^not management but their construction yes. Ma shaqaad ii haysaa?

^Typical Somalis. Haday odhan 'I support Arsenal because Jaamac baa u ciyaara'

^He won't play if Macherano is still there. He will be 2nd in line and Roy will play with one defensive midfielder and not two.

Waar naga daa Lucas

^I did actually. Today. The sun is good and bad for you. I was going bald before moving out here. Now I get a haircut every two weeks

Come on Bobster. Song doesn't have any positional sense, can't pass and can't tackle. I haven't seen him have a good game against top class opposition. Mascherano is the best holding midfielder around. I know his passing isn't top notch but its better than any other holding midfielder in the same mold (Melo, Song, Fletcher, Busquests, Diara etc).

^He probably doesn't know Originally posted by Karl_Polanyi: Arsenal buying unknown french dudes as usual. Still signing unknowns from Ligue 1

Originally posted by sheherazade: *olive oil works wonders on the skin* What if the sun is out? Miyaa lagu madoobaada? My forehead is darker than my face

Originally posted by Karl_Polanyi: ^^What about Burco Airport? Burco airport is small and needs investment but at the moment it is functional Nuune, Muqdisho airport waa sidee? Any pics of the inside? Juxa, I have been to the old airport you know. Can't remember how it looked though.

Originally posted by Karl_Polanyi: ^^ I read that book before i stopped reading books. It's an eye opener for sure. An eye opener and a good book overall. However, the author spends too much time trying to convince the reader that he felt a sense of guilt about his role and what he was creating (US imperialism). I didn't believe him.

he lacks the seriousness and the urgency, which the situation requires. Thats what it boils down to. My main gripe is that the man has shown no PR noose whatsoever. You won't hear a word from him. Last week's Uganda bombings he could have capitalised on but he stayed schtum. Thats just one example. Shiekh aamusan'e.

Just finished reading: According to his book, Perkins' function was to convince the political and financial leadership of underdeveloped countries to accept enormous development loans from institutions like the World Bank and USAID. Saddled with debts they could not hope to pay, those countries were forced to acquiesce to political pressure from the United States on a variety of issues. Perkins argues in his book that developing nations were effectively neutralized politically, had their wealth gaps driven wider and economies crippled in the long run. In this capacity Perkins recounts his meetings with some prominent individuals, including Graham Greene and Omar Torrijos. Perkins describes the role of an EHM as follows: Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly-paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.

^True, but I was talking more about the space and floor/wall/ceiling finishes. All that sparkling ceramics/marble and high ceilings give off a grand entrance to a country. As for Afica, waxa laigu yidhi Addis has a decent airport.

This movie was shown here about a year ago but only for a short time so we missed it. Hope it comes back to our screens.

When I first heard 'ayuuto' I couldn't stop

She thought Kashur was Kosher

Originally posted by Juxa: boom crush boom, juxa makes another ££££ settlement Why not share who made the claim against who and for what? ps cake iyo xalwada wax inaga sii

Saudi to codify Sharia 'for clarity' RIYADH // Saudi Arabia’s top religious body has given the green light to codify the largely unwritten Sharia regulations governing the kingdom’s criminal, civil and family courts in order to bring more clarity and uniformity to judicial rulings. The codification project is part of a major overhaul of the country’s legal system initiated three years ago by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. The overhaul is moving slowly, observers say, because of the complexity of the reforms, lack of qualified judicial personnel and resistance from the country’s ultraconservative religious elite, who see their long-time control of Saudi courts threatened by proposed changes. “The traditional establishment is by nature against these reforms,” said the Riyadh lawyer Ibrahim A al Modaimeegh. “So it’s going to take time to implement them.” Legal reforms are especially needed in the commercial area in order to attract foreign investment that Saudi Arabia is seeking to assist its economic diversification and create jobs necessary for a huge youth bulge that is entering the labour market. The kingdom’s accessions to the World Trade Organisation and the G20 club of influential economies also mean that its legal system should meet international guidelines for commercial transactions. Indeed, Saudi Arabia’s 2005 entry to the WTO was an impetus for King Abdullah’s renewed effort to reform the legal system, something that his predecessors had tried twice before only to be stymied by the religious establishment, for whom maintaining a strict, conservative interpretation of Islamic law is essential to Muslim identity. The need for reform is apparent in regular newspaper accounts about long delays in courts because of a severe shortage of judges, as well the lack of due process in criminal cases. Many courts are not computerised and dates for future hearings are entered into a written ledger, said Ronald E Pump, an American lawyer who practises in the kingdom. In both criminal and civil cases, he noted, there often is no live testimony, adding, “if you can’t make your case on documents, you’re dead”. Saudi judges do not discriminate against foreign businesses, but they lack enforcement powers. As a result, even when foreigners obtain favourable rulings in commercial disputes, they often cannot collect what is owed them. “It’s easy to win your case, but the problem is enforcement,” Mr Pump said. Criminal courts are a frequent targets of criticism from Saudi lawyers and human rights activists. The absence of a penal code with clear definitions of crimes and appropriate sentences gives judges great latitude and it is not uncommon for a judge to increase a sentence if a defendant exercises his right to appeal. Defendants are not always given lawyers and trials are generally not open to the public. Last year, 330 suspects detained on terrorism-related charges were tried in secret in a new court attached to Riyadh General Court. Most of them were sentenced to prison terms of varying lengths and one received the death sentence, which the government announced after the trials were over. Saudi rights activists and lawyers in touch with families of detainees said the trials amounted to summary judgments in which the defendants did not have appropriate opportunities to challenge evidence presented by prosecutors. “It’s shameful to have this kind of trial [because] there are a lot of mistakes,” said Abdelaziz M al Gasim, a former judge who now works as a lawyer. He said that one defendant received a 10-year sentence for giving a lift to people whom he did not know were al Qa’eda members. “There are no lawyers, no family, no audience, no journalists, so it is broken trials,” said Mr al Gasim. King Abdullah took the first step towards legal reform with a 2007 law that would restructure the courts. That law split the old Supreme Judicial Council into two bodies, one for adjudicating appeals and one for administering the judiciary. It also expanded the number of appeals courts from two to 13. The king allocated nearly US$2 billion (Dh7.3bn) to implement the restructuring and to expand training for judges and other court personnel. Some of that money is now being used to construct new appeals courts and to send some judges abroad for legal seminars. While some steps have been taken to improve legal cadre training, there is still a lack of personnel knowledgeable about modern court administration and procedures, as well as insufficient numbers of lawyers. These shortages are seen as obstacles to reform. “There is no proper legal education to produce qualified people,” said Mr Modaimeegh, the Riyadh lawyer. Implementing the structural changes has been rocky. Last year, the king removed the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Sheikh Saleh al Luheidan, because the ultraconservative cleric was obstructing implementation of the proposed reorganisation, Saudi lawyers said. And tough bargaining continues between the justice ministry and the newly reconstituted Supreme Judicial Council because of “overlaps” in defining their new responsibilities, Mr al Gasim said. The council says it needs its own budget and administrative control to guarantee the independence of judges, while the ministry wants to direct the judiciary’s finances and administration, Mr al Gasim added. In addition, an older generation of judges is refusing to accept as equals younger judges because they have not had same intensive Sharia training, although they have years of experience working in arbitration committees sprinkled throughout government ministries, according to two legal sources. Under the restructuring, these committees are to become specialised courts within the national system. The proposed codification, announced by Mohammed al Eissa, the Saudi justice minister in May, is likely to be another contentious undertaking. Approved in March by the Council of Senior Ulema, it will reportedly cover penal, civil and family laws, and take years to complete. Saudi judges are said to be weary of any code that would impinge their independence to apply their own legal reasoning, or ijtihad. However, some Saudis say that creating more transparency and predictability in the legal process will not weaken the rule of Sharia in the legal system. Codification “is a must….to give clarity and [reduce] ambiguity” in judicial application of laws, said the Riyadh-based Saudi lawyer Mohammad al Dhabaan. There is no reason, he added, why the new code cannot “be 100 per cent in compliance with Sharia”. The National

^Nooooo. Just a bit untidy

Adam, there will come a time when how Somalis are perceived in the media and by Tom, Dick and Harry become less important in your life (personally I never gave a damn).

I usually do but I'm what you call a 'geographical bachelor' this week

I did cook Malika. Ngonge, when I eat, I just sit there then go to bed

Just realised the oven has been on ALL NIGHT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXwmDGJAB8

Ngonge, even a smile from a man offends her