warsamaale;956756 wrote: she doesn't listen to rock, no self respecting angry black woman does that. she is all crazy about twerking though lool I listen to everything dee

Haatu;956749 wrote: Hayye, what rock music does one endowed with your maturity listen too Madame Safferz? Phoenix is one of my favs right now:

Haatu;956726 wrote: Safferz, I don't follow hype, I follow my own tastes I'm no man's slave :cool: I loved Fall Out Boy when I was a teenage girl, my musical tastes have since matured

Haatu;956705 wrote: ^^Beat that Safferz Fall Out Boy is trash Haatu!! Horta I am listening to Ethiopian music right now, but we both know I have better taste in rock music than you do

Rob Ford’s former staffers’ emails, telephone records ordered destroyed: sources Emails and telephone records in Mayor Rob Ford’s office are in danger of disappearing, the Star has learned. By: Daniel Dale City Hall, Kevin Donovan Investigations, Published on Wed May 29 2013 Emails and telephone records in Mayor Rob Ford’s office are in danger of disappearing, the Star has learned. The electronic records, which may reveal knowledge of discussions of the video scandal, were ordered destroyed this week. Sources say people who were told to delete the records are balking at the order. One source the Star spoke to was alarmed at the potential loss of “evidence of attempts” to locate and retrieve a video of Ford smoking crack cocaine and making homophobic and racial slurs. The records in question were held on the City Hall server and belonged to departed staff members Mark Towhey, George Christopolous and Isaac Ransom. Towhey was fired for telling the Mayor to seek addiction help; the other two resigned Monday after their communications advice was ignored. Asked by the Star whether emails of Christopoulos and Ransom were destroyed, Ford’s acting chief of staff, Earl Provost, said, “I'm sorry, you should talk to Sunny about that.” Sunny Petrujkic is Ford’s acting press secretary. When Star reporter David Rider interjected, “But you would know if,” Provost said, “Sorry Dave, I can't talk to you about that. Sorry.” Petrujkic did not respond when asked if there was an order to destroy the emails of Christopoulos and Ransom. “I'm busy with this,” he said gesturing at reporters waiting to go into the mayor's office for a press conference. Officials in the information technology department at the City of Toronto are required to maintain the computers and ensure that information — which is all subject to freedom of information requests — is preserved. The Star established earlier this week that discussions were held within Mayor Ford’s office regarding the possible whereabouts of the video. Logistics director David Price asked Towhey “hypothetically” what should Price do if he knew the location of the video. Towhey’s response was to tell Price to go to police. Towhey ultimately contacted police, gave a statement, and Price did the same. Toronto Police have only said they “are monitoring” the video situation.

Tallaabo;956297 wrote: Mr Alpha, let me also tell you that I am a cautious disciple of the esteemed Suffy feminist school of thought :cool: :D

QansaxMeygaag;956434 wrote: ^^ No love lost between those two. Here she is actually quoting Cassanelli and her main point is that she agrees with him as far as identity formation is concerned. But even he concedes here that there was some modicum/basis? of a Somali identity by the arrival of Islam: "The practical effects of such links were, of course, limited since there existed in Somalia no large-scale political organization to give substance to the concept of a total Somali genealogy; yet the ideological basis for the recognition of a larger Somali community was there ." Hmm... I respect Cassanelli a lot as a scholar, I'm just not convinced that's entirely accurate (plausible but certainly not as simple as individual sheikhs spreading these linkages). Is the excerpt from The Shaping Of Somali Society or another work?

What makes her think Somali identity doesn't predate the 7th century? What does she say happened to the original identities if the current framework began with these sheikhs? I haven't yet read her book, but I'm reminded of an I.M Lewis interview I read a while back where he calls her out for her shoddy scholarship.

Then I'll be with oba again :D

Cambuulo iyo bun;956254 wrote: :mad::mad::mad: wayahay bax " frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

Cambuulo iyo bun;956251 wrote: :mad::mad: dont forget about your culture inan yahay :mad: Any culture that tells me I have to cook and clean for men can go f*ck itself :mad:

Cambuulo iyo bun;956248 wrote: looooooooooooooooool safferz :rolleyes:

Cambuulo iyo bun;956244 wrote: why would i enter the kitchen when wifey will do it :eek: :cool: Oh no you didn't cambuulo :mad:

Mooge;956240 wrote: Safferz, the tiles are the easiest way to make it look like a modern building africa way. They use the best resources they have. I'm not convinced that's true, it seems to be a stylistic choice in Somali cities. They like the look, which is what baffles me.

SomaliPhilosopher;956233 wrote: In that so... in such case how is the weather saffy? Did you watch the basketball game yesterday? Did you hear kim kardashian gained 5 pounds? lool fine then, start us off with something intellectual and stimulating dee

Why do Somalis always put tiles on the outside of buildings? This looks like a Lego building.

lool small talk leads to other talk dee I finally got my Galaxy S3 fixed today (the LCD/digitizer had to be replaced, an expensive part), at a certain, well known Asian mall in Toronto for $150... Verizon quoted me $400+, can you believe that? I WIN :D

How was it? I still haven't seen it, and the response from people I know who have has been mixed. Did you find the music out of place?

SomaliPhilosopher;956223 wrote: Hola saffy, my favorite tease. lool car uunsi, that could be a big hit in Somalia. perhaps it already is. you guys have nice kitchen counters. recently renovated i would assume Dining table How was your day SP?

My mom came home with a car uunsi burner today :D

Heyyy SP!

You're welcome Yunis Just waiting for Crackgate's inevitable implosion, I just hope it won't end violently.

Blackflash;956084 wrote: I don't think anyone in that picture is Somali. Though, I'm starting to get the feeling that people behind that shooting might be. This is my fear too, but I wouldn't put it past Rob Ford and his people either. The last article I posted is quite alarming, and I hope the Somali guys with the video are okay.

Chimera;956064 wrote: I must be the only one who feels sad for this guy , the man is finished, all those years of career construction up in smoke. Yes, you are. I feel like I'm watching The Wire.

Rob Ford crack scandal: Fears Ford’s aide sought video spark police probe Concerns that one of Mayor Rob Ford’s staffers was trying to obtain the crack video led to a meeting between police and Ford’s former chief of staff, sources say. By: Kevin Donovan Investigations, Robert Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Published on Tue May 28 2013 Concerns that one of Mayor Rob Ford’s staffers was trying to obtain the crack video led to a meeting between police detectives and Ford’s former chief of staff, sources have told the Star. Shortly after news of the video’s existence broke late on the evening of May 16, top aides began discussing the situation. One of those aides was Ford’s logistics man and former high school football coach, David Price. Also present during discussions were then chief of staff Mark Towhey and two other senior officials. Price contacted Towhey late on May 17 and asked “hypothetically” what if someone had told him where the video was. “What would we do?” Towhey was asked. This story is based on interviews with people close to the mayor’s circle and people in the northern Etobicoke community where the drug video was shot. Towhey, a former military man and the most experienced official in Ford’s office, was alarmed at Price’s comments. Price went further and said, “What if a source has told me where the video might be found?” Shocked, Towhey told Price that the only thing he would advise is going to the police. Price also said that the video may have been the reason that Anthony Smith, a person pictured in a photo with Ford, was killed. Towhey’s response, according to sources, was to tell Price that he would be contacting police. Towhey called police, and shortly before he went in to give a sworn statement on May 18, Price contacted him and passed on the apartment numbers and floor (17th) of a building in Rexdale where Price said his “sources” had told him the video might be found. Price did not identify his sources. When Towhey went to the police he did not inform his boss, Mayor Ford. He gave a statement, identifying Price as the originator of this information. Price was later asked to give a statement. The Star has been unable to reach Price but will continue to try and will pose questions to him regarding this matter. Towhey refused to comment when reached by the Star. The force assigned two homicide detectives to interview Towhey and carry out an investigation into his allegations. Police have confirmed to the Star that this interview took place and the probe is continuing. Toronto police have told the Star their investigation in this matter is not a homicide probe, but rather that they used homicide detectives because of their special expertise in conducting interviews. Ford has not responded to written questions about this matter. The discussions among Ford’s aides started as soon as the Star and the Gawker website published accounts detailing the video seen by two Star reporters and the editor of Gawker. The Star reporters have described seeing a video showing an incoherent and rambling Ford smoking what appears to be a crack pipe and making homophobic and racially charged statements. The reporters were shown the video by a man who said he shot it on an iPhone. (The man who approached the Star with the video indicated there is more than one copy. The Star is not able to verify that.) The reporters watched the video three times in a car parked near a Rexdale apartment complex. That set off a chain reaction that has seen three top Ford officials, including Towhey, leave the mayor’s office. Towhey was fired; two communication officials, George Christopoulos and Isaac Ransom, resigned. The incidents that led to Towhey’s firing started the morning after the late-evening reporting of the existence of the video that, to this day, Ford and his brother, Doug, say does not exist. When Toronto woke up to news of the video, the media descended on Ford’s Etobicoke home. Towhey, a former military man, sent Price to Ford’s house to be of assistance. Soon after, Towhey was angered to discover that Price was at the home of Rob and Doug Ford’s mother. Price told Towhey not to worry. The day proceeded without much official discussion of the video. Mayor Ford called the allegations “ridiculous.” Both Ford brothers told Towhey that no video existed. Later that day, Price sought out Towhey, his boss, and raised the “hypothetical” question: What if he knew where the video was, what would be done? At one point, according to an account of the conversation, the straitlaced Towhey was heard to remark, “We’re not getting the f---ing thing!” His concern was that, if a video existed, someone could be killed for it. On the morning of May 21, there was a shooting on the same 17th floor of the apartment building that had been identified by Price. That non-fatal shooting is not under investigation by the homicide detectives who interviewed Towhey. Towhey was fired last Thursday after urging Ford to seek help for his addiction problem. Ford recently issued a blanket denial, saying on Newstalk 1010 “number one, there’s no video, so that’s all I can say.” Kevin Donovan can be reached at 416-312-3503 or kdonovan@thestar.ca