Originally posted by Kool_Kat: MMA, are you kidding me KM4aa? I used live there, ages and ages ago...Allow Somalidi badbaadi... Lambarafartaan ayaa xasuusataa yaah. Another SOLer inta ku jirto used to live there as well. Amaaba istaqaaniin. Xamar qof kusoo koraa yaqaano, inta kale been. Xamar was the closest to paradize on Earth. That is a fact, not a reminiscing nostalgia.

Originally posted by Jabhad: Tigre terror in Bakara market. The scene looks like Lambarafar [KM4] juncture, not Suuqa Bakaaraha. Xamar dhawaantaan ma booqatay, Jabhad? I am asking this because the old Lambarafar and the new one from the picture aad iyo aad u kala duwanyihiin, oo maba u maleyneysid. It is always depressing to see Xabashi's occupying army's presence in Xamar -- the heart and soul of Soomaaliya and Soomaalinimo. We will overcome this, Eebba willing.

Let's see what the pinky 'whites' have invented? Or the 'indhayar' for that matter? Or the 'dhagacas' Carabs? Since when did inventions, discoveries, foundings become a competitive, ego boosting 'race'-related fields? NB - Mentioning the minor everyday stuff of natural by-products of so-called inventions of 'hair brush, ice cream scooper, key chain, mop, window cleaner,' to name a few from the list, was ridiculous. These do not even need patents, I guess.

Waayahacusub has now became a hot, sensational group on the scene, being darlings of media, so far covered by Aljasiira, BBC, Islamonline.com and now Time magazine. Time July 19, 2007 In Mogadishu, the air is filled with the sounds of urban warfare and unresolved political chaos, but in the Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh — a.k.a. "Little Mogadishu" — the dominant sound is that of radios tuned to a local station play a strange Somali song: Cudur, meaning "Disease", speaks of the dangers of AIDS, and warns Somalis to think twice about the social stigma that comes along with this sexually transmitted disease. Somalis don't typically discuss such taboo subjects in public, much less sing about them in bands whose makeup, music and lyrics transcend every boundary imaginable in the traditionally conservative Somali culture. The band in question is Waayaha Cusub, meaning "New Era" in Somali, made up of young Eastleigh refugees whose almost 70 original recordings has included a number of smash hit songs, earning them local celebrity status. None of the musicians have had any formal music training, and most had no education at all. But what has raised eyebrows about the group, locally, is that its members include both Somalis and Ethiopians, nations traditionally considered enemies. And the band has distinguished itself by its willingness to tackle subjects considered off-limits in Somali communities, from the negative impact of clan rivalries to the specter of AIDS. Started in 2004 by music-loving teenagers, the group quickly grew to 11 members, the youngest being barely 10 years old. And today it represents a pastiche of identities in a region riven by multiple conflicts. The lead singer is Ethiopian, one of the front men is staunch Muslim who prays regularly, even while the girls in the band wear jeans and don't bother to cover their heads in their music videos (they do cover their hair when moving around in public places). Not the sort of group that would find a place within traditional Somali society. The rebellious spirit extends to their lyrics, which deal frankly with issues many Somalis prefer to avoid discussing. One of the band's music videos depicts clan loyalties interfering with true love; another displays scenes from the ongoing war. Singer Brian Quincy, an Ethiopian refugee who goes by Q-Rap, says the band's unique makeup and the reality of its messages is what attracted him to Waayaha Cusub. Even though he was Ethiopian and not a Muslim, all he had to do to be welcomed into the band was prove his talent. "They started treating me like a brother," he says. "We started living together and sharing ideas. That made me love them more." Joining Waayaha Cusub also gave Q-Rap a sense of security. Eastleigh is a tough neighborhood, and critics don't restrict themselves to words. Singer Salma Abdul Qadir had her face slashed by unknown attackers for accidentally displaying her navel in one of the band's videos. She has been forced into hiding ever since. For some other members, the harshest detractors are their own family members. Shiine Abdullaahi Ali, one of the founders, says his religiously pious parents are unaware of his activities, and that if they were to find out, the repercussions for him and the rest of the band could be catastrophic. But for Ali and many of his bandmates, Waahaya Cusub acts like a safety net to help them cope with the unforgiving lives of refugees. For Huissen Abdi Qananuf, acting in the band's music videos was the best thing that ever happened to him, "If I were back in Somalia, I would definitely be dead or killing people. Things have changed for me now. The gangsters who would take away my shoes at the mosque don't trouble me anymore." Despite the odds against a band of mostly Somali refugees making its mark on Kenya, Waayaha Cusub has become a popular phenomenon way beyond Little Mogadishu. Ordinary Kenyans can now be overheard enthusing about their music, which is getting a lot of airtime on local and foreign TV and radio stations and provides an unusual twist on hip-hop whose lyrics are delivered in an eclectic mix of Swahili, English and Somali — allowing the band to reach audiences in Kenya, Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Being heard by Somalis back home is important to the band, members say, because of their message of reconciliation. For Shiine Abdullaahi Ali, the importance of Waayaha Cusub is a unifying force in a society torn by clan and religious warfare. "The reason why I'm in music is because I want all my brothers and sisters to like each other," he says. "We, the young generation, are from different clans and different places and still we like each other. We can bring about a big change. People talk of us on TV, and people see the news. Being Waayaha Cusub, we pass the message of peace through music."

A Somali man walks by a policeman on duty after serious roadside bomb rocked southern Mogadishu, June 2007. African Union peacekeepers will remain in Somalia another six months, the organisation decided at a meeting Wednesday, just hours before the force's mandate expired.(AFP/File) It is always gutted to see Xamar like that. Regardless how numerous times one views how destroyed our paradize city Xamar Caddeey is, it is always extra murugo mar walba aad aragtid sawir saas camal. One can imagine how architecturally rich that building was.

That is an easy one marka. You can just stand where they usually congregrate and wait their waste. At least with the makulaal one, it is hard to witness. That is the reason.

The author of this piece is confused, misinformed and, quite yet, comes across as an angry man with no apparent reason. First of all, Soomaali waa Soomaali, and can live wherever they want in Soomaaliya at whenever, including in Waqooyi Galbeed. Same as the folks up there moved to Koonfurta en masse during the late '80s, including thousands displaced that moved to Arlaadi lands, such as Baay, Shabeellaha, Bakool and Gedo. No one was making hoopla and ballyhoo about that. Conflict misplaces people, rendering them internally displaced people, not "refugees," as the author apparently seems a one who does not distinguish between the two terms. [Even if he is trying hard to paint Waqooyi Galbeed as another country, which it is not. The United Nations officially recognizes them as internally displaced people.] Again, for his information, Reer Arlaadi do not live in Marka Caddeey. Perhaps every Southern interior dialect spoken seems to the author is Afmaay, and thus the speakers must be the said clan name on the thread's title. Teeda kalena, as many other non-clan members of the identified clan in this thread speak Afmaay as others speak Afmaxaatiri. Afmaay is not a clan dialect, though it is mostly identified with one major clan. It is same as Afmaxaatiri dialect. Xasan Aaden Samatar can be an example, so is Shimaali Axmed Shimaali and Sahro Dawo. There are also abwaano, who are not the members of the named clan, who write in Afmaay, such as Sahal Macalin Ciise and the actor/jilaa Cali Nuur Abgaa'loow. He is confused about Afmaay, the language and the particular major clan whose main dialect is Afmaay. Many folks found up Waqooyi Galbeed and Bari are not originally from Baay, Gedo, Bakool or Shabeellaha Hoose and not the clan members identified in this thread, but in Jubbooyinka and Shabeellaha Dhexe. Many of them are hard working Jareerweyne people who were farmers and forcefully taken their farms by some merciless bililiqo iyo xaaraan ku nool ah; they speak Afmaay because the deegaans they lived, such as interior Jubbooyinka, were spoken Afmaay and naturally hence adopted the language, same as those who were airlifted to Mareykanka, now called 'Soomaali Bantu' whose main language is Afmaay.

Eebba haku caafiyo. Anything that has to about qaliin iyo aniga isma qaadno. Stay away as far as you can, and see if other options work.

There are a substantial peculiar Soomaali cultural myths out there. Some may be regional customs, while others are nation-wide. Those that I can think of now: Upside down shoes insult Eebbe [Alle]. So most Soomaalis always try to turn properly face up if they see any shoe facing the wrong way up. [i still practice this, though it is ridiculous I know. ] If a crow bird rests on a tree next to a house at an avening for a considerable time, that household's people will soon experience a tragedy, possibly a death among those who live there on the coming days. Neighbours should not ask and get salt [cusbo] at night from one another. Putting salty sea water in a bottle infront of people's homes, because they ward off evil eyes. [We used to put this infront of our qooleey's (pigeons') saxafad, their little homes we boys built.] Xirsi. Writing some holy ayaado [most important ones such as 'aayad kursi'] from the Quraanka Kariimka on a paper and then putting it under a small animal hide and finally stitching. The child wears it as a kuul or a necklace camal. Reer Miyi people practice this. This too is believed to wards off unwanted evil eyes and to protect the child from harm. If you see a cat giving birth, you will be rich one day. [ most absurd them of all, mostly believed by children and some adults. I remember always being lookout any makulaal giving birth. It was impossible to witness. Cats back home during birth go meel aan la arkin.] Intaas ayaan ka xasuustaa caawa.

Originally posted by Nephthys: Dadkaan iyo qabiil lama kala saari karo, haku noogina. Sahra Ahmed riwaayad hadaad tagto waxaad arkaysaa ummaddan oo dhan oo stage-ka u wada saaran, wiping the sweat off her face, qaar way babinayaan. Adiga gees baa lagugu cubaa sida laguu riixaayo as if dhafoorka kaaga qorantahay you're no-lander, war ileen nin aan wax arkin baa iri wax baan arkay! Waxaa kaa imaanayso haddiiba qabiil saan yahay, yaanu qabiil lahayn?Maan ana mid ina addeerkay concert-kiisa iska raadsado. Ar Bishaaro dhafoorkeeda ee qiiq iyo quuq ka keeneen xanaaq daradiis. Dhafoorka kaaga qorantahay hee? LoL. Xaa ku geeye ruwaayadahaas camal adiga awalba? Qabyaalad qurunkeeda haddee soo gishay maanta fanka iyo suugaanta ayaandaro weyn waaye. Fanka iyo suugaanta qabyaalad badanaa waaka reebnaan jirtay. Baddacase, igaarka kuusan masoo nabad noqotay? Xaa noogu keentay arlaadi?

I thought masaajidka Cabdicasiis was built earlier than that. Probably around 1500s, inkastoo Soomaalida exeggarate and say it is almost a millenia old. Cabdicasiis is one of the few still remaining oldest masaajid in Afrika. We seem not to value this historical masaajid. Masaajidka C/casiis, taken circa 1800s. Other historical masaajido: Masaajidka Faqaradiin, pictured circa 1880s. Masaajidka Jameecadda, taken probably in mid 1800s.

Of course, Itoobiya waa meel ay dowladda Mareykanka isku haleyn karto. Ever wonder why Itoobiya remained intact compared to where our nation stands after 17 years today? Mingiste and Siyaad Barre were overthrew at the same time, only the former remaining in power a brief few months after the Kacaan regime's downfall. Yet Itoobiya is still standing. No paper was stolen the day the hated Mingiste and his family left, let alone wax kale dhaco. Compare it to xoolanimadda Soomaalida u dhaqmaan, oo kala saari waaye dalkooda iyo dadkooda and a few members of a former regime. Mareykanka iyo Galbeedka would never allow Itoobiya inay ku dhacdo wax dalal badan Afrika ka tirsan iyo adduunweynaha kale ku dhacaan. It is a special 'child' of Afrika. Ee marka hala yaabin safaaradaas weyn ee ka dhisanayaan meesha because Mareykanka in the foreseeable time will not allow dalkaas in uu qalalaaso ka dhaco, hadduu ka dhacana only the regimes will change, not a total chaotic collapse as we witness in dalkeena.

Waa caytameysaa in the second thread I am seeing now, ee baliis istoob aflagaadadda.

Warkaan ii dheh, oo dacaayadnimo bilaash loo qoray, oo mid dhab ah uma eko. Let's, however, assume it is war dhab ah. Awalba shirkaan qaaf iska ahaa, oo magaca dib u heshiin ku dheelay, sida dhowr hore loogu tuntay magacaas, laakiin kuwaan ergadda sheeganaayo, oo haddana ka faantamaayo cambuulo -- a native to Soomaaliya and Soomaalis -- ma waxee rabeen sabaayad in lagu casheysiiyo, bariis ama baastana qado loogu kariyo? Hindi, Shiinees iyo Talyaani mee ismoodeen? Ma Nayroobi beentii hoteeladdii luxury wax loogu cuni jiray ayee meesha moodeen, markii shir walba lagu qabanjiray meeshaas? Waaba ku fiicantahay. Cambuulo waa in la siiyaa habeenkii, qadadana soor, hiraabtiina canjeero iyo saliid macsaro haku quraacdaan. At least they will get three free meals a day, much better than malaayiin masaakiin badan oo Soomaaliyeed oo sabool ah oo hal meal ay cunaan xataa meel ay ka keenaan weysan, haddana la dulmiyo, some whom they say they represent for.

Originally posted by Puujaa: quote:Originally posted by Paragon: Isn't this qooleey ? Wax isweydiin ma xumee walaashiis, waligaa magaalo ma dhaaftay oo miyi ma gaartay? Qooleey maa luggahaas dhaadheer qoriqoriga ah ku yaalo? Dhulka ayaaba igu daran oo u eg meel gubatay, oo anjagan, qaleel ah. Hal caleen kama muuqato. Dhirtii yarayd wada baaba'day.

Buuxo, Xamar ma lagu geynaa? LoL. Xamar is not that bad runtii, that in fact my brother Denmark ka tagay a month ago is currently there and his aroos happened last week in Xamar. Another sister from Kanada and another brother in London are on their to Xamar at the end of this week as well. So not everybody is as scared as the feeble, infirm Xabashi stooge nafta heyso markii hoobiyaal iyo baasuukiyaal ka seexan waaye, oo ku cabaadaayo 'wadkeyga markuu soo galo ayaa dhimanaayaa.'

“Stop the fear, you will die when your destiny ends” said president Yusuf when Ali Mahdi Mohamed, the chairman of the reconciliation conference whispered to him to finalize the speech as mortar shells slammed in an area not far from the conference venue. Aaheey, maalintuu wadkaaga soo galo ayuu qofka dhintaa, laakiin not everybody almost u dhimanaayo cabsi every single day.

This was intended as a tongue-in-cheek thread by a bored mind. I don't know where our sister Aaliya got it, but Dhigsan never was a 'low-income' residential apartments. In fact, Dhigsan was considered as a luxury condos in early '90s, until when the caddaan people moved out and Soomaalis and others moved in. It still looks and functions like condos. It is located in safe, highly sought area and is clean. Comparing Dhigsan to Jane and Finch area, which is dominated by public housing with its gangs, was unfortunate. Way to go to Reer Dhigsan, and, no, I don't live there.

Kusoo dhawoow gobolkaan. Meeshaan maanokoobiyo waaye marmar ee iska jir yaah.

Dhigsan [Dixon]. That [in]famous residential buildings Soomaalis dominate to this day. The question is, why did Soomaalis move to those buildings en masse in 1991/92? Unsubstantiated rumour goes the buildings are the last tallest residential buildings before the planes land at the Koronto airport, which is a just few driving minutes away from Dixon's buildings. After a much, tedious investigation and a little help from Google Earth, it seems that rumour has at least some relevance. Thanks to Google Earth's satellite system, this is what to those who come to Koronto inside the planes see just before the planes land shortly. They also see it when the planes takes-off. Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 ------------- Don't mind me, it is a lousy, dull, mid-summer late Saturday night. Unbelievable? Yea, I know. So I am messing with Google Earth.

Buuxo, aad aa u qosleysaa cawada ee qosol amaa ka buuxsantaa?

Soomaalida iska muran jeclaa. This is not dood, this is pure muran bilaa yacni and iska kee maqal. Haddii Asmara lagu qabanaayo because dowladda meeshaas ka jirto ayaa dhaqaalaha bixineyso. Xagga iyo xaggaan maxaa loogu qaban waaye ma soconeyso dad jeebkooda awalba foorinaayo. That is the first hurdle. What would the eminent philosopher Mr. Homer Simpson say in situations like this: Dah! Always succinct.

You need to fix monitor's size, controlled from the keys' on the monitor, next to where you turn the power of the monitor on. Proportionate where it says H-Center, H-Size and V-Center and V-Size.

What a misleading and misinforming thread, intended to sooth ... Ma beenta la isku sheegaayo ayaa lagu seexdaa? Let's see. The initial post on this thread links to the original site, which has these following words: "ECOWAS flag, West Africa’s regional body, the African Union flag & the flag of Somaliland, fly high on the occasion of the seminar on “Somaliland and the African Union in the Horn of Africa” at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra." One of the hired usual spinners was there: "Dr Iqbal Jhazbhay of the University of South Africa." Heey, Gaana is a free country. I am sure I can fly my shaati along with any other flag too, as long as it is private gathering, not the real African Union venue, which this thread tries to mislead to. These following flags, however, flew at the official venue. A Ghanaian guard stands near the flags of African nations on the second day of the African Union summit in Accra July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GHANA) A Ghanaian guard walks past the flags of African nations on the second day of the African Union summit in Accra July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GHANA) And inside the venue: A general view shows the opening session of the 9th edition of the African Union summit held in Accra, 01 July 2007. African leaders were struggling to nail down an agreement on a roadmap for a closer union at the end of a summit which exposed deep rifts over how fast they should move towards integration.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo) ------------ I don't think a gathering, whose official agenda was the discussion to unite the continental Afrika, will invite people who want to divide one of the countries that is already united. Don't you see the irony going to that venue of all places?

I never was any fond of listening any songs outside Soomaali ones, and the least being those of hip-hops. I however remember mid soo caanbaxday back in mid '90s in Nayroobi. Probably around 1994. Usually the video kanaanlka KTN laga soo deyn jiray frequently. My younger brother ayaa aad u jeclaa, though myself weyba ii bixi jirtay. I am not, though, sure if it can be considered 'hip-hop' since it is a reggae. It was the first and the last any hip-hop song I ever liked and listened to finish. The song, a one-time hit wonder and popular one and sung by Ini Kamoze, was called "Here comes the Hotstepper," and the words go like: Nah nana nana nanaa nah ... Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Pick up the crew in-a de area, murderer Still love you like that, murderer No no we don't die, yes we mul-ti-ply Anyone test will hear the fat lady sing Act like you know, Rico I know what Bo don't know Touch them up and go, uh-oh! Ch-ch-chang chang Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Excuse me mister officer, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Extraordinary, juice like a strawberry Money to burn baby, all of the time Cut to fade is me, fade to cut is she Come juggle with me, I say everytime Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Dial emergency number, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Nah, na na na nah ... Nah, na na na nah ... Start like a jackrabbit, finish in front of it On the night is jack , that's it, understand? I'm the daddy of the mack daddy His are left in gold, maybe Ain't no homie gonna play me, top celebrity man Murderer, I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Excuse me mister officer, murderer Still love you like that, murderer No no we don't die, yes we mul-ti-ply Anyone test will hear the fat lady sing Act like you know, G go, I know what Bo don't know Touch them up and go, uh-oh Ch-ch-chang chang Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Pick up the crew in-a the area, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Nah, na na na nah ... Nah, na na na nah ... Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical gangster, murderer Big up all crew bow ya, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Here comes the hotstepper, murderer I'm the lyrical danger, murderer Pick up the crew in-a the area, murderer Still love you like that, murderer Here comes the Hotstepper I'm the lyrical gangster I'm a live in-a me danger Still love you like that Hey, da da da da... Since seeing it this last month, after a dozen years or so, boyish memories flooded like a stormed wabi. Waa wareey. You can watch the popular video on inta.