Originally posted by David_Letterman: Once, the Arabian Peninsula was thought to have been the "cradle" of proto-Semitic, but nowadays many scholars advocate the view that it originated somewhere in East Africa, probably in the area of Somalia/Ethiopia. That's an interesting view.

Originally posted by nuune: According to witnesses, the capsized smuggler's boat was carrying 120 Somalis and Ethiopians. After it overturned, a second smuggling vessel, also carrying 120 people, forced all its passengers into the sea, picked up the smugglers from the capsized vessel and headed back into the Gulf of Aden. The 240 people were left in the high seas. Survivors had told UNHCR they were in the water for several hours before they were rescued by the Yemenite military. May those who have lost their lives rest in peace, amin. From what I understand, most of those who lost their lives were forced into the high seas by the smugglers. I am really baffled by what forces those migrants to risk their lives. From what I understand, they leave from the Bari region where there's relative peace and prosperity. Why couldn't the Bari people help them? I am also baffled by those Ethiopians who also try to make the risky journey to Yemen; who are they? Oromos?

Originally posted by David_Letterman: Af Somali is Cushitic and part of the larger family called Afro-Asiatic Is Arabic also part of the Afro-Asiatic family? I am asking because your map includes Middle Eastern countries where most people speak Arabic.

Originally posted by Baashi: He is technically right in saying that Somalis, in general, have never being a practicing Muslims. That's a fact. Are you saying Somalis weren't practicing Muslims in the pre-colonial times? Was Ahmed Gurey or Sayid Muhammad Abdullah Hassan and the thousands who supported him non-practicing Muslims? Several centuries ago, when Somalia had strong Islamic centers along the coastal cities and towns, were the Somalis at the time non-practicing Muslims? Have you heard of Shaykh Uthman bin Ali al-Zeylai, the 8th century Somali theologian who wrote the only authoritative text on the Hanafi school of Islam?

Originally posted by General Duke: Ciidammo Ethiopian iyo kuwa Dowladda Soomaaliya oo fariisin cusub ka sameystay wasaaraddii hore ee Gaashaandhigga This sounds like they are setting up a Green Zone in Mogadishu.

Originally posted by rudy: and u can date what nationality u like!! That what makes you happy 24/7?

Originally posted by Djib-Somali: the more fundamental issue is to discourage prostitution/adultery/fornication by applying Shariah while educating the masses about Islam. That's right. However, it's not upto us to apply Shariah; we have to get permission from the West and so far the many permissions we have requested have been rejected.

Originally posted by Garaad Caanood: ICU had a different religion; ICU was worse then other khawarij groups What's that supposed to mean? Infuriate those who support the ICU? No one bothered to react to your nonsense, and yet you keep regurgitating. You don't even appear to be an amateur.

Originally posted by Garaad Caanood: ICU was a murtadiin What's the meaning of "murtadiin"?

Originally posted by Valenteenah: Condoms are less troublesome than some other types of contraception plus they have the added benefit of protection against the topic of this thread: unwanted infections. Is your "less troublesome" based on medical/clinical evidence or are you assuming? About the protection against unwanted infections, how would married couples have children, because without condoms there's a risk of unwanted infections?

Originally posted by Valenteenah: Not all couples want to breed like they are in an animal sanctuary. And you assume only condoms can prevent breeding "like they are in an animal sanctuary"?

Originally posted by Valenteenah: Why do you assume condoms are only used for illegal sex? I do not assume; condoms are only used for illegal sex. Condoms are used for dating, adventure, one-night-stand, brief relationship, extramarital relationship, iwm. In short, for illegal sex. A husband and wife are the only two partners who engage in legal sex, and they have no need for condoms.

Originally posted by Caamir: Northern Somalis for Peace and Unity. I am curious, are you one of the founders of NSPU?

Originally posted by Valenteenah: So say NO! to HIV and STIs by saying YES! to condoms. Why are you encouraging illegal sex by saying yes to condoms? Instead, why don't you encourage abstinence?

Originally posted by MKA Yoonis: A decree by H.E. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad Top warlord Abdullahi Yusuf allowed the West to dump toxic waste (including radioactive) into Somalia. The waste caused serious damage to Somalia's environment, epidemic and serious health risks/problems that would haunt Somalis for generations to come. What do you have to say about that?

Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar: Waaleey, timahaaga kooka [coca-cola] marso, si ay kugu dheeraadaan, instead of misleading your maskiin friend, so that you two will be equal on timo-wise. According to some, if you wash your hair with Coca Cola, it permanently becomes timo jareer. I don't know if it's true, but I have never tried it.

Originally posted by Alle-ubaahne: He mourns now as things had changed to the abodience of what he called "Diinta Carabta iyo Dhaqankooda". There are a few diehard secular Somalis who actively work to depict what's Islam as "Diinta Carabta iyo Dhaqankooda." Some get paid by the West for the job they do. So far, they have failed miserably.

Originally posted by MKA Yoonis: it has to be noted that the Ikhwaanul Muslimiin are classical khawaarij and trouble-makers! The Ikhwaanul Muslimiin aren't khawaarij, let alone classical khawaarij. The Ikhwaanul Muslimiin are Sunnis, while the khawaarij are neither Sunni nor Shia. The khawaarij are extinct; they almost no longer exist. From Wikipedia: Kharijites (Arabic Khawārij خوارج, literally "Those who Go Out") is a general term embracing a variety of Islamic sects which, while initially accepting the caliphate of Ali, later rejected him. They first emerged in the late 7th century AD, concentrated in today's southern Iraq, and are distinct from the Sunnis and Shiites. The only surviving group, the Ibadi of Oman, Zanzibar and North Africa, consider themselves distinct from the other sects and reject the designation "Kharijite".

Originally posted by Caamir: Nuruddin is a Great writer, a devout Muslim, visionary, culturally knowledgeable, and nationalist. However, Nuruddin entertains the West with tales of Somali men molesting cows and dogs, among other "fictionalized" and damaging tales.

Nuuradiin Faarax oo aflagaadada uu ku hayo Soomaalida, ammaan kaga mutay Salmaan Rushdi Aayaha.com, Khamiis, 15 Febraayo 2007 "Nuraddin Farah is one the finest contemporary African Writers" Salman Rushdie, The guardian. "Abeeso dhul u ekaan bay kugu cuntaa" - Oraah Soomaaliyeed Horudhac Qormadan ayaa dhinacyo badan ka eegaysa hadalada qoran ama tabineed ee uu qoraaga caanka ku ah Sheeko Xariirka Dhaqanka “Nuuradiin Faarah” kusoo bandhigay meelo badan. Waxay dulmaraysaa hadalada been abuurka ku ah ee qoraagu wax kaga sheegayo dhaqanka wanaagsan ee Soomaaliyeed, kuna jaah wareerinayo akhristayaasha shinshada qorayaasha Soomaaliyeed. Waxey kaloo qormadu koobaysaa in "Abeeso dhul ekaan bay kugu cunto". Muxuu qoraagu ka sheegay Ragga iyo dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed? Buuggiisa lagu magacaabo "Maps" oo uu soo saaray 1990, wuxuu qoraagu kaga waramayaa wiil Soomaali ah oo u galmoonaya xayawaanka lo'da (sac), sidoo kale buugiisa "Secrets" wuxuu Nuuradiin ku muujinayaa nin Soomaali ah oo galmo ka raadinaya xayawaanka Lo'da (sac), isla markaana wuxuu qeybo kale oo kamid ah isla buuga "Secrets" qoraagu ku tilmaamayaa in ragga Soomaalidu dhaqan u leeyihiin isu galmoodka dhexdooda ah. Mudo haatan laga joogo dhawr sano, mar uu Nuuradiin booqday wadanka Sweden, goob uu kula hadlayay Soomaalida qurba-jooga ah ee wadankaasi, waxaa la waydiiyay inuu u qiil bixiyo hadalkiisa ku aadan in Soomaalidu dhaqan u leedahay galmoodka jinsiga raga dhexdiisa, waxuuna lasoo booday “ma garanayo inaan doonayno inaan akhristayaasha aduunka been u sheegno, laakiin ninkii magaalada Marka xaafad ka mid ah waqti xafladeed gooni ah tagi lahaa, wuu arki lahaa rag gacmaha is haysta”, dadkii meesha isugu soo xoomay ayaa isku qanciyay (findhicil ma xaaraanbaa mise waa xalaal sheegsheegiisa ayaa ka xun), su’aalihina u weeciyay jiho kale, maadaama qoraagu u yaqaano dhaqan umaddeed xumaan ay bartay waqti xun socodkiisu, aysana abid arag bulshadii qarniyada badan ku noolaa magaalada Marka iyo nawaaxigeeda, dhagaytayaashii u oomanaa inay la kulmaan qoraaga lagu han waynaana waxay huleeleen ayagoo hiifaya waqtigoodii qaaliga ahaa iyo damacoodii hungoobay. Hungo kale, buug uu soo saaray 2005tii, uguna magic daray “LINKS” mar uu sheeko xariirtiisa kaga sheekaynayay arxan darada mid ka mid ah jilayaasha oo uu Caloosha ku naynaasay (kaasoo uu dagaal oogayaasha ku matalayay) waxuu yiri: “Jeebleh remembered how, when he was small, he had tried to stop Caloosha and his friends from molesting a dog. He had been beaten harshly himself for his impudence. (many years later, he learned that one of the boys had met the fate he deserved: he died from rabies” (Links, 2005, page 130). “Jeebleh oo ahaa nin sheekada ku matalayay qurbo joog, aqoon badane, nabad jecel , waxuu yiri “ waxaan xasuustay sidii aan isugu dayi jiray markaan yaraa, inaan ka celiyo Caloosha iyo saaxiibadiis faraxumaynta eeyaha, dibna uu ka ogaaday in mid ka mid wiilashaasi uu la kulmay cawaaqib xumo uu mutaystay, una dhintay cudunka raabiyada oo uu u aaneeyay galmadii eeyaha” (Links, 2005, bogga, 130). Buugaagta sheeko xariirta ah ee uu qoro Nuuradiin Faarax waxay akhristaashu ka daalacdaan dhaqanka wadanka uu ku salaynayo, hadaba waxaan mar kale la yaabay meesha qoraagu ka keenay Soomaali u galmoonaya xayawaanka Eeyga, akhristayaashana uu uga iibinayo aragti aan sal lahayn. Suuq kale oo furmay, Nuuradiin asbuucii aynu soo dhaafnay waxuu mar kale iska dhex taagay akhristaashiisa magaalada Minneapolis ee dalka Mareykanka, mar uu sharxayay buugiisa cusub ee “Knots” sheegay inaysan dhaqanka Soomaalida ka mid ahayn jilbaabka ay xirtaan dumarka Soomaalidu, isla markaana uu xitaa buuggiisii ugu horeeyay ku qoray in “gabar aan asturnayn ay ku soo baxday, gabar kale oo jilbaab gashan, intayna ku naxday ayay tiri: waa maxay jinnigan ama reer aakhiraadkan, Ghost”. Is asturkan dumarka Soomaalida ayuu qoraagu ku sheegay "Afghan Business" uu dalka Sucuudigu sodonkii sano ee ugu danbeeyay lacag badan ku bixiyay. Uguma horeeyo Nuuradiin qorayaasha la jaan qaadaya ka ganacsiga cusub ee dhaleecaynta diinta iyo dhaqanka suuban ee Islaamka, maadaama dagaaladii qaboobaa iyo kuwii kululaaba ay ku wajahan yihiin dadka ku dhaqma diinta Islaamka, dagaaladaasu haka yimaadeen kuwo Muslinimo sheeganaya balse weerar ku ah Islaamka sida Nuuradiin Faarax ama kuwo aan Muslim aheyn. Weerarkooduse aanu qiimo laheyn maadaama Allaah uu caymis galiyay diintiisa, isla markaana uusan dadkeeda mar qura wada halaagayn. Si kastaba ha noqotee, waxaa sharaxaad balaaran u baahan arimaha soo socda oo aan is laayayahay Nuuradiin waa ay isaga qasan yihiin: Akhristayaasha isku qasmay Qoraagu waxuu inta badan beegsadaa akhristayaasha Reer Galbeedka oo inta badan ay kasoo xarooto miisaaniyad badan, sidaa darteed qoraaga waa loogu garaabi karaa in uu wax ugu qoro qaabka uu is leeyahay waxay xiiso galin kartaa qormada, soona jiidi kartaa macaamiil cusub, laakiin waxaan loogu garaabi karin inuu ka been sheego dhaqanka iyo caadada Ummadda Soomaaliyeed. Dhaqan iyo diinta Dhaqanka sida ku qeexan qaamuusyada, taariikh reebka waxaa loo tiiriyaa caadada bulsho isu tabiso jiil illaa jiil, waxayna inta badan la xiriiriyaan waxa aan milmin, xataa haddii duruufaha nololeed ay is badalaan. Waxay kaloo noqon kartaa caado ku qotonta diin, ilbaxnimo, iwm. Waxaase dhaqanka bulsho laga reebi karaa waxyaabaha ay duruufuhu keeneen, sida hargaha oo ay Soomaalidu xiran jirtay waqtiga uu gabaabsi galo suuf xirashadu. Isku soo duuboo ninna inkiri maayo in Soomaalidu Muslim aheyd waqti badan, sidaasna uu dhaqankoodu xiriir kula yeeshay awaamiirta diinta Islaamka. Wuxuu qoraagu mooggan yahay in gabadha joogta Soomaaliya iyo tan Muslimadda ah ee ku nool cirifka kale ee aduunyada ay wadaagaan hal dhaqan, maadaama ay fulinayaan amar kasoo baxay hal Alle. Intaasi wixii dheer waxaan u daynayaa in culumadu sharaxaad kasoo bandhigaan qaabka dharka loo xirto, sidoo kale aqoonyahanada iyo indheer garadka Soomaalidu bidhaamiyaan dhaqanka Soomaalida Yaa khasaaray, yaase faa,iday? Waxaa la is waydiin karaa yaa dhiiriya, kana mira gurta sheeko xariirta Nuuradiin Faarax? Waxaan shaki ku jirin in ay suugaanyahadu luqadda ingiriiska kaydiya ay aad ula dhacsan yihiin qoraalada Nuuradiin Faarax. Waxaa kaloo la oran karaa waxaa u ololeeya dad badan oo dagaal aan harsad lahayn ugu jira in Soomaalida laga fogeeyo u dhawaanshaha ay Carabta diin la wadaagto, lagana dhigo dad dhaqan Afrikaan leh, balse Muslim Afrikaan wata. Hal qormo kuma koobi karno taariikhdan iyo siday ku bilaabatay iyo macnaha dhabta ah ee ka danbeeya, balse dadkaas ku farxaya aflagaadada Nuuradiin la dul taagan yahay Soomaalida waxaa kamid ah ragga: “Nuraddin Farah is one the finest contemporary African Writers” Salman Rushdie, The guardian. “Nuraddin Farah takes us deep in to territory he has charted and mapped and made uniquely his own… he excels in giving voice to tragedy in remote places of the world that speak directly to our own hearts.” Chinua Achebe (eeg boga hore Links, 2005, amaba inta badan buugaagtiisa) Ma ahan mar qura inta uu qoraaga caanka baxay ee Chinua Achebe ku amaanay “geesi aan ka baqin inuu dhaqankiisa dhaleeceeyo” Qoraayaashan iyo indheergarad badan oo Reer Galbeed ahi waxay Nuuradiin ku wataan inuu soo saaro fikir ku aadan "kala saarka dhaqanka iyo diinta". Gunaanad Ma dhiiri galinayo in Soomaalidu ka fogaadaan akhriska qormooyinka sheeko Xarirta ah ee Nuuradiin Faarax ee ay Reer Galbeedku xiiseeyaan, balse waxaa habboon in qofka akhrinaya buugaagtiisa uu aqoon xeeladaysan u leeyahay fikridaha guracan ee ka danbeeya buugaagta Nuuradiin Faarax, si uusan ugu kadsoomin been abuurka qoraaga. Waxaan kaloo ku talin lahaa in qoraayaasha dhaqanka sida Axmed Faarax Cali "idaajaa" iyo Aw Jaamac Cumar Ciise ay kaalintoodii kasoo baxaan, ileyn meesha nalookaga soo xaluushay waa meel ay mudnayd in ay iyagu wax ka qoraan. Waxaan ugu dambeyn ku guubaabin lahaa Culumada Soomaaliyeed sharaxaad ka bixiyaan in “Soomaalida dhaqankoodu yahay diintooda, diintooduna tahay dhaqankooda” Axmed Yuusuf Gaanni Aayaha.com gaani99@hotmail.com http://www.aayaha.com/viewpage.php?articleid=4117

What do the colors (brown, red, yellow, iwm) denote? Are these tube stations or tube routes (or lines)?

Originally posted by General Duke: Director of ministries named.. You mean the top traitor has named senior and junior collaborators?

UK 'bad' for kids The UK has been rated as the worst industrialised country in which to raise children. The Unicef report, which evaluated child welfare in 21 of the world's richest countries, found that the UK is lagging behind its western counterparts in issues such as health, happiness and child poverty. Entitled Report Card 7, Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Wellbeing in Rich Countries, the report looked at 40 different indicators important in raising children. Education in the UK rated well in the evaluation but Britain's children were found to have poor relationships with their parents. UK children also rated badly in terms of risk taking, health and safety and deprivation. "All countries have weaknesses that need to be addressed and no country features in the top third of the rankings for all six dimensions," said Unicef UK's executive director, David Bull. "By comparing the performance of countries we see what is possible with a commitment to supporting every child to fulfil his or her full potential." Child welfare groups have not been so cautious in commenting about the findings, with many accusing the government of failing its children. The Children's Society said that the report is a wake-up call to the fact that we are failing our children. Save The Children said that the government will need to take "drastic action" to meet its 2010 child poverty targets. Responding to the report, welfare reform minister Jim Murphy said the report was "out dated" and claimed that its track record on child welfare has improved since the evaluation was made. But the minister added: "Hopefully it [the report] leads to a wider conversation about what more we can do to eradicate poverty." North Europe dominated the league table, with Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Finland taking the first four places. Austria, Hungary and the United States held the bottom of the table along with the UK. http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/news/health/uk-bad-kids-$1052267.htm

Originally posted by General Duke: Khalaf said, all schools will be closed, then they paraded yellow shirts and even younger children with guns, so the pictures lie and so does the statement of Mr Khalaf? Give it up saxib.. The pictures are about banaanbax; it's not about fighters going to the frontlines. Along with the young children, grownup girls were also carrying assault rifles; to display a show of support for the ICU. The pictures you have posted have been posted in one or more topics weeks ago; the propaganda behind the posting has been debunked and discredited. So, it still remains a TFG propaganda. There are only two ways you can convince us: 1. Pictures of fallen ICU kids. 2. ICU leaders saying they sent kids unfit for combat to the frontlines. Until then, it remains what it's; TFG propaganda.