ElPunto;978988 wrote: Names are Somalis with foreign passports. https://twitter.com/HSM_PRESS2 Not all of those names are specifically Somali, and witnesses describe seeing Arabs too.

Very sad to learn Kofi Awoonor was among the casualties at Westgate. This entire thing is so horrific.

Your name is pretty horrible, inabti

Hobbesian_Brute;978969 wrote: yes dear, what else. i can't run from an alien name to another alien name. can i ? Glad to know you're consistent, and not just anti-Arab/Muslim.

Haatu;978963 wrote: I bet he changed it to a white name This is what I'm trying to find out lol

Hobbesian_Brute;978961 wrote: well it depends what they named you, if as is expected yours is among the annoyingly limited pool of generic arabic names somalis have used/abused to death like mohamed, ahmed, abdullahi, ali, et al then i strongly suggest you change your name asap to a beautiful uniquely somali name. i am actually in the process of harmonizing my documents to reflect my name change, i had an islamic/arabic name but i discarded it. i couldn't be happier runti. Did you change it to a Somali name or something else?

Alpha Blondy;978928 wrote: AJE is reporting this is NOT AS. 30 remain inside the mall. sources report KDF is on the roof of the building. AJE is still reporting it as AS on their website (and AS is taking credit for it too)...

Hobbesian_Brute;978639 wrote: the primary role of woman was gathering in the original hunter and gathering societies of our our forefathers. this idea of women sitting at home doing nothing is only specific to sand coons - for their own twisted sexual reasons, Somali women were/are integral part of the workforce in the miyi. your not impressing anyone adeer. The idea of women in the home is also very European. African women, on the other hand, have always had to work and their labour was and is essential for the household to survive.

Libaax-Sankataabte;978635 wrote: Even the Guardian is running with this story. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10322578/Sex-Jihad-raging-in-Syria-claims-minister.html Your frustration is misguided, the Telegraph and al Arabiya are simply reporting claims (which may or may not be true) made by Tunisia's interior minister, who has a clear agenda to support government actions against "jihadists," and a mufti who seems to have been appointed by the government. I'm interested to see if any individuals or organizations not affiliated with Tunisia's government can confirm the story. That said, it's quite reactionary to dismiss this as anti-Islamic propaganda (and ignores the young girls who are victims here).

Alpha Blondy;978608 wrote: just don't be pseudo-academic, please. wa iga talo. i'm sorry to hear you're having problems recruiting research participants. at this stage, perhaps,even your Somali should be scrutinised for compliance, ma isitidhi?...... i mean ya oog in af-somaaligagu is able to pass the standards expected off the diaspora folks, maha? inabti, even your Canadian accent leave much to the imagination, these days........... particularly, insofar as being a native Canadian English speaker is concerned. years spent in America, has peppered your lingo, with foreign americanism maahmaahs like.... ''a day late and a dollar short'' or the like. :D Nah Alpha, I've never had problems with Somalis, I'm just thinking about the access and attention I've seen white folks get back home (Hargeisa Book Fair comes to mind as a recent example). And af Somaali will always be a work in progress, someone born and raised outside of the country won't be as fluent as a native speaker without working at it. As far as English dialects go, I have a pretty neutral North American accent, but I usually expose my origins to Americans with certain words (ie. washroom, they say restroom in these parts) and how I pronounce words like "about" and "out" (I actually grew up not too far from Letterkenny lol)

Alpha Blondy;978555 wrote: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Saffz, a bit rich coming from you, ma istidhi? how's your jacbur-like and grammatically weak amharic, these days? it boggle the mind how voyeuristic some folks can be, maha? sort of how you feel about this white dude claiming to speak Somali.........., maha? it shouldn't come as a surprise to you that he's already established a niche of sorts. it won't be long before he declares himself an expert in Somali affairs and on AJE's Inside Story, ma garatay? westerners of all colours seek to have insights into other cultures through the arts generally........within academic circles, its usually languages.......... for instance by learning to speak Somali remotely, afar from it's place of origin, under a structurally rigid form............ doesn't make you more familiar with the said culture, it just means.......you've wasted 3 to 5 years learning something USELESS ee tana ku xisabtan.......:cool: :p;) When have I ever claimed to be an Amharic speaker? I've only said that I'm learning the language... I still have A LOT of work to do before I can even consider myself conversational, and I started my second year of Amharic class this month But yes, I'm with you and Haatu... I'm hostile towards cadaan who study us, and the ones I've met have all been uncomfortable with my presence because they're conscious of the fact that they do not and likely never will have the same language skills and knowledge base as an ethnic Somali in the same field. You can read as many books as you want, but your understanding of Somali culture and society will never be equal to that of someone who grew up in Somalia, or at the very least, in a Somali household and community. Not that it matters though, unfortunately Somalis embrace cadaan researchers with open arms and help them with their work :mad:

Busted a white dude claiming to speak Somali today (he's a visiting student here, and said he speaks it during one of our grad workshops)... introduced myself and asked him how he's doing, and he didn't understand a word. I'll have to mess with him another time to figure out where he's at with the language, but the only thing he seemed to know in Somali was "iska warran" lol. Damn. He said he wants to study Somaliland :mad:

As far as Somali songs go, this one is still my 2013 favourite:

Oiler;978420 wrote: Does this support conflict with your religious beliefs? No.

Lawd hammercy Alright, off to go workout now :mad:

I've been looking at photos of food on Pinterest and watching the Food Network all day so I can somehow eat foods I'm craving vicariously through the internet. I haven't had bariis or basto or bread/cereal for that matter in a month. I am hungry and cranky and want to fight people. Diets suck :mad: That said, I look awesome so I won't cave in just yet lol.

Alpha Blondy;978394 wrote: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. these ppl y'all. acronyms for everything. are you serious? i bet some feminist comes up with these pseudo-gay terms. :p I'm serious, they're trying to be inclusive so everyone feels represented

There's also LGBTQQIAAP and LGBTTIQQ2SA, figure that one out The Q is LGBTQ is for queer.

nuune;978386 wrote: ^^ Safferz , I don't think what you say there will make Alpha happy, he will come and say you feminist, you endorse same sex marriage Sadly I think knowing I'm a feminist only draws him more towards me, I'm not sure there's anything I could say at this point that would scare him off. I've tried.

Oiler;978362 wrote: The was was a general question for all to answer, but you may answe it. I identify with the far left, and I support same sex marriage as a civil right, though I think there are more important issues for LGBTQ people.

Oiler;978357 wrote: How liberal are you? What's is your views on Gay marriage? Why do you ask? :confused:

Alpha Blondy;978349 wrote: y'all are taking this convo to an incestuous level, ma garateen? wadani, inantaad abtiga u tahay ayaad rabta, miyaa, abti? hence why 56% of sand dwellers are a result of inbreeding and stuff. e.g.....Ibrahim ''Buubaa'' Mahdi oo kale. akhas. wa isku faal. iyadaa aana wax ku fali eh. Why do you have to try and scare away everyone who talks to me :mad: And what makes you think I'll like you if you keep insulting sand dwellers :mad::mad:

Khayr;978346 wrote: Abaya means u have money for Somalis. It's not unusual to see in Hargeisa, but I was only giving abaya as an example. I wear duruuc and dresses as well, depending on where I am.

When was the last time you've been back home? Somali society has become far more conservative in recent years than it has ever been traditionally. And keep in mind that you're male, so your experience of navigating public space in the context of gender separation is going to be drastically different and *privileged* compared to mine. You can't call BS on someone else's experience.