I can't believe this idiot is presenting a TV show!! He should be saked for his departure from journalistic etiquette and professionalism. He made a totally rude and an unnecessary remark about a guest's distant past.

^ Coofle it is not allowed in Islam to turn down a wedding invitation without a valid reason. It is better you attend the wedding, greet and congratulate the couple and attendees, have some refreshments, and then dash for the exit if you do not like the theme of the wedding.

This guy must be Malistar :-D Who else is deluded enough to praise the koonfuria president and his African mercenaries "for protecting women from voilence and indignity" when in fact 12 year old girls are routinely raped by these same mercenaries with the help of immoral and spineless konfurian men?

She is so cute masha Allah. I don't think she is mix as there are many Somali kids with similar looks.

<cite> @malistar2012 said:</cite> 2014 September they have been brutalized raped and beaten in they say many more youth from Somaliland are locked , safe these youth if your sincere who are yelling we know your wishes for the people of Mogadishu are nothing but evil ..... tell your uncle Sillaanyo stop spending the money on expensive medical bill help the youth this is a shame dissolve the Gov call it quits kkkkkkk modern day Libyan slaves Are you serious? I am sure you know well that no foreign mercenary can set a foot in Somaliland let alone rape our women. Even the Ethiopian spies who occasionally sneak into our country are quickly caught and arrested. I wish I could say the same thing about Somalia. We get no pleasure from witnessing your humiliation and misery but as your brethren we demand you ditch your silly games and do something about your terrible state of affair immediately. This can't go on.

<cite> @CidanSultan said:</cite> True they are more mature and advanced. A people who legally are a seperate country and are in a voluntary union can leave and can't be forced. Common sense a lot of Somalis lack unfortunatly. I think Scotland will narrowly vote no as well by a percentage but I hope they vote for Independence. The uk has committed a lot of historical crimes against Muslims and till this day as well it needs to be weakened. Muslim countries commit worst crimes against their people whereas the British welcomed Muslims with open arms, treated us with respect, gave us equal rights and citizenship, allowed us to preach and practise Islam in their country without any barriers, allowed us to build countless mosques and Islamic institution in their cities, funded our Islamic schools, protected our religion from abuse and blasphemy, allowed us to collect funds for charities to help our brothers and sisters in need elsewhere in the world, allowed us to establish TV and radio stations to broadcast our faith and values to the world, allowed us to establish Islamic banks and other Islamic financial institutions, allowed us to slaughter our animals according to the Shariah, even allowed us to establish Shariah courts. Moreover, the UK defended the Muslims of Bosnia from genocide, speak against the oppression of Muslims by other Muslims and non-Muslims, the UK gives billions of dollars in aid to Muslim countries every year, the British prime ministers wish the Muslims in Britain Ramadan kareem and Eid mubaarak every year, even our terrorists are treated with dignity and given a fair trial. You should be fair, Allah demands it.

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> CidanSultan, they don't implement Shariah in the least. Speak to the Somalis who actually lived under Al Shabab's rule, and it was anything but Shariah. Al Shabab controlled half of Somalia for several years, so we already have direct experience of their rule. Their oppression of the Somali people, their pimping out young Somali females to foreign Arab and Pakistani "visitors", their forcefully shutting down all dissent. There was nothing Islamic about Al Shabab. There is nothing good about Alshabaab. They are ignorant, barbaric, ill-educated about Islam, and have no clue about the realities in today's geopolitical world. If you consider their history and the disasters such as the famine they brought upon the Somali people, they are actually worst than ISIS on so many different levels.

<cite> @malistar2012 said:</cite> cillsuldan you stupid terrorist hypocrite don't bring moms sister in this forum you sick kid go blow your self up in Syria like your fellow cousins . Alshabaab will be destroyed just like how your uncle was blown into into pieces while the coward was running . You are truly ridiculous!! We are talking about Somali moms and sisters being raped with impunity in Mogadishu in front of your uncles by infidel mercenaries and here you are telling Ciidansultan "not to bring moms and sisters into the discussion" !!

This is sad.

<cite> @Alpha Blondy said:</cite> if that's what you've inferred from my views, then that's fine with me. you are deliberately taking things out of context. this doesn't surprise. in your haste to category folks into two overarching dichotomies of good and evil, into light and darkness, you potentially risk our cordial relations. I am glad I've misread your comment and got the wrong idea. I am delighted that you are still a fellow Muslim. As long as you don't join the infidel camp our cordial relations will remain strong.

Your women are being raped with impunity and here instead of expressing outrage you are calling the report from such a reputable organisation a propaganda. And also you want us to take the words of the robber-in-chief of Koonfuria and his mafia inner circle as a quranic truth!! You are one hell of a deluded man.

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> That's very true. We have Centralists vs Federalists. Secessionists vs Unionists. Seculars vs Islamists. Socialists vs Free Market types. And then we have Tribalism thrown in the mix. The divisions are very real and I hope we can overcome this. You have forgotten the extremists vs moderates, the traditionalists vs modernists, the patriarchalists vs feminists, the reer miyi vs reer magaal, the local vs the dayuusbaro :-D

<cite> @Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:</cite> Haye Yaabane, wali 'halgankaaga' ma wadaa? Laakiin qoraalkaaga boggaan ku qoran inaa the tabloid Daily Mail kasoo guurisay u egtahay. 'Illegal immigrant' iyo waxaas maxee yihiin. Teeda kale kuwa Soomaalida ahayn maxaa ugu soo dartay? He is doing Somalis a favour. Before our good girls are married to any farah, this thread should checked. It is a vital database.

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> Do you think there's a way for Parliament to use their powers to render this President a "lame duck" ?? Sometimes when a Leader is so bad at his job, Parliament uses their power to strip him of his powers completely.....so that he becomes President in name only. I know that's what happened to the Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford. He kept smoking drugs on the job so the City Council removed him of his power No they can't do that as they will be assassinated one by one before any vote takes place.

But we are a reflection of the Somali people. If we cannot agree on anything here as is always the case, then how can we expect the wider Somali society to be any different?

<cite> @Alpha Blondy said:</cite> there's far too many insults flying around. unfortunately, they're mostly targeted towards Alpha. this shouldn't come as a surprise. the islamist zealots like Kenny, measure their faith by the length of their beards. it is exactly this sort of mindset that breeds extremist tendencies, which is sending hundreds of ethnic Somalis to their death bed fighting some bogeyman and for something so far removed from their own historical trajectories. this is a shame. this is what we're fighting against. our children are being polluted with this extremist wahabism. we'll not tolerate it and we'll fight to save our community against their perverse sickness. they say, in Islam, there's no compulsion but the likes of Kenny want to force feed this nonsense, acting as judge, jury and executioner on earth. they have already claimed the lives of millions in the name of this perversity but we'll not hesitate to speak against such sickness. we'll not hesitate to fight against its spread. Tallabo, you're just little habar qaloocite and a little poof. HSkW, abti. Forget about my "poofness" niyow, I am seriously concerned about you. Are you calling extremism sickness(which is something we would agree on) or is that an insult against the religion of Islam?

But imagine a parliament occupied by the SOLers here!! Could it achieve anything or held anyone to account?

DrK what if the SOLers here were to replace all the MPs in Mogadishu? Do you think we could get anything done given our deep divisions in politics, religion, ideology, etc?

<cite> @Khayr said:</cite> How can he ever engage you in a discussion (Bill Bob aka Abdullah Abdul) when you act and behave like a Demagogue by deliberately trying to negate anything he says witu your abhorent biase and fear mongering of anything faith-based. All you have shown so far is how beligerant and intolerant "Liberal Internet Trollers" are. Just a bunch of privilged a##wholes that are self righteous with their overly dogmatic anti- religious secular-liberalism. I thought you were a "mumin" so what is this foul language? :-D I can smell hypocrisy.

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> You're repeating the exact same argument that Tallaabo made, and I already made a response to that. So....do you want me to copy/paste my posts again, or would you prefer to just scroll up and read what I already posted? Would that be too difficult for you? Actually you are the one who is going in circles :-D

<cite> @Khayr said:</cite> I really can't fathom how you associate yourself with being muslim at all. Your comments sound like something that Abdullah ibn Ubayy would say and his likes. No I don't associate with your extremism and naked hypocrisy.

It is just outrageous that those spineless men whose daughters, wives, and mothers are raped with impunity in front of them by the AIDS ridden Bantu mercenaries have the audacity to claim to rule Somaliland.

<cite> @DoctorKenney said:</cite> Using your backwards logic, we should also worship "Zeus" (ancient Greek god) or "Mars" (ancient Roman god) or "Fir'awn" (ancient Egyptian Pharaoh who was mentioned in the Quran and who actually had the arrogance to command his citizens to worship him). Allah has been worshiped in every society, and Allah has sent Prophets and Messengers to every single country, including Somalia. Only 25 Prophets were mentioned in the Quran, but there were thousands of more Prophets who were never mentioned and we don't know their names. But every single Prophet commanded his people to worship Allah Alone, to be conscious of your Lord, to prepare for your inevitable Meeting with your Lord, and to have a righteous character and to obey Him. This is without exception, and even the earliest archaeological records prove the Islamic belief that Allah has sent Prophets to every nation and society on Earth, at some point in time. Everywhere from Australia to Somalia to Mexico to Russia, etc. So if our ancient forefathers were monotheists who worshiped "Waaq", or whatever they wanted to call Him, then so be it. Good for them, mashaAllah. The Hebrews refer to Allah as "Elohim". The Christians refer to Allah as "Jehovah". I'm sure the Turks and the Pakis and the French also have their own unique word to refer to God, based on their language. What "name" you call God is irrelevant (as it varies based on the language), as long as you're referring to the same Creator, the same God who you worship Alone with no partners. This is basic Islamic theology and you're actually brain-dead if you're not aware of this at the age of 30 Your parents should be ashamed of themselves. Quran 12:40 "You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah . He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know." Quran 6:161 "Say, "Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path - a correct religion - the way of Abraham, inclining toward truth. And he was not among those who associated others with Allah." Take a look at Egypt and Bangladesh. They have been ruled by secular authorities for decades, and all you see in those countries is poverty, corruption, violence, the lack of social mobility. I mean, I could go on and on. I hope Alpha learns about the history and creed of Islam before he jumps on the bandwagon to hell.

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> Correction: Waaqism was a MONOTHEISTIC creed. I know Waaq was the name our forefathers called Almighty Allah, but Alpha said "Waq and Jah" which is clear polytheism.

Somalia: Sexual Abuse by African Union Soldiers Troop-Contributing Countries, Donors Should Promote Justice for Victims SEPTEMBER 8, 2014EnlargeAMISOM troops patrolling the Zona-K camp for displaced people in Mogadishu's Hodan district in June 2012.©2012 Clar Ni Chonghaile(Nairobi) – Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union (AU), and donors to AMISOM should urgently address these abuses and strengthen procedures inside Somalia to seek justice.The 71-page report, “‘The Power These Men Have Over Us’: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by African Union Forces in Somalia,”documents the sexual exploitation and abuse of Somali women and girls on two AMISOM bases in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, since 2013. The AU soldiers, relying on Somali intermediaries, have used a range of tactics, including humanitarian aid, to coerce vulnerable women and girls into sexual activity. They have also raped or otherwise sexually assaulted women who were seeking medical assistance or water at AMISOM bases. Human Rights Watch interviewed 21 women and girls who described being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian military personnel serving with the AU forces. “Some African Union soldiers have misused their positions of power to exploit Somalia’s most vulnerable women and girls,” said Liesl Gerntholtz, women’s rights director at Human Rights Watch. “Somalia has many intractable problems, but the Somali and AU leadership could end sexual exploitation and abuse by pressing troop-sending countries to hold abusers responsible.”The AU and AMISOM should foster an organizational culture of “zero tolerance” of unlawful activities on their bases, Human Rights Watch said. They should establish or strengthen instruments and bodies that have responsibility for addressing these abuses, such as conduct and discipline units, and an independent investigative body at the AU level.Human Rights Watch conducted research in Somalia, Uganda, and Burundi. All of the Somali women and girls interviewed were from displaced communities from south-central Somalia. In addition, Human Rights Watch interviewed over 30 witnesses, foreign observers, military personnel, and officials from troop-contributing countries. The research focused on incidents in Mogadishu, where Ugandan and Burundian soldiers are present and does not preclude the possibility that similar abuses have occurred elsewhere.Years of conflict and famine in Somalia have displaced tens of thousands of women and girls from their communities, and from their family and clan support networks. Without employment options and basic resources, many must rely completely on outside assistance and are forced into exploitative and abusive situations to sustain themselves and their children.The African Union Peace and Security Council deployed the peace support troops known as AMISOM to Somalia in 2007 under a United Nations Security Council mandate, to protect Somali infrastructure and government officials and to contribute to delivering humanitarian assistance. Since then, AMISOM’s mandate, size, and geographical presence have steadily increased. The force draws its military personnel from Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Sierra Leone.Women and girls seeking assistance at AMISOM camps in Mogadishu do so at significant risk, Human Rights Watch found. For instance, in late 2013, Qamar R. (not her real name), 15, went to the Burundian contingent’s base to get medicine for her sick mother. A Somali interpreter told her to follow two Burundian soldiers to get medicine. They took her to a remote area and one of the soldiers raped her. She told Human Rights Watch: “First he ripped off my hijab and then he attacked me.” As she was leaving, the second Burundian soldier gave her US$10.Some soldiers have exploited women’s poverty and lack of food for sex. In May 2013, Kassa D. was introduced to a Somali interpreter at AMISOM’s base camp. “I was worried,” she said. “I wanted to run but I knew that the same thing that brought me here would get me through this – my hunger. I had made a choice and I couldn’t turn back now.” After she had sexual intercourse with a Ugandan soldier, the interpreter paid her $10.The UN secretary-general’s 2003 bulletin on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse is a groundbreaking policy document for UN peacekeeping missions. It explicitly prohibits peacekeepers from exchanging any money, goods, or services for sex.Evidence suggests that sexual exploitation is not a secret at AMISOM’s Mogadishu bases, Human Rights Watch said. The women and girls have entered the camps through official guarded gates and accessed areas that are in theory protected zones. Two women told Human Rights Watch that the soldiers they had sex with for money gave them official AMISOM badges to facilitate their entry to the base.“The AU military and political leadership needs to do more to prevent, identify, and punish sexual abuse by their troops,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “As another food crisis looms in Mogadishu’s displacement camps, women and girls are once again desperate for food and medicine. They should not have to sell their bodies for their families to survive.”AMISOM soldiers have also subjected women and girls to other abuses and exposed them to serious health risks, Human Rights Watch said. Several women described being slapped and beaten by the soldiers with whom they had sex. Others said that soldiers had refused to wear condoms, passing on sexually transmitted infections.Some of the women interviewed said they did not report their experiences because they feared reprisals from their attackers, the authorities, and the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab, as well as stigma and retribution from their own families. Others told Human Rights Watch they were reluctant to lose their only source of income. As a result, Human Rights Watch could not draw conclusions about the extent of the problem or official levels of involvement.Countries providing troops to AMISOM are primarily responsible for the conduct of their forces in Somalia and have exclusive jurisdiction over their personnel for any criminal offenses. These countries have, to varying degrees, established procedures to deal with misconduct including deploying legal advisors and military investigators and, in Uganda’s case, temporarily sending a court martial to Somalia to try cases.Yet troop-contributing countries have not provided the necessary resources to investigate allegations or made the investigation and prosecution of sexual exploitation and abuse a priority, Human Rights Watch said. Only one rape case, in which the victim was a child, is before Uganda’s military court in Kampala.AMISOM’s leadership has taken some measures to address sexual and gender-based violence, including drafting a policy on prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse, and doing outreach. However, more should be done to ensure that these efforts provide justice for victims, Human Rights Watch said.The AU force, along with the UN and the Somali government, should adopt measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse while creating an environment in which women can come forward and report abuses. Troop-contributing countries should reinforce their investigative and prosecutorial capacities inside Somalia. They also should ensure, along with AMISOM and the UN, that survivors receive adequate medical and psychosocial care and protection, particularly during investigations and prosecutions. International donors, particularly the United Nations, European Union, United States, and United Kingdom should support greater independent oversight of the conduct of AU troops and civilian personnel and ensure that they are not complicit in abuses committed by AMISOM forces, Human Rights Watch said.“The AU can no longer turn a blind eye to the abuses on AMISOM bases, as its undermining the very credibility of the mission,” Gerntholtz said. “Governments supporting AMISOM should work with the AU to end sexual abuse and exploitation of Somali women and girls by their troops, take action against forces contributing to it, and do what they can to prevent further sexual exploitation and abuse of Somali women.” Www.hrw.org