. In Somalia, their generations have not received these immunizations, and then suddenly they're getting just a wallop of them in the moms and then in the babies. That's certainly a concern that's been expressed to me by the Somali population." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that refugee adults receive at least 10 vaccines. But numerous studies have failed to prove any connection with symptoms of autism in children and vaccines. "Research has not shown it's related to shots or toxins — kids who haven't received immunizations have the same baseline [for autism] as those who have," said HCMC's Maroushek. Study in Sweden There are some studies, however, that link autism and ancestry. A Swedish newspaper published an article last week about that country's Somali population and its high prevalence of autism. The story described a autism study that focused on Somalis. Doctors hypothesized that the high rates of autism in Somali children born in Sweden is due to the lower levels of sunlight and vitamin D immigrants get in Sweden compared with Somalia, a country near the equator. Dark skin that's covered up and a diet that doesn't include fatty fish limits absorption of vitamin D as well, according to the doctors. And the journal Science published a study last week that linked shared ancestry to autism. (The study was also described in the Times of London.) A Harvard team funded by the National Institute of Mental Health studied Middle Eastern families in which cousins had married each other. In five of those cases, children showed genetic defects linked to autism. Many Muslim Somalis marry their first, second or third cousins, putting them a category suspected to be more at risk. Struggle to find care While experts are baffled by the causes of autism in U.S.-born Somali children, autism advocates say that the problem is compounded because Somali families struggle to find health services. According to Huda Farah, a Somali advocate who collaborates with the health department and trains childcare providers who work with autistic Somali children, language barriers and a lack of understanding of the complex U.S. medical system are key reasons why many Somali parents don't seek medical help for their autistic children. Cultural barriers also impede: Unlike in the United States, children in Somalia aren't taken to a doctor for developmental disorders. Because Somali parents aren't seeking medical help for their autistic children, it's usually teachers who identify and track autism among those children, according to the Autism Society of America. Schools, however, do not make a formal autism diagnosis, but rather look to see if a child meets educational criteria to be placed in autism programs. Nor do Minneapolis schools refer children with autism to medical doctors. Xigasho

Mudanayaasha? Oh, baliis. They should be called what they really are -- calooshood u shaqeystiyaasha aan damiir Soomaaliyeed iyo mid Islaanimaba lahayn.

The Palestinians are going to have to make a calculation: Are we going to fight for every inch of that '67 border or, given the fact that 40 years have now passed, and new realities have taken place on the ground, do we take a deal that may not perfectly align with the '67 boundaries? Ninkaan siduu Qadaafi of Liibiya ku sheegaaye ka daran ayuuba noqonayaa. Too much pleaser. Bush ayuu ka dari doonaa kan intuu isleeyahay the slightest perceived political mistake ha sameynin. Forty years have now passed my @#$%, faarabuuto. No person or group ka qaadan karo another person's or group's land, walaa 40 or 400 years to pass. I couldn't even read the rest of his hunqaac interview. Dadka Soomaaliyeed ninkaan u daba camiraayo la yaabaa. Just remembered seeing this image taken this week in Alqudus. Where was the uproar and brouhaha from the usual and suspected quuqliyaasha?

And who are "East African" people?

Originally posted by Che -Guevara: Gopey Aaw reer ing wiino ul malaag ing fuully eleeng liing fiiriya arryng luku sughaaw eretybyho ky eediyoony ly etheegsythaw umyty liing eleeyo ilkoo liing edaayaw Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Unugi af gaapyno owaadjkey yeraathy aathisba ilduufase iyow hang towaane amanglaathowa errase any gaaly iwaayti opood ildamyno inaathis ly rooghy Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Irmaangshey lang ughub i odooly eyaa eghyng ly roogho dughaag aruushe e iry dhiithi ilaalmy i owraad mal fara usyghiiby ho iniing dhuglahayny heela Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Iid wiing i oroos iyoowa liing mallythey ariiti isky toosing uungsysheeya tilmaang e oorky I aba fersaadky isgowka lyky gorythe alaayly alalaathy weerti aghal weydiyaasy Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Ol wiinaghy athablaaghy i uburee dhatiyo aarmighi haani isku anaanythey erraayi amuuthema oodey angshuur mal ku usaaw owlaaditiyoony ho obow jiringka leyiing Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Obsy haang ing goryne il nugheel luku waayi afaafsho kii ha surumooby usbyghy ing raariyaayi edkyjho amarsythywaayi iritiyo hangku gakaany ay leheey ho ku dhiithi araathitiyoony reedsho Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Abtirsiimothis lang meel dheer orooraso asalshey eeb ing lahaayne isirshey lygorythaw amaangtiyo liing dhikaane abshey lysuuraw usuuny eeng inis weela madby meelo uskythaw Allyma aykiingly moqyng Alifky quraang lang edkyjhey lyky hegaathiya Alifly kordhowey ly erraa Alifly hoos dhowey Afkyjhey wal lyky agriya tani arry waaqow usuuny Afki aathislang lyly ursiyey ingkiraaw Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Aryghaaby lang dhipa uungky athy kiing neeb othow iribta gooyaw ehel mykiing naghytha isheethy lang moogho Ally i rasuul ing goryny islaang kang ky aala ehebiya oo hee guraaw Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Afartaas irbid haang ibaarti my qaatine ishaarothey dheerta eed miing aftiimine wali any ly ufkulooby etheedi mahakii singne ingly jeedothey eda langki illaa i haty ingkasny Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Marka saan loo qoro, it looks and sounds like af jacburis ah, oo reer Mauritania ku hadlaan. Dadka Afmaayga sidaan loo qoraayo alifo ma'ogi mar walba sababtee isku taxluujiyaan xarfo ad adag, intaas kaliya Afmaxaatiriga iska dheereeya isleeyihiin. Laakin yaa u sheego Afmaayga in uu ka qatiimsanyahay Afmaxaatiriga, lahjad afaf shisheeye kale influence gareeye more than Afmaay. Gabeygaas, if it is simplified or if sida Afmaxaatiriga loo qoro, dad badan isla Afmaxaatirigaas ku hadlo waa fahmi karaan. Tusaale sadarka u horeeyo aan isku tijaabiyo: Aaw reer ing wiino ul malaag ing fuully eleeng liing fiiriya arryng luku sughaaw eretybyho ky eediyoony ly etheegsythaw umyty liing eleeyo ilkoo liing edaayaw Allyma ay kiingly moqyng Afmaxaatiri ahaan sida loo qoro hadduu yahay saan ayuu noqon lahaa: Aw reer in wiin [Aw reer u weyn] Ul malaag in fuuli [ul malaaq fuulay (saaran)] Ilin lan fiiriya [ilin(?) nin fiiriya] Arin lagu sugaaw [Arin laga sugaayo] .... Anaaba ku wareeray xataa. Here is a simplified one, from that famous song: Diinleeya, adale Diinleeya, adale Diinleeya, adale Diinleeya, adale Adduunyadaan la deera la waayee Deeq ii maal Daraja lan diida la waayee Malagii ku dilay lahaay sidiisiyo Aakhira lan doona la waayee Diinleeyaa, adale Diinleeya, adale I duleysadee, i duleysadee 'Aashaquun i duleysadee Alloow i daawee Diinleeya/adale is the Afmaay version of googaa/cadale of the Soomaali riddle. The song deals philosophical aspects of life, how people ugu daba ordaan material stuff and love itself as well, which at the end does not save and help you in aakhiro.

C/nuur Darmaan: “Markii aan maxaabiista Soomaaliyeed ka sii deynayey xabsiyada Turkiga, mas’uuliyiinta dalkaas waxay igu qaabileen anigoo huwan darajada madaxweynaha Soomaaliya” Dr. Cabdinuur Axmad Darmaan oo ah guddoomiyaha Xisbiga Midnimada Jamhuuriga Soomaaliyeed oo taageerayaashiisu u doorteen inuu noqdo Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya sanadkii 2003-da ayaa isagoo ka hadlayey shir jaraa’id oo uu qabtay magaalada Muqdisho waxaa uu cambaareeyey dilalka loo geysanaayo dadka ka shaqeynaya samafalka oo dhowaanahan ku soo badanayey magaalada Muqdisho, isagoo sheegay kuna eedeeyey iney ka dambeeyaan dad cadow ah oo doonaya iney gooyaan gacan kaalmo u fidineysa shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Waxaa uu sheegay C/nuur Darmaan inuu ummadda Soomaaiyeed u soo jeedinaayo inay joojiyaan ugaarsiga ay ku hayaan shaqaalaha ka shaqeynaaya Samafalayaasha, kuwaas uu sheegay inay yihiin kuwo u adeegaya shacabka Soomaaliyeed, dhinaca kale, C/nuur Darmaan ayaa ka hadlay dadka Soomaaliyeed ee ku xirxiran wadamo dhowr ah oo ka tirsan qaarada Afrika “Aad bey u sahlan tahay sidii loo sii dayn lahaa dadka Soomaaliyeed ee ku xir xiran dalka Tanzania iyo dalalka kale, waxaana jirta in ehalada dadka ku jira Xabsiyada dalkaasi aan u diray liiska Magacyada dadkaasi, haddii la keenana waa sahlan tahay, Balse waxaa jira dalal dhowr ah oo kale oo ay ku xiran yihiin Muwaadiniin Soomaali ah, waxaana dalalkaasi ka mid ah Malaawi, Mozambique iyo Ruwanda” ayuu yiri Cabdi Nuur Axmad Darmaan oo sheegay inuu weli isagu yahay Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale Cabdinuur Axmad Darmaan waxa uu ka hadalay qaabkii uu dalka Turkiga kula kulmay xiligii uu soo daynayay muwaadiniin Soomaaliyeed oo ku xir xirnaa dalkeeda. “Waxaan Turkiga kula kulmay anigoo huwan darajo Madaxweyne Soomaliyeed, waxaana dowladda Turkiga u gudbiyay qoraal aan ugu sheegayo in dadka Soomaaliyeed ee ku xirxiran xabsiyadeeda ay igu soo wareejiso, weyna iga ogolaatay, waxeyna ii sheegeen in cidii doonta ee Soomaali ah darajadii ay sheegato ay ku qaabilayaan, arimahooda siyaasadeedna aysan faragashan doonin arrimahooda Siyaasadeed” ayuu yiri C/nuur Darmaan oo sheegay in ay Ummadda Soomaaliyeed ay u taalo cida ay dooranayso Darmaan iyo C/llaahi Yuusuf, wuxuuna sheegay inuu mar kasta dalka yimaado, islamarkaana uu inta badan howsha ka qabto dalka dibadiisa, maadaama ayuu yiri dalka aysan joogin safiirada wadamada caalamka si loogala hadlo arrimaha Soomaaliya. Xigasho

Originally posted by Malika: ^Well,it looks like we can cash in our unique features, saying that I havent seen a faraax modelling...[hmm,the skinny hands arent in fashion miyaa]..lol Here is one confused wannabe model. ____________ Dhubad, iskeen magaaladaan, adigee ku shidee haddaadan shidmin. Koronto bilaash looma dhihinee.. Maxee dad wareeray buuxaan, though.

Who can forget the memorable words he penned? Dumar kale ma caashaqin Hadal dambe kumaan oran Dooqaagu wuxuu rabo Kolan daynba kuu galo Wali diiday kuma oran Dadku wuu dagaalaa Dabadeed heshiiyaa Inaad raacdo duul kale Ma wax loo dulqaataa In Shooli's voice, of course. And of course that ruwaayad uu alifay, Shan iyo Tobankii Shumeey Eebba ha u naxariisto Marxuum Cabdalle Nuuradiin Axmed, samir iyo iimaana reerkiisa Eebba haka siiyo -- aamiin, aamiin.

...Grand Mufti and Major General Indhacadde... Indhamadoowe xaaka rabtaa? At least this time he is pouring his energy into a heroic cause by fighting the Xabashi occupation. We should commend him for that, less about his personal ambition.