thanks Cadale. beautiful pics. ceel afweyne looks excellent.

MALALA YOUSAFZAI AND THE WHITE SAVIOUR COMPLEX October 8, 2013 by Assed Baig An edit of this article was first published on the Huffington Post website When Malala Yusufzai was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen simply because she wanted to gain an education it sent shockwaves around the world. The Western media took up the issue, Western politicians and the public spoke out and soon she found herself in the UK. The way in which the West reacted made me question the reasons and motives behind why Malala’s case was taken up and not so many others. There is no justifying the brutal actions of the Taliban or the denial of the universal right to education, however there is a deeper more historic narrative that is taking place here. This is a story of a native girl being saved by the white man. Flown to the UK, the Western world can feel good about itself as they save the native woman from the savage men of her home nation. It is a historic racist narrative that has been institutionalised. Journalists and politicians were falling over themselves to report and comment on the case. The story of an innocent brown child that was shot by savages for demanding an education and along comes the knight in shining armour to save her. The actions of the West, the bombings, the occupations the wars all seem justified now, “see, we told you, this is why we intervene to save the natives.” The truth is that there are hundreds and thousands of other Malalas. They come from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other places in the world. Many are victims of the West, but we conveniently forget about those as Western journalists and politicians fall over themselves to appease their white-middle class guilt also known as the white man’s burden. Gordon Brown stood at the UN and spoke words in support for Malala, yet he is the very same Gordon Brown that voted for the war in Iraq that not only robbed people of their education but of their lives. The same journalists that failed to question or report on the Western wars in an intelligible manner now sing the praises of the West as they back Malala and her campaign without putting it in context of the war in Afghanistan and the destabalisation of the region thanks in large part to the Western occupation of Afghanistan. Malala’s message is true, it is profound, it is something the world needs to take note of; education is a right of every child, but Malala has been used as a tool by the West. It allows countries like Britain to hide their sins in Afghanistan and Iraq. It allows journalists to report a feel good story whilst they neglect so many others, like the American drone strikes that terrorise men, women and children in Pakistan’s border regions. US drones ‘causing mental trauma’ in Pakistan (Aljazeera) The current narrative continues the demonization of the non-white Muslim man. Painting him as a savage, someone beyond negotiating with, beyond engaging with, the only way to deal with this kind of savage is to wage war, occupy and use drones against them. NATO is bombing to save girls like Malala is the message here. You have to understand the Arab mind,” Capt. Todd Brown, a company commander with the Fourth Infantry Division, said as he stood outside the gates of Abu Hishma. “The only thing they understand is force — force, pride and saving face. New York Times, December 7, 2003. This racist, dehumanizing and imperialist understanding of the Eastern world is more than rampant in the West and its armed forces: It’s ingrained. This type of thinking has been applied to Central and South Asia as well. ~ Mehreen Kasana Historically the West has always used women to justify the actions of war mongering men. It is in the imagery, it is in art, in education, it is even prevalent in Western human rights organisations, Amnesty International’s poster campaign coinciding with the NATO summit in New York encouraged NATO to ‘keep the progress going!’ in Afghanistan. Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz were also shot along with Malala, the media and politicians seem to have forgotten about them. Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi - how many of the Western politicians and journalists know about this name? She was the 14-year-old girl gang raped by five US soldiers, then her and her family, including her six-year-old sister were murdered. There are no days named after her, no mentions of her at the UN, and we don’t see Gordon Brown pledging his name to her cause. Family members describe Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi as tall for her age, skinny, but not eye-catchingly beautiful. As one of her uncles put it, “She was an ordinary girl.” So perhaps it was sheer proximity that made the 15-year-old so tantalizing. Her house was less than 1,000 ft. from a U.S. military checkpoint just outside the Iraqi town of Mahmudiyah, and soldiers manning the gate started stopping by just to look at her. A Soldier’s Shame I support Malala, I support the right to education for all, I just cannot stand the hypocrisy of Western politicians and media as they pick and choose, congratulating themselves for something that they have caused. Malala is the good native, she does not criticise the West, she does not talk about the drone strikes, she is the perfect candidate for the white man to relieve his burden and save the native. The Western savior complex has hijacked Malala’s message. The West has killed more girls than the Taliban have. The West has denied more girls an education via their missiles than the Taliban has by their bullets. The West has done more against education around the world than extremists could ever dream of. So, please, spare us the self-righteous and self-congratulatory message that is nothing more than propaganda that tells us that the West drops bombs to save girls like Malala ---- http://mediadiversityuk.com/2013/10/08/malala-yousafzai-and-the-white-saviour-complex/ --- interesting article worth reading.

Hassan Dhuxuloow - a great name but fake. some little white doofar in one of those policy institutes thought this name up. it's so obvious.

;) a bitter memoirs.

Homunculus;981620 wrote: Answer the questions and stop talking from your behind. There are a lot of logistic problems in enforcing this new arbitrary decree.Do people have to apply for this useless passport and where will they get it? why don't you write to the Interior Minister of SL and ask him. you're so silly. this is a forum. miyaad isku buuqday. wa ku sidee?

baseless and fruitless scapegoating. western hyperbole to project it's heinous history to others. slavery isn't just a term that evokes vivid images of a lifetime's servitude, working in a huge farm for a white slave master, it's the systematic abuse of people's dignity and an everyday reality for the majority of the world's poor. it comes in many different forms in this social media era and we ought to avoid simplifying these matters. without a ''saviour complex'' sort of approach, or for that matter reducing the sharaf of dadka laga tirada badanyahay to a mere issue, Somalis in general, ought to be ashamed of their vicious acts of discrimination against Somali minorities. i'm ashamed and disgusted and so should all Somalis. we ought to speak about injustice wherever we see it...... even if it's in your own backyard (no pun intended). cala kuli xaal there is slavery in the Somali peninsula so let's not pretend we're somehow unaffected. there is nothing to gloat about Seekerooow, abti. a side note, if you will. the term 'slave' comes from the ethnonym Slav (eastern European). many Slavs were often captured and enslaved during some of the wars fought in the medieval times. this term has taken a different meaning through the ages. until today many western Europeans still view Slavs as being ''not quite white' since they lack civilization (almost as though the process of becoming white is conditional to a strict list of preconditions). similarly, the Irish have in the past been called 'simian' (the missing link between the 'nigger' and white man) see the film 'Gangs of New York' for such undertones. the Irish still continue to suffer from an inferiority complex and some argue their membership of the EU (1973) solidified their whiteness.

Homunculus;981604 wrote: How do you know if someone is from SL or is it exclusive to "special" clans? that's just ignorance in it's purest form. these sort of provocative statements are not impressing anyone ee sida uula soco.

^ of course they won't be like the highways of Boston, abti. wa ku sidee? maanta miyaad cabsantahay, abti? talk about your own ambitions ileen this is our roads eh.

Hawdian;981586 wrote: @ Alpha KKKK The East is Wild because We as Natives are tough people Far Away form Cafe Latte Metropolian Hargeisans. But have no doubt we know to deal with troublemakers koonfurans in Our homeland, Erigavo,Sanaag. .. http://i.imgur.com/kkCcd.jpg life in the periphery must be so different, ma istidhi? here in the core, we've had roads for a very long time now, inaar. ....please don't mistake me for these caano boodhe folks, ma garatay? y'all dirta bari shisheeya folks should continue dealing harshly with these illegal koonfurian troublemakers. they want to destroy our peace and stability.

Che -Guevara;981583 wrote: So when they say highway, are they talking about an actual one? are you serious? Che Madax Sare, sxb, isku xishood please.

haatu, abti, what do you think of this vid. it's grossly addictive, somaha? ;)

good stuff. the wild east can finally be tamed. the road between Kalabaydh and Wajaale is in need of urgent attention. that should be the next road built. Boroma to Gabiley has only 3km left inshallah. excellent stuff.

jeudi soooooooooooooooooooooir

Safferz;981557 wrote: Alpha, you have to be delusional to interpret "Somaliland is not recognized internationally" as an insult, because it's a fact. The debate has always been whether it should or should not be recognized, but as far as it's current status, it is what it is. And you know as well as anyone that I have nothing invested in this debate, if anything I lean Somaliland more often than not. what are you talking about?

this is some funny shit! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

good morning akhyarta sharafta leh. maxa cusub y'all..... my 3 day holiday was rudely cut short. i'm now at work. :mad: luckily today is jeudi soir and tomorrow's friday and the next day is saturday ( both days are weekend).

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^ congratulations for your information, inabti....balse SL weey tagtoooooooow weey talaabteeeeeeeey ee get over it. last i remember you're a Canadian national, somaha? you can say what you want about SL and its 'useless' passport but i'd rather travel with SL passport than a Canadian passport to certain places. we know Somalis with Canadian passports are treated with utter disdain and contempt. let's see where this pro-Somalia sacrilegiousness gets you cucked up in leafy suburbia baal.

Haatu;981544 wrote: Alpha, you have the luxury of a British passport and so do most of these politicians so they're travels aren't hindered; but what about the locals? you say that as if the Somalia passport has any value beyond Somalia. i've seen some of these allegedly banned passports (apparently there's at least 15 different versions in circulation). some of them actually have a bio-metric chip . what country is foolish enough to accept 'let's pretendisms' of Somalia, abti? as for your heinous assertions re the British Passport, the constitution of SL prohibits any foreign national from holding high office, unless, of course, they're British. remember SL was a former British protectorate. i was at Hargeisa International Airport last week....this Koonfurian woman, who was carrying what appeared to resemble the 'Abdiwali Gas' version of the Somalia passport, seemed to resist paying one of the various charges. it was quite obvious she didnt want to pay due to her vile Somalilandiidnimo tendencies. her face said it all walahi. she was fuming in being subjected to the stringent measures at Egal. balse rules are rules, ma garatay?

i was eating some garow and it had some sand in it. i didnt even realise. i feel sick.

^ probably a lot less for Adan Duales's fiefdom. probably just over the 50% mark.

how disgusting! i wonder how much MFA Fowsia and her encourage spent on their all expenses paid excursion to China recently? or for that matter how many children in Jowhar City could have been vaccinated against deadly diseases with $230,000 (US Dollars)? the endemic corruption in Villa Somalia shouldn't come as a surprise by now.

Hawdian;981520 wrote: A great Move made by the Interior Minster of the Republic of Somaliland Mr. Warancade If you want to travel with Walweweyn Pasport go to walweynland Not the Republic of Somalland. + 1 Warancade is a man of action.

Why women are more likely to be seduced by Barry White than David Beckham: Men with lower voices are 'more attractive' Barry White's seductive deep tones score over David Beckham's squeaky speech when it comes to sexual conquest, a study has shown. Scientists found that men with masculine, low-pitched voices are better at attracting women - at least those looking for short-term flings. The study, published online in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, provides insights into the evolution of the human voice and mate selection. 'The sound of someone's voice can affect how we think of them,' said Dr Jillian O'Connor, from McMaster University in Canada. 'Until now, it's been unclear why women would like the voices of men who might cheat. But we found that the more women thought these men would cheat, the more they were attracted to them for a brief relationship when they are less worried about fidelity. 'For the study, 87 women listened to men's voices that were manipulated to sound higher or lower, and then chose who they thought was more likely to cheat. Participants were also asked to pick the voice they found more attractive for long or short relationships. 'From an evolutionary perspective, these perceptions of future sexual infidelity may be adaptive,' said Dr David Feinberg, from the department of psychology, neuroscience and behaviour at McMaster University. 'The consequences of infidelity are very high, whether it is emotional or financial, and this research suggests that humans have evolved as a protection mechanism to avoid long-term partners who may cheat.' U.S. researchers found the change in tonality was particularly apparent on the phone and that both men and women tried to match or mimic their partner or love interest's voice. According to the study, women will use a lower pitch, while men will employ a higher one when speaking to their romantic partner. The psychologist who led the study believes the change in people's voice variations when they are talking to friends versus lovers, could be used to detect infidelity too. The study, published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behaviour, looked at how individuals alter their voices, or engage in voice modulation, when speaking to romantic partners versus same-sex friends during brief telephone conversations Women will use a lower pitch, while men will employ a higher one when speaking to their romantic partner --- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2463179/Why-women-likely-seduced-Barry-White-David-Beckham-Men-lower-voices-deemed-attractive.html --- :D

SomaliPhilosopher;981534 wrote: Alpha stop talking to yourself!!! naga daa ciyaarta. :mad: