The Somali language must be broadened and used in schools. The early Somalis had translated every word in English. From math to Physics. Today, we can not even find a word for " Motion" . Godax Barre is one of the few serious men within the government.

Now do we have to debate like this kid who judges the world by CNN ot Youtube? Islamic philosophy is bigger than all others combined. Islamic civilization is stretched from the Atlantic to Indonesia. Islam reached Asia without firing one single bullet.Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world with 250 million people is the a great example of this. THey are tradition, tolerant and stable. I knew the constant bombardment of bad news by the media would effect for the weak and those who have no strong foundation to stand on. In fact, there was a study which points out that among the refugees and immigrants , Somali youth are among the largest numbers becoming atheists. We have a large number of kids raised by single mothers who were released to the society without basic religious foundation. What would you expect? Of course . That is why we are different than the Amhar, most of Swahili and others. Furthermore, your Somalihood is in question if you are out of realm of the faith. Didn't I tell this kid to read few books and come back in two or three years. Islam reached Somalia before Medina, Baghdad or Syria when the first Hijra reached the REd sea. I understand where Tallabo is coming from, but I reject these kids who are atheist in nature coming here and throwing garbage around here. I am telling this kid Dhaqaale you are not welcome here. Go other places where they disrespect Islam and MUslims for fun. Talaabo, the Hadith was collected later doesn't mean they were not used.The Khulafaa Ul Rashidiin, they rightly guided imams Abubaker , Omar, Cusmaan and Ali used Hadith to arbitrate civic mathers. Something will come up and people would say the Prophet said this and that on certain days. These are events recorded in history. Even in Christendom, people know what Pontius Pilate said to Jesus Aleyhi Salaam when he was brought to his court. For example, Suraqa Binu Malik was among the two horsemen tracking the Prophet (SAW) and he easily saw the caravan of two men the Prophet (SAW) . The Prophet and Abu Bakr were visible within range of his arrow, but as he lifted his bow to shoot them, his hands became paralyzed. He cried out, ‘O Muhammad, pray for me in order that my mare could get out of this mess. I promise, I will retrace my steps and give up the pursuit. Muhammad prayed, and Suraqa's mare freed herself from the sand. Such was the size of the reward, however, that Suraqa went back on his word and resumed pursuit of the duo. As he approached Muhammad, the mare got stuck into the sand again. Suraqa again prayed: ‘O Prophet, if I was released again, I would surrender my arms and return to Mecca never to pursue you. I would dissuade even others from pursuing you. Even as he began to return, Muhammad told him that he would one day wear the bangles of Khusrow of Persia. He asked in wonderment if Muhammad meant the bangles of Khusrow bin Hormuz, the Persian king. Muhammad nodded in acknowledgement. Within eight years of his migration to Madinah, Muhammad entered Mecca at the head of a vast army and declared general amnesty. Suraqa entered the court of Muhammad and declared shahadah. Years passed. At one time Suraqa became ill and was dying. His house prepared for his death (643 CE/22 AH). All of a sudden Suraqa open his eyes and inquired what his family was doing. They told him that they are preparing for his burial because they dont think he will survive. He ordered them not to worry about him because he will not die. Family member were surprised and asked how he is so sure. He said that Prophet Muhammad assured him of Khusrow's bangles and had not get yet. Persia was conquered during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. Umar received a missive from Saad bin Abi Waqqas, commander of the Islamic forces about the conquest of Persia. Umar was looking at each of the items sent by the Commander of the forces. Suddenly Umar called Suraqa to him and put the crown on his head, helped him don the gold embroidered dress and gold bangles. Suraqa felt uncomfortable in the royal outfit. He raised his hands towards the sky and prayed: ‘O my Lord, how could I put on something which your Prophet deserved far more than I? I smell the air of punishment in it." He then turned towards Umar and asked him to distribute all those royal appendages among the Muslims. Folks , these were real events that took place and recorded during the reign of Khaliif Omar Bin Khataab. You might debate some of these Hadiths which are creating problems , but the early Islamic history is recorded before Bukhari and Muslim. In Battle of Khandaq or Ashaab, the Prophet (SAW) was surrounded by the alliance from Makkah and tribes close to Mediah. The siege continued for over a month. No one was able to raise their head or leave their trenches. While digging trenches , a companion hit stone and lights flashed. The Prophet (SAW) said," I see Muslims taking over Persia and conquering those tall white building". One of the hypocrats sitting nearby said to one of the SAhaba, " we can not even venture outside to pee from these trenches and he , the Prophet of Allah, was talking about conquering Persia" THese are not only true narratives, but they also indicate the truthfulness of our beloved Prophet (SAW). it strengthens the faith of the believers. THese narratives are called " The Seera of the Prophet". Studying them helps understand the context For example, Ibn Kathir wrote Al Bidaaya Wa Nihaaya (The beginning and the end ) within fifty years after the passing of the prophet. Hadith was used to judge during Abubaker , Omar and Cusmaan. Bukhari had collected them later, but they were already their scattered. Furthermore, it is the duty of every Muslim to learn from the "cradle to the grave" which is an authentic Hadith. By the way, Mr. Talaabo, a lot atheists who have nothing to do with Islam are trying to ride your horse. You could be a man seeking knowledge , but others are have mysterious agenda, and few and quick answers in this forum would not answer your questions. I urge you to seek more knowledge and stop throwing these quick jabs in this forum. And one more, this Aya Lakum Diinikum Waliya Deen is, is used in different context than Muslims debating Hadith. It meant for those who have different faith than Islam. Allah knows best. The atheists keep talking about religion and war, but in the 20th century, over 90%, or way over 90% of the wars were waged by other ideologies like communism, Nazism and nationalism. Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot and others had murdered way over hundred million people . Wahabis and the 911 wars have wreaked havoc through the MUslim nations and the minds of many people around the world, yet study shows 911 events converted some of the largest Americans in history to Islam. That negative publicity has had made the free American to be curious. Allah the all mighty works in strange ways. Do not worry about Islam, but for your own and our own betterment to be decent and caring. In the story of Moses Alayhi Salaam, the Pharaoh of Egypt demanded the murder of every male baby born in the Jewish homes in his kingdom. He murdered many, yet Amina, the mother of Moses were ordered by the Angel to put the baby in a box and throw him in the Nile river. It was a difficult decision but she obeyed the command of Allah and dropped the just born baby in the river. That baby was found from the shores of the river by the wife of the Pharaoh. The evil man wanted to kill the baby and not take any chances , but the wife convinced him to spare and they raised the child like one of their own . As the Almighty planned, Pharaoh who made sure every child to die, has raised in his own house the man who will destroy his own empire. Do not expect WAhabis or the evil dictators to last. Blood thirsty despots like Salmaan and Bin Zayed, who killed millions of people from Libya to Yemen, will destroy their own society and could be replaced by others. Islam had always been a river that flows slowly but surely. Sometimes , there could by more rain and it floods , other times, the water may reside , but certainly it will always flow. Even here in the land of the west , Islam will flourish because of the freedom and rule of law. We should rather face a Canadian or American judge than Egyptian or Saudi one. THat is why I say Canada is a blessed land. The land of honey and milk.

Oh, that is what you like , not what is legal. THe regions might send their delegates us usual , but the national elections issue must be decided by the parliament. THe so called Forum had sidelined the parliament last time around. The regions will follow the guidelines set by the national government and facilitate their part of selecting members to the parliament. In Somaliland, the parliament extended their term for fifth time, adding two more years since 2005. Can you imagine elections postponed for ten years without credible reasons. At least here they select them every four years. If there's a rotten parliament that has lost legitimacy and bought and sold by the ruling party it is the Somaliland parliament. They are no longer political parties parties, but tribes who should be sitting by 4.5 For the last ten years, they never debated or rejected one single item in the budget.That is called runner stamp.

The parliament is the final decision maker about the election.THey will decide whether we like it or not. That is the law of the land. THis lady is mixing up things. Her job is technical and logistical, she has no power to decide what type of election takes place. If you can not travel to Jawhar and Balcad or Baydhabo by car, how are you going to manage a fair election and register the people. Furthermore, you can not have two types of election. One man one vote within the peaceful regions like Puntland , Cadaado, Dhuusamareeb and Baydhabo and elder caucus in Jubba, Hiiraan the rest of the country. I hope the government will not neglect the current security issue while electionareenig..

I agree. THere is geographical difference among the Oromo, but they do not have religious problem at the moment. This is the only card the desperate Amhara would be hoping to use. Xaaji, Jawar will not rule but will stop any Amhara plans to dismantle the ethnic regions. OO, The Axmara are done. THey have big microphones and large diaspora but zero game in the ground. And by the way, the Oromo guy said the final nail of the Amhara coffin will be Oromo making Finfine their regional capital. Ethiopia can make Bahir Dar or Gondar if they wish.He also said that Abiy can rule as long he doesn't irritate the Oromo or hinder their agenda. Remember, there were 5000 Queero who were shot and killed by the military and the intelligence while thousands were also wounded. He said , " Abiy should realize that he was member of the oppressive regime we deposed, and he should thank us by allowing him to rule"

I never believed the farce called " Dayn Cafin". Can you imagine the so called world bank is throwing money left and right in Somalia for all kind of projects, yet they want hundreds of millions from Somalia to paid to them. I said in the beginning , " print the national currency" and deal with the rest. Anyway, this lady had opened the curtain about the real or the imagined difference between Farmaajo and Khayre. It will be a disaster if the sitting premier challenges in election his own president. Ask how that worked out for Ina C/rasjhiid Sharmaarke.

OO, I talked to Oromo man and he told me that the Oromo Queero will be protecting both Masjids and Churches. THe Amhara are targeting churches for political reasons. To frame the political issue in Ethiopia in religious terms. The Oromo guy who is Christian said that they were done with Amhara and will never allow them to set the agenda. In order to divide the Oromo on religious lines they tried to target the Jawar by calling him ISIS or terrorist. They burned churches and Masjids to keep the sectarian flames. He said they just realized that no one could rule Ethiopia without the consent of Oromo including Abiy Ahmed. He said we supported him but he became an Ahmara clone when he resurrected Menelik. We told Jawar to leave Abiy alone for a whole year but finally his masks came out. He said the Amhara numbers are shrinking due to the other ethnics who were dominated by them are coming out and claiming their place. They could not even reach 18% of the population. If you combine the 7% Tigray , both of them could be 25% of the population. He said the Tigray are sitting on the sidelines for now. If uncle Isasus disappears from Eritrea , the Tigray will join their cousins in heart beat, but with the dictator in place their chances are Small. He said our plan is to make sure the Ethiopian budget is distributed by population. He said they want to build the Somali state and lift it up and make it power base that could help us and if the Amhara and others continue their disturbances , we might let go the Somali Kilil to join their brothers in Somalia. By the way, the Somali Kilil is the least developed region in Ethiopia. Look at Hawassa the new capital of Sidama.

Suldaanka, Most hotels in the world display the flags of the nations its customers hail from. You like your freedom in the land of the Aussies, yet you want to oppress people by displaying flags. How long you will keep teaching people to just like a cattle. Certainly one of the major reasons that people in Somaliland are lost hope for rule of law and institution building is that people like Suldaanka want to keep things unchanged.

Guys , here in the west , we are black. In fact , they divide people either white, black or Asian. Even the fat Arabs are categorized as coloured. Anyway, the main issue here is that the culture is more important and lasting than the skin color. In that sense, I concur with Xaaji that we are not black Africans culturally. We are different from the Southern Zulus, the east African Swahili or the Nigerian Yoruba. Certainly we are different from Lebanese, Syrian and Egyptians, as well as the Indians. WE might look similar to the stinking Ahmar , but certainly we are more freedom loving and roaming the land. We are the Irish of the dark continent. Folks, we are a unique raise called Somali OO, have you read our poems? Socdaalkaygu waa meel Sahaydaydu waa dacar soohdintaydu waa caan Seeftaydu waa cudur

Suldaanka, I do not think this lady is speaking for Farmaajo. Is this how you defend the president and explain his agenda? Is this how she wants to get an extension for Nabad iyo Nolol? What a failure. I think she is either speaking for the prime minister or even for the opposition. She single handedly destroyed the Farmaajo agenda of bringing people from different parts of the country. She said, " Kursi KIsmaayo iyo Jowhar yaala maa Kaaraan lagu doornaa?, waxaas la iska yeeli maayo". Furthermore, she said four years ago she went and visited Jowhar five times, but today, due to security no one is able to do that. In other words she indirectly accuses the government for the failure of security in Jowhar. Is this woman really serious? Anyway, the election should be as usual by elders electing members of parliament from the regions.

I discussed in these pages how extremists were used by foreign intelligence to further their agenda. In this terror organizations the wild dog Wahabis are the best targets to deploy and use destroy their own people. For example in Pakistan , a foreign intelligence --it could be Indian or others--will gather a group of WAhabi radicals in a camp and call them Jeishul Islam or Muhajiruun or any of those names. They will be instructed to liberate the land from the infidels occupying Afghanistan By Jihaad. But the caveat is that they will be convinced that in order to achieve that mission, they must first destroy the security forces and the government of Pakistan which is helping the occupants. Before these will dogs wage any wars to liberate Afghanistan, they start destroying their own nation of Pakistan by targeting police stations, airports, bus stations and military posts. With unlimited cash and weapons they became a destructive force with no end. The result is a nation weakened by terror from inside and aggression from outside. THat is exactly what Al-shabaab is doing. 100% of these groups are Wahabis and naive converts.

. US, Saudi Arabia try to throw off 'Wahhabi-linked' mess they created. AYŞE BETÜL BAL@bal_betul ISTANBUL Published 09.12.201914:59 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seen behind a military band upon his arrival at Algiers International Airport on Dec. 2, 2018. (AFP Photo) Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes. The phrase is thought to have originated from the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates' work, in which he said: "For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable." However, when it comes to the allies of the West, particularly U.S. allies, such "restrictions" have gained a different meaning. When the Soviet Union threatened the world with communist expansion, the U.S. stepped up to defeat the red threat. These may have been the coldest times at home for the U.S. but they were some of the hottest times for countries like Afghanistan, used by both the Soviet Union and the U.S. to feed their conflicts via proxies. A cloud of discontent over the arms race hung across the globe while the U.S. and the Soviet Union tried to sweep the world with their own ideologies. The U.S. was in search of a way to prevent communist expansion, and the answer came from the country's ambassador to Moscow, George F. Kennan, who sent the famous long telegram to the U.S. secretary of state in 1946, in which he advised the U.S. government of a policy of containment for the Soviet Union. Kennan advised blocking communism anywhere on the globe. This was adopted by the government as official foreign policy. Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in December 1979 to help the communist government of the South Asian country, whose population was majority Muslim and anti-communist. This is the point at which the U.S. intervened, not directly but rather through allies, namely Saudi Arabia and its so called-Islamic expansionist ideology known as Wahhabism, in a bid to contain the Russians. In an interview with the Washington Post in 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, "The Saudi-funded spread of Wahhabism began as a result of Western countries asking Riyadh to help counter the Soviet Union during the Cold War," making a historic confession of the relationship between the U.S. and the West with a sect widely accused of being a source of global terrorism. Links between West, Wahhabism Wahhabism, which is a relatively modern sect that came into being within Islam as a mixture of the heretical movement Mujassimah – or anthropomorphism, which is the belief that God is similar to humans – and the Khawarij sect, was the U.S.' desperate measure against Soviet expansion. The links between the West and Wahhabism, in reality, go further back in history. Before the U.S. inherited control of the ideology, it came from the United Kingdom. Britain was the first superpower to use the ideology as a political tool when they saw the opportunity to divide the Ottoman Empire through revolts by the Wahhabi-led Arabic population in the Hejaz region. "The British followed this new sect from the very beginning, which they saw as an opportunity to break Arabia from the Ottoman Empire. They established contact with the Wahhabis and provided financial support," said Mehmet Hasan Bulut, a Turkish researcher and a writer, noting that after World War I, the Brits handed over the Wahhabi ideology to the U.S. "Wahhabism was spreading, of course, but with the support of the United States, rather than Saudi Arabia's efforts," he said. Similar to Bulut's statements, Ekrem Buğra Ekinci, a Turkish academician, said that the Wahhabi ideology, which used violence in the early days of its establishment, was transformed into an intellectual and missionary structure with the efforts of King Faisal and Saudi Arabia started to spend millions of dollars each year to establish dominance over poor Muslim communities, especially those that recently gained independence, with the claim of "bringing Islam back to its origin." Speaking of the expansion of Wahhabism in those countries, including Afghanistan, Ali Tüfekçi, a researcher and a writer, said: "Wahhabi propaganda was spread through books, magazines, newspapers, educational institutions and many other publications with the support of the U.S. from the beginning of the Cold War. This was a means of the American Cold War, a set for the fight against Communism, and for the Saudis it served the goal of becoming a leader by shaping the Islamic world." The Sunni Muslim belief, which is mistakenly considered the source of Wahhabism, is divided into different internal sects, namely the Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki and Shafi'i, all of which are considered legitimate in Islamic law as their differences occur in their religious practice, not in beliefs. Wahhabism, on the other hand, which has seriously been affected by the "Khawarij" sect, claims to "purify Islam." The word Khawarij in Arabic literally means "exclude," abiding by the sect's acts such as labeling those who do not comply with their belief as "infidels." When it comes to reality, Wahhabism has almost nothing to do with Islam, but it rather paved the way for the modernization of Islam, ironically with a very radical, regressive and incorrect interpretation of the religion against the traditional Muslim beliefs, in line with both serving the U.S.' purposes of containing the Soviets in Muslim-majority countries, and Saudi Arabia's ambitions to hold and most importantly keep the leading position in the Muslim world. Establishing of radical terror groups The ideology of Wahhabism, by its very nature, led to the modification of Islamic belief and traditions, as it opened a way for individual interpretations of the religion while excluding some of the very fundamentals of the Islamic belief system. The individual interpretations, then, of course, led to the radical understandings and applications that have been linked to the establishment of terrorist organizations, now and then. "This ideological infrastructure had a serious impact on radical terror organizations that were established in the Middle East, under the pretext of a struggle for independence and freedom." Ekinci asserted. Similarly, Tüfekçi noted: "Many terrorist organizations, especially al-Qaida and the Taliban, have been established on this basis," adding that the U.S. was openly supporting the formation of an anti-communist bloc against the Soviet Union while Wahhabism's understanding of war-based rebellion and takfir (declaring someone an unbeliever) was spreading under the name of jihad." The U.S. then tried to pull out from the mess it initially created with the Soviets and Saudi ideology, and those ideologically-based militants once dubbed freedom fighters became terrorists against whom the Americans needed some other paramilitary groups. The U.S. trained thousands of militants in the region, some of whom are still waging a war against suspected Taliban-linked terrorists, as Washington tries to end its longest-ever war in Afghanistan by initiating peace talks with the Taliban. The paramilitary groups trained, sponsored and equipped by the CIA, especially along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, mostly target civilians and are occasionally covered by the international media. No one can entirely be sure whether U.S.-Taliban peace talks will see desired results. If they do, those paramilitary groups will likely be hesitant to abandon their fight and lay down arms, as it has not been happening easily with other allies of the U.S., despite having different ideologies.

I hope Saudi agents in Somalia would follow suit. Mohamed Bin Salman will get an ironclad Fatwa from his sheikhs and everyone would probably follow. It is the only way. We hope people will no longer be arrested in Burco or killed in Mogadishu. Saudis should call back their agents for peace sake.

He was probably looking some votes from the women. He could have explained the rights of women for political participation without indulging Hadiis. The big problem is that no one will go WAdajir party events anymore for fear of being bombed by the extremists. As a Mogadishu resident he should be very careful now.

Dahireeto, Here is the clip.

Anyway if the Neftegna Amhara do not change their behaviour things could get ugly.They are arming themselves and killing others, yet their propaganda is hitting the airwaves. Here is one of their propaganda reaching the one of the conservative outlets. JAMES JEFFREY After remaining under the international media’s radar for more than a year, attacks against churches in one of the world’s oldest Christian civilizations have prompted Pope Francis to speak out. “I am saddened by the violence of which Christians of the Tewahedo Orthodox Church of Ethiopia are victims,” the pope said in his November 3 Angelus address. He was speaking of those caught up in ethnic clashes that had broken out across Ethiopia at the end of October and left about 80 dead. “I express my closeness to this beloved church and her patriarch, dear brother Abune Mathias, and I ask you to pray for all the victims of violence in that land.” The burnings of churches belonging to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC)—the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, which reject the 451 A.D. Council of Chalcedon and believe that Christ has only one nature—have proven even more shocking in a country where about 98 percent of the population claim a religious affiliation. Until recent years, Ethiopia had been both a Christian oasis in the volatile Horn of Africa and a bulwark against Islamic extremism. The country had come to represent a remarkable success story in religious tolerance compared to most of the world. Celebrated for its 7th-century Christian king who provided sanctuary to persecuted Muslims, Ethiopia today is home to about 35 million Muslims (some argue the figure may be considerably higher). They live cheek-to-jowl with about 45 million Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, and members of other Christian denominations, in relative harmony. Intermarriage is common, and both sides recognize and celebrate each other’s religious holidays. Christians have suffered before in Ethiopia, enduring a spate of attacks by Muslim mobs in 2011. But that violence flared and subsided within about a week. The most recent attacks—during unrest sparked by an altercation between political activist Jawar Mohammed and the Ethiopian government—continue a worrying trend that since July 2018 has seen more than 30 churches attacked, more than half of them burned to the ground, sometimes with priests still inside, according to the Amhara Professional Union, a U.S.-based diaspora organization that has attempted to track events. In August 2018, an estimated 10 churches were burned in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region, resulting in 29 deaths, including eight priests. This March and April, another two were attacked in the Somali region’s capital, Jijiga, resulting in 12 deaths. Then in July, five churches were attacked in the southern Sidama zone with further burnings and deaths. The ongoing ethnic-based tumult in Ethiopia and the accompanying witch’s brew of identity politics, territorial claims, and historical grievances make it hard to parse the motivations behind the church attacks and gauge whether religion was the main driver. Some argue that religious buildings are being targeted to incite tension and instability to further political plots. At the same time, the attacks are occurring amid concerns over increased Islamic extremism in the Horn of Africa, including in Ethiopia. “Islamic extremism has been growing in Ethiopia and has been a concern for many analysts in the region,” says Tewodrose Tirfe, chairman of the Amhara Association of America, another U.S.-based diaspora group. “Money from the Gulf region has been pouring into the country, building mosques, [Islamic] schools, and introducing the Wahhabi form of Islam to Ethiopian Muslims since the early 2000s.” Wahhabism is a strict, fundamentalist Islamic doctrine and religious movement, backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Both countries have shown an increased interest in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa region over the past few years. While Tewodrose says he doesn’t believe Saudi Arabia or the UAE are directly involved in fomenting religious tensions in Ethiopia, he does note that, over the centuries, Ethiopians of all ethnic groups have long respected diverse religious institutions. Hence the burning of churches is a “foreign” idea that must have been “exported to the country.” Fears are thus mounting that any hint of religious conflict could make an already highly volatile situation even worse. “Ethiopia cannot afford a religious conflict at a time when its very survival is [already in] question,” says Tewodrose. He notes that historically the Amhara, the country’s second-largest ethnic group, have been closely identified with the EOTC, and that most of those targeted in the church burnings were Amhara. “This will inflame ethnic tensions already present in the country,” he warns. “If the church burnings continue and Christians retaliate, this will be a huge setback to the peace that has co-existed between the two faiths and can potentially result in a new conflict leading to millions more Ethiopians being displaced.” During the first half of 2018, due to ethnic clashes, Ethiopia’s rate of 1.4 million new internally displaced people (IDP) actually exceeded Syria’s. By the end of that year, after further ethnic strife, the IDP population had mushroomed to nearly 2.4 million, and remains close to that figure today. Ethiopia is one of the earliest cradles of Christianity. It was the second nation after Armenia to adopt Christianity as a state religion around the 4th century. As a result, the EOTC rules supreme both culturally and psychologically. The Ethiopian Orthodox faith is intrinsically interwoven with the idea of Ethiopian-ness, evolving over the centuries into “a religion that embraces culture, politics, flag, identity and nationalism, all put in one package,” as religious studies professor and author Tibebe Eshete puts it. But the flurry of reforms in 2018 that drew so much praise for Ethiopia’s prime minister—and now Nobel Laureate—Abiy Ahmed have also had unintended consequences, to the point that even the idea of what it is to be Ethiopian could now be under threat. Increasing numbers of ethnic parties have emerged in the political space that Abiy opened up, many with an openly bigoted message. These play on historic grievances between different ethnic groups and have reignited territorial border disputes. The July burning of churches in Sidama occurred during ongoing unrest over a movement for the area to secede from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) to become its own independent federal state. The complexities and scale of what is happening across Ethiopia mean that it’s important to remember, says William Davison, International Crisis Group’s senior analyst for Ethiopia, that during broader incidents of unrest, Orthodox Christian churches were not the only properties targeted, and nor were Orthodox Christians the only groups that suffered. The corresponding difficulties in discerning between whether church attacks were driven more by religious differences, ethnic differences, or an admixture of both, perhaps explain why the attacks haven’t garnered much mainstream media attention. Though that appears to be changing, as the pope’s comments indicate. This is not the first time the pope has spoken out over Ethiopian Christians. Pope Francis met with Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch Abune Mathias in February 2016 to express his condolences over the Ethiopian Christians executed by Islamic State militants in Libya in April 2015. Now, once again, the EOTC is in mourning. “There is a feeling of siege among many followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church,” says Elias Gebreselassie, a journalist based in Addis Ababa. “The burning of churches could lead to wider distrust within society and could be a time bomb.” James Jeffrey is a freelance journalist who splits his time between the U.S., the UK, and further afield, and writes for various international media.

I heard both these parties registered as regional and national parties. To be effective more parties like the Sidama and others should join. I know a group from Awbare and Faafan ( the Awadalite region) , are registering their parties next few days.

gooni, Hawshani Siyaasad ma ahan ee culimadan beegsanaysa ninkaan ayaa ka bixiyey jawaab qaldan arrin u baahan dood iyo cadaymo. Anigaygan kula hadlaya waxa aan maqlay mudo dawr iyo labaatan sano ka badan doodan oo kale. Culima ayaa qabta Xadiisakan dhahaya " Qoom Naago U Taliyeen Ma Liibano' in uu daciif yahay. Xataa dood cilmiyeysan oo waxaa jirta odhanaysa aayada ah " A rijaalu Qawaamuuna Cala Nisaa" waxa ay jiri kartaa haddii Ninku (Rijaalku) ka soo baxo waajibkiisa ah in uu masruufo oo uu daryeelo reerka. haddii uu ka soo bixi waayo oo Haweenaydii ay biilka bixiso oo reerka u Shaqeyso, wuu luminayaa " Status" kii karaamada. Arrimahani waa dood dheer , waana mid ku haboon doodeeda oo cilmi, iyo daliil lala imaanayo. Laakiin ma aha mid Ina Cabdishakuur loogu soo gabado in dhiigiisa lagu baneysto oo lagu tilmaamo Salmaan Rushdi. Apophis, Saaxiib that is not how I roll. I am not beholden to any leader or group. I am a card carrying member of the " Xoogaga Wadaniyiinya" who want this nation to rise up from the ashes of anarchy, tribalism , famine and secession. If I see Farmaajo and company transgress and abuse the trust given by the people , I will speak out and point their mistakes. Now, if you ask mre who should be leading Somalia for the next four years and choose among Ina C/rashiid Sharmaarke, Hassan Sheikh and Farmaajo, I will definitely give my vote to Farmaajo. As usual he is making mistakes but he is building the army and raising the profile of the Somali nation among the eyes of the world. Unless I see any viable and better candidate , I will stick with Farmaajo. Afar Sano ayaanu ugu daraynaa. Warkaygu waa ku galay baan u malaynayaa.

Since he is saying the Shahada he is Muslim, but this Tallabo guy is la lost soul. WAxaan Ilaahay uga baryaya in uu soo hadayo oo tubta toosan kuu soo rido. Cadnaan1, I have been trying to avoid discussing Islam with this lunatic who thinks he knows MUslim traditions and Xadiis more than scholars without showing any knowledge. As they say " Little Knowledge is Dangerous". It is not only Bukhaari the so called Asian he keep mentioning but there are dozens of authentic " Muhadisiin' verified by scholars. Islamic Fiq and Hadiis are a huge branch of Islamic jurisprudence that needs expertise to refute or accept Hadiis or the saying of the prophet. The Quran says " Establish prayers" , but doesn't explain how to perform the prayers. It is the Hadiis that explains these fundamental duties. Likewise, the legal rulings that took place during the prophet are binding today testaments. Of course there are fabricated Hadises or weak ones which doesn't pass the rigorous test and criteria the science of Hadith uses to verify. Orientalists like Bernard Lewis and others will use every trick in the book to saw doubts about Hadiis. The main issues are that weak Hadith might be used by some politically motivated people to score point or reach certain outcomes. But to dismiss the Sunnah of the prophet which is the foundations to even understand certain aspects of the Qur'aan is a misguided behaviour. That is all I have to say.

Imagine If this man and his cohorts took over Somalia.? He is probably one of the main protagonists who allowed the spilling of Somali blood using religion. Ka waran kani oo kale haddii uu go'aan ka gaadhi lahaa cida qoorta laga goynaya ee gaalowday iyo kuwa tubta ku taaga. Illahayow mid aan naxariis lahayn hanugu salidin. I can not believe the Somali government is facilitating Dahir Aways to call for the murder of rival politician. If something happened to C/raxman C/shakur , certainly Fahad Yaasin and Farmaajo will be responsible. How can a man whose policies and actions caused the death and destruction of thousands of Somalis in allowed to have microphone is his house arrest?. C/raxman knows religion and XAdiis more than the so called extremists who are waving the good book. Besides, why Nabad Iyo Nolol is afraid of this guy?

I think this Xaaji Mohamed Yaasiin is a decent guy that refused to pay bribes in those elections. I want to elaborate more about his characterization of Somali leaders. He isn't human physcologist , but he is probably referring for what here in the west we describe as sociopaths and Psychopaths. There are large number of American sociopaths in executive and management leadership positions. As defined , they have no empathy or sympathy to others, and they never recognize the rights of others. Somali leaders might not reach that level of psychopaths , but they have certain traits of the sociopaths like watching people starve, feeling no guilt or remorse and lack love for their people. They are amassing millions in foreign banks when their soldiers could not get $100. In fact large number of African and Arab dictators are either sociopaths or evcen crazy psychopaths. Gaddafi of Libya, Bashar Assad and Sisi of Egypt could be big examples. How can you rule over after murdering a half million people.

Certainly those generals from Siyad Barre to Caydiid and C/laahi Yusuf were angry men.

This is the whole interview. What we heard from the gooni clip was the end of the interview. I think the Haji is a well read man who is educated. Listening the whole interview gave me where he is coming from. He got some valid points. I take back whatever I said about Haji Yasiin. Certainly he is a God fearing man.

Certainly he is one. Maybe he should seek an honorary title from his hometown.

Dhaqaale, Why not enroll the university of our esteemed Proff. Xaaji Xanjuf and get some badly needed history lessons. You seem like a someone who was born last night. I advise you to read more and came back in two or three years.