Congratulations to Yussur Abrar, wish her all the best in helping/rebuilding her country

Btw, the Female genital mutilation part, that needs special attention, it's lack of government and proper education. If you ask some (somali) folks why 're they doing this to their daughters they would simply say because other people do (kind of dabdeeysi (copycat)) or our forefathers did it, so it became normal among the society and they 're not aware of it's consequences.

Marksman;978497 wrote: There are more women in Somalia than men . Women are held back there. Abti, could you tell us a little bit about who held back women there! Are you speaking from personal experience or what you've heard recently about Somalia (baa la yiri!). No one held back women there, in the matter of fact where i lived (Mogadishu) between 90nineties till - 2007 women were the first to stand up, until Al-shabaab came to power and forced their ideology that they have exported from other countries. The only thing i know of some of religious extremists like Al-shabaab and some folks (minority of Somalis that adopted the same ideology) who believe women can't/ should not lead but do the house jobs. Somalis are more cultural and the thing is everything (religion - culture) is mixed up. Maybe you're confusing Somalia with saudi arabia/yemen because it's a Muslim populated country and that's why there is no hope for women. Marksman;978497 wrote: How many women work at Dahabshiil for instance? Btw, Dahabshiil doesn't represent whole Somalia/Somalis so your excuse is not valid! Marksman;978497 wrote: How many women are district officers in Mogadishu? How come the quota of women in the government wasn't reached? From what i have heard from folks back home, The death threats they receive from the extremist folks has something to do with that, their families would most likely advice their educated woman/girl not to become an officer for the sake of her security or her life being in danger! Marksman;978497 wrote: The poorest and most backward of nations are always those that keep their women from reaching their potential. Backward on Human Rights but not the poorest. Marksman;978497 wrote: How come women are more illiterate than men in Somalia? Etc. etc.. Inaar, let me break it down for you, the situation in Somalia, specially in Mogadishu is different from what you think. This has nothing to do with the women being discriminated. Most Somali families back home can't afford to send their children to school because it's too expensive instead they would send their children (in early age till - their 19th birthday until that's when the child mostly becomes dugsi diid) full-time Quran lessons (aka Dugsi Quraan) more cheaper and and the only option that's popular among Somalis. Guess what, when the child (female) leaves the Dugsi, the female gets prepared for household/ forced/arranged marriage so that the parents can benefit from the so called (Sooryo), simply by selling their daughter or she falls in love with a boy from a poor family. Some are arranged for a forced marriage and may end up in divorce and the lucky ones are hijacked by their poor loved ones ( Somali version of qudbasiro or taking the girl on masaafo to escape from the forced marriage). The illiterate girl ends up with marriage and gets a children, if she is not a rich, the story repeats.. starts again from Dugsi and goes on... As for the males from poor families, they start to think about Tahriib, go for Kirishbooynimo or some other options to support their families, the chance is bigger that the males will survive from being illiterate while the female takes care of her children and will probably not get a chance to learn.

rudy-diiriye;930216 wrote: i do have a bs in information systems...and ms certification, but i lost all my papers...i probably used them as a toilet paper when i was pissed off with x's. Alert!! Never go to ucla..its known as the university of cali lost a-holes!! I went to usc..aka..university of spoiled children!! Lool. LOO:DOOL

Night has fallen in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. For years, residents in the city - and in many other parts of the country - would watch the sunset with increasing fear that militant group Al Shabaab would use the cover of darkness to wage war. But 18 months ago, the extremist group lost their stranglehold on Somalia's nerve centre to the Somali National Security Forces who are bolstered by troops with the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). These men, members of a special AMISOM's police unit, are here to augment the efforts of Somalia's Police Force (SPF) as they work to return law and order to the country's biggest city, after more than two decades of civil strife. FOR PHOTOS of the NIGHT PATROLS: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjDF1rQ3 or check out our DIGITAL MAGAZINE FEATURE: http://bit.ly/X7O3rF CONNECT with AMISOM: Web: http://bit.ly/Z4MgCs Email: newsroom@auunist.org Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QqTSeN Twitter: http://bit.ly/TZ3PjR Vimeo: http://bit.ly/Vms0fL

Alpha Blondy;978474 wrote: AMISOM 'winning the hearts and minds' of locals, miyaa? Abbaas, please advise. Haa Alpha, by showing their positive sides nooh!

Published on Mar 25, 2013 Until recently, artists working here at Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, had either given up their craft or were painting in secret. Art, sports and various other forms of entertainment were forbidden by the extremist al-Shabaab, whose time in power is considered one of the most repressive since Somalia's troubles began in 1991. For PHOTOS of the PEACE ART story, click here: http://on.fb.me/10ck5RU Connect with AMISOM: Web: http://bit.ly/Z4MgCs Email: newsroom@auunist.org Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QqTSeN Twitter: http://bit.ly/TZ3PjR Vimeo: http://bit.ly/Vms0fL

Published on Mar 23, 2013 Members of the Sierra Leonean Police Force serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), have been awarded with medals of service in the country's capital Mogadishu. The Policemen and women are part of the Individual Police Officers (IPOs) that are tasked with reforming, restructuring monitoring and mentoring the Somali Police Force rising from two decades of civil war. For PHOTOS of the MEDAL PARADE, click here: http://on.fb.me/Y7FUUP Connect with AMISOM: Web: http://bit.ly/Z4MgCs Email: newsroom@auunist.org Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QqTSeN Twitter: http://bit.ly/TZ3PjR Vimeo: http://bit.ly/Vms0fL

Published on Mar 21, 2013 by Amisom Somalia It's early morning in Mogadishu and fishermen in the Somali capital are bringing their catch in to the harbor. Somalia's 3,300 kilometre coastline - the continent's longest - gives the country's fishermen access to over 400 different species of fish in both the Indian Ocean in the east, and Gulf of Aden in the north. Decades of insecurity has made it difficult for most fishermen here to cash in on their country's rich marine stocks. In the 1980's the government of former president Siad Barre created fishing cooperatives and legislation to regulate and develop the sector, as well as manage its fleet of five fishing trawlers operating in Kismayo and its other ports. But like most of country's infrastructure and economy, the fishing industry was devastated during the civil war that followed Barre's ouster in 1991. Pirates took charge of many stretches of Somalia's coastline and foreign trawlers were seen fishing here illegally as the transitional government battled al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab for control of the country. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was deployed in 2007 and has supported troops serving under Somalia's new government force al Shabaab out of Mogadishu and most of central and southern Somalia. For PHOTOS of the CATCH OF THE DAY, click here: http://on.fb.me/14bJn8a Connect with AMISOM: Web: http://bit.ly/Z4MgCs Email: newsroom@auunist.org Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QqTSeN Twitter: http://bit.ly/TZ3PjR Vimeo: http://bit.ly/Vms0fL

Published on Feb 16, 2013 by Amisom Somalia· The sun is at full blast and the dry "jilaal" winds that mark this time of year are picking up in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. It's not just the heat and dust that make the journey hard for commuters on the main road from Mogadishu to the trading town of Afgooye - which is about 25 kilometers west of the capital. The road has taken a beating over the years and its current deplorable condition makes the trip to Afgooye's market extremely uncomfortable. It is for this reason that members of the combat engineering unit of AMISOM, the African Union Mission in Somalia are filling in potholes and carrying out other repairs on the worst stretches. The Afgooye corridor was under the control of the al Shabaab Islamist militants up until May 2012 when the Somali National Army - with support from the Ugandan contingent of the AU peacekeeping force - pushed them out and secured the corridor in what was known as operation "Free Shebelle". Since then, al Shabaab - which has links to al Qaeda - has lost most of the major towns and cities they controlled, paving way for Somalia first democratically elected president and government in decades. With graders and other road construction equipment provided by the UN Mission to Somalia, the AMISOM engineers hope to soon make movement smoother, not just for Somali and AMISOM troops, but for Somali traders and normal travellers as well... For PHOTOS of the ROAD REPAIRS IN PROGRESS, click here: http://on.fb.me/14d59a5 Connect with AMISOM: Web: http://bit.ly/Z4MgCs Email: newsroom@auunist.org Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QqTSeN Twitter: http://bit.ly/TZ3PjR Vimeo: http://bit.ly/Vms0fL

Published on Feb 8, 2013 by Amisom Somalia· It's only been a couple of hours since sunrise, but members of the Elman Football Club are already in the final stages of their daily training session in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. The team was formed in 1993, just two years after socialist leader Siad Barre was ousted by warlords, plunging Somalia into over two decades of civil strife. On February 10, the attention of billions of football fans will be trained on the finals of the African Nations Cup - the continent's most-coveted soccer prize. Somalia was not one of the 16 teams that took part this year, but with the scores of Somali players in East African, Middle Eastern, European leagues - and for local teams like Elman FC - hopes are high that Somalia's "Ocean Stars" will one day take the field alongside their African counterparts. For photos of the BANADIIR STADIUM FACELIFT [http://on.fb.me/W2lUkV] and to see some more of ELMAN FC IN ACTION: [http://on.fb.me/STMnlH]... Connect with AMISOM: Web: amisom-au.org Email: newsroom@auunist.org Facebook: amisom.somalia Twitter: amisomsomalia Vimeo: auunistnews

Alpha, inaar Wadki dhale is not something to make fun of, before it's too late, i would highly recommend you try the Wadaad-matchmaking that Haatu has mentioned, just ask Khayr to lend you his khamiis and cimaamad then walk to your nearst local mosque and ask if thee can save you from thy desperate. Waa iga talo

^ interesting news! is this her linkedin profile? http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/yussur-abrar/20/a43/678 source September 19, 2013 - 10:05 SOMALIA INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK (A MISNA EXCLUSIVE) We are at the point where nobody knows how much paper money is currentlycirculating in the country. We have hard work ahead of us”, said Yussur A.F. Abrar, who has just completed his first three days as the new governor of the Central Bank of Somalia and who has clear ideas on the very substantial task ahead . “With the fall of the government of Siad Barre in 1991, the financial institutions and the banking system also collapsed. From that moment on, Somalia has not had any central authority capable of overseeing and regulating the economy,” says the governor in an interview with MISNA, on the sidelines of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s visit in Rome. “Currently, the Central Bank is performing basic tasks, but the Somali monetary and financial system needs to be rebuilt from scratch ,” says Abrar who happens to be the first woman to lead the Central Bank of Somalia; she has earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the ‘University of Oklahoma’ and has held such posts as the deputy-chirman of Citigroup in New York and chair of Warsun International Communications Corp. “After twenty years of civil war, the country’s economy is almost completely dollarized, in the sense that people use, for economic transactions, U.S. dollars at par to the local currency, the Somali Shilling, establishing a de facto two-track currency, a problem compounded by the widespread circulation of fake paper money, printed by private individuals over these 20 years, in the absence of an official Mint, have issued currency that has entered the commercial mainstream.” According to Abrar , at least 23 years have passed since the last time the Mint printed shillings: “the coins have worn out and have been lost. Currently the 5, 10 and 20 cents coins are unavailable. While banknotes were gradually replaced by false ones. For the rest, there are Euros and Dollars circulating in abundance.” The economist, who has taken over the role of governor from Abdusalam Omer (who ended up in the eye of the storm just a few months after being appointed in January 2013 over the slush fund scandal involving fraud of international aid funds) has also been entrusted to confront the ‘hot potato’ issue with Barclays . The group announced the closure of the accounts of companies involved in money transfers to Somalia, because they do not ensure the necessary standards of transparency. “For us it is a matter of priority – explains Abrar – considering that our economy depends heavily on remittances , which constitute nearly 70 % of our GDP.” According to data available , Somalia receives some USD 500 million in remittances from the large Somali community residing in Great Britain. This is a vital resource for two million Somalis, who, thanks to these funds, sent by relatives, are able to buy food and medicines as well as send their children to school. “This be problem will be at the top of our agenda – she explains – and she offers two types of solutions. A short-term one, to be negotiated with Barclays such that it grant us a little time to gain pace. The other concerns our economic system and would provide for the replacement of money transfer with commercial credit lines, or banks that is, which do not exist yet in today’s Somalia

^ Could be a compatibility issue, what is the model of your iDevice (iPhone)? I got iPhone 3gs and i'm running 6.1.3 firmware, it"s not ios7 compatible.

Mahadasanid C&B great pictures, keep them coming, can't wait to see Yaqshid (specially agagaarka iskuul yaaqshid),iyo sidoo kale degmada Heliwaa.

July 24, 2013 By Abderazzaq Noor - africaontheblog.com Australia leads the way with world’s first free Somali-English dictionary app There seems to be an app for almost everything, but surprisingly there is no Somali-English language dictionary app. It was, therefore, wonderful to learn that the Australian-Somali community in Melbourne is quietly working on a free app – a refreshingly good news story about Somalis in a world that is used to hearing about the wars, pirates, and droughts that besiege our beloved country. The Somali-English dictionary is the brainchild of Nadia Faragaab, an intrepid young Somali woman who has collated more than 25,000 words from the community in Melbourne. Nadia is working with the University of Melbourne who are assisting in the development of the application. “There are many online Somali-English dictionaries, but we don’t have an app and that would be useful as everyone seems to live their lives through their apps these days,” says Nadia. The Somali language is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by more than 15 million people. The majority of Somali speakers live in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. There are also about 1.5 million Somali living in the diaspora. Somalia, known as the nation of poets because of its population’s excessive love of poetry and oral communication, formalised the language in the written form in 1972. It uses the Latin script. It is not surprising that an initiative such as the Somali-English dictionary app has originated in a western country. Many young Somalis living in the diaspora speak little or no Somali. It is not difficult to envisage a scary future where Somalis don’t speak any Somali at all. You could say the future is already here! It is in this context that a free and technologically appropriate tool like the Somali-English dictionary app could play an immense role in keeping the language alive for many more generations of Somali immigrants. Like in many African cultures, the community undertakes socialisation of the Somali child with children learning the language from peers, relatives and neighbours. By the time the child’s speech is fully developed, they are usually fluent in Somali. Unfortunately, this social process has been weakened among the Somalis as a result of living in the diaspora. Increasingly, it is the kindergarten and the school that shape English, Swedish or Dutch as the Somali child’s main language. Somali usually gets lost along the way and with some Somali parents not being fluent in their new western language; it is common to encounter situations where the child and the parent can’t communicate effectively. It is widely acknowledged that language is intrinsically linked with identity. This is particularly so with Somalis who recognise that the language informs the culture and therefore the identity. In Australia, like in many other western countries, the Somali identity is evolving with young Somalis grappling with the challenge of merging their Somali and Australian identities into something meaningful. This is why Nadia chose to create awareness of the first Somali-English dictionary app using a cultural festival. The one-day event, titled So’maal, celebrated the best of Somali-Australian culture and featured workshops and performances, including poetry, fashion, food and live music. “I wanted the event to showcase the on-going work on the Somali-English dictionary app and raise funds to support its development. I thought the best way to go about this was to hold a festival that would be a unique, creative space to express what it means to be an Australian-Somali. It’s about saying to young people that you are Australian and Somali, your lifestyle and your culture can be richer because of the other.” The Somali-English dictionary app will certainly go a long way towards facilitating the learning of the Somali language, help us double-check the meaning of a word, check spelling, find the right word to use or learn new words. Here is to a future where all young Somalis can speak their language and each Somali has a download of the must have app – the Somali-English dictionary app. To find out more about the first free Somali-English dictionary app and how you can support it, visit http://www.burjiarts.com

^ Waan kugu raacsanahay dadka aad soo sheegtay oo adeegsada erayo aan afsoomaali aheeyn iyaga oo awooda in ay adeegsadaan erayo kale oo Afsoomaali ah, waxay ila tahay taas in ay keentay dowlad la'aanta jirto iyo dhiirri galin waxbarasho la'aanteed. Golaha dowladda (Soomaaliya/Soomaaliland/puntland, i.w.m) qaarkood markii eey hadlayaan kama fiirsadaan erayada eey adeegsadaan, intabadan waa carabi ama ingiriis sidii inuu Afsoomaaliga dhib ku hayo beey wixii oo dhan isku dhex wadaan. Waxaa fiicnaa lahayd in la helo dad arrintan waxa ka qabta.

@Haatu, the one you've suggested is grammatically correct! thanks! I would rather go for (your password) "Eraysireed kaada" instead of Eraygaada sirta PS: we have almost 36 strings and a review left to go the commenting widget to live. any update on 'settings' in somali ...folks @MMA i too agree dhexroore as a diameter @coofle loool @the offensive dooro, never knew about it. @nuune great ..

Blackflash;977722 wrote: I couldn't care less about Kenyans, it's the insults directed towards Somali Bantus that concern me. I've always been amazed at how so many people can hold these ignorant views in the diaspora, and I'm not one to be easily disturbed by racism. +1

@RoccaLittorio some folks have what's called hot-linking enabled on their sites so if you'd like to post pictures directly instead of linking then you can use free image hosting sites like tinypic, imageshack , e.t.c. and of course you can give credits to the authors by mentioning their source url e.t.c

Good news indeed! thanks for sharing WC.

^ LOOOL, folks love to go to Mr Alpha's Cantarabbaqash corner, i think you should consider signing an agreement with him. Btw, Maanta waxaan booqday dalka Youtube si aan uga ogaado heerka ay dadka gaaban uga noolyihiin iyo xaaladahooda. > Barnaamij qaas ah oo hada kahor laga soo daayay telefishenka SLNTV baan markaas daawaday, natiijaduna waxay ahayd mid aad ii qancisay.

Big Brother in the middle ee sidaa ula soco Mad_Mullahoow :cool:

Hey'ado badan baa jira oo doonaya in eey caawiyaan caruutan, laakiin dhibaatada jirta baa waxay ila tahay, dowladda mas'uul kama qaadi karto wada shaqeyntooda iyo si eey nabadgalyo ahaan u fidiyaan kaalmadooda. Sidaas owgeed, marka dhibaatooyinkan waxay ka jiraan daafaha Soomaaliya oo dhan, Eeddana waxaa mudan madaxda u xil saaran howshan oo aan sida la rabay u fuli karin iyo dowladda oo talaaba qaadin. Marka, si looga badbaadiyo caruurtan darbi jiifka ah dhibaatada ay ku noolyihiin, waxaa mudan in laga hadlo dhibaatooyinkan had iyo jeer iyo in la helo hey'ad (non-profit ah) aan danaheeda kaliya ka fakarin, oo markaas si daacad ah u fulido howsheeda, nabadgalyo ka dhan ah xaggadowladda iyo sidoo kale wadashaqeeyn xagga dadweynaha iyo meediyaha bulshada (warbaahinta, i.w.m). Waxaan rajayn in eey caruurtan meelkasta oo eey Soomaaliya uga noolyihiin helaan dad u hadla iyo dowlad diyaar u ah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jWLNNWHzQPM#t=60