SDF Presents Somali Diaspora Conference.

[Gabbal]

The Somali Development Foundation (SDF)

Presents

 

Somalia: Current Prospects for Reconciliation and Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, April 21, 2007

 

11:00 AM

The Columbus State Community Collage

550 E. Spring Street

Columbus, OH 43215

 

 

 

The conference will be an opportunity to hear from a panel of speakers and there will be a Questions and Answers session afterwards.

 

 

 

Among the distinguished speakers are:

 

 

 

Mr. James C. Swan, Deputy Assistance Secretary of the African Affairs from US State Department Bureau of African Affairs.

 

 

 

Mr. Francois L. Fall, UN Special Representative for Somalia and the head of

 

UNPOS.

 

Mr. David Shinn, Former Ambassador of United State to Ethiopia.

 

 

 

Mr. Abdulqadir Haji Masale, Former Somali Minister of Interior and the Chairman of the Somali Supreme Council

 

 

 

Prof. Warsame H. Ali, Chairman of Somali Development Foundation.

 

Dr.Ali Faqi, commentator on Somali politics.

 

 

 

Imam Mohamed Dini, Chairman of Somali Political Affairs Committee (SPAC)

 

 

 

The conference will be in question and answer format, moderated by an SDF members.

[Faarax-Brawn]

^Are you going?

[Che -Guevara]

Waste of Time !!

[Faarax-Brawn]

Originally posted by Che-Guevara:

Waste of Time !!

Why do you say that good Che?

[Che -Guevara]

Somalia: Current Prospects for Reconciliation and Development

Pointless to talk prospects of peace and development when people are being blown to bits in the streets of Xamar. What do these meetings accomplish anyway?

[Faarax-Brawn]

Originally posted by Che-Guevara:

quote: Somalia: Current Prospects for Reconciliation and Development

Pointless to talk prospects of peace and development when people are being blown to bits in the streets of Xamar. What do these meetings accomplish anyway?

You are correct. But sometimes these meetings shed light on the current issues. It goes out to the medias & there are prominent people who are speaking,so if someone or cid hebel hears their leader speak against something,more than likely they will end up supporting that move.

 

Sometimes,its OK to discuss.

[xiinfaniin]

^^On top of that, it’s looking more realistic to oppose the tfg now than it did right after the tank-riding stampede into Mogadishu and Kismayo. So it’s a ripe time for such discussions to be held. At this juncture it helps more than it hurts…

[Faarax-Brawn]

Originally posted by xiinfaniin:

^^On top of that, it’s looking more realistic to oppose the tfg now than it did right after the tank-riding stampede into Mogadishu and Kismayo.

Walle waad fahantay meeshan ulajeeday;

War ninku xikmad badanaa? Waryee,Che,waa inaad dhageeysataa odayga eeganeyto.

[XOG-ogaal]

Che-G waa suufi wax cad ayuu jecelyahay in uu arko sheeka miic miicda ma jecala lol

[Che -Guevara]

Brown...Dhibka waxa keenay sidii oday loo dhageesanaaye.

[Emperor]

^Dheesanaaye? meaning?

 

War Mawduuca haku cayaarinna

[xiinfaniin]

lol@Dheesanaaye. Che, what does it mean? It sounds funny...

[Emperor]

^Sounds funny or sounds silly, like something with terrible smell...

[XOG-ogaal]

Let me take a guess(sidii loo dhagaysanyey? Bingo

[xiinfaniin]

^^English is my third language but i wouldnt call it silly yaa Emberor.