^^ He calls himself 'Al Burcaawi' now. La soco yeah

Ooops. I should not have mentioned that a Muslim man got spat at by a gay man on TV. Now Ibti is going to fire an e-mail to the TV Complaints Authority.

^^ You must have had a long day at work to mention sanity when talking about Somalis, saaxib. The guys that worry you are more passionate than calculating. Give them an argument that appeals to the heart and you may (just may) sway them. But Norf is the scary one. Nothing but Al Shabaab running Somalia would make him change his mind about Somaliland (and even then, Burco will have to take centre stage). ps I am not saying he's qabiilist. The man is from Sheffield, the last time they had qabiil there they were saxons.

^^ Don't let Norf trick you with his polite talk, saaxib. He's as hardcore as they come. As for the Burco saxwah, they're 'sarwal gaab' as someone in here would call them. Politics and trendy trousers were never the best of bed buddies.

^^ Roof of da net, me yoot.

The man was a legend and as it is with legends, they usually involve lots of myths and lies.

^^ That's why he's calling for him, saaxib. There was a topic where North was not happy with Riyaale saying Somaliland has nothing to do with the meeting in that country which he now went to visit. I would like to see what North says now. Riyaale called his bluff. Anyway, what do you expect from this visit, Xiin? You don't think Somaliland will have anything to do with the peace effort, do you?

I'd vote for you. You can't possibly do worse than all those before you. Other than that, of course, it's stuff and....

^^ You've used the word 'butt' twice in that short reply. I bet Castro is biting his fist and trying not to write anything in reply. If I were A&T, I probably would say to you 'ega tag, ha nala saaxibin' but I'm not A&T. So, I say to you 'let our wedding gift be the forgviness of A&T. He's a good man, if a little paranoid'.

"A second housemate has been kicked off Big Brother in little more than a week for aggressive behaviour after Dennis McHugh spat in the face of fellow contestant Mohamed Mohamed in an alcohol-fuelled brawl last night."

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^^ And just so I understand it all, I went and read the times. Much ado about NOTHING really. Muslim refuses shake, loses prize Damien Foley and Mark Tighe A Muslim asylum seeker lost out on an award for volunteer work after indicating that he would not shake hands with the woman who was to present him with the prize. Alinoor Ahmed Sheikh, a Somali based in an asylum hostel in Tralee, was to have been honoured for his work raising funds for Amnesty International at a ceremony last Thursday organised by the Africa Centre in Dublin. The event was designed to highlight the positive work done by refugees and asylum seekers in Irish communities. Five minutes before Benedicta Attoh, a member of the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, was due to present the award she was told not to call out Sheikh’s name. “The judges had decided that someone else should get the award,” said Attoh, chairwoman of the Africa Centre’s board. Attoh did not find out the reason why until she read in Metro Eireann on Friday that his name had been removed because of his refusal to shake hands with women. Sheikh told the newspaper that he had been assured his request not to shake a female presenter’s hand would be accommodated because it was based on his religious beliefs. His certificate was presented to Therese Elumelu, who was not present, with Sheikh’s name crossed out. Mubarak Habib, a project officer from the Africa Centre, said that it did not have a problem with Sheikh’s request and claimed there was “a mistake” on the night of the ceremony which had nothing to do with Sheikh’s request. Habib said the Somali would shortly be receiving a joint award for his volunteer work. Sources connected with the event, however, say there was disagreement between the organisers over how they should react. Attoh said she would havebeen shocked if a prize-winner had refused to shake her hand. “I don’t think I would have presented his prize if he wouldn’t shake my hand because I’m a woman,” she said. Ali Selim, general secretary of the Irish Council of Imams, said: “It is part of a code of modesty for Muslims that we don’t shake hands with the opposite sex. I don’t think it involves a personal issue. Not all Muslims would do it but it is a common practice.” A spokesman for the Irish Refugee Council, one of the sponsors of the awards, said it was a “complicated issue” and that it was unfortunate the incident had distracted attention from the ceremony. “All the organisers will be meeting to discuss the event and to plan how to deal with such problems in the future,” he said.

^^ I am going by what you posted above you mad woman. Nothing in your article indicated that it is anything but a small centre/organisation. Beside, it is an African Centre in Ireland. How big could it be? You are a militant and your actions will cause more heartache than solve or help anyone. I shall pray for you

Originally posted by Malika: :mad: @ A&T That was the most unemotional apology, it failed miserably. Either this is subconscious in your part or it was an obvious intention to insinuate and offend, but when one uses words like “Barbie Dolls” in my books its means one is superficial, fake etc and all these are undermining and insulting. So your calling us FAKES now?? :mad: Oh hark at her getting all upset for no reason. You are not the 'Barbie Doll' he had in mind, you're an 'Ugaaso', my dear. Disclaimer: his words not mine.

^^ Ka soco, I was just out fishing for a moment there, saaxib.

^^ That is not the same thing. You don't seem to be following here. If (for argument's sake) someone sends death threat e-mail to that organisation or insults them, it is YOUR fault because you are the one that egged them on. You expect people to complain but each person has a different upper limit. What you may consider a respectful protest someone else might consider vulgar and offensive. Still, this does not matter in itself, what matters is how this trivial story will turn from a simple issue of a racist, foolish or unwitting organisation refusing to acknowledge the efforts of a Muslim because he wouldn't shake hands, into one about Muslims ganging up and sending intimidating e-mails to a tiny African organisation somewhere in Ireland. Like I said, choose your battles and don't follow the IMPAC nincompoops. Thierry, I ask you what I asked Ibti above, saaxib. MPAC is full of rabid kids that wake up every morning looking for something to get offended by. They're beyond a parody.

Ibti, don't listen to Paragon. DON'T LISTEN TO PARAGON. When you send these informative e-mails to people (or post them on discussion forums), do you know what reactions they will provoke? I suspect that you have an inkling of how most people would feel about the stories you tell. Now, if you invite these people to send e-mails protesting their anger or dissatisfaction with these events, do YOU have control over what THEY will write? What if twenty of these people send death threat e-mails? What then? Are you following me here and did you get the idea or shall I continue?

Paragon, is not ONLF, ninkan waa Omega Three

^^ What else did you think it was? Did you not notice I did not comment on the story in my first post? The story is irrelevant. Your militancy is what worries me. Send a polite e-mail? Things don't work out that way, you mad bottle. Once you invite people to send e-mails, you have no control over the content.

In that case, I hope they too would REJECT your apology. You hurt me, man, you hurt me so bad. ps arrintaad sheegaysid maban fahmin. been baan ayaan ku qoslayaay. Next time, write it in English.

^^ See what I mean? Busybody trying to drum up support for a non-story. Seven e-mails and god knows how many posts in different forums to get all the brain dead to send insulting e-mails to that organisation. Listen to me and be selective with the battles you choose. Don't let the imbeciles at MPAC influence you.

^^ Bussybody waaxid Not you, STOIC. I was talking to Ibti. This thing moves so fast.

^^ Adigo, I suspect, are distrustful of your very own shadow, never mind other people. I was on your side here, you mad bucket.

Nope. Did it and only got two.

^^ IT. HAS. NOTHING. TO. DO. WITH. YOU. YOU. MAD. BUSSYBODY. If it were an issue of national concern, one that would affect lots of people or one that will cause discomfort to many people in that community, I would understand why you would want to stick your oar in. But this is a non-story, my dear. Your principles mean nothing here. You actually belittle them by applying them to such a story. I admire your activism and dedication to doing what is right but I fear that you have a faulty antenna. Cara, I have no idea what you meant there. The mad woman is SERIOUS and I hate to see such talent unwittingly going to waste.