Abtigiis;955446 wrote: As you also know, for all its greatness and imagination, one field in which technology has failed, is the art of surmounting the impossibility of remote love-making. . Clearly Abtigiis never called one of those naughty lines where it is possible to do just that...

"amicus female genitals" lolest abtigiis; you killed it man, spoken like a lawyer!

Mad_Mullah;954866 wrote: No, we are NOT like the Kurds. As soon as Iraq got invaded Kurds got together and build a STRONG STATE within a STATE. So strong that Baghdad orders the arrest of Sunni politicians who then go to Iraqi Kurdistan and the main Baghdad government can't touch them. Same with Syria. They're the ones that have been fighting the Turkish, Syrian, Iraqi, Iranian regimes for DECADES and have not given up hope. AND they try their best to avoid civilian casualties by fighting forrests/mountains - that's why you hardly see any refugees. Don't compare the descendants of Salahudin to some thugs on the loose who then brag about Turkish hospitals. Very strong words. Do I detect some Somali self-hate here kkk. Regardless of the Kurd's bravery, gallantry, whatever other quality you bestow on them, they are as dispersed as the Somali into Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria etc. At least there was a Somalia ones, these guys don't even have a small place called Kurdistan, forget Kurdistan-weyn... And FYI one man's exploits, Salaxuddin Ayubbi, however great, doth not make a Nation. Besides Ayubbi was fighting for Islam, not some narrow ethnic base.

We are like the Kurds....

@Abtigiis: if Kayd Media is Radio Mille Collines, pray what shall we call Prof Ladan's new book on Clan Cleansing in Somalia? Isn't it even more devastating, in terms of outcome for those who want to use it, given its academic credentials?

Mooge;954195 wrote: shekadan wa fahmi wayay anigu. sometimes i think most somalia online people have never seen beautiful somali women. every xalimo posted is beatuful in this forum. these girls are avarage ninyoow. yeah she found purpose in life and joined the military instead of being partying xalimo in canada. good luck to her ban leyahay. wan so dhaweynaya, lakin naga daya dharerka benta. kkk. Mooge beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find the two girls beautiful Perhaps our images of Somali beauty have been corrupted by the stunning Somali supermodels we see on line, surely an impossible standard for the vast majority of our women? I personally prefer a Xalimo with a nice girl-next-door homely look to the likes of Yasmin and Iman.

Beautiful too...:cool:

Xaaji Xunjuf;952667 wrote: He is the head of the heritage institute based in Somalia and a former journalists of Aljazeera Not that long ago the institute presented a written paper on how they view the SL and Somalia talks gartay. and the other one oo lugaha dhaadheer? in yellow and posing like a model?

^^ Who are these characters quoted; someone educate me please...

QansaxMeygaag;918695 wrote: @Carafaat - great and timely thread. Attaboy! There was an excellent documentary by the grandson of Richard Burton retracing the steps of the old man from Seylac to Harar, can't seem to find it. I found it! Richard Burton's grandson retraces his granddad's steps

@Abtigiis - where is parliament in all this? Aren't they supposed to set the stage for "federation" and put the ground rules on how the "regional states" or whatever they are called should be operationalized through legislation? @Haatu , my abti - very disappointed in you that you can actually conflate a joke with "Wagalla-lot". Not funny at all, not funny.Wagalla was a tragedy so I don't see how you can could drag the name Wagalla into a "joke".

^^ Hopefully you weren't traumatized? kkkk

^^ Indeed it is; perhaps we should draw a line underneath it and cut Haatu some slack :cool:

Haatu my Mark-a-Bull abti; aren't you too young to "strongly dislike" anything? We are advised to temper our likes and dislikes; today's friends might be tomorrow's enemies and vice versa.

Alpha Blondy;947280 wrote: this guy is a voyeur. i checked his instagram pics and there is nothing impressive about them. Alphaoow why are you spreading fitna about the young man? He has done a great job, beautiful photos!

Aaliyyah;946619 wrote: Why did you share the incident among your co-workers and boss the next day?... maad u ceeb asturtid! LOL I did not share coz I was too embarrassed and did not know what to make of it; he did!

stop the hate, somalis everywhere have sixir, mingis, and lots of superstitious bs. aren't sujuu the same clans found in the other regions? as a good example, wasn't someone claiming the new Foreign Minister in another forum as a D-Hunter; well she's sujuu, deal with it

a drunk cadaan co-worker (male) sent me kisses and flowers meant for his wife via text! The poor guy turned different shades of red the next morning when the incident was recounted in front of our boss! Our boss would remind him over coffee for the next 2 weeks! "Hey man, how about a kiss"?

More like reggae for me...

You can't reinvent yourself until you KNOW yourself...thanks for all the history threads, amazing stuff!

Alpha Blondy;944396 wrote: Introducing Nurrudin Farah. I walked into the Louis Leakey Auditorium tired from a long day but yearning for a mind zap (re-awakening of my mind). You see every once in a while we need to remember why we do what we do and reignite the passion that once burnt so bright. I’ve learnt that hearing others speak with passion on their life’s mission awakens my own passion so I never miss such an opportunity. In fact I am so enthusiastic, I get to the venue an hour earlier and have a coffee with my friend Noela as we wait for the forum to begin. Its 6.30pm and the auditorium is almost filled to capacity. Two men take to the stage. One I know. He is Binyavanga Wainaina a renowned Kenyan writer, widely published and whose work I have sampled. Then there is Nurrudin Farah. At this point, all I know is that He is Somali and a Nobel peace prize winner with several books to his name. The small frame, light skin toned wrinkled man is dressed so casually (cheap looking sneakers, old blue faded jeans, a t-shirt and track suit jacket) I almost wonder if he was aware that he is the main guest at this event. However as soon as he begins to speak he draws me in with his animated expression, witty humour, very down to earth real nature. He grows on me and by the end of the event I am desperately looking for his work and searching for any additional information I can find on him. Nurrudin Farah is not your typical Somali. He informs us that he speaks and writes in at least five languages (Somali, Amharic, Arabic, Italian and English). Binyavanga asks him why he writes and his response goes something like “Why do I write? There are 24 hours in a day and too little to do, there’s also the fact that I am trained in literature, there’s also the need to teach the world about Somalia, and it’s a different answer depending on who is asking.” He smiles and looks straight at Binyavanga and asks, “But why do you ask?” That is the style of his conversation. He is witty sometimes sarcastic but comes off with such a wealth of experience and you want to hear more and more. Five minutes into the conversation and I can see how he is a writer. He is opinionated, funny and quite the story teller. Nurrudin started writing at the age of four. His Mum sent him to Quran School because she was pregnant and couldn't cope with him. By age 9 he spoke 4 languages and began a letter writing business for illiterates. He was fascinated by giving shape to sounds. Flash Forward to the present, Nurrudin spends every weekday between 8 and 5 pm either writing or thinking about writing. He doesn’t wait for inspiration, he just faces a blank page every day and does not travel unless he has just finished a novel or just before he is about to start a novel. He is a professional writer. He writes in long hand. Nurrudin is not without controversy. For example, he tells us ‘there is only truth in fiction’ and leaves it to us to interpret what that means. When he is asked why he writes about Somalia? He says, “I don't miss it, the Somalia I write about is more ordinary, more truthful, less chaotic.” It is at this point that we learn that he was exiled from Somalia because of a book that he wrote. They threatened to give him a 30 year jail term which he jokes is too long for any man in the prime of his life so he sought refuge in various countries around the world. Nurrudin speaks of Somalia with such authority and love all in one. He flashes back to the Somalia he saw just before he left. He saw a country without harmony. He saw a family breakdown with no communication from parents to child. Nurrudin looks at us in the auditorium and categorically states that “the more adoration exists between family community the more respect we give to individual and disregard clan, tribe or race. He says that people invent stories about Somalia and calls out American anthropologists and Somalis in the diaspora who he feels should not write about Somalia because they are the same people who send money back home to fuel the war. In contrast he says that he can write about Somalia because “Somalia lives in me, I live it, I eat it, I breathe it and I love it.” You can rebuild the structures of the country Somalia but you can’t replace the feeling of what was in the hearts of those whose rights were abused. According to Nurrudin, Africa has not progressed in the last 200 years. On tribalism and Clanism he doesn’t hold back his views. He says where tribalism is prominent, all second rate citizens put themselves forward because they know they can get spots they don’t really deserve. According to him equality is not diversity in tribe or clan but rather who is the best for the job. He say “If 6 of the best people for the job belong to the same mother and father, leave alone tribe or clan, give them the job. Why reward ineffectiveness? Were all equal” Nurrudin focuses on the individual even in his writing style, he starts from an individual to a community because it is what is on the inside of the individual that becomes collectively a community. He thrives in a cosmopolitan society where everyone is different and you then have to make a choice on whether to focus on the differences or focus on the individuals, society’s that are successful do the former. ----- written by a Kenyan. i'm fuming right now. :mad: I don't think even Somalis understand Nuruddin Farah's work let alone some silly Kenyan who confesses that he did not know the man or his work. Just pure drivel, if you make a living out of writing, why not at least pick up a book written by the person you want to write about? Rubbish.

We have our very own Caasha Cabdow Saalim who crossed over to Kenya as Bi Malika/Malaika after the war and was quite a star:

Bi Kidude RIP

*Blessed;943001 wrote: Tan ugu jawaab: "Uf qabiilka anaa leh, Wuxuun baa ku adeegta, Nin iskii kartidiisa, Isagoon cid ku tiirsan, Isku taagi kareynin, Una haysta ateero, Ayaantuu dambi geystana, laga hoos galo eeda, Ayid waad is xigtaaniyo, Idinkaa isku reer iyo, Aqligii lixdankii, Maanta iib geli maayo, Sidaan aaminsanahayna, Abkuu doono ha sheegtee, Wuxuunbaa ehel ii ah, Dadka kaan af aqaano ee, Si wax iila arkaaya ee, Na midayso ujeedo." The great Gaariye, AUN. Brilliant! Just the sort of artillery I need! Thanks!

oba hiloowlow;943345 wrote: I read it, BS book biased as F Really? My first impression of the introductory chapters where she sets the stage is that she has gone to great lengths to do her homework...