Originally posted by TheSomaliEconomist: Malaysia is a federation of of thirteen states in Southeast Asia. Islam is the country's official religion. You have a confusion and your understanding of Malaysia's system of governance is incorrect; it's not federal system. The fact that Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states doesn't mean its system of governance is based on federal system. Its system of governance is based on constitutional monarchy. The kind of federal system you meant to advocate for Somalia is the kind Germany has. Next example!

Queen Rania is a "moderate" Muslim, therefore, her opinion about hijab isn't credible.

Originally posted by Khalaf: if we go back to the Quran Allah Most Great divides mankind into three groups: those who submit (Muslims), the munfiqeen (follow parts of religion, and discard others), and those who reject the Kufars (unbelievers). Islam also teaches us about a strong Muslim, a weak Muslim, a Muslim who takes from Islam what suits him/her while tossing the rest, a Muslim who accepts half of Islam while rejecting the rest, iwm.

Originally posted by Centurion: i was desperately awaiting your no doubt epic life story. In that case, I would let you know when you could acquire my autobiography from Amazon.

Weerar Bam oo Duhurnimadii Maanta lagu qaaday Fagaaraha Beerta Xuriyadda ee Magaalada Kismaayo. Kismaayo,11,February-07 (Qaadisiya.com) Weerar loo adeegsaday Bam nooca loo yaqaano F1 ayaa Duhurnimadii Maanta lagu riday Fagaaraha weyn ee Beeta Xuriyadda iyadoo halkaasi uu kasoconayay Maanta isu soo bax lagu sheegay in lagu soo dhaweynayo Shaqaalaha Tikreega oo qaarkood Maanta ka khudbeenayay Kismaayo. Waxaa la xaqiijiyay illaa iyo iminka in Ku dhowaad 5-ruux ayaa ku nafwaayeen tiro 25 ka badan oo ay ku jiraan saraakiil sar sare oo ka tirsan Shaqaalaha Tikreega ay kudhaawacmeen. Waxaa kamid ah raggii Maanta halkaasi kudhaawacmay Abaanduulaha Shaqaalaha Tikreega Cabdi Mahdi Cabdi Salaan, Taliyaha guutada 3.aad ee Shaqaalaha Tikreega Col. C/laahi Sheekh Ismaciil Fartaag, Jen, C/raxmaan Xaaji Waldiire, Aadan Waceys iyo saraakiil kale, waxayna dhammaan ku wacyeeloobeen Bamkii halka baxo ahaa ee lagu soo tuuray (Allaahu Akbar). Waxaa jirtay in markii bamka lagu weeraray Shaqaalaha Tikreega ay rasaas aad u badan rideen Ciidamadii lasocda Shaqaalahaasi Tikreega u shaqeeya taasi oo sababtay dhaawaca ikbadan 25-qof iyo dad fara badan in ay ku geeriyoodaan inkastoo weli tirada Saxda ee Geerida aanu la helin. Isbilka ayaa iminka ah mid si aad ah u buux dhaafiyay Dhaawaca Dadkii Maanta kasoo gaaray beerta Xuriyadda iyadoo hore Shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo idil looga digay in ay kudhawaawaadan Goobaha Tikreegu ay ku suganyihiin. http://www.qaadisiya.com/view_contents.php?articleid=380

Originally posted by Centurion: i thought you were sharing your life story with us, until i saw the last line. So, I gather you are very interested in my life story?

Originally posted by raadamiir: Sooner or later these cowards will be branded as anarchist. What's bad about being branded as anarchist? There are worst things to be branded with, like; collaborator.

Originally posted by raadamiir: including senior military and police commanders It's not a senseless act; it's a justified act against the collaborators of the invasion and occupation of Somalia.

When the Islamic Courts took over the city, worshippers were beaten because they did not follow the strict rules of Wahhabism, a form of Islam widely followed in Saudi Arabia. A "form of Islam"? It baffles me why every secular is infatuated with such terms. I guess Kasim's article would not have been published without including terms that are instrumental to the West in attacking Islam.

Once, while I was working at my job at Toronto's Pearson International Airport as a customer service representative, a woman approached me to inquire about the whereabouts of her grandmother who was scheduled to arrive in Toronto hours earlier. The young and frustrated lady asked whether I could check the flight manifest and tell her if her grandmother had boarded the aircraft or if she was on a different one. I politely explained that passenger information was not given out. I could only give her a list of the flight numbers that were to arrive that day. The woman then angrily said, "Can I speak to someone from this country, please?" Since that unfriendly encounter, I have become hesitant to believe what my passport says under the nationality section. Despite receiving Canadian citizenship and holding a Canadian passport, I question whether I am indeed a Canadian. What does "Canadian" really mean? Is there only one Canadian identity, or are there more than one connotation? My own questions about identity did not start in Canada. I belonged to a visible minority in Somalia, the country of my birth. Our ancestors, mainly from Persia and the Arab world, settled in the seaboard town of Barawa, about 250 kilometres south of Mogadishu, in the year 10 AD. We are different from other Somalis. We have our own dialect known as "Chimini," which is similar to the Swahili language. And the majority of our people are lighter skinned. Despite the 2,000 years we lived in Somalia, we were still considered foreigners. When civil war erupted in early 1990s, our beautiful city was occupied and terrorized by successive warring factions and armed bandits, each more savage than its predecessors. The residents of Barawa were subjected to rape, murder, robbery and torture. Amnesty International and other humanitarian organizations have documented some of the atrocities committed against people who did harm to no one. When the Islamic Courts took over the city, worshippers were beaten because they did not follow the strict rules of Wahhabism, a form of Islam widely followed in Saudi Arabia. My family and I fled in 1993 from a country that was no longer welcoming. It was a difficult choice, but there was no other option but to search for our identity in another place that we could call home. I boarded a ship headed to Kenya. People were packed like sardines. It was a horrifying journey. Almost 1,000 individuals occupied a vessel designed to take no more than 300. There was no place to manoeuvre. People were urinating and vomiting everywhere. Children were crying and elders and women were pleading for help, but there was no one around to do anything for anyone. There was nothing to eat and no water to drink. Seasick passengers on the upper level of the boat were vomiting into a small hole on the floor. They probably didn't know or didn't care to find out that the waste was landing on the people who were jammed onto another deck below. Although Kenya welcomed us, it was still obvious that it was not ready or willing to accept us as its own. We had great difficulty travelling about the city of Mombasa, as we were regularly confronted by police demanding kitambulisho, an identity card. You either gave them some money or you disappeared. So we continued to search for a new home and identity, knocking at the doors of other countries where we thought we could be accepted. We had great hopes that one of the rich Gulf States would open its heart to us. It would not be difficult to live there, we thought, because there we could freely practice our faith, as Islam was the dominant religion and the majority of our people spoke Arabic. The Gulf States not only slammed their doors on our faces, they deported back to Somalia those who had managed to sneak in despite the fact that the civil war was raging in Somalia. I thought my quest had finally ended when I landed in Canada. Soon I was considered one of the citizens of this land. There was no difference between me and any other person who identified himself as a Canadian. I had convinced myself that I found the treasure that I had been looking for so many years. For the first time I was in a country I could freely claim to belong to. Under "Nationality" on my passport, I have Canadian -- no hyphen attached. However, the young woman at the airport made me question again whether I really found my true identity. Is there a such thing as a Canadian? Can a person be a Muslim and a Canadian at the same time? Am I as Canadian as Stephen Harper or am I little bit lower on the ladder of Canadian identity? What does it mean when a person identifies himself as a Canadian? Why am I always asked where I am "originally" from even though I identify myself as a Canadian? What about my children and their children? Will they be considered children of this land, or will they be questioned as myself? After all these years of searching for my identity, I now realize one fact. An identity is something that is difficult to achieve. It cannot be bought by gold. It can also not be achieved by merely having a passport. Abubakar N. Kasim is a Toronto-based freelance writer. http://www.hiiraan.com/op2/2007/feb/a_search_for_identity.aspx

Originally posted by Modesty: I haven't met one person, especially young people who practice the deen. In fact, I have concluded that people that practice the deen are rare. I see so many hijabs, but so much hypocrisy. I see muslim sister get togethers without any remembrance of Allah, just dunya.From muslims ( including me) I only hear about dunya related matters.I feel sad about that. I see so many people who say they practice the deen and judge others like they are devine. I see so many people who pray, who follow the "rules" but they don't have basic understanding and application of mercy of Islaam in their lives. I was talking with a revert guy the other day, and he was telling me how alot of women want him for marriage. I thought he was a bit conceited but he told me the reason is because not alot of men practice the deen. I looked around and his argument wss justified.We have the wisdom of the Quran, but we are seeking things that a revert told me are "kafir ways". Oftentimes, what or who you are looking or searching for is within a striking distance. And oftentimes, you realize that when you undertake a long trip around the world.

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: Three Indian explorers have recovered more than 100 fossilised eggs of dinosaurs in a remote area in a central Indian state, according to a news report. Hayaay! This sounds like Jurassic Park if they manage to revive those eggs.

Originally posted by Abu_Geeljire: Am gonna start using the Bus more often maybe......... I see you bought the conspiracy of Muslims being the culprits of the London bombings. It was the Blair administration that orchestrated the bombings because it was badly losing the support of the public, just as the Bush administration orchestrated 9-11.

Originally posted by Rose: One could easily say that about the wooqoyi populace with respect to the xamar region. Both have different dialect, culture, behaviour..traits etc A few examples of those different culture, behaviour..traits etc?

Originally posted by Modesty: From my understanding of sufis they commit minor forms of shirk b/c they call on dead scholars to intercede on their behalf. Calling on dead scholars to intercede on their behalf isn't a "minor" shirk.

Originally posted by TheSomaliEconomist: A federal system with independent states in a union and with Mogadishu as the central national political headquarter and capital is the future of Somalia. A federal system is based on secularism which is incompatible with Somalis because they are overwhelmingly Muslims. A Sharia' system should be the future of Somalia. If you insist a federal system can work for Muslims, cite a Muslim country where the system succeeded.

Originally posted by Centurion: Uganda was the first country to offer soldiers, but its parliament still has to ratify that. What's taking the Ugandans so long? Maybe the have second thoughts and might decide not to send their troops to die for a few bucks in Somalia.

Why do you have to include "United"? It's better to use Disunited.

Originally posted by Abu_Geeljire: let's get to the point.Do you support targeting western civlians in suicide attacks.A simple yes or no and why please............ So, what if the answer is yes?

Originally posted by Rose: How do their features differ? The riverine people have some different physical features; you could tell them apart from geeljires. Their culture, behavior, traits, iwm also differ. You have to observe and intermingle with them in order to notice how they differ. There are some pictures to illustrate how (physical features) they differ.

Originally posted by DigiTalbAct3ria: The best way for Somalia to get out of this situation? The TFG should sent the Ethiopians and Americans home! How about the TFG follows the Ethiopians and Americans to their home?

Originally posted by Abu_Geeljire: so what about those that do not vote or actually oppose the war? Those that do not vote or actually oppose the war do not factor; they are subject to what the majority have voted for. For instance, if the majority vote for an increase of 10% in taxes, the increase will apply to everyone.

Originally posted by KEYNAN22: How the hell would a militia inside this poor state defeat the most powerfull nation in the contemporary world? is this a fucging joke!!? You should have some faith in Allah. Don't believe in the silly hype of "the most powerfull nation in the contemporary world." The US is far weaker than you can imagine. However, if you watch Rambo, Chuck Norris-acted and similar movies, the JAG and 24 series, then I agree with you that the US is "the most powerfull nation in the contemporary world."

Originally posted by Caamir: Aji stands for all the major nomad clans in the North, South and west of Somalia. Bay and Baidabo clans are Aji themselves. However, what I am saying is that Swahili speaking coastal people in Somalia are different than Aji. Interesting; I thought reer Bay and Baydhabo were non-Aji, because their features somewhat differ. You talked about the coastal people, what about the Gosha?

Originally posted by nabadshe: Where are they now? or is it that soomalis are only courageous when fighting among themselves? The ICU can defeat the Ethiopians; you, I and others know that. However, it's not only the Ethiopians who are fighting the ICU; behind them is the firepower of the US. Pound per pound (comparable or similar strength), the ICU can defeat the US, but that's not the case. The way to defeat the US is through insurgency.