Haatu;988306 wrote: ^^^My old posh form tutor used to love that song. He would play it every morning and dance to it Oh oh, oh, oh, oo-ohoh lol I was like that too, a bit dated now. Beyonce gives me life, I have the best seats in the house for her concert here next month :D I watch Countdown at least once a day though...

Happy Friday everyone I'm starving because I'm too lazy to get up and cook. I might just take a nap rather than deal with this. First world problems... Or single and living alone problems lol

Kaluun;988282 wrote: Safferz, I used to speak fluent Amharic but after two decades in the Diaspora, I hardly remember more than 30-40 words. I never thought I was going to need it again but its not hard language. It took me about a year to learn it in Dirirdhabe (Dire Dawa). I'm working on it now

DoctorKenney;988286 wrote: There's 5 million Somalis in North America and another 10 million in Europe. I know this because my Upti Liban told me this, and he never lies! Never! I've only personally seen approximately 50 Somalis in Boston, therefore I would say it's about as many in Minneapolis and other American cities Somalis settle in that I've been to... so I would have to logically conclude that the Somali American population is about 300 people, based on my own observations. But I did hear there's 2 million Somalis in London, and they even tell the mayor what to do.

DoctorKenney;988276 wrote: What really gets to most of us, is that this girl Houda Rafle looks exactly the same as many other Somali girls that we know and that we're close to. The way she talks, the way she carries herself. She's a typical North-American Somali female. That's what makes this story so upsetting to most of us, because it really shows you that this can happen to any one of us. It could be your sister or your classmate or your cousin. Make dua for her. And inshaAllah she is rewarded by God Absolutely... and the circumstances of her late diagnosis due to hospital negligence is just so unfair, who knows how differently things could have turned out if she had gotten treatment five months earlier, after that first CT scan. I hope her family continues with her lawsuit because this could happen to anyone. I remember thinking she looked so great in the video last month, that she could die a few weeks later is something that just never occurred to me.

I love this thread because most people are just pulling numbers out of their arses, with no explanation whatsoever and feeling no need to provide evidence. Somalis :D

Kaluun;988269 wrote: Safferz, Wa runtada laba jilib aya ciyaarta dhaantada si fiican uu wada tunta when it comes to intermarriage in that region. Those two being the one with reer with the Binu Hashim's family name and the Yonis in Sand dwellers. I believe Hawdian was saying Banu Hashim to refer to I.saaq, there are a number of Landers here who comically describe the "Arab origins" of northern clans to differentiate themselves from other Somali clans with terms like Banu Hashim, Hashimites, and my personal favourite, "Afro-Hashimites." You will become well acquainted with these characters soon. Amarigna tinageraleh Kaluun?

That's really interesting, Kaluun. Hawdian;988266 wrote: @ Safferz waa cadii reer kaga sifcn baa loo yaqana. in Haud the banu hashiim are intermarried with the bigfoot in large numbers they are one I even attending a wedding of the two families when I was in Somaliland. @ Wadani iy Kaluun - lol Faisal's family and Waran cadees waa isku Garxaaajes ee dont make them two . Banu Hashim, lol. But yes, intermarriage is common (with my subclan in particular) and my parents are no exception.

Wadani;988261 wrote: loool glad u found the term amusing. Safferz is liyuu booliis but her mom is a sand-dweller. Naga aamus :mad: You get to name notable people, and I get liyuu boolis? You mean the clan of suugaanta Soomaalida... Sayyid Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, Nuruddin Farah, Safferz, etc

Kaluun;988258 wrote: looooool sand-dwellers hahahahaha wallahi I'm laughing for real. Now I get it!!! This is going to sound funny but lol my own ayeeyo (aabo) was a sand-dweller dee. Speaking of this new innovations, marka labadinuba waxa tihin sand-dwellers? Cajiib. I am not, but my hoyo macaan is! My dad is a "long footed" one

Kaluun;988253 wrote: What's a sand-dweller? I hope its not an insult lol. I'm same as Warran Adde, Adan Baradho and Fowzia. I assume you are HY since you refer to them as lions lol. Adigu bal apply some British paint and is-caadee. This board censors qabiil names so a lot of folks prefer to use clever euphemisms to work around that, just think of what qabiil "sand dweller" may be a translation for Wadani refers to HY as lions due to langaabnimo, have to stick close to the more powerful brother to maintain relevance dee.

Kaluun;988248 wrote: Rageedi. Good to have another fellow Hawdian/Goljaanoian. The people of Hawd are known for their passion, creativity, thinking, poetry and for delivering the results. I was in Hawd (beyond Daroor, Gosaygi and Dekada) end of 2011. Great place. Amazing people. It was a great adventure. Where in the Hawd did you go? I spent quite a bit of time in Degeh Bur zone, but I traveled all over the country and squeezed in a visit to my relatives in Hargeisa. Posted some pics from kililka in this thread. Planning to go back next summer iA

Kaluun;988242 wrote: The Hawd region in SL is flawed sxb. Forget that. The real Hawd is Haud (English spelling) and that's where I represent. I'm from both Hargeisa (born near there Sheikh Aw-Barkhadle) and Haud (my adopted home). As for citizenship, I am Ethiopian. What about yourself? That would be me as well Both parents were raised in Hargeisa, but my dad is originally from the Haud. I was just there this summer, actually (Ethiopia/kililka shanaad and SL).

Kaluun;988238 wrote: Safferz, Hawd mise Erigavo? In Hawd you are most welcome but I never past Sheikh Aw-Barkhadle to the east (outside of Hargeisa). Ayeeyo is from Erigavo... I actually didn't even know SL had a region named Hawd until quite recently What I do know is the Haud region mostly in Ethiopia. Where are you from exactly?

Kaluun;988231 wrote: Hawdian, Thank you for the warm welcome and gesture. Yes, I'm the Habesha Hawdian from ER (inviting you all over) Kuwi kale miyeey dhumanayaan mise they busy emptying their pockets for Hirsi Gaab iyo wadaadi Erigavo? Xaji Xunjuf horta soo bax ban lee yahay in kastu ninku magac xun yahay. Magaca 'Hawdian' wa cadiyo hadu Erigavo gadhay wa ilahay mahadi. I have no issue with it hadan isla lahano. You guys are my reer ayeeyo, am I invited?

I hope this troll gets banned soon, I don't think I've ever read anything so shockingly insensitive and inappropriate on here. Please report Classified's posts. Nin-Yaaban;988216 wrote: I've had a close family member (AUN) die from this disease 2yrs ago. And the most shocking thing to me was, how quickly it has progressed and then finally died from it. They put her on so much Chemo, that they lost their teeth, hair and a lot of weight. It was the saddest thing seeing someone that was strong, STRONG, LIVELY and full of life no longer even talking and just not having the will to leave. Jannatula Fardowsa allaha kawaraabiyo. Cancer is one of those diseases you dont want to wish on your worst enemy. Houda Rafle AUN, cideedana, Samir iyo Aamin. Walahi its sad. Sometimes it's the chemo that kills you, it's absolutely brutal

Kaluun;988196 wrote: Safferz, Thanks man but still it says no results. You are talking about: Find latest posts Find latest started threads Find latest started threads Right? I only started one other post (Summing all Landers) and that's what I'm looking for. Ah, I do remember seeing that post... I believe you started it in the "Camel Milk Debates" sub-forum, so it seems the moderators have deleted it. When I click "find latest started threads" on your page, I only see this thread, so the other one is gone.

Click your name, click "view profile," then on the left side under your photo, you should be able to see "latest posts" and "threads started" and browse them there.

I'm trolling? I'm just baffled by the leaps in logic you'd have to make to type out a post like this, and think I'm the one trolling for finding it incoherent: Khayr;988054 wrote: Saff, You want to give validation for a group that need not be validated. With your line of thinking, you would validate hsexuals and pedophiles too. Just because they exist does not mean that we condone nor validate their choices and actions. This is an important point to raise because liberalism validates all that is not a threat to it and you are an admitted Liberal first and foremost. Anyway, as Jacpher said, enough beating the dead horse here. There's no point in continuing with this topic.

Khayr;988182 wrote: Saff, After all this, you are still a willing participate in swallowing hollywood bs. You are definitely of the twitter generation - all talk and no will to do anything idealistic. You have a lot of half baked ideas, Khayr. Can you explain to me how not purchasing a $10 movie ticket will have any effect on a billionaire Israeli film producer, or the film industry as a whole?

She passed away yesterday, AUN Cancer claims Toronto woman after delayed diagnosis by Trillium Health TV producer Houda Rafle, 28, died of cancer early Wednesday. Her family thinks she would still be alive if her diagnosis had not been delayed. By: Theresa Boyle Health, Published on Thu Nov 28 2013 A 28-year-old Toronto woman has died less than four months after learning that she had cancer — and that her diagnosis and treatment had been delayed because of an alleged hospital error. Houda Rafle passed away early Wednesday, just as she was starting legal action against Trillium Health Partners and a radiologist after he misread her CT scan and failed to see a tumour sitting above her heart, she says in a statement of claim filed in court on Nov. 12. Rafle was scheduled to do an interview with the Star the following day. But the young television producer’s health took a turn for the worse and she ended up in hospital, where she remained until she died. “There are no words to describe the horrible impact the events giving rise to this action have had on my life and the lives of my family,” she wrote in a press release she had prepared with her lawyer. Houda Rafle, 28, is seen in September as she battled advanced cancer after a Trillium radiologist missed seeing a tumour near her heart on a CT scan. “But I am not doing this because I am angry or because I want to lay blame. The truth is I am concerned for many others whose lives can be destroyed if nothing changes.” The hospital declined to say Wednesday whether it had filed a statement of defence. “We are deeply saddened by this news. On behalf of the hospital, our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time,” said hospital spokesperson Carol Kotacka. On March 5, Rafle went to Trillium complaining of shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting. A CT scan of her heart revealed a 1.6 cm. mass, but radiologist Dr. Ivo "Ivan" Slezic Dr. Ivo "Ivan" Slezic failed to notice it, says her statement of claim. It wasn’t until she returned to the hospital five months later, complaining of a persistent cough, that the mass was detected on a new CT. But by this time it had grown to 2.5 cm. and spread to her lungs. Rifle was diagnosed with stage IV angiosarcoma, which also eventually spread to her brain. Trillium had restricted Slezic’s hospital privileges in the meantime. The hospital subsequently brought in outside experts to review 3,500 CT scans and mammograms, which were originally read by Slezic. That process is ongoing, Kotacka said. Rafle died at 2:11 a.m. Wednesday in the intensive care unit Toronto General Hospital surrounded by her six siblings. They are inconsolable. “She was in my oldest brother’s arms for her last breath and she had a smile on her face. She looked absolutely beautiful. She was very, very peaceful,” her sister Deeqa, 23, said through tears. They family believes Rafle would still be alive today if she had been diagnosed earlier. “It’s absolutely unfair . . . misdiagnosis, 28, healthy before that, my role model, my best friend my big sister. It’s a lot,” Deeqa cried. Rafle’s story has touched many, including Health Minister Deb Matthews. She took the unusual step of a making a personal phone call to the young woman after seeing her in the media. “It’s not something I usually do. In her case, I saw her do an interview . . . I thought her spirit was beautiful and I wanted to reach out to her so I did,” Matthews said. “It’s so sad, just so sad . . . My heart just broke for her,” the minister continued. Matthews said she expects to soon make an announcement on improving quality assurance in radiology across the province. Lawyer Duncan Embury said his client, Rafle, launched a negligence lawsuit because she wanted changes in a health system in which she and other Ontarians put their faith. “She lost her life a as result of failure of the medical system,” he said. “It’s about accountability in our system. When it comes to disease processes like this, time matters.” Rafle’s statement of claim alleges the hospital was negligent in not alerting to her to potential problems with her scan immediately after restricting Slezic’s privileges in April. It also claims that Slezic should not have been practicing medicine because “his abilities were impaired by fatigue, medical conditions or other factors.” Slezic had just returned to work after undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Deeqa said the family is too distraught at this point to even think about whether they will continue the lawsuit on Houda’s behalf. But Rafle’s own words, penned on her press release, advise other patients to advocate strongly for themselves in the health system: “Anyone who has any troubling symptoms should understand that they need to question the doctors and get second opinions to seek accurate test results. A proper diagnosis and timely medical care is absolutely critical if you have cancer. Early diagnosis can save your life.”

Alpha Blondy;988147 wrote: let's both watch Waiting to Exhale and review it. Seen that one already, I think I've seen every black romantic movie at this point. None of them will be as good as Love Jones

What on earth are you talking about, Khayr?

Khayr;988057 wrote: Alpha, You lose major points for admitting to watching Bridget Jones and writing about it. No shame at all. You can't play football with the boys anymore. Alpha gets points in my book dee

I'm with Khadafi and guleed_ali on the point that the anti-Arab racism in this thread is disturbing, but I disagree with downplaying the violence of this video as a random instance, or deflecting criticism of Gulf states by pointing out human rights abuses elsewhere. We hear about similar instances of torture and abuse against non-Arabs regularly. These countries have huge numbers of migrant labourers, UAE in particular is a country made up primarily of non-Arabs there for work (including many Somalis), a highly contingent labour force who are paid less than Arabs and white people and have few rights and protections, if any. There's a real systemic problem here when it comes to the exploitation and abuse of migrant labourers in these countries, and it's for that reason an "Arab Spring" is unlikely to ever take hold in this part of the Arab world -- no links to the migrant labour which underpins their economies, and no desire to even think it through.