Clan Cleansing in Moga by Prof Ladan...I am somewhere in the intro pages where she is presenting her frameworks, everything from ethnic cleansing in the Balkans and other interesting theories, can't wait to dig into the meat of it...Togane features quite a lot, don't know why kkk

Apophis;942434 wrote: each side has put on new shoes (in the form of attaching "neo") but the debates are still the same. In fact since post 9/11, realism has been utterly vindicated and Fukuyama shown to be a fool (he tried to weasel out of his "end of history" nonsense but it was too late). Huntington was right and is right. Are you sure you read Fukuyama right? I thought he was actually celebrating the "end of history" as the triumph of neo-liberal values (over all other values) as mankind's end state (at least in an aspirational way i.e. "anyone with sense would want these values"), I doubt he was suggesting that there will be no more conflict between those adopting these values with those against those values - i.e. the two issues, one as "the best way of life" and the other "continued conflict" are mutually exclusive? Huntington, in my eyes, is merely elaborating on the fault lines and the main combatants in the conflict part of the discourse... Then again what do I know? Am only a Botanist, more comfortable with qansaxs and Commiphora molmol and extracting essential oils from resins...

Safferz;942431 wrote: Are you suggesting the Cold War and its binary political thinking is over? More like hoping IR as a critical thought area had moved on from the thoughts of a few octogenarian men...and their new proteges like Madeline Albright and Condi Rice... I still can't believe the former actually said 500,000 Iraqi babies dying was worth it...

raula;942784 wrote: bottom line-you brought in an irrelevant example (M Ibrahim) & that muddled things up for me to be honest. & you kept on w/Apophis & his NFD smack so as to correct him here as well. Marka bro, its was unnecessary. As well, i am not disputing M Ibrahim's record-he's an honorable man. One thing though however, at least you could call me kasuku (though I am hardly in person)..than that other "ndege" you've referred me to. but it was all in the heat of the moment. Relax and enjoy this dege song kkkk :

STOIC;942727 wrote: Raula, Lets look at all my comments on this thread.The first response was to support Macalim point about the origin of the honorable lady.Some were even claiming her to be Somalilander.Because of the nature of the Somali politics where everyone wants to know qofkaa Waqolomaa I only stepped in to correct the misinformation people were reading here.Now you took issue with the word "Original sijui" which If I'm following your argument It meant that I was saying she was the only Sijui and that the rest of NFD are not Sijuis..Now the only reason I put that up there was in reference to the other thread where Apophis inner nag asserted that NFD folks were the only Kenyan-Somalis..I don't know why you choose to airily dismiss his anti-Somali sijui bile and still decided to fixate on my Viatu Mpira insult (which I'll address below).Despite all the evidence to the contrary you decided to side with him instead of approaching the whole thing with an open mind.Thanks to the wonders of the internet anyone can read up there what was said...So let us put his argument away and deal with this one.The original sijui was meant that she was a Sijui and not to compare her with anyone Now to the issue of justice Mohamed who is a warrior and history bears fact to that.I was just pointing out to the Khatumo folks who were all celebrating in here that they should also celebrate that giant of a man.Did he refuse to take the pink card? Yes he did.Did he serve time for it, yes he he did.Anyone can read his words here and I quote "it is wrong for the Kenya Somali community as a whole to be inconvenienced and stigmatised due to the failure by the various government institutions and departments to do their work. This amounts to collective punishment reminiscent of the colonial day"..I will direct anyone who is interested to read the history of Kenyan-Somalis to read the article by the title RENDERING DIFFERENCE VISIBLE: THE KENYAN STATE AND ITS SOMALI CITIZENS by Emma Lochery*...No one needs my distorted history.Everyone can read there and do their own reserach. I'm sure our readers are mature minded people and they will decide what is fabricated on their own. Admittedly, Yes the word viatu Mpira was meant as an insult and as you said I'll not have apologized to Nuune and Co..I couldn't resist the temptation of throwing that in instead of keeping it to myself. Yes that was a slip on my part and I sincerely apologized for it.This was an inner circle insult that I shouldn't have repeated. Any one who wants to understand the screening card ("pink card") issue and the dynamics then of the Moi state should read this article before opening their mouths and yes Justice Mohamed K. Ibrahim refused to take it...http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/09/13/afraf.ads059.full.pdf+html

Apophis;942401 wrote: So you're back huh? Who is bruv?

Apophis;942394 wrote: This debate is no different to the age old debate in IR between idealism and realism. I'm of the latter view. I thought that died with Kissinger's term(s)...is that static view of IR still relevant today, decades after 'Nam?

Apophis;942376 wrote: I'm very happy our benevolent and ever welcoming community didn't make the excellent Amina minister of ”resettelment" or similar crap. Congrats on NFD folks. or "Minister for Northern Development" shiite

Rahima;942339 wrote: Do Somalis know any other interpretation of qabiil? For our people qabiil is synonymous with qabyaalad- my qabiil is better than yours, i dislike/hate/distrust you because you belong to qabiil hebel, i will always support what i perceive to be my qabiil's interests over the national interest, my qabiil's little backwater tuulo is a buzzing metropolis that is better than your qabiil's little backwater tuulo, i support or oppose the somali government based on the qabiils of the president and prime minister, i will donate money to my qabiil mates back in tuulo x so that they can fight your qabiil for the use of the village well, people of my qabiil are better looking/smarter/wealthier than those of your qabiil and so on- you get the point. Just refer to the thread on the newly elected Kenyan foreign minister for evidence of the above. If a child is unable to play responsibly with a toy (in that they use to hurt other children), parents confiscate it. Qabiil needs to be confiscated/removed from Somalis. Sister Rahima Qabiil is a neutral term just like age and sex; ageism (hating old people) and sexism (hating people of a certain sex) etc is something else; kalasaar arintu dee Qabiiilism - favouring your own would be the bad thing. What's wrong with my being D-Hunter or !Selector or LongFoot or One-of-the-Sheikhs or Grave-Peeps? It is Allah who made me, just like the Prophet (SAW) was born a Quraish. It ONLY becomes a problem when it becomes a source of FALSE PRIDE (which is a grave sin in Islam); we are so and so, we are the best, we are noble blah blah...

rudy-Diiriye;942307 wrote: I dont know why my qabil hates me.........but they just run away from me since i have discovered qabil antibiotic medicine. Its called dont ever donate any money to them. When they call u asking for me, tell them to get a freaking job mofo!! lol My clan had a big meeting in Seattle couple of months ago!! Guess wat..they didnt invite me........all i can say is, here is the bird for yall by flipping them. I wouldnt attend that kinda of shyte any way. I dont believe in that bs!.........wat? dead pple are not gonna determine my life. Its my life n ama life it the best way that i can!! You are in good company; my qabiil-mates always say "you keep feeling good about yourself with your nice little job and all, islawayn waaxid; tolka waad u baahan doontaa one of these fine days", it is like the Sword of Damocles hanging over my head kkkk.

^ There is a saying; grow where you are planted. Let Amina grow where Allah planted her. Besides, some young Somalis are nowadays so divorced from the idea and ethos of Somaliweyn that if you said "buluugleey", they'll be like "is that a type of a thong..." said with a Cockney accent....kkkkk And for the record, yes Amina is damn hot!

Abbaas;941577 wrote: " frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> I admire the gist of it and the young man's zeal BUT... Very naive; yes, yes, yes to all the questions. Qabiil does all those things for the poor, illiterate, rural Somalis ("the great unwashed") who live outside large towns and cities and who don't have medical/social insurance. And there is nothing wrong with belonging to a qabiil, only bad when you discriminate against another because they come from a different qabiil than yours.

Why can't these books be reprinted by some education ministry in the Somali regions, say Jabuuti, Kiliilka5, SL, PL etc? I don't get it. If something is >30yrs old, you can claim "creative commons" and give copyright laws the middle finger...

I thought you quit SOL; what happened?

Somalis and their obsession with "yaa tahay". Amina is Somali and we are proud of her, am sure she will do a splendid job, she has been a performer everywhere she has been. And what is this obsession with sujuu not knowing af-Soomaali? People need to know that there is a difference between regional variations in a language (EVERY language on the planet has regional variations) and not knowing your language. Because sujuu speak different from Waqooyi/whatever other region doesn't mean they don't know Soomaali.

^ I absolutely agree with you, re: books can be utter twaddle depending on many situations. I also read From a Crooked Rib and felt it had a "quite not finished" feel about it. I read 2 other novels of his, Maps and his latest Crossbones and they are much better. You have to remember he was like 20 when he wrote From a Crooked Rib and for some strange reason it has turned out to be one of his most famous novels, even much more so than others which in my eyes are better. On the contrary, young Chinua Achebe at only 28 penned his most famous work, Things Fall Apart, yet his latest on Biafra/There was a Country was quiet a disappointment... You would think the older you get the better you get at a skill like writing, but it doesn't seem to be so...

Any lovers of Nuruddin Farah's work here? I recently saw a piece on him in Sahan Journal: http://sahanjournal.com/nuruddin-farah-keeping-somalia-alive/#.UXZzW0oqWK0 He is still writing 30 years down the line; talk of dedication to a cause!

How about we call a spade a spade...as Somalis we talk in circles...I am informed that the REAL fascination with reverts is that there is a common belief they are better in bed than the average Faarax....

Alpha Blondy;936336 wrote: actually, i've been holding up the mantle of i.i.doorism since your unannounced hiatus, inaar. you cannot just leave the thread and expect my protection as and when you require. see below for my working definition of i.i.door (!Selector in English. let me know what you think. Vintage AB - brilliant. !Selector is sexier ma istidhi? Inaar I should have PM-ed you about my going underground. Been on a spiritual journey of sorts...will share one day. Looks like I was good for you...you are sulking more and more these days...I will find a way to send you the book, some code...

OMG! I can't believe people write such nonsense; who gives the writer the right to decide who is Somali and who is not? What rubbish!

For new people, what the heck is SOL signature?

Vintage Somalia: http://vintagesomalia.tumblr.com/

Haatu;936027 wrote: Waryaa iSelector, why didn't you get an Xbox? Waryaa !Selector is patented by Qansax...AB remind him.

Coofle;930845 wrote: Its Called " Gumburi " in Af-Soomaali..... What? Isn't that an abusive word describing a certain part of a sexual organ?

And I am the famous Eritrean actress Zeudi Araya...Z.A