^^LoL North London were never known for their football. East London is where its at :cool:

Whats wrong with Scareborough?

^^waar cagaha dulka dhig!

Wu kulasoo hadlay miya?

Ma jooga?

A Somalia free from warlords A Somalia free from occupation A Somalia free from outside influences A Shariica inclined Somalia A justice maintaining Somalia do add,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Probably the easiest football tournament I took part in,,,,,including the fights

Saudi Arabia gave Somalia oil for FREE in the 70s/80s. Somalia signed off contracts with Chevron, Conoco and others to explore but then the civil war occured. Queston: Why was the KSA giving Somalia oil for free? Is it because it (Somalia) has large reserves and they didnt want Somalia to explore?

Just as i thought. Nothing but hot air disguised as seeking answers he already has firm convictions on without much study. Sprinkle a few fancy words and 'WALLA' hes an expert! JB, I just cant be bothered with it. You and your friends do enjoy!

Caadi iska diga ku dhe!

waan sitaa

Or maybe there performing dawaaf :confused:

No problem guys. I'm trying to work out what time of year it was in Makka at the time of the pic. No one is performing dawaaf and its not near the time for Maqrib (when people prepare to pray Maqrib). Any ideas? Unless its the morning of Eid?

Hunguri, good to meet you saxib and I'm drinking tea using the cup you told me buy

A Muslim British Editor: Telling the Story through People By Sarah Joseph I’ve been involved with media in some way or another for well over a decade now. I didn’t plan it, but I slowly got drawn into it. I suppose it started because I lecture widely on Islam, and from that I was asked to appear on radio and I did a lot of work for the World Service and then for BBC radio. This then evolved to doing a TV program. It’s hard to know whether this has had an effect, but I have had many letters from people all over the world to say that a particular script I had written touched them in a human way and that makes it all worth while. I’ve also worked in the media as a specialist researcher on the BBC Islam Season in 2001 and that was an excellent experience. I really do feel that having a practicing Muslim on the programs allowed for a much more authentic presentation of Islam than would otherwise have been achieved. My work with magazine media began in 1994. I was asked to edit a magazine called Trends. Trends was an amazing magazine for its time, as it was the first magazine to target young Muslims in the United Kingdom, to use images in a big way, and to cover issues in a popular way. I was its third editor, and taking up that position made me the first female editor of a Muslim magazine in the United Kingdom. I still get people coming up to me—successful people who were young students 10 years ago—and they say, “That editorial helped me through a bad patch” or “That article really inspired me.” It is a privilege to have been in a position where you might have helped someone, and truly all praise is due to Allah for allowing me that opportunity. It was a lot of hard work, but it was the foundation of my current work as editor of emel magazine. Emel is a very different magazine and groundbreaking for today’s market. It is a 100-page full-color glossy magazine. It covers Muslim life in today’s world and celebrates Muslim life. As Muslims, we get a lot of unfair and hostile coverage from many quarters—be it a bad program, a negative newspaper piece, or the continued vitriolic attack from certain journalists. However, we also need to create pro-active projects that contrast with the negativity of the day. With emel we wanted to create a magazine that Muslims could be proud of and that would reflect the positive aspects of Muslim life as well as look at the difficult issues that face us. We know that Islam is broad and that Muslims are interested in every aspect of life, but we are often seen in a very two-dimensional way. We hope emel dispels the misconceptions that Muslims are only interested in politics or religious rituals. Also, Islamic civilization has had so much influence in so many key areas of culture, but that is rarely seen. We hope we will manage to reflect our history as well as how Muslims are creating a British Islamic culture. We have spent a lot of time on the design of emel and making sure that it is visually attractive. We did not want pages and pages of bland text. The writing is fast and punchy. Also, the issues we are addressing are diverse: there are the current affairs, yes, but we cover health and education, parenting and relationships, finance and environment. There are the lifestyle sections as well—interiors, food, gardening, clothes, sport, art, and music. Emel is also very people focused, so we have a lot of interviews with big names and ordinary people. We want to tell the story through people. This is very much a Qur’anic method, as we can identify with the stories of other human beings. We are a very small team with very few resources, but with Allah’s barakah (blessing) we have managed to create something bigger than our small team and better than our meager resources. We pray that it succeeds as a project, and we have plans for expansion internationally. We have been asked to duplicate the magazine for the US and Middle Eastern markets, as well as to make an emel television program. We don’t have the resources for such expansions at the moment but hope that in the future we will. We have had three great program reviews made about emel. The BBC did a film on us, as did CNN’s Design 360 show, as well as CNN’s Newsnight. The positive feedback we have had from non-Muslims and Muslims has been overwhelming. I really feel that although there are problems out there and there is a lot of negative media coverage about Muslims, we can overcome it all with positive projects. There is no point just moaning about problems; we need to reach within ourselves and find solutions. I believe at times of greatest difficulty the human capacity for good rises up and produces beauty. I see so many examples of this at the moment: we have growing art and music movements in the UK right now, we have tremendous Islam Awareness Projects, we have major Muslim contributions to the peace movement, as well as Muslim contributions to the environmental movement, as that is a very serious danger to our planet. Everywhere I look I see Muslims participating in mainstream society in a powerful and energetic way, and that is wonderful. The creation of a British Islamic identity based on justice is growing, and that is so welcome. It doesn’t matter that the Muslims of the United Kingdom have all come from so many different ethnic backgrounds (there’s probably at least one of every type of Muslim in the United Kingdom). In a way that can be a strength because we will unite under a new culture based upon Islam rather than hanging on to cultural baggage. We need to talk to the people. That is what the prophets did. And we need to speak in the language of the people. When I look at the stories of Musa and Yusuf (peace be upon them), I feel they are very connected to our present situation as Muslims in the West. We are here in the West, some of us indigenous white Muslims, and certainly most of us British-born. We have to talk to the people in their own language and, like Yusuf, be of real benefit to the society we find ourselves in. I suppose as a person born into an English family who then chose Islam I feel a special responsibility to build bridges between the two worlds I love—the world of my birth and the world of my choice. I feel the people in Britain will respond positively to that which is good. The British people are a benevolent people, and they respect differences and usually help the underdog. As Muslims throughout the world we face challenges. But challenges are there to enable us to grow as human beings. We have to open ourselves up and decide that we want to create a civilization based upon righteousness, justice, a love for the people of the world and an understanding of our responsibility to the planet as vicegerents on Allah’s earth. We have to stop feeling like victims and start feeling empowered to do good and work righteousness. Truly all power belongs to Allah, so we should never feel that we have no power; instead, we should concentrate on changing that which is within our hearts so that Allah may bless us and change our situation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor of Emel magazine, a new UK based, high quality lifestyle magazine with a Muslim focus. Lectured on Islam both within the UK and internationally for twelve years. Appeared on variety of British television programmes including the current affairs programmes - Panorama and Johnathan Dimbleby. Scripted and recorded for variety of BBC and independent radio productions including Pause for Thought, Nicky Campell, Late Night Live. Worked as a Specialist Researcher for the BBC's Learning Zone in the BBC's 2001 Islam series. First female editor of a major Muslim publication: Trends Founding editor of Muslim Council Britain's The Common Good Consultant on Islamic Affairs - exploring issues with, and providing diversity training to, employment, education, health bodies, police etc on the beliefs and needs of Muslims in the UK. BA (hons) in Religious Studies from King's College London. Post graduate research into Britons Embracing Islam. Winner of the 1999-2000 Prince of Wales Chevening/King Faisal Foundation Scholarship

He will get in touch when family and friends wareeriyaan. I'll give him another couple of days,,,,

Madax buuranaa qofku The chair is for three people but its still only one chair. A chair each is better no?

Haye, how is everyone? Had busy weekend with visitors but all is good. Reer UK are probably still sleeping even though its 11am over there :rolleyes: Alot of Shisha hangovers i think NO MORE SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES

Ka xabashiga indihisa waxbaa kisi'a miya? He looks shook/scared Riyaale ya ku yidhaada laba kursi ayaa lakala fariista when diplomats are in town? :rolleyes:

Breath Taking

Glasgow Airport Blazing car crashes into airport A car which was on fire has been driven at the main terminal building at Glasgow Airport. Eyewitnesses have described a Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the building with flames coming out from underneath. They have also described seeing two Asian men, one of whom was on fire, who had been in the car. Strathclyde Police said two people had been arrested and detained in connection with the incident. The airport has been evacuated and all flights suspended following the incident at 1515 BST. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has chaired a meeting of Cobra - the emergency committee. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the national terrorism threat level had been raised to its highest level of "critical", meaning an attack was expected "imminently". A&E closed First Minister Alex Salmond has activated emergency procedures. The accident and emergency department of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley has been closed. A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said this was due to the police investigation into the events at the airport. One of the suspects was being treated at the hospital http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6257292.stm Asians :rolleyes:

Hamas TV show kills militant mouse The character Farfour was killed by an actor dressed as an Israeli official trying to buy Farfour's land. Hamas TV show kills militant mouse Agencies Published: June 30, 2007, 13:19 Gaza: A Mickey Mouse lookalike who preached Islamic domination on a children's television show affiliated with Hamas was beaten to death during the show's final episode on Friday. In the final sketch, the character Farfour was killed by an actor dressed as an Israeli official trying to buy Farfour's land. The mouse referred to the Israeli as a "terrorist". Teenage presenter Sara said, "Farfour was martyred while defending his land." He was killed "by the killers of children," she added. The weekly show, "Tomorrow's Pioneers," had attracted worldwide attention because the character urged Palestinian children to fight Israel. It was broadcast on Hamas-affiliated Al Aqsa TV. Station officials said Farfour was taken off the air to make room for new programmes. gulfnews.com

LoL I dont think it will be out in UAE for a while ninyow.

LooooL