Waar bal ninkan eega. Ya bariis iyo hilib cuna at 11pm?? MMA reer magaal baaban kumoodaayey maxa kugu dacay? No wonder you couldnt sleep,,,,

^^Is that designed so they dont play well? The baarixi bariis la siinaayo? I think Tdot. are employing some dirty tricks to win it

Allah yarxamhum. Very sad indeed.

I have to go to the miyi soon and your scaring me with those Hyena pics

Originally posted by Munira002: ^^Have you see the dudes in Toronto,those are well fed Somalis hadee! Doesnt matter. A man from London who cant play football should be ashamed of himself. If he is from Liverpool then its even worse

A sad state of affairs indeed. Knife culture has gone out of hand!

Originally posted by NGONGE: ^^ Hardly any rain here! Did you move to the north or something? Sheffield will suit your temperament you know. Magaaladaa iska daa saxib. At least we can walk around our xaafado at 3pm on a Saturday

His paramour, Monica, is an interesting figure too. In 2003 she took over at gun-point a previously white-owned tobacco farm, moved in, and immediately invited her new white neighbours round to tea, much to their astonishment. A year later she was declared Zimbabwe's Tobacco Grower of the Year.

^^LoL Munira, Those guys are an embarrassment hadey reer Toronto ka badiyeen!

Uuh arnt we POSH! High Street Kensington and all those Luis Vitton handbags,,,,,,

Alot of money on one player but we need more than one player. It will be sad to see Garcia go. He lost the ball more times than he actualy did something with it. But he scored THAT goal (and it was a goal by the way ). ps Totti got the golden boot, Milan won the CL and Italia are world champions. I can think of one happy East Londoner

^^take away? Torres!

^^Well you put him in a tight spot. Cant let a grown man admit his fears on a journey to work now can we? Dangerous little words It is deeply unhelpful for news networks to breathlessly report that the Glasgow attackers were 'Asian-looking men'. As the first pictures of a flaming jeep at Glasgow airport were broadcast on Saturday, I watched with intent to see what details would emerge. Was this an attack? If so, who by? What was its purpose? Was it connected to the attempted attacks in London? Desirous to feed my intrigue, though as yet poorly equipped with details, both Sky News and the BBC referred to the "Asian" and "Asian-looking men", respectively, who were seen getting out of the car. Why, exactly? Well, to begin with, this was the description used by one of the eye witnesses to the event. This was his story, and every detail counted. It appears that the same could be said for the news teams, who repeated the description in their subsequent broadcasts. It's true that identifying suspects is crucial to their being apprehended. Except of course, in this case, the suspects had been apprehended already - and were lying face down, yards from the cameras. So "Asian" was apparently not an attempt to alert the nation to the fleeing criminals. So what was it to alert us to? Even as reports were coming in that this may have been an accident, thus contradicting other opinions that this was an attack, the news teams, as would be expected, looked for a way to sensationalise the story. Referring to the "Asian" men was a way of calling this a terror attack without being certain. Car ... fire ... airport ... Asians ... that's a terror attack, right? Well, probably, but does that mean that if it had been a car, a fire, an airport and white people it would simply have been a case of engine trouble? But this was not just any old terrorist attack - it was one likely linked to al-Qaida. Except that this information hadn't been confirmed yet, so the best way of saying it without saying it was to imply it. "Asians - you know, the dark ones? Look a bit like Arabs? Yeah, Arabs, the terrorist ones, yeah." It's a bit like the white man in a London pub telling his mates how he was mugged by "these massive black guys". It doesn't make the crime any worse. But it contextualises it for the audience - this was no random mugging, rather it was connected to all the other black crimes, part of the fearful black gang culture that's holding all the law-abiding white folk to ransom. Of course, the Littlejohns of this world and their flock will undoubtedly label my caution "PCism gone mad". I can see their point. The men in question apparently were "Asian looking". It was a terrorist attack. Presumably many people - black, white, Asian - won't be offended by the description. But my caveat is not with the potential the wording has to cause offence. Instead it is with the fact that by using "Asian" as shorthand to bolster someone's terrorist credentials, the press is contributing to an increasing polarisation that exists between "white law-abiders" and "Asian terrorists". read more,,,,,,,

LoL Just helping the brother out

Originally posted by Munira002: quote:Originally posted by Northerner: Whats wrong with Scareborough? ^^Its the ghetto of Toronto,I am told,but when I was there it really wasnt that bad of a place..snobs! I stayed there for a few weeks. Looked like descent area to me. Very quite.

A great spot for a bit of Mango and Apple respectively for myself and Quantum Leap :cool: What a view!

^^No, he just wanted to get to work on time for his morning Qaxwa and a copy of Al Quds and was not scared!

Edgware Rd is officially shisha head free. I wonder what Totti will do now? Retire?

^^and who is he? Paul Robinson?

NG did what any sane person would and ignored the guy or was he just scared?

^^we work on Sundays. I cant believe you are visiting on a Monday! Not leaving the house all wknd? Must have been due to all the rain lol

A case of attack the message and not the messenger dhe! Lately though, some of them have gone even farther and have been saying that Somalilanders are recruiting Western gays to champion their cause. Where is that thread tolow?

^^true,,,thanks

What do you think JB. Are the number of NGOs failing like he said in the article? Are they really focused on what the people want/need or do they (NGOs) just tell the people what they want/need?

Citizens’ Committees From 11 Districts Across Somaliland Meet In Burao To Discuss ILO Projects Burao, June 30, 2007 (SL Times) – Committees from eleven districts of Somaliland’s regions, local governments, officials from the ministry of health, officials from the ministry of planning, and officials from the International Labor Organization (ILO) held a meeting at Kosar neighborhood in Burao. This meeting was the first of its kind that was organized by joint efforts of the ILO, the ministry of health and the ministry of labor and planning, and it showcased various projects that are funded by the ILO and implemented by the community organizations in various districts. The meeting also highlighted the fact that the communities play a major role in the conception, planning and implementation of the projects. The committees gave presentations about their projects and the experiences they gained from these projects that were funded and supported by the ILO since 2002. The projects were the result of an agreement between the ILO and committees that represent citizens. Sanaag, Awdal, Togdheer and Hargeisa community organizations are engaged in projects for fixing roads and constructing low income housing that help people and at the same time generate employment. Mr. Abdi Hussein Dheere, the Governor of Togdheer Region, opened the meeting and spoke about the many ILO projects in Somaliland. He also pointed out areas where assistance is urgently needed. Mr. Abdi Hussein Dheere said: "I am honored to take part in this occasion where the ILO is putting forth the projects that it successfully carried out. The ILO deserves accolades for its tangible achievements and for linking the community and the agencies. Projects like these, will put an end to hearsay because the ILO ran the projects efficiently and put them in the hands of the communities." Mr. Abdi Hussein Dheere called on the other agencies to learn from the ILO and present worthy projects. He continued, "Our people's needs are many. I say to the agencies who have performed poorly to either do something worthwhile or leave. I also say to the ILO please increase your assistance." The director of these projects, Mr. Abdi-Karin Ege Ahmed spoke on behalf of the ILO and said, "This project is being carried out in Hargeisa, Togdheer, Awdal and Sanag. Sitting here are eleven individuals from the various communities where the project is being implemented. In the beginning we did some investigation to get enough information and we became convinced that the old ways in which NGOs did business would not work, and we should follow a different path which was based on first asking the community to tell us the areas where they need help; second, to train people from the community so they can execute the project; third, to give the financing to a committee from the community itself. This will ensure that both management and labor will come from the community which will maximize the benefits to the community. We have built seventy houses in Koosar and Ali Hussein neighborhoods, part two will be the local government." The Deputy Minister of Planning, Mr. Ahmed Hashi Abdi said that people welcome whoever wants to assist them and will work with them. Mr. Ahmed Hashi Abdi explained, “First of all, this sort of thing is an additional knowledge that is to your benefit, and you should benefit from it and welcome those behind it. We as a ministry also benefit from it in that it has made our work easier, and we thank the ILO for this. Our ministry intends to evaluate the performance of each NGO and where it stands." Mr Abdi Abokor Yusuf, an official with the ILO described the ILO project as one that, if understood well by the community, will bring a lot of good results for the community. He also emphasized how this project has tightened the links between the community and showed true achievement. Ismail Hussein Aynanshe (representing the project's Awdal committees), Ismail Yusuf Hussein (representing the project's Salahley committees), Muhammad Ahmad Hirad (representing the project's Togdheer committees), Ahmed Hussein Muse (representing the project's Sanag committees) as well as other community members spoke about how important these projects are and the benefits that can accrue from them. Source: Somaliland Times