What are you DOING about your situation? Have you read up the laws/regulations/rules regarding going into arrears with council/housing association? Have you prepared your case for leniency and agreement of a new payment plan? Get to researcching and writing letters back. First thing they will ask is 'have you told anyone of your situation'? Telling them you told them over the phone won't mean anything. Send a letter!

Originally posted by Khayr: quote: Millions Poet television show What is the aim of this show? It is nothing but the pushing of the cultural parameters of the arab world (largely muslim). It is promoting the idea of "self expression" which is what modern art (be it in the form of paintings, music, poetry, film etc.) espouses and holds as the ultimate ideal. Granted that poetry is part of arabian society but the American Idol style of poetry is nothing but the mimicking of well - American Idol and the likes. It was bound to happen sooner or later , the dunya must come to an end and the qiyamah must occur. The only Eternal thing is God. LoooooooooL She just read out a poem saxib. Ngonge, at least she was creative about it. What have the murmurings been in the Khaliiji forums?

Originally posted by NGONGE: quote:Originally posted by nuune: Oo waxaad leedahay ciyaartoyda Liverpool meeshay kubbad ka ciyaari lahaayeen khamri bey cabayeen The new one looks good. For a minute there, I thought he was showing us an Arsenal top. Goggleska badal baan yu yidhi

Nuune, raaxo ma jirto. Kulkii baaba soo dhacay. 33 degrees today and time for sun cream. What does Juxa mean? Someone spill the beans.

Originally posted by nuune: Oo waxaad leedahay ciyaartoyda Liverpool meeshay kubbad ka ciyaari lahaayeen khamri bey cabayeen Waar khamrigaasa dhibey tiimka for 20 years!

^They do Islamic Banking

Originally posted by nuune: It is windy/rainy/hail/hurricane/katrina and some snow all in one, good thing I won't be here tmorow and the weekend Typical duulaaye

Thats why we haven't won the title all these years. Will order ASAP :cool:

1988 and I was there :cool: Left our town at 5am to be at Speakers Corner - Hyde Park for 9 am. It was a Sunday and a big turn out. Any more pics?

Million's Poet finalist defies death threats Hassan Hassan Last Updated: March 19. 2010 3:09PM UAE / March 19. 2010 11:09AM GMT ABU DHABI // A housewife who was the subject of death threats after reciting a poem on the Million’s Poet television show that attacked “ad hoc fatwas” performed a similar poem this week – and reached the final. Hissa Hilal, a Saudi, said her work was inspired by what she called “subversive” fatwas, specifically one issued by Sheikh Abdul-Rahman al Barrak, a Saudi cleric, on his website last month. Her recital on the Abu Dhabi TV show last week sparked controversy in Saudi Arabia, especially on internet forums. According to reports, many viewers praised her for her courage, but others attacked her for criticising clerics and reciting her poems in public. One website called for her death. But Ms Hilal defied the threats, delivering a similar poem on Wednesday’s show – and she received the highest score of the round, 47 out of 50. The judges praised Ms Hilal’s courage for expressing her opinion “honestly and powerfully”. By reaching the final, she is guaranteed a prize of at least Dh1 million (US$270,000). Sheikh al Barrak’s fatwa had called for the execution of anyone who says mixing of sexes is allowed in Islam because “he is allowing what is not allowed, and therefore he is a kafir who left the religion and should be killed if he does not change his opinion”. The poem performed by Ms Hilal last week loosely translates as: “I have seen evil from the eyes of the subversive fatwas in a time when what is lawful is confused with what is not lawful; “When I unveil the truth, a monster appears from his hiding place; barbaric in thinking and action, angry and blind; wearing death as a dress and covering it with a belt [referring to suicide bombing]; “He speaks from an official, powerful platform, terrorising people and preying on everyone seeking peace; the voice of courage ran away and the truth is cornered and silent, when self-interest prevented one from speaking the truth.” The Saudi newspaper Al Watan reported that a member of the Ana al Muslim (I am the Muslim) website – which has previously posted videos about al Qa’eda operations – called for Ms Hilal’s death. One member was quoted by the newspaper as posting the message: “Can anyone tell me her address?” Sheikh al Barrak told the newspaper that his fatwa had been misinterpreted by his students and was posted on the internet inaccurately. He said he meant the fatwa only to refer to men and women mixing in private places, alone. Ms Hilal said yesterday: “Like anyone who receives a threat to scare him or her, I take it seriously but only slightly.” She said her family had asked her to restrict her poems to “ordinary” issues. But she added: “I want peace for everyone, Muslims and others. We are all living in a global village, so we cannot live without each other.” The fatwas were “subversive thinking, terrifying thinking, and everyone should stand against it. One should not kill or call for the killing of people only because they do not belong to their system of thought or to their religion”. A key element of extremism’s power was clerics’ use of language that was “embedded in the consciousness of ordinary people”, Ms Hilal said. She called on moderate scholars of religion to counter that by using the same language. “This is the danger of terrorist thinking – to use the religious terms and expressions that are deep-rooted in everyone’s psyche,” Ms Hilal said. “Most contemporary writers and scholars use a modern language to critique such thinking while Arab imagination is caught in a language that was used 14 centuries ago. “People will be more impressed with the one who uses the old language, the language used by pious people in the past.” She said she had first considered writing her poem about two months ago and had in mind fatwas issued to “terrorise people”. “When I went to some open GCC countries, I noticed that western people looked at me suspiciously because I was wearing the niqab, but they would not do the same when they see a Sikh wearing the turban,” she said. “Who is responsible for this suspicious look? Who made it happen? It was this kind of people – extremists – who have given us a bad name. Muslims, instead of being respected, they are a source of fear and suspicion because of these people.” Al Sayed Ali al Hashimi, an adviser at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, criticised ad hoc fatwas that did not comply to proper, scholarly Islamic rules. Although the mixing of the sexes, especially physical displays of affection, was not allowed in Islam, that did not “amount to calling them kafirs or killing them”, he said. “There are extremist fatwas, and they are rejected, and there are loose fatwas, and they are also rejected,” Mr al Hashimi said. “The best way is the middle way. “The mixing of the two sexes or physical display of affection fall under the principle of ethics. Only rejecting an Islamic pillar such as the daily prayers, the profession of faith, Haj, Zakat and observing Ramadan make one a kafir.” Ms Hilal will compete against four others in the final. The winner will get Dh5m; second place will get Dh4m; third place Dh3m; fourth place Dh2m; and fifth place Dh1m. http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100319/NATIONAL/703189836/1040

A controversial poem by a Saudi woman has caused ripples in Saudi society over the past few weeks. She lost out in last night's final. Click here for a translation Click on the video section

Have to get someone to vote for me. Still undecided.

^If he is anything like Robben was he will be very quiet at Anfield I might actually watch this game.

^He was right about Rafa.

Originally posted by NGONGE: I have never been to any of these 'fancy' Somali places. Give me a rusty old maqaaxi anytime. Spoken like a true Jamac Qamari.

Washing basket story? Waar how can you support Jose after what he said about Liv? Badow waaxid.

Speaking of Blue Ocean are there any good Somali eateries in London nowadays? Had to make do with Lebanese last year (great food). Bring back Taayo!

It is sunny here as well. I've been watching too much football late at night. Time for breaky

Originally posted by 2+2=5: quote:Originally posted by Norfsky: Ps holidays are a good time to be away from Somalis Arabs and Easter break...? No. I just know Sayid is on holiday from school.

Originally posted by Norfsky: Arsenal vs Munich Final. Hmmm, I don't know if Bayern will beat Lyon.

What a goal! You could just see it in slow motion and hope he got a good connection. Carrick had a stinker! Both he and Gibson could have won the game. No English club in the semis for the first time in how many years? Bring on the Europa Cup

Did I just see Rooney training?

'struggle' to get past Inter. Nice try heh. Waar stop being purposfully ambigious. This isn't an election campaign. Casiir baan kuu soo dhiri if Inter win.

An intriguing start. Must carry on.

This will be a great game. Either team could win it. Man Utd think if they play at 100 miles they will win but Bayern have Ribery and Robben. Should be a great night of footy again.