I would like to say, let’s not condemn people. Most Somalis, I am sure you'd agree have grown up on the system whether it was through caydh or other state funded provisions. I think it would be hypercritical for many of us to turn our back and judge this family. I think the situation has been blown out of proportional and I am sure we don't have the facts of this family and their situation. The Tabloids are deliberately trying to ignite a fire and we shouldn't fall for this fallacy. I am actually shocked by the number of Somalis on SOL who have made unnecessary and judgemental remarks. Its a pity that our name and honour are being dragged in the street. For a supposedly educated community, no one has written to the papers and made complaints of this negative portrayal of our community. We are now a settled community, I don't envisage any Somali person packing up any time soon and returning home voluntarily. We need to work for our place among this multicultural society we live and aim to portray a positive picture of our community. People are still convinced Somalis are refugees and asylum seekers. Its shame runnti! Both our lack of reaction to this negative coverage and failure to communicate the truth of Somalis as hard working and part of British society as been deplorable.

I completely agree with Rudy, the media is hyping the situation. We need to react to these attacks.

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Indeed, The lowest of the low.I completely agree peacenow. Its shocking so maha! This reminds me of my friend's neighbours, who was busted by the benefit busters, after it emerged he was claiming incapacity benefits after he apparently contracted TB, for which he got a ground floor bungalow, since the TB struck him in the back and he couldn't walk. He decided to rent the house, while he was getting incapability benefit and at the same time he was working in a Somali community organisation part time but was on the books as full time. Pure genius I say! Somalis are like Nigerians when it comes to making money but we steal from the same hand that feeds ''us'' -I say that with caution. Report Benefit Cheats - There is a link on the page to fill. Call the National Benefit Fraud Hotline (NFBH) on 0800 854 440. Lines are open between 7.00 am and 11.00 pm, seven days a week. It is free and confidential. - For those who work and earn a decent wage! probably 15% of SOLers in UK If you have speech or hearing problems you can use a text phone service on 0800 328 0512. For those who are claiming incapabacity benefit or some form of Benefit! The Welsh National Benefit Fraud Hotline on 0800 6783722 is open from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm, Monday to Friday (an out-of-hours messaging service operates from 7.00 am to 8.00 am and 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm weekdays and from 7.00 am to 11.00 pm at weekends). Well you deserve benefit if your welsh so maha? loooooooool

Originally posted by Khitam: Just came out from an exam and I think I made few unnecessary mistakes.Soo frustrated Its no longer in your control. Let destiny take its course. InshAllah you will pass!

Once again the Eurotrash have let the Somali Community down. My warnings about these people who have destroyed the moral fabric of the Somali people through their uninhibited greed have not been heeded. According to close sources, it has emerged that the jobless Somali family from the Sun front page on the 30.11.2009 were also of Dutch Eurotrash origins. Not add insult to injury but It was also revealed that these jobless Somalis milking the system were from Puntland, though I have yet to substantiate this serious allegation.

Bought the Sun so that I could read the scandalous article in depth. This was a way of the Sun establishing a new readership, namely the Somalis in the UK. P.S Sophist, your PM is full, I have been trying to contact you.

disgraceful.

Originally posted by *Ibtisam: I wonder why they picked on the minaret and not the DOME of a mosque. Domes are structural aesthetic. Minarets are political ambitious!

MMA, 'Somalia' is merely a colonial political construct. This does not extend to the occupied lands as you claim because the colonials also created new borders by drawing arbitrary lines across the Somali peninsula. Despite this, Somaliland case is unique in the sense that its was an independent national entity. As for the 1960 Constitution I would also like you to remind that its legitimacy is questionable since no referendum was held and the Somaliland Republic did not negotiate for a fair share of the distribution of power. Repealing the 1960 union act on 18th of May 1991 paved the way for the disintegration of what was initially termed as ‘Somalia’. And as JB mentioned, unless the Somailand issue is resolved, there can be no end to the problems in 'Somalia'.

Originally posted by Allamagan: In this video some SOL mareykanka nomads (presumably Castro, Xiin, Ducaysane & Alle Ubahane ) gathered in small coffee shop in downtown Atlanta, GA and then suddenly what is believed to be our SOL resident Gen. Duke came in and ordered a triple cream triple sugar to which had became the subject of their discussion for the next 40 min. If the SOLers mentioned by Allamagan are actually this age. That is truly shocking!

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Originally posted by poiuyt: quote:Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: I believe its time to put an end to this concept of greater Somalia, which is unreasonable and unrealistic and embrace the eventual and evitable fragmentation of the Somali peninsula. By embracing the self-determination of different regions in Somalia peninsula, we will expand the Somali language, culture and expand the notion of ‘somaliness’ across and into new frontier. Indeed. Though I think it's wrong to call Somalia a Peninsula. If Somalia were to be partitioned into various states, with Somaliland being one of them, and these various states all became functional on their own, then there might a benefit for all the states for there to be a united greater Somalia. As it stands though the idea of a Somali country is simply impossible for cultural reasons.[/QB]I call it The Somali Peninsula, for a lack of better term that truly captures the geographical endowment of the Somali people. HOA or Somali Peninsula . Additionally the term 'Somalia' is a political construct that merely facilities a political and geopolitical entity. Using the term Somali Peninsula is more suitable as it includes a cultural and ethnic dimension which includes other parts of Somali settled areas that were annexed by colonial powers, including OGA, NFD and Djibouti. I agree somewhat with your analysis. Though my analysis is not so much based on cultural differences but the rigid political stalemate that currently exist in the Somali peninsula, especially what remains of it.

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^^ I didn't even mention such a thing! Perhaps its how you interpreted what I had to say?

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There is a bright future for Somali people in the short to medium term. The noughties (2000s) were a transitional period for Somali people and have proven to be probably the most important years in the modern history of the Somali peninsular. Politics aside, the dispersal of Somali people across the world has facilitated a new, dynamic and innovative age where Somali have reached the zenith of technological age despite the mis-match between the Somalis in the Diaspora and those in the Somali peninsula. So for instance you might have Hormuud Telecom providing one of the most efficient and cheapest telecommunications services in Africa alongside the war between the various competing groups. Or Dahabshill providing remittance using debit card service in amongst the hassle and bustle of Hargiesa non-existing banking sector. The political upheaval in Somalia peninsula during the 1980s and early 1990s saw hundreds of thousands of its citizens embark on mass migration from Somalia to the rest of the world. Today, the Somali population in exile has swelled to an unprecedented magnitude as a consequence of the civil wars, the subsequent political instabilities, combined with the environmental problems induced from the lack of governance. Many Somalis fled and departed to various parts of the World, most notably Western Europe, the vast majority of these migrants were refugees and asylum seekers. Somalis today are dispersed all over the world and this is testament to the resourcefulness and determination of the Somali people. We live in a world dominated by interest where the vestiges of tribalism and other backward beliefs no longer determine the power of play. For this and many other reasons, we must take our rightful place alongside those who will lift the inhabitants of the Somali peninsula out of a place dominated by war, poverty and in-fighting. I believe its time to put an end to this concept of greater Somalia, which is unreasonable and unrealistic and embrace the eventual and evitable fragmentation of the Somali peninsula. By embracing the self-determination of different regions in Somalia peninsula, we will expand the Somali language, culture and expand the notion of ‘somaliness’ across and into new frontier. The world, will no doubt be watching the outcome of the South Sudan referendum in 2011, which many analyst predict will redraw the borders set by the colonial powers and open a Pandora box of secessionist and separatist state, which Somaliland is surely primary candidate. Whether or not we embrace these changes remains to be seen but one thing for certain: that the Somali peninsula will eventually fragment, the sooner we accept this fact, the better for our common brotherhood and anything less than a two-state solution would be rewarding to those who still enjoy the orgy of mass execution, systematic rape and other barbarous crimes against humanity. Today, Somaliland provides the only face-saving exist strategy for the long standing conflict that is an outright reconfirmation of the 1960s internationally recognised independent state of Somaliland Republic, which will no doubt pave a way for a mutually and beneficially economic, diplomatic co-operation among the Somali speaking nations in the Horn of Africa. Somalis are naturally people of high moral fibre and deep spiritual convictions; I believe the onset of Islamic extremist groups in the Somali peninsula is a setback that needs to be removed from the political landscape as soon as possible. These imported extremist ideologies are adverse to the political maturity of the Somali people. They make invalid Diaspora groups who seek to use their knowledge and expertise and counteract the development and progress that would have otherwise been achieved through investment, expertises and knowledge. We need to establish a secular society, building a just, tolerant and modern society using legal techniques such as having plurality-conscious legal code.

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People are often a result of their environment and you are not any different. I think its time for you to break the shackles of your parents tribalistic mentality from colonising your rational and enquiring mind and to break free. Make your own mind up about these issues. Tribalism is on the decline.

Your hate for Arabs has taken a new unhealthy form. Live and Let live. Dubai bankruptcy will not affect the Arabs but all the Somali expatriates.