there was rumors he turned to Christianity inorder to be freed. any1 hear before?

Eng.Faysal cali Waraabe a leader with vision,principles courage and dignity

u cant deny the fact.faroole after coming back from states he bought many changes to puntland new consitution. new flag etc.he bought this idea from payne.

Mr.Siilaanyo will be brainwashed just like faroole.

Behind the glitz By Rafia Zakaria Building towers is risky business. In fact, the very dynamics of the architecture of towers and their historical symbolism suggest acts of defiance. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, now the world’s tallest building, takes the act of rebellion against physical limitations to new levels — literally. Over 100 storeys, it boasts the world’s highest swimming pool and perhaps as expiation also the world’s highest mosque. Its golf course requires over four million gallons of water a day. Last week, amid much fanfare, the legendary tower finally threw open its majestic doors to the public. Previously known as Burj Dubai the structure was renamed Burj Khalifa in honour of the Abu Dhabi ruler and UAE president who had bailed out struggling Dubai with a sum of billions of dollars. Envisioned and designed by a Chicago firm, the Burj is said to have been inspired by the vision of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sky City which was to be built in Chicago. However, it was never realised as it lacked both the funds and labour. Neither of these were seemingly a problem in the construction of the Burj which employed thousands of labourers from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh for several years for its construction. According to reports, the vast majority of these workers have never even been to the top of the building they spent years constructing. But not seeing the view from the top is hardly the biggest problem faced by those who constructed the Burj; there are allegations that many have died in the construction of the Burj. Such construction projects take a huge toll. Records kept by the Indian mission for only one year showed that nearly 1,000 Indian workers had died, more than 60 in accidents on the site. The Pakistani and Bangladeshi missions do not keep records of the many labourers who have died possibly deterred by the criticism of the UAE authorities. Based on estimates the total number of workers killed in such construction projects is believed to be well into the thousands. Days after the opening of the Burj a UAE court absolved the president’s brother for the beating and torture — an event that was videotaped — of an Afghan grain merchant. Sheikh Issa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was recorded brutally thrashing the man, stuffing sand into his mouth, burning his private parts with cigarettes and beating him with a nailed board. The video, which is available on the Internet, shows the sheikh literally pouring salt on his bloody wounds. The court that heard the case acquitted the sheikh on the grounds that he had been under the influence of ‘drugs’. Put simply, despite incontrovertible recorded evidence, the sheikh was simply too powerful to be brought to task for hurting a man who was in the Emirati scheme of things little more than a slave. The inauguration of the tower and the acquittal of the sheikh is a lurid juxtaposition of the hypocrisy, gluttony and crude injustice that lies beneath a glitzy façade. None of the innovation or glamour is indigenous; the architecture is American, the designers European and the slave labour South Asian. Only 10 per cent of Dubai’s population is indigenous and actually has some say in how the emirate is run. The rest, either labourers or the educated middle class from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, are only too happy to swallow their pride and meekly accept second-class status as gratitude for employment. The slave-like labourers languish in camps hapless and helpless at the hands of sheikhs and companies who may choose to abuse them at whim. In the meantime, the lurid contrast of limitless wealth and gluttonous consumption is seemingly lost on middle-class expatriates in Dubai. The expat bankers, engineers and doctors who have got work permits to escape dim prospects in their own countries unquestioningly consume the capitalist wealth of Dubai without ever contesting the injustice of their own political silencing. They wander in the malls, stare in veneration at the towers and flaunt their designer trinkets at cousins and relatives left at home as markers of their economic superiority. Never once do they ask what basis of justice allows a government to pay two people different amounts based on their nationality. Nor do they wonder at the justifications of virtual labour camps where workers toil for 18 hours a day and are not paid for months, conditions that would result in protest in any part of the developed world. Similarly, tourists from around the world visiting Dubai are happily duped by the fireworks, the pretty beaches and now the tall towers without taking a moment to question the inequity that fuels them or the injustice that makes them possible. True, injustice exists everywhere and Dubai sustains Pakistan’s exported labour force whose remittances are crucial to the country’s economic survival. But it must be remembered that the case of Dubai is unique. There is no place in the contemporary West where workers may live and work and even be born and never have the opportunity to participate in the governance of the country. Unless those who make up the expatriate labour force of the emirates are allowed a voice Dubai’s progress will continue to be a product of exploitation of poverty and need. Indeed, if the world is revolted by reports of torture in Guantanamo, and campaigns to hold the US accountable, so too must it demand accountability for the sheikhs of Dubai without being duped by the luxurious façade of their towers. The writer is an attorney and director at Amnesty International, US. rafia.zakaria@gmail.com http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/columnists/14-rafia-zaka ria-behind-the-glitz-310-zj-09

Gaaroodi thanks for posting these vids. truly somaliland is a shining star in a dark continent. I hope somali bro's take these vids as lecture.

nonsense

Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: Buy Black Mamba Boy on Amazon I have already ordered mine. Hopefully you will too. Dahfuurka Buugan Haddi aad iman karto waxay ku dhacay doonta badhtamah London on 15 th January fadlan la xidhiidh 0794749171 3 he will send u the address. waxan ka soo qeybgali doonaan qoryaal magac ku leh Dalaalka Ingriiska,Afriika iyo qaarkaloo badan.

beautiful pics really inspired me.many thanks to Norfsky.

a wonderful read well done Nadifa.

A bravery act.my hat is off to him.inshallah he would be awarded in this life and hereafter.

Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: This is disgraceful. I remember a time when all my neighbours use to call each other whenever anything Somali was on TV. Now its the headline everyday. that was golden days

20 rulers whose killers remained untraced Thursday, December 31, 2009 By Sabir Shah LAHORE: Although, the December 31, 2009 deadline given by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to the panel investigating Benazir Bhutto’s murder is expiring on Thursday (tomorrow), the former Pakistani premier continues to feature in the list of 20 unfortunate heads of government or state in the last 500 years, whose murders either remain unsolved todate or whose killers could not be brought to justice despite identification. These rulers were either killed while still in power or met unnatural deaths when away from the throne. Benazir Bhutto, however, is the only female head of the government who is part of this list of 20. In her case, what is more regrettable is the reality that her own political party had won Pakistan’s 2008 polls just 53 days after her murder and despite being in power since then, her own cronies are yet to nab her assassins. And then her case becomes more deplorable if one takes into account the fact that her husband Asif Zardari is the country’s President since September 2008. A peek into the archives divulges that since the 16th Century, vagueness continues to shroud the visibly baffling deaths of 20 world leaders including the likes of the former US President John Kennedy, the ex-Indian Premier Rajiv Gandhi, General Ziaul Haq and the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. These kings, presidents and premiers whose murder mysteries either remain unsolved or whose killers are yet to be apprehended are: 1) Aztek Emperor Moctezuma II was killed in Mexico in 1520. While Spanish blamed the Azteks for his murder, the Azteks leveled accusations against the Spanish. 2) King Charles XII of Sweden was assassinated in 1718. Many thought he died in action, but there were others who believed it was a cold-blooded murder. 3) King Taksin of Thailand was put to death in 1782. Many historians think he was actually executed, but there is a school of thought which argues that the King was held captive by his foes in a fortress where he died. 4) Emperor Komei of Japan was either poisoned to death or was killed by Small Pox in 1840. 5) King Ghazi of Iraq died in an inexplicable sports car accident in 1939. Many believe he was actually killed on the orders of his political opponents. 6) King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand died of gunshot wounds, suicide or accident in 1946. The cause of his death is still unknown. 7) BarthÈlemy Boganda , the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, perished in a plane crash in 1959. 8) John Kennedy , the US President was killed in November 1963. Though government investigations concluded that he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, this conclusion was not accepted by 80 per cent Americans who still hold belief contrary to these findings. Oswald was himself murdered before trial; therefore, Kennedy’s assassination is still the subject of widespread debate and has spawned numerous conspiracy theories. In 1979, the House Select Committee on Assassinations found both the original FBI investigation and the Warren Commission Report to be seriously flawed in this case. 9) Edward Mutesa, the King of Uganda, was either murdered or died from alcohol poisoning in London in 1969. 10) Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia, was found murdered in 1974. His death was officially said to be from natural causes, but a persistent allegation is that he was smothered with a pillow. 11) Omar Torrijos, President of Panama, died in a plane crash in 1981. 12) Eduardo Frei Montalva, President of Chile died in 1982. His death is being investigated because of allegations that he was poisoned. 13) Samora Machel, President of Mozambique, was killed in an air crash in 1986 on the South African border. He was a leading anti-Apartheid spokesman. 14) General Ziaul Haq, the military ruler of Pakistan, died in a plane crash in August 1988 along with numerous high-ranking Army officials. 15) Rajiv Gandhi, the Indian Prime Minister, was killed in May 1991. The assassination was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam. Although the Jain Commission report has nominated various people and agencies, suspecting them of having been involved in the murder plot of Rajiv Gandhi, none is yet to be brought to justice. 16) Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the former President of Georgia, died in 1993 in circumstances that are still very unclear. 17) JuvÈnal Habyarimana, the President of Rwanda was killed in a puzzling plane crash in 1994. His death resulted in political instability, leading to the genocide in Rwanda and the outbreak of full-scale war in Burundi. 18) Cyprien Ntaryamira, the President of Burundi, was killed in a mystifying plane crash in 1994. 19) Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005 in Beirut. The investigation, led by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the United Nations into his assassination, is still underway and fingers are being pointed at various suspects. 20) Two-time Pakistani Premier Benazir Bhutto was killed on December 27, 2007 in Rawalpindi. Despite the fact that her own party is in power and her husband Asif Zardari is the President, her killers are still at large. Facts collected by The News also reveal that during this last half-a-millennium, the number of rulers who were either executed through both politically motivated and fair court trials, or were otherwise murdered stands at exactly 200 today. While the quest for the crown led to the assassination of 173 rulers during these 500 years under review, no fewer than 27 were executed by firing squads, guillotine or were hanged to death, following trials carried out by their successors. The list of 27 executed rulers includes formidable names such as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Saddam Hussain, Charles 1 of England, King Louis XVI of France, Maximilien Robespierre of France, Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, the fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the Premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, the Norwegian Minister President Vidkun Quisling, the former Iraqi Prime Minister Abdul Karim Kassem, the Turkish Premier Adnan Menderes, the Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo, the Chinese President Chen Gongbo, the Prime Minister of Grenada Maurice Bishop and former Iranian Premier Amir Abbas Hoveida. http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=216041

it is their aim

O.N.L.F waxay yidhaahdeen dhulka somali degto waxa nabad iyo xasilooni ka jirtaa SOMALILAND gabi ahaanba iyadana waxaanu doonaynaa inay somalida kale wax la qabaan. ONLF should stop their cruel activities. as have been said before “Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment”

Truly cruel and horrific,but this is why Chinese are always good in gymnastic games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klj12Z_ARow

loool

KATHMANDU (AFP) – Youssuf Abdullahi Mohammud was just 16 when he arrived in Nepal in 2007, the victim of a people trafficker who had promised to take him to Europe from his native Somalia. Mohammud, the eldest of five children whose father was killed by Somali militia, had paid the trafficker 4,000 dollars to take him to England, where he hoped to earn money to send home to his family. Instead he was taken to one of the world's poorest countries, itself still reeling from a bloody 10-year civil war, where he has remained ever since along with dozens of other Somalis who came to Nepal in similar circumstances. "When first I arrived, I thought I was in Europe -- I had never seen white people before," Mohammud told AFP in a tiny cafe in downtown Kathmandu where many of the refugees spend their days. "In Somalia we didn't have any Western television stations. I thought Nepali people must be Westerners. Then I found out where I was." Mohammud is one of more than 80 Somalis living in Nepal, unable to return to their homeland or to obtain refugee status because the country is not a signatory to the UN refugee convention. Diane Goodman, acting representative for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nepal, says that as they cannot work in Nepal the Somalis depend on humanitarian assistance for food, shelter, education and health care. "Although not a signatory to the 1951 refugee convention or its 1967 protocol relating to the status of refugees, Nepal has extended its generosity based on humanitarian consideration and hosted refugees for decades," she said. "UNHCR provides a monthly financial assistance, medical care and primary education." But the refugees struggle to live on their allowance of around 60 dollars a month, and many say that despite the desperate situation in their homeland, they would like to return to Somalia. Asha Ali Maow, a 31-year-old Somali mother of three, arrived in Nepal in 2006 after a trafficker she had paid to take her to Europe abandoned her. She had fled Somalia after militiamen came to her house and told her they had killed her husband, threatening to do the same to her. Heavily pregnant with her second child, she flew to New Delhi where the trafficker left her, telling her to travel on to Nepal after giving birth and meet him there. "I had the trafficker's number so when I arrived I tried to call him, but there was no answer," she said in the tiny one-room apartment where the family lives. "I was alone with my children and I was so scared." Eventually, Maow managed to register with the UNHCR and began receiving monthly payments, allowing her to rent a small apartment. Two years later, the husband she had been told was dead turned up at her door, having survived a brutal attack in Somalia and tracked her down to Nepal. "It was a huge shock. I was laughing and crying at the same time, and I was really frightened. I thought he might be some kind of ghost," Maow said. Despite the joy of their reunion last year, Maow says life is hard for the family, who sleep, eat and spend their days in one small, stifling room. "It is not possible to live on the subsistence allowance we receive," she said. "For water alone, we are having to pay 1,200 rupees (16 dollars), even though sometimes here there is no water." It is not clear why so many refugees were brought to Nepal from Somalia, although some observers suggest that relatively lax immigration laws may be the reason. The government says it is sympathetic to the plight of the Somalis, but does not have the resources to look after them and fears being viewed as a transit hub for people traffickers if they are resettled elsewhere. "Urban refugees in Nepal are not the government's problem," Basanta Bhattarai, undersecretary at the home affairs ministry, told AFP. "We have no obligation towards them, and we believe they will ultimately be resettled. But we have asked the UNHCR to ensure that their numbers do not increase." The refugees say they want to leave, but are prevented from doing so partly because of a six-dollar daily fine for overstaying their visas. Even children born to the refugees in Nepal are liable for the fine, meaning some families have accumulated thousands of dollars in fees that under current laws they would have to pay on leaving. Many of the refugees, like Mohammud, are young men with families in Somalia who were relying on them for financial support. They are educated and speak good English, and as they sip tea in the cafe in Kathmandu, their frustration is evident. "In Somalia, at least I would be with relatives. Here I don't know what I am doing," said Osman Badri Tahir, 19, who came to Nepal in 2006 from Mogadishu after both his parents were killed. "As a refugee, you usually have three options -- repatriation, integration or resettlement elsewhere. We have none of those options." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091229/wl_sthasia_afp/nepalsomaliarefugees;_ylt=ArJS.xmQ1Lh19TxuwI0xY0 EBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJzY2FoZmlnBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MTIyOS9uZXBhbHNvbWFsaWFyZWZ1Z2VlcwRwb3MDMTYEc2VjA3lu X3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDbmVwYWwzOXNhY2Np

ONLF waa dhiig yacab waa jabhad Sumaysan oo rabta in ay khalkhal ku abuurto dalka somaliland khastan dadka deegan GAAROODI. Dagalkani waa mid aay Jabhadan ONLF ku rabto sidii ay frontline ku samaysan lahaayeen Somaliland sii aay kula dagaalamaan.

Originally posted by GAAROODI: Saxib, Gaaroodi is a region that starts from Awr Barkadle on the way to berbera, deep into the heartlands of Ethiopia, it includes, Hargiasa, Salaxley and other cities hargaisa is part of the Gaaroodi it lays inside Somaliland and Ethiopia. The ONLf is a terrorist organisation, if they want to fight amhara let them, but when they bring the war to somalilanders they will get slapped for it. Weak as hell these little maurading rag tags. 4 is not enough. a clear message to those who are ignorant about GAAROODI region

Ilaahay ha u naxariisto isaga iyo musliminta dhimatay oo dhan.

Ilaahay ha u naxariisto isaga iyo musliminta dhimatay oo dhan.

Somaliland oo ictraaf heeshay

another positive remarks from walaalaheen carabta.