^^It was an open goal, maftuux yacni

Originally posted by NGONGE: quote:Originally posted by Northerner: Ngonge, your prediction I will not take seriously saxib. Did you see SG in the MIDDLE of the park yesterday? He was the general! Until Rafa took him off (he was playing with too much passion was his explanaition). Alonso back soon, Kewell (when will he ever return??) back soon and we will be firing on all cylinders. Bring on the Turks! I did and thought he had a good game, saaxib. But I still choose take Alonso's intelligence over Gerrard's passion. I think the manager was spot on to replace him. In fact, I have a slight suspicion that, in the long term, Rafa means to dispense with the services of SG altogether. The man, though a great player, turns Liverpool into a one-man-team. Give me the boys that trounced Derby six-nil anytime. Ps What's this obsession you have with Kewell, saaxib? He's no good at all. A has been to be honest. Pps 3-1 is still my prediction. Harry Kewell is still a top player saxib and when he gets a run in the side he does well and Liverpool do well. 2005 CL and 2006 3rd place finish with 82 points. He was consistent over those two seasons. Bob, you havnt come across any of the big boys yet saxib. I will make no predictions. We will wait and see. AJ, welcome back. Where is Soma?

Oo miyaad fahmilaheed?

Bobby, glad you all enjoyed yourselves down there. As for me, I watched the national anthems then went to bed,,,,, Well done the Boks!

I hear it went well ya Ayoub. I spoke to my cousin earlier who was excited about meeting the old man again tonight.

Originally posted by Ghanima: ^^The people who benefited under him Qadow! Such nostalja ey? Tuujiye, when it gets cold up there in bear country and you long for a return to the beaches of Somalia, please shout Barre! As for the day it self, what is there to celebrate? The good old days?

A difficult question,,,,

Castro, the wagon is moving rather fast across crocodile infest marsh land (dont ask why the wagging is still rolling in marsh land). Right now, the wagon is stable, has sturdy wheels with the nuts and bolts still doing it jobs. We have encountered a few punctures (dont ask why it has inflatable wheels) but it still functions. So Castro, where exactly do you want me to jumpt to?

The ONLF struggle has been exposed somewhat these days. With sanctions threatened by the US and now this. Rag rag dhalay

Xiin, nothing happened saxib. It was all down to SL aggression and Ethiopia meddling. Nothing to do with the split amongst the locals who have been split for quite some time for reasons beyond us all Castro, Ethiopia's meddling is known and obvious to all. The Jackle and Hide show seems to be continueing with all characters playing by the script (prepared in Addis). Question is, what is the way out? I propose a temporary dismemberment (say 10 years) for every region (whether based on clan or not). Each sorts his house out then talks begin in 2017 for 2020 big day. Very sketchy laakin how else can Somalia re-unify? Trust a seccessionist to put forward unity ideas

Ngonge, your prediction I will not take seriously saxib. Did you see SG in the MIDDLE of the park yesterday? He was the general! Until Rafa took him off (he was playing with too much passion was his explanaition). Alonso back soon, Kewell (when will he ever return??) back soon and we will be firing on all cylinders. Bring on the Turks!

The beginning of erm, erm, erm,,,,dictatorship? The end of what ALL Somalis worked for and hoped for? Or was it just Maalinti Siyaad?

Originally posted by NGONGE: Pps Xaaji Xiin, I’ve noticed that for the last few days you’ve been coyly prophesising the beginning of the end for all the so called collaborators, saaxib! Are you privy to some information that we don’t have? Or are you merely thinking aloud? Why in the world does the dispute in LA signal the end of these entities? How is their obvious division going to cause the defeat of the Xabash? Meyad eska hadlaysa mese waxbaad ogtahay? Do share please! Its called avoiding to discuss what REAllY happened in LA in case it upsets a few people. Having said that I have been doing the same

LoL Looks like Duke had nothing else to report on,,,,

Zafir, yes that a very funny piece. Ya Babu LoL, why do they call Indians Babu horta? ps what is it with Arabs and hair salons anyway?

Jamal al-Banna, brother of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hasan al-Banna, endorsed the Turkish move. "Merging prayers has become a modern necessity," he told the al-Arabiya website. "In most cases, people do not always perform the five prayers on time due to the pressures of modern life." Al-Banna is often criticised for his modern interpretation of Islamic rules. He said the Prophet Mohammad himself had given followers this option that could be applied when prayers cannot be carried out in a given time. A member of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Youssef al-Badri, rejected the argument saying it was unacceptable to merge prayers unless it was due to travel, illness, rain or pilgrimage. From the same source. You need more to make an 'informed' opinion here.

^^I have just read a page of it,,,,

Explosive is an under statement!

^^I would refer to a certain place or two as not such a nice place(s) laakin bilaayo la iqabsadaa

Faith meets reality TV in contest to find the best mosque in Britain Winner to be picked from eight finalists next month · 'Mystery worshippers' used to help selection Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent Saturday October 6, 2007 The Guardian There are no nasty judges, booing crowds, tearful auditions or backstabbing. But the competition is just as tough. Eight mosques are vying to become Britain's Model Mosque 2007 in a televised competition which marries halal principles with the knock-out rules of reality TV. The series, shown tonight on the Islam Channel, is not a beauty pageant, as aesthetics are not important. Instead, mosques are assessed on their interfaith work, women's facilities, youth services and their transparency on finances, policies and management. Article continues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judges used these criteria to whittle the candidates down from 500 mosques to eight. The finalists hail from Bradford, Birmingham, Cricklewood, Croydon, Glasgow, Haringey, Leyton and Manchester. The show started as a personal quest for Model Mosque producer Abrar Hussain, 29. "I wasn't too keen on my local mosque and my friend's one sounded better, it was doing stuff that mine wasn't and I was a bit jealous. There is so much disparity between mosque standards and the show is a way for mosques to see the positive work that is already being done. It's not about being horrible and embarrassing bad mosques. There's no nastiness. Nobody wants to be Simon Cowell." Each week a presenter grills two mosque representatives in the studio and viewers text in to keep in their favourite. The mosque with the most votes moves to the next stage. There will be a live final next month in front of the 25,000-strong Muslim crowd attending the Global Peace and Unity event at London's Excel Centre, and it will be broadcast to a potential audience of billions. Judges include Respect councillor Salma Yaqoob and Sir Iqbal Sacranie, from the Muslim Council of Britain. The winning mosque scoops a £35,000 consultancy prize, which will support funding and training proposals. Organisers are also keen to use the programme as a way of dispelling fears non-Muslims have about mosques. They dispatched questionnaires to 1,000 mosques and received 450 responses. Mr Hussain described the 14-month selection process as rigorous. "We did internet research, looked at press coverage, spoke to regular worshippers, prayed there ourselves - like mystery shopping. We did our homework. We did not find any evidence of this radicalisation that's supposed to be everywhere. The big surprise is how many good mosques are out there. I was also surprised to see how willing people were to help out." He and the channel's chief executive, Mohammed Ali, are wary of the show being interpreted in a non-religious way. Mr Ali said: "It's not the X-Factor because there is no singing and dancing and it's not mosque idol because worshipping idols is forbidden." But they both appreciate that the popularity of reality TV is helping to attract a youthful audience. Mr Ali said it was crucial for the older generation to involve younger people in daily mosque activity. Many younger Muslims, particularly women, have complained that mosques are run by small cliques of men from distinct clans or families rather than by the wider community. "The transition of power between the two generations is very important. We don't want to see conflict. There has to be a smooth handover, like Gordon Brown and Tony Blair." http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,2185063,00.html

LooooL@Oodweyne. I have a bone to pick with him now since he refered to Balli Dhiiq as not such a nice place.

^^No more predictions from Ngonge please!!!!!!!!!! *shakes head*

Madness I tell ya madness! 28 dolphins on way to Palm hotel Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporter Published: October 16, 2007, 23:06 Dubai: Twenty eight wild, bottlenose dolphins are being air-cargoed to Dubai from the Solomon Islands destined for the Atlantis Hotel on Palm Jumeirah. A representative from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the UAE confirmed yesterday that the dolphins were being legally imported from the Solomon Islands. "They are definitely coming to Dubai and they will all go to one place, the Atlantis Palm Dubai. There are 28 dolphins. It is 100 per cent legal to import them here," he told Gulf News. Declaration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A declaration issued by Willem Wijnstekers, Secretary-General of CITES, on Monday states that the convention, "has received no evidence to demonstrate that trade which is now taking place, or is intended to take place, will have a detrimental impact upon wild dolphin populations. There is therefore, at present, no justification for the CITES Secretariat to take steps to halt the trade. If the Secretariat receives any information to show that there is such a justification, we will certainly act." A spokesperson from Kerzner International - the owners of Atlantis, said the resort will open in a year and will include a large marine mammal rescue centre and a conservation education centre. "Atlantis, The Palm and Kerzner Istithmar are planning to include a world class dolphin interactive programme at Atlantis, The Palm ... we cannot disclose information about where we acquire our dolphins or details of the transport at this time as a matter of security," said the spokesperson. Dolphin Bay is planned to be a state-of-the-art, eleven-acre coastal facility with seven million gallons of salt water - one of the largest man-made coastal facilities in the world, it was stated. Margaux Dodds, director of Marine Connection, a UK-based whales and dolphins protection group, said she was very concerned that wild dolphins are being transported to Dubai. "No scientific population studies have been done to tell us what the status of this dolphin population is." Earlier a court injunction filed by Earth Island Institute Pacific Director Lawrence Makili failed when a judge rejected the conservation group's bid to stop dolphin exports. http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/10/17/10160738.html

^^Waar magaalada inoo daa