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^^I see you met some of the nomads in Londonistan. Thierry, how things saxib? Zu, cant you post the pics on this site like MMA did?

Ofcourse they should obey the laws of the country they live in without comprising their faith, but when one chooses freely to become a cabbie on their own free will, obeying religion and faith is out of the door dear. Listen, no one is forcing these men to obey the rules and regulations, but the minute they signed off those dotted lines in their contract, they themselves agreed to obey the laws of the country and its rules. Therefore, you have no grounds to stand, questioning what rules they should obey, because they are the ones who agreed to these same rules to begin with. I was hoping to obtain a copy of the taxi code of conduct in that area. I have google searched but to no avail. Why is religion out of the window when you become a cabbie? Do the same laws not allow religious freedoms? It is a fine balancing act and that is why we need a copy of the code of conduct. That’s the only way we can fully analise this. Its all just opinion at the moment,,,,,,

lol I dont know. I was big fan of Sampras but i think Federa brings more of an all round game. Sampras had a serve and volley game but he also had more competition in Agasi, Becker etc. Federa doesnt have any competition. I dont think you can call Rodick competition and Nadal needs a few more years. Looks like Serena is back!

Originally posted by NGONGE: ^^^ Have you ever come face to face with a snake? Have any of the people here? By the way, half of you can't even speak Somali and don't know the simple names of animals. What a shame. I say one just last week at the Dubai Shopping Festival

Maya ninyo, i totally forgot until i saw the topic again this morning Stop hijacking Zu's thread

The usual long hours saxib not like you guys!

I see reer Londonistan are having moody Monday. Cheer up folks the weather will get better,,,eventually

^^I see you taking another day off

"any one who is with Mele Zenawi is kaffir like him..." The shiekh is very explicit. Lets hear what our door knobby folk have to say.....

Diplomatic Passports people.

I thought it was a joke. Are you saying you mark Ashura as a religious festival? Or are you just reminding us that you claim to be a Hashimi? The latter me thinks

Duke, why did the 'president' get the 16th Passport and not the first? Ahh, Melez Zenawi got the first!

Ha ninyo, very sad i know. Thanks for posting the pics. Looks like our boy Zu had a great time in Europe.

Allah yarxamu Ooh the hypocrisy, you were all comfortable when the so-called “Islamist” were being bombed with the assistance of the so called Muslim Somali men. You were comfortable when these same men were helping the Ethiopians kill other Somali Muslims. The hypocricy indeed........

Cant see them saxib. You can always use putfile.com and link it to here.

Nobody perceives a supporter of gaalo (Ethio military) against muslimeen wrongly.

Ha ninyo!

Zu, post the pics man!

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Lazie It isn't ok for a muslim or anyone for that matter to tell a client what they should or shouldn't bring into a vehicle that in legal terms belongs to that client/customer duration of the ride. Which legality takes precedence here? Should he obey the laws of the country or his religion? Put a case forward. Bilan first of all this is not muslim country, I know. But he is a Muslim right? there is law that forbids anyone who works with the public denying service to anyone and that includes shop owners, cab drivers etc. State the particular law please. Then we will look for any holes in it. how would feel if white cab drivers refuse to give ride to muslims, blacks etc.. This is a discussion on relious beliefs and their performance not of miscellaneous 'what ifs'. so those cab drivers if they have objection then they should find another way to earn living Heres a thought, maybe they feel they are right and see no need to. I'm a cab driver who refuses to take people who are carrying alcohol. If you want me to change my stance please forward your argument with supporting evidence. Save the waffelling please!

If a guy doesnt want to carry alcohol in 'his' (note his) taxi then thats fine. I'm more concerned with these so called Somali journalists living in Arab countries doing nothing but belittleing their Somali brothers. As a Muslim, I'm amazed that many of those cabbies in the Twin Cities would refuse to pick up such passengers. Their justification is that the Muslim religion would not allow them to "carry alcohol." Do you have anything to counter it? First, we cannot force our values on to non-Muslims as they cannot force theirs on us. It is the Muslim religion that forbids us to transport alcohol, not theirs. So, it is not your business for what a passenger brings in to your cab as long as it is legal in that country. Isnt a taxi a form of transport? By the way, it is the passenger who is carrying the alcohol, not the cabbie who is driving it Erm no he is not driving the alcohol. He is carrying it in his taxi ie transporting it! Another attention seeking Somali 'journalist' :rolleyes:

Why Africa now relies on Leo, not Tony Hollywood's popcorn politics is doing more good for the continent than all the talk and good intentions coming from the world leaders gathered in Davos Mary Riddell Sunday January 28, 2007 The Observer I once went for dinner at the British embassy in Khartoum. The walls were hung with oil paintings, the gin was iced and the velvety interior suggested a Belgravia drawing room. Not far away, women held bone-thin babies who would die soon. Our then ambassador to Sudan knew little of such scenes. He did not seem to get out much. No doubt communications have improved. No one need to move far now to witness desolation. Hollywood loves Africa and almost every multiplex in Britain this weekend is showing one or more lament on civil war. Blood Diamond and The Last King of Scotland, the two latest examples, have gathered Oscar nominations and plaudits for their assault on Western consciences. Both also carry an unmeant subtext of exploitation. Like The Constant Gardener, they depict an Africa whose job it is to kill, to suffer and to supply a backdrop for a white man's odyssey. The Last King, the better film, offers the tale of a Scottish doctor caught up with Idi Amin. Blood Diamond, set in Sierra Leone, is the vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio and enough military hardware to provoke envy in any ordnance-starved general in today's Afghanistan. Still, there is much to be said for the popcorn branch of foreign policy. Blood Diamond has sent a shiver through a gem industry that has offered Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Lopez $10,000 each for charity to flaunt sparkling rings and repel any public-relations disaster. Although Sierra Leone, like most exporters, has cleaned up its trade, conflict diamonds worth $23m recently reached international markets from the Ivory Coast. Consumers will ask more questions and Global Witness, the charity that publicises the link between natural resources and war, is justly proud. Maybe now someone will make a film about blood oil, blood timber or blood tin. Tony Blair must have wished, as he spoke in Davos yesterday, that he had a film star's power. Like Hollywood, Mr Blair is in love with Africa. At the World Economic Forum, he reported progress since Gleneagles and placed the continent at the top of his agenda. On Darfur, there was no good news. It was, Blair said, 'a scandal, not a problem'. An estimated 400,000 have died there and thousands more face genocide. Aid agencies are on the brink of leaving after the murder and rape of staff by the government-backed Janjaweed militia and rebel groups. Moves to get UN peacekeepers in to help an impotent African Union contingent have been frustrated by President Bashir, who has reportedly bombed villages in the last few days. The response is international silence. No one is queuing to make a film about Darfur. Sudan's vile leader does not take kindly to scrutiny. A genial host to Osama bin Laden, Bashir has been less receptive to the pleas of the world. The Prime Minister was uncertain, on the eve of his Davos speech, about how tough to sound. Is this the moment for the West to tell Bashir that he must make good his promises or face the consequences? Blair's eventual call for better peacekeeping institutions will do little for those whose lives are measured in days or hours. Tomorrow, Bashir plans to claim the presidency of the African Union, deferred last year because of the war. If he prevails, then a man who could run masterclasses in ethnic cleansing will be orchestrating conflict resolution for the continent. Rebel soldiers have said they will attack AU soldiers if Bashir gets the job and Archbishop Desmond Tutu yesterday pleaded with Africa to block his wish. 'Stand up to tyranny and stand by the people of Darfur,' he said, urging 'tough and effective sanctions'. This is where Hollywood comes back in. In September last year, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law forbidding state investment, including California's huge public pension funds, in firms dealing with Sudan. By his side were actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle, the star of Hotel Rwanda, whose enthusiasm for disinvestment spread to the campuses and boardrooms of America. Last week, German technologies group Siemens pulled out of Sudan, citing moral grounds. The Foreign Affairs Committee recently urged British businesses to do likewise and Sudan Divestment UK is targeting firms such as Rolls-Royce. When I rang the company to ask if it was planning to withdraw, it emailed back to say that its exports were 'fully consistent with the relevant export control regulations and help the development of Sudan, so that it has the ability to meet the economic and social needs of its population'. I took that as a 'no'. Obviously, disinvestment carries risks, not least to the poor who rely on foreign industries for their livelihoods. Besides, China could simply plug the gap. President Hu, about to visit Sudan on his tour of Africa, must give assurances that this will not be so. But even so, the business and consumer power that did so much to sweep apartheid from South Africa and boost the fortunes of Blood Diamond could also help bring Bashir to heel. When Hollywood and industry have such sway, world leaders should cringe at their own lack of progress in Darfur. Despite US and British oratory, and the advocacy of charities such as Oxfam, the blood still flows, the bombs still fall and Europe looks the other way. Crisis Action reports from Berlin that Bashir is barely on Angela Merkel's radar. Meanwhile, Darfur lacks everything, including time. Lawrence Rossin, a former US ambassador and head of the Save Darfur Coalition, warned last week that more genocide looks imminent, and there 'are still plenty of people left to kill'. As Rossin told a London seminar, the luxury of 'slow-rolling' is past. Europe must lead the way in demanding a no-fly zone and an arms embargo. Sanctions are vital to a political solution and getting more peacekeepers on the ground. But when politicians prevaricate, and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has hit the ground dithering, there is also a case for pressuring big business. In an age when the ethical consumer goes to the barricades over shrink-wrapped turnips, it is worth asking more questions about how company money, and ours, is invested in Sudan. A region is close to annihilation at the hands of violence and inertia, the twin agents of genocide. The women and children I saw dying were the unlucky ones. In Darfur, there may soon be no lucky people left. If nothing is done, then in 10 years' time, a film crew might resurrect its ghost villages and deserted farms. And people of good conscience and short memory will buy their tickets and vow to change the world as they weep over what need not have been. mary.riddell@observer.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2000370,00.html