Dhalinyaro ka ganacsata qalabka baabuurta oo lagu wanjalay magaalada Buuhoodleh Buuhoodleh (QRN)-Ciidamo Ethiopian ah oo ku hubayasan gadiidka dagaalka ayaa xoog ku soo galay Maanta Magaaladda Buuhoodle ee Gobolka Togdheer ciidanka Ethiopianka ah oo ka yimi dhanka Wardheer ayaa soo galidooda Buuhoodle ka danbeysay kadib markii maalinti shalay Ciidanka booliska Buuhoodle qabteen 4 gaadhi oo ah Landrover siday qalabka gaadiidka ee Iskaraabka loo yaqaan kuwaso la sheegay inay ka yimadeen dhanka Magaaladda Burco kuna sii jeeden dhanka Magaaladda Muqdisho isla markaana ay wateen dhaliyaro ka soo jeeda Koonfurta Somaliya. Qalabkii iyo Gadiidkii ay wateen kooxdan Dhalinyarada ah oo sheegay iyagu inay yihiin ganacsato ka shaqeeyay qalabka gadiidka ayaa waxa xabasiga Buuhoodle u taxaabay Ciidanka Booliska ee Deegnaka waxan halkaas lagu hayay ilaa maanta markii ay halkaas yimadeen Ciidamo Ethiopian ah saaka waabarigii kuwaso dalbaday in lagu soo wareejiyo nimankan iyo gadiidkoodaba , arintaas oo ay ka biyo diiden Odayaasha deeganku waxa ay odayaashu sheegen in iyagu ay wixi xukun ah ku fulinayaa kooxdan haday danbi galeen balse aanay u dhiibaynin Ethiopianka arintan ayaa waxay sababtay in ciidan dheerada ah oo Ethiopian ah soo gadho Maagaaladda kuwaaso ka kala yimi Wardheer iyo Gaashamo isla markaana ay xoog kula wareegen Saldhiga Magaalada oo ay ku jiraan Nimankani, wararka ugu danbeeyay ee goobtaasi ka imanayaana waxa ay sheegayaan in ciidamadaasi ay hada la wareegeen dhalinyaradaa iyo qalabkii ay siteenba loona qaaday dhanka Itoobiya oo la filaayo in xagaasi lagu waydiiyo su'aalo, xaga ay warar kale sheegayaan oo cadaynayaan uun in dhalinyaradaasi oo qudhaata lagu wareejiyay ee baabuurtii ay wateen iyo qalabkoodiiba ay kaga tageen magaalada Buuhoodleh Sido kale wararka laga helaayo dhanka Puntland ayaa sheegay in Cadde Muuse iyo Ku xigeenkiisu Xasan Daahir Afqudhac ay aad u doonayeen in nimanka loo dhiibo Ethiopianka isla markaana ay xidhiidh badan la soo sameeyayn Buuhoodle sidi nimanka loogu gacan galin lahaa Ethiopianka balse laga diiday markii hore Magaaladda Buuhoodle ayaa hada xaaladeedu caadi ku soo laabatay waloo ay jiraan dadweyne si weyn uga soo horjeeda hawlgalkan Ethiopianka, ee maamulka Cade Muuse ay ragaasi ganacsatada ee socotada ahaa ay ku wanjaleen, taasi oo markii hore buuq iyo sawaxn xooga ka abuurtay magaalada Buuhoodleh. Ayaamahnba maamulka Cade Muse waxa uu da'daal ugu jiray culayska kacdoonka ah ee ka haysta magaalada Laascanood ee ay ku kaceen dadka deegaanka ahi in uu ku tilmaamo arimo argagaxiso taasi oo ah waxba kama jiraan iyo jiho habaabin uu ku samaynaayo kacdoonada ay wadaan maleeshiyo beeleedayada isaga ka soo hor jeeda ee uu dhulkooda xooga ku haysto, taasi oo ay ilaa hada oogantahay colaada u dhaxaysa maleeshiyo beeleedyada iyo kooxda Cade Muuse ee uu saldhigoodu yahay magaalada Garoowe.

Michael E. Ranneberger, a U.S. diplomat on Thursday dismissed widespread criticism of Somaliland “recently concluded national reconciliation conference. NAIROBI - Michael E. Ranneberger, a U.S. diplomat on Thursday dismissed widespread criticism of Somaliland “recently concluded national reconciliation conference”, saying it represented a "milestone" in the country's attempt to form its first viable government since 1991. Human Rights Watch recently accused Abdullahi Yusuf's government of widespread violations of the laws of war. Ethiopian troops and insurgents were also accused of violations. About half of Mogadishu's population has fled the city, and U.N. officials have warned of a grave humanitarian crisis, including famine. While fighting in Somalia has mostly been confined to the capital, clashes have broken out in the country's north in recent days. According to news reports, troops from the semiautonomous region of Puntland, Yusuf's stronghold have battled over disputed Somaliland territory. Puntland officials accused Islamic movement militias of backing Somaliland, but U.S. diplomat Michael E. Ranneberger dismissed that accusation. Source Washington Post

It has become a deep-rooted culture for Puntland and for TFG (Tigray Founded Government) leaders to play the terrorist card—their new Ace Card—in every opportunity, in order to obfuscate and to distort the facts on the ground. Historically, whenever Puntland leaders could not bear the heat from their opposition they echoed the presence of terrorists in their region, and sent SOS messages to Addis Ababa. In early 2002, when Abdullahi Yussuf was battling against, Jama Ali Jama, the then elected leader of Puntland, Mr. Yussuf played the terrorist card and accused Mr. Jama of leading a terror group. As a result, a battalion of Ethiopian troops gave a good chase to Mr. Jama and to his troops led by Gen. Adde Musse—the current president of Puntland. While in the capital of Somaliland, Hargaisa, as a refugee, Gen. Adde Musse repeatedly said that his forces had nothing to do with terrorist groups. He literally begged the Ethiopians not to fall for Abdullahi Yussuf’s ridiculous accusations. Years later, though, Gen. Adde Musse returned to power, after an intensive negotiation between him and Abdullahi Yussuf. Much of the credit was due to Boqor Buur Madow (King Black Mountain) of Somaliland. He made tireless efforts to mediate the warring factions and he succeeded it. But what was the reward he received from them in return? A hail of bullets! No sooner Gen. Adde Musse became the president of Puntland than he attacked Somaliland; the same country that saved his sorry soul when he was at the mercy of Abdullahi Yussuf and the Ethiopian troops. Amazingly, as the Somali proverb says: “Awrba awrka ka horeeya ayuu socodkiisa leeyahay” or “Every camel follows the footsteps of the one before it”, Gen. Adde Musse didn’t waste too much time. He too sent yet another SOS call to Addis Ababa when he was threatened by the Islamic Court Union I.C.U. And he too just like his predecessor played the terrorist card. Why not? After all, it worked for Abdullahi Yussuf. Similarly, when disgruntled local people of the coastal town of Bargaal, in Puntland, protested against Gen. Adde’s regime and his incompetence as a leader, he duped the gullible Americans to bombard the town in order to flush out some elusive “terrorists” hiding in the mountainous area near the town. Now is there a parallelism between Bargaal and Sool conflict? You bet. The current uprising in Sool against Puntland is the result of the failed tribal kingdom that Abdullahi Yussuf once promised to create, which left the people in the region in a destitute situation. As expected, once Abdullahi Yussuf reached his goal—i.e. parachuted into presidential seat in Mogadishu—he completely forgot about his impotent tribal fiefdom because he has a bigger fish to fry elsewhere. But the tribal fiefdom is crumbling before his eyes without Somaliland involvement. While the people in Sool and in Eastren Sanag region have been drilled down the belief that sacrificing their own lives for their country was the biggest honor, and they are the umbilical cord between unity and separation, therefore, they must do everything possible to make sure Somaliland does not succeed in its quest for recognition, Puntland has had other agendas in mind, as one writer who hails from Eastern Sanag states, “The Birth of Puntland was a hope that never materialised and ended in a situation of agony, misery, and recurrent inter-clan conflicts. Besides, after so many years of administrative neglect, the Puntland Authority tried to tap the natural resources of Sanaag and Western Bari for its own benefit, and again the Puntland militias started trading charcoals and other illegal trading activity.” And he continues, “The *****nism [*****ten, *********** and Warsangali tribes] that Puntland is lobbying for was not there when rag tag militias of Ade Muse lead assaults on Majiyahan mining town in Western Bari and again when they were burning the acacias of Sanaag in order to get Charcoal!!” But the populations in Sool as well as in Eastern Sanag regions have now realized that they can neither stop nor expedite the independence of Somaliland. Therefore, the only thing left for them is to safeguard their natural resources and create their own mini States. So the recent establishment of Makhir State was a rude wake-up call for Puntland. Now Makhir State (Warsangeli territory) is real, so is the upcoming birth of Draawiishland (*********** region). Much of the current fighting in Sool is in fact a prelude for the creation of Drawiishland. The people in this region also feel they have been neglected and marginalized by Puntland. But Puntland would not admit that. It would rather find a scapegoat—or play blame-placing and finger-pointing games—where Somaliland has always been number-one suspect until very recently when the bogus terrorism accusations of the Puntland and the TFG regimes have taken the spotlight. Even if a minor earthquake shakes Puntland, the culprits would be either Somaliland or terrorists. So now according to Puntland, the Asmara Somali Liberation umbrella is directly involved in the war in Sool region. This is beyond *********. The Asmara groups just like prvious groups are against the independence of Somaliland. They would rather take the Puntland side than Somaliland’s in this fight. Besides, Asmara groups have a bigger problem to deal with: the expulsion of the Ethiopians from Somali soil than concerning some skirmishing between two Somali authorities. Again, pathetically, Puntland’s accusations are laughable. These latest falsified accusations are an embarrassment for Puntland leaders, to say the least. Surely, where logic and common sense prevail, Puntland leaders fail. And then on top of that, of course, you have politicians like Ahmed Abdi Habsade—the former Interior Minster of Puntland and a former member of Somaliland government—who changes allegiance as many times as there are seasons in a year. Surprisingly, Mr. Habsade, who hails from Sool region, was the same man who sent armed militias from Puntland to LasAnood, the provincial capital of Sool province, years ago, in order to expel the visiting President of Somaliland, Mr. Dahir Riyale Kahain from the city. And now once again, Mr. Habsade has changed shirts, and his militias is said to be supporting Somaliland. It is amazing what money can do! Meanwhile, few months ago when Puntland forces attacked the visiting delegation from Somaliland in Dhahar, Eastern Sanag, the Prime Minster of Somalia, Mr. Geedi, quickly expressed his support for Puntland. As usual, without a shred of evidence he said the war in Dhahar was the result of Somaliland and the remnants of the I.C.U (the “terrorists”) trying to disturb the Puntland and the TFG governments. The TFG’s quisling leaders desperately label anybody that steps on their shadows as a terrorist. As Salim Lone, former spokespersons for the UN mission in Iraq states,”The prime minister's attempt to lure Western oil companies is on a par with his crying wolf about al-Qaeda at every turn. Every time you interview a Somalia official, the first thing you hear is al-Qaeda and terrorists. They're using that. No one believes it. No one believes it at all, because all independent reports say the contrary.” Also, in light of fighting in Sool, the so-called Ministry of Information for the TFG, Mr. Madobe Nunow Mohamed, spoke of the situation as if Somaliland were part of his turf (like the Green Zone in Mogadishu). Mr. Mohamed said, “Puntland always listens to the TFG, but Somaliland turns deaf ears to the TFG's orders.” Absolutely pathetic! Well, Mr. Minster, when you get your Green Zone under control, then worry about Somaliland. In the meantime, I suggest that you take some basic Public Relations PR courses. In short, only time will tell whether Mr. Habsade’s loyalty will last for another season, however, the TFG and Puntland’s ludicrous claims of presence of terrorists in Mogadishu and in Sool region whenever they face local opposition groups have become nuisance. Their fake terror alerts and false terror flags run risk of crying wolf. Undoubtedly, the TFG and Puntland’s worn-out terror accusations have surpassed the threshold of *********. Puntland has even planted and foiled its own terror plot, at the same time. Congratulations! Recently, hundreds of fleeing refugees from Mogadishu have been accused of plotting terrorist acts against Puntland. Fake cylindrically shaped bombs that were inscribed with Arabic letters (for convenience) rather than Somali letters were showcased by the authority. Yet not a single person was charged. Also, Somaliland and Puntland fought sporadically long before the I.C.U took control of Somalia, and long before the Asmara group held its liberation meetings and certainly long before the bogus terrorism dirty games became the best weapon to fight against your opponents; so the Puntland and the TFG’s tireless efforts to attribute the conflict between Somaliland and Puntland forces to I.C.U, to Asmara group or to terrorism truly make Mr. Geedi and Gen. Adde Musse the laughingstocks of the century. Absolutely clueless! Dalmar Kaahin

hehe ,,, let's wait for the conference and see what conclusions they come up with ....

U think so ?? ............. walee hadaa waa laguu yaabaa

No ............... try again ...

Adigu ,, u posting for the sake your your post count so naga daa ha na wareerine ,,, Now, back to the topic, Why Somaliland is stable and Somalia is Ararchic ?

Talk to reer Laascaanood sxb .... you better read what has been posted before you jump and give choices.

NAIROBI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The United States gave its blessing on Thursday to the idea of an Arab-African peacekeeping force for Somalia to replace a small, Ugandan-only mission that has failed to stem an Islamist-led insurgency. "I think that if there would be a peacekeeping force made up of other Arab nations, it would be quite satisfactory," U.S. special envoy to Somalia, John Yates, said of the proposal floated days ago by Somali government leaders in Saudia Arabia. An African Union (AU) force of just 1,600 Ugandan soldiers has been in Mogadishu since March. But it remains well short of its intended total of 8,000 due to security qualms among other possible contributors, cash shortages, logistical problems and the greater attention given to Sudan's Darfur crisis. Foreign diplomats, however, see beefing up a peacekeeping force inside Somalia as the only way to facilitate the exit of Ethiopian troops. They prop up the interim government but are also a pretext for violence by "anti-occupation" insurgents. Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf outlined the idea of an Arab-African force, under U.N. aegis, at the weekend. As well as supporting the joint force idea, Yates said Burundi was to send soldiers to join the AU force in October. He added that movement on building the mission was "too slow". Yates and another senior official for Somalia policy -- U.S. ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger -- were both dismissive of a recently-formed new alliance of Somali opposition figures based in Eritrea and vowing war on Ethiopian troops. ALLIANCE SAID ISOLATED The Alliance For The Re-Liberation Of Somalia is headed by former Islamic Courts leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. It also includes other members of the movement chased out of Mogadishu by allied Ethiopian-Somali government troops at the end of 2006. Washington supports the Somali government, and Ethiopia is its closest counter-terrorism ally in the Horn of Africa. "What was most evident is the isolation of the people in Asmara and their inability to draw together a broad-based or inclusive group," Ranneberger said of the alliance. Formed by about 400 delegates, the grouping also includes former government members, ex-parliamentarians and members of the Somali Diaspora, as well as Islamists. But Ranneberger and Yates said they understood support had quickly dropped off. Ranneberger said he was "very disappointed" with Islamist leader Ahmed. The U.S. official has met him twice, including after his arrest on Kenya's border following the courts' ouster. "I would not say it's two strikes and out, but the ball is now in his court," the ambassador said of future dialogue. At their news conference, the U.S. officials said they were checking but could not confirm Internet reports a top al Qaeda suspect -- Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, suspected of 2002 attacks in Kenya -- had been shot dead in Somalia earlier this week. Speaking in general of "active and ongoing" U.S. counter-terrorism efforts in the region, Ranneberger said: "Our actions have severely disrupted al Qaeda's east Africa network." The pair lauded the recently-concluded National Reconciliation Conference in Mogadishu as having made progress despite a boycott from Islamist opponents of the government. Ranneberger praised proposals to draw up a new constitution, plan for 2009 elections and allow non-parliamentarians to become ministers in a move likely to help reconciliation. "The reconciliation process is not over, but this is a milestone."

You can work in a bar ,,, i heard the bars in Toronto are in the making

A little known part of the U.S. military's war on terrorism operates out of a former French Foreign Legion base called Camp Lemonier, in the afterthought Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. About 1,800 service members form the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA. Their mission is focused on humanitarian assistance -- drilling water wells, rebuilding schools and hospitals, providing medical and veterinary aid -- and building up the capacities of national coast guards and border patrols. After years of disengagement in Africa following the disastrous Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia in 1993, CJTF-HOA was formed after 9/11, when the Pentagon saw the "ungoverned spaces" of the Horn of Africa -- particularly Somalia -- as potential breeding grounds for Islamic extremism. As the only fulltime U.S. military presence in sub-Saharan Africa, the mission's goal is to win some goodwill for America and, more fundamentally, fight the poverty that fosters extremism. I first visited Camp Lemonier last January to observe a project in Ethiopia where U.S. troops helped bring a simple irrigation system to a poor village. When I returned to the base over the weekend I saw that it had added two gymnasiums and was in the process of shifting troops from tents into cozy-sounding structures known as CHUs, or containerized housing units. Troops are still working in some of the most impoverished parts of the region, including western Ethiopia, northern Kenya and Yemen. Five years on, all signs are that the Pentagon wants the mission to stay. But in the past year two major developments have changed the calculus in the Horn: the Islamist insurgency in Somalia and the growing humanitarian crisis in the ****** region of Ethiopia. The task force doesn't work in either of these areas, which commanders have deemed too dangerous for a civil affairs-based mission. Have those developments changed the way the U.S. military views its role in the region? On Sunday I sat down with the CJTF-HOA commander, Rear Admiral James M. Hart, who took over the mission in February, to talk about what his troops are up to these days. Here's an excerpt from our conversation, with more to follow tomorrow. Q: Somalia isn't an area that you focus on for civil affairs. Are you focused much on what's happening inside the country? A: What we are doing with Somalia is helping the African Union...by developing capacity with the [1,500] Ugandans [peacekeeping troops]. We've done some training with them, for example, logistics training, medical training, to help them build capacity and support their efforts as peacekepeers in Mogadishu.... [but] we don't go into Somalia. Q: But when you have such a big problem in Somalia, with an insurgency that seems to be getting worse, how does having several hundred U.S. troops here compete with the pull that an insurgency can have on, for example, foreign jihadists? A: Somalia has been ungoverned since 1991. It is a major issue. It's something that we have to watch very carefully. But what we're about is trying to help enable Africans to solve Africa's problems. We see ourselves as the facilitators, the trainers, the mentors.... One thing we try to determine [is] how do we, using the organizations they've set up, help them achieve those goals. It's through those organizations that we think we can make the most difference, because we're not a huge organization. Q: The mission's goal is to go into "ungoverned spaces" and bring some relief. But you don't work in Somalia, the ******, or in the regions of Puntland or Somaliland. And yet these areas would seem to fit right in with CJTF's mission -- it's disaffected people, it's Muslims who have grievances against the West and the U.S. in particular. A: Somaliland, Puntland -- those are areas we're always looking at what might be the opportunities in the future. but we have to wait for our government to tell us what the policie are going to be. Right now we don't have the policies to go in there. Q: There was a report in June out of Puntland that a U.S. Naval ship fired a missile on suspected Islamic militants who had come ashore. But you're saying you don't work with the authorities in Puntland. A: That's not our mission.... Someone told you the wrong thing. There was no coordination or communication with Puntland. We don't have any dialogue with them. Q: In your view, how is the African Union progressing as a military and peacekeeping force? A: Unfortunately they were given varsity problems almost at the beginning. The Darfur issue is a huge problem. I think we should give the African Union credit for having come together and deploying in there and trying to do what they could. They have not been totally successful there. But that mission -- or the mission in Mogadishu -- would challenge any military today to come in and do that job.... Hopefully this fall and winter we will see some real progress, with getting the right troop levels in there, and start to see some stability take hold. To be continued on Thursday. SOURCE

Thanks for the reminder sxb ..... you don't need to do the same.

This has nothing to do with me niyow ..... I don't want to go there if the residents don't want so .... They just want to libarate theirselves from you .... that is why i'm saying JIDHKA IS YARA GELI

sxb jidhka is yara geli ,,, waxbaa is bedelayee

Yara adkayso sxb ,,,,, that ideology is failed. You better bring a new one. Mar dambe la isku guuri maayo ,,,,, Reer sool are following their Makhirian brothers. They need to protect their land from those looters.

Of course doob dareen baa dilay ,,,,, dagaalku waa waxa ugu weyn maalmaha ugu horeeya

by Dr. Farouk Haffejee Islamic Medical Association of South Africa Introduction: This presentation provides useful advice on how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadhan. If followed, it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual benefits of Ramadhan. During the holy month of Ramadhan, our diet should not differ very much from our normal diet and should be as simple as possible. Pointers: The diet should be such that we maintain our normal weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight, Ramadhan is an ideal time to normalize one's weight. In view of the long hours of fasting, we should consume slow digesting foods including fiber containing-foods rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8 hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours. Slow-digesting Foods: 1. Slow-digesting foods are foods that contain grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, whole meal flour, unpolished rice, etc. (called complex carbohydrates) . Fast-Burning Foods: 2. Fast-burning foods are foods that contain sugar, white flour, etc. (called refined carbohydrates) . Fiber: 3. Fiber-containing foods are bran-containing foods, whole wheat, grains and seeds, vegetables like green beans, peas, sem (papry), marrow, mealies, spinach, and other herbs like methie, the leaves of beetroot (iron-rich) fruit with skin, dried fruit especially dried apricots, figs and prunes, almonds, etc Well Balanced: The foods eaten should be well balanced, containing foods from each food group, i.e: fruits, vegetables, meat/chicken/ fish, bread/cereals and dairy products. Avoid Fried Foods: Fried foods are unhealthy and should be limited. They cause indigestion, heartburn, and weight problems Examples: Samosa, Bhajias, Kababs French Fries Fried chicken, steak etc Avoid: Fried and fatty foods. Over-eating especially at suhoor (sehri). Too much tea at suhoor. Tea makes you pass more urine taking with it valuable mineral salts that your body would need during the day. Smoking cigarettes. If you cannot give up smoking cut down gradually starting a few weeks before Ramadhan. Smoking is unhealthy and one should stop completely. Healthy Food to Eat: Complex carbohydrates at suhoor so that the food lasts longer making you less hungry. Haleem is an excellent source of protein and is a slow-burning food. Dates are excellent source of sugar, fiber, carbohydrates, potassium and magnesium. Almonds are rich in protein and fiber with less fat. Bananas are a good source of potassium, magnesium and carbohydrates. Drink: As much water or fruit juices as possible between iftar and bedtime so that your body may adjust fluid levels in time. Constipation: Constipation can cause piles (haemorroids) , fissures (painful cracks in anal canal) and indigestion with a bloated feeling. *Causes: Too much refined foods, too little water and not enough fiber in the diet. *Remedy: Avoid excessive refined foods, increase water intake, use bran in baking, brown flour when making roti. Indigestion and Wind: *Causes: Over-eating. Too much fried and fatty foods, spicy foods, and foods that produce wind e.g. eggs, cabbage, lentils, carbonated drinks like Cola also produce gas. *Remedy: Do not over-eat; drink fruit juices or better still drink water. Avoid fried foods, add ‘ajmor’ to wind-producing foods. Lethargy: ('low blood pressure') * (-) Excessive sweating, weakness, tiredness, lack of energy, dizziness, especially on getting up from sitting position, pale appearance and feeling faint are symptoms associated with "low blood pressure". (-) This tends to occur towards the afternoon. *Causes:* Too little fluid intake decreased salt intake. *Remedy:* Keep cool, increase fluid and salt intake. *Caution:* Low blood pressure should be confirmed by taking a blood pressure reading when symptoms are present. Persons with high blood pressure may need their medication adjusted during Ramadhan. They should consult their doctor. Headache: *Causes:* Caffeine and tobacco-withdrawal, doing too much in one day, lack of sleep, hunger usually occur as the day goes by and worsens at the end of the day. When associated with "low blood pressure", the headache can be quite severe and can also cause nausea before Iftar. *Remedy:* Cut down caffeine and tobacco slowly starting a week or two before Ramadhan. Herbal and caffeine- free teas may be substituted. Reorganize your schedule during the Ramadan so as to have adequate sleep. Low Blood Sugar: Weakness, dizziness, tiredness, poor concentration, perspiring easily, feeling shaky (tremor), unable to perform physical activities, headache, palpitations are symptoms of low blood sugar. *Causes in non-diabetics:*Having too much sugari.e. refined carbohydrates especially at suhoor. The body produces too much insulin causing the blood glucose to drop. *Remedy:* Eat something at suhoor and limit sugar- containing foods and drinks. *Caution:* Diabetics may need to adjust their medication in Ramadan, consult your doctor. Muscle Cramps: *Causes: Inadequate intake of calcium, magnesium and potassium foods. *Remedy: Eat foods rich in the above minerals e.g. vegetables, fruit, dairy products, meat and dates. *Caution:* Those on high blood pressure medication and with kidney stone problems should consult their doctor. Peptic Ulcers, Heart Burn, Gastritis and Hiatus Hernia* Increased acid levels in the empty stomach in Ramadhan aggravate the above conditions. It presents as a burning feeling in the stomach area under the ribs and can extend upto the throat. Spicy foods, coffee, and Cola drinks worsen these conditions. Medications are available to control acid levels in the stomach. People with proven peptic ulcers and hiatus hernia should consult their doctor well before Ramadhan. Kidney Stones: Kidney stones may occur in people who have less liquids to drink. Therefore, it is essential to drink extra liquids so as to prevent stone formation. Joint Pains: *Causes:* During Ramadhan, when extra salah are performed the pressure on the knee joints increases. In the elderly and those with arthritis this may result in pain, stiffness, swelling and discomfort. *Remedy:* Lose weight so that the knees do not have to carry any extra load. Exercise the lower limbs before Ramadhan so that they can be prepared for the additional strain. Being physically fit allows greater fulfillment, thus enabling one to be able to perform salah with ease. Hadith: " The destruction of Man lies in 3 things: his stomach, his lusts & his tongue" ...A saying of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon Him).

siday ku maydhmaan baaba iska adag ,,,, qaloocay ku waynaadeen kuwa ay dhalaan uun baa rajo leh ...

... markaa adigaa iga badiyay sow maaha ? hehe

Sheekha, speaking from experience? looooooooooooool ,,,,,, May be

But it is hard to get marrried in RAmadan sow maaha ? ...... well, at least the kasban must be away from the house during the day hadii kele wixii dhaca isagaa ka masuul ah

hadaanuu isagu naagaysanna dee kollay nin rag ah uun baa naagaystaye ,, iska dhaafoo

baarlamaan jaabojaabo ah Jajab iyo guraangur ah wax professional ah baaba iskaga yar .....

Laas qoray way tashatay ,,,,,, idinkaa diidan. Laascaanoodna imika waataa bilowday inay tashato ,, rasaasta uun ka daaya

So you mean they shouldn't unite but they should tell us to unite ..... Very interesting indeed ..........