Mansha'allah, waa news aad loogu riyaaqo. Allow dhibaatada reer SSC hareer mari.

These pictures are distasteful ninyow. First, these men are prisoners of war and if the gaalo treats each other with respect then the least we could do is treat our fellow brothers decently. Secondly, the only purpose this serves is to generate more hatred between people who have plenty more in common than that which divides them. Wiilwaal baa waa hore gartayoo waakii yidhi: Nin Rag ah hooyadiina U tu'iyayoo walaal waxey ku dhaanto maleh – or something similar.

We have a lively debate here; the near confrontational style between Rhazes & Abtiga is what makes it all the more exciting and perhaps one of the most interesting threads for quite some time in this forum. Se madal lagu kaftamay ha moodina in lagu kala dhaqaaqay, lakiin yaanay idin la taraarixin dee! As usual the overzealous will try to stifle this without paying enough attention to what is said but nonetheless carry on yaa Rayaayeel. The views of the sister in discussion are nothing out of ordinary. In an age where you are bombarded with Richard Dawkin’s penetrating questions or Bill Maher’s mocking videos (I recommend Religulous to those who are still living in isolation) there is no shielding for the self-appointed saviours of this Umma from the probing questions of the knowledgeable and the confused alike. Originally posted by Rhazes: The doors of personal Ijtihad are wide open. And everything ought to be on the table, everything is up for grabs - from views on Godhood and prophethood to the implementation of Shariah and the historicity of orthodox narratives. Spot on, personal is the keyword here. It is indeed wide open but as you said it’s also a personal ijtiahd and as such the consequence remain personal, regardless of whether the person in question believes in them or not.

It looks as if he is hinting at more attacks to come. This is a very bad news for the civilians in Mogadishu. Allow Sahal it is on http://www.hadhwanaagnews.com/

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tusbax: Antara I don't know what Antara stands for but I know what Antaram means. In advanced Amharic Literature, there is what they call 'Antaram' poetry. It is when the last letter and sound of the second line or closing line of a given poetry is the same as the last letter and sound of the preceding line (as is required of standard Amharic poetry), but when there is a disconnect between the message of the last line and the first line. Or in other words, when there is no flow between the messages of the subject lines. It, however, may be the case that as stand-alones, each of the sentences may convey a sound message. For example, Bomb'uu fikrish bifana DHAA Yiznab injii Cana DHAA Meaning: "when your bomb love explodes, May it rain in Canada [so that I am fed]" - (wheat comes as food aid to Ethiopa) In the Amharic text above, the first requirement is met, but these two sentences are not considered to be lines of poetry because there is no relationship between them. The Somali analogy will be the followig lines: Hadaad fiidkii qaxayso,hadaad qaad doonanyso Quraankaa lagu qaboobaa, qiyaamaha markii la gaadhoo Why I get into this didactic palavar is to make the point that while the two issues you raised above (lack of recognition Vs lack of Liberty) are valid and make perfect sense separetly, they sound a bit like 'Antaram' (neither here nor there poetry) when combined. The thread is about praying for the souls of possessed brothers and sisters in the North, who have willlingly plunged themselves into a self-imposed identity crisis and are looking for new parameters and definitions to 'reclaim' an identity that never was!Not about those who are occupied and are fighting back to be who they are. The two are heading towards opposite directions: one fighting to run away from what he/she is, the other dying to be what he/she is!! It is petulance versus survival. Jacaylbaro, I could have said a young Hargeisa girl told me (not Islaan), but this week was bad following Xoosh's gaffe's and I have no intention of apearing to endorse his sentiments. : D Horta, I must admit that some of the things you scribble here from time to time are rather entertaining but today you fell short of that. Here I was telling you to leave recognition to those who know what it means not to have one and concentrate on freeing yourself. No pun intended but waxaad noqotay sidii tii tidhi “ iigu dhakhso waanada ragbaa i sugayee”. Ana ninkaagaas ayaan lahaa wuu is xoreyn. Forget about Amhara poetry and draw some inspiration from Salaan Carabay’s elegant words of wisdom: “Haddaad dhimato geeridu marbay nolosha dhaantaaye Dhaqashiyo mar bay kaa yihiin dhereggu xaaraane Nin Dhirbaaxo quudheed dugsadey dhaqayadeed maalye Dhashaaday sugtaa xaajadaad dhowrataa abide.” You must know that the nation of poets places next to no importance on African poetry let alone Ethiopian poetry. It would have sufficed if you told us that the oppression endured by our brothers in that part of the world is but only one of two components. Physical enslavement coupled with a psychological one is indeed a calamity. Nonetheless, as a red blooded Somali I still refuse to think that the situation of Somali Galbeed is as hopeless as you are portraying here.

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tusbax: British+ Somaliland, Somali+land??? Ilaaheey Somali without suffix iyo prefix haka dhigo walaalahayo. May 2010 mark the end of this macabre fascination with qualified Soomalnimo. Inta wax baratay mooye inta kale land'da danbe mafahasana oo islaan aan xidid nahay oo 'rer-aqoonsi-doon' ah waxay ku leedahay isku dad ma nihin oo idinkuna Somali ayaad tihiin anaguna Somali-layn. Qaar baa xitaa u haysta Somali-line. lol @ reer aqoonsi-doon, lack of recognition you might argue is a self imposed deficiency but by the same token another might say that lack of liberty is a deficiency forced upon you by men sidaad oo kale sagaal lagu dhalay. So don’t get too preoccupied with Somaliland lest you forget that after half a century when most Somalis freed themselves you are yet to shake off the shackles of servitude. ka kac meesha ninyow fadhi kuuma yaalee

Originally posted by *Ibtisam: Antara, walalo just because there are plenty others with such tendency it does mean it is okay or tolerate it. Walaal it's easier said than done. Many members who are heaveweights within kulmiye wouldn't be around if that was the case. what is needed isn't a blanket disqualification but rather another solution that gives people better ways to channel their bent up anger. I say let the democratisation process run its course..

Originally posted by *Ibtisam: Abdrihman Tol'waa wuu fuduudyahey, you need someone much collected who is level headed than him to head the Minister of defence. He will call everyone who disagrees with him faq*ash and start a fight. You are not being fair to the Mujahid Ibtisaamey.Come on, he doesn't call everyone ****** & there is plenty of others who have the tendency for that and Abdirahman is no different.

^lol Ragbey maanta geeridu nolosha u dhaanta dheh

Congrats to both the incoming and outgoing presidents. It's a new dawn for Somaliland politics and the aspiration of its people.

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tusbax: Whatelse I saw yesterday was the deep tribal divisions of Somaliland. Many callers of Universal TV were congratualting the people of Somaliland for the victory, but a good number also limited their messages of congratulations to Rer-Burco. Just for the record there was only ONE lady who congratulated only Burco. I will come back to this thread IA.

^You didn't really add anything new to the dimension of thinking that's prevailing in Somalia, just an appreciation of what is happening in S/alnd. I think it’s fair to say that regardless of their political persuasions Somalis in general are contemplating what their potential could have been through the efforts Somalilanders have made and rightly so, after all, we are all one big family. However, what is needed is a change in the line of thinking that rests all hope on a particular type of political unity. The ball is in the their court and the southerners are the ones who should make this call and come up with a unique and practical idea where by Somaliland attains recognition and at the same time builds an unrivalled relationship with Somalia akin to that of the Gulf States or even better, the EU. Failure to do so and the current situation would just continue with the real possibility of gaining recognition in spite of Somalia. There will be a lot of love lost in the process and the prospect of a lasting enmity that will be fuelled by the flash points along the border. In such an event, Ethiopia will surely be elevated to the status of an ally at the expense of southern Somalia and some noble causes that were once held dear will be lost in the realignment of the new interests. You have to be a political romanticist to choose the latter and not have the foresight to realise that there is always more than one way of doing things.

It's his second vote as a Somaliland citizen of British origin. He says that he prefers Somaliland to Britain as he's spent the better part of the last half century in Somaliland. It is interesting to note that after spending all those decades amongst Somalis he converted to Islam in 2009.

^Priceless pictures, indeed. One thing that amazes about Riyale is that he never looses composure no matter how dire the situation is. Regardless of the mistakes of his administration his contribution to the causes of S/land will be remembered. He will IA become a statesman that strives for the betterment of his country and the UDUB party. It looks to me like Siilaanyo is sure about himself and I hope this time he wins even though I'm not a supporter of any of the current parties. Faysal was certainly the most creative in his campaign and this will hopefully translate into votes. Congrats to Reer S/land from lawyocado to Laascaanood, they have proofed themselves to be worthy of the respect and honour they garnered by practising the basic tenants of democracy with such an unprecedented maturity. Mabruuk to all

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=60529 The president H.E Dahir Riyale Kahin casting his vote "I am very happy that we are voting democratically and I hope that the election will end peacefully," President Dahir Rayale Kahin told reporters after casting his vote. Even the security forces are casting their votes. "All our country's forces are locking the borders. Movements and transport inside Somaliland are also forbidden except for those authorised by the national election commission (NEC)," police chief Mohamed Saqadi Dubad said In the capital Hargeisa, queues started forming in the middle of the night, hours before polling stations opened, amid tight police and army scrutiny.

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Keep the news coming JB. It is a shame some of us can't vote but the feeling is nonetheless euphoric. If you are like me in ecstatic mood than here is something to listen to 1 2 Latest news The New York Times Rare Haven of Stability in Somalia Faces a Test AFP The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland closed its borders on Saturday as voters chose their president amid fears Islamists from neighbouring Somalia could try to disrupt the polls. The northern territory has been more stable than Somalia since it broke away in 1991 but a message warning voters to stay home by the leader of the al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab movement led to draconian security measures. "All our country's forces are locking the borders. Movements and transport inside Somaliland are also forbidden except for those authorised by the national election commission (NEC)," police chief Mohamed Saqadi Dubad said. Somaliland, which is more tribally homogenous than the rest of Somalia, has been striving to attain international recognition for almost two decades and many voters saw the election as a fresh opportunity to demonstrate their aspiring state's democratic credentials. In the capital Hargeisa, queues started forming in the middle of the night, hours before polling stations opened. "I will travel to my polling station now and sleep there," said Ismail Maalin Mohamoud, a tailor, as he prepared to set off late Friday. "I want to vote for Kulmiye," he said. Kulmiye, which won the largest number of seats in the latest parliamentary elections, is the party of Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo, seen as President Dahir Riyale Kahin's main rival in Saturday's poll. The Justice and Welfare party is the country's third parliamentary force and its leader Faisal Ali Warabe the other top contestant. Earlier this week, overall Shebab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, a native of Somaliland, issued an audio message warning the breakaway state's population that they would "face the consequences" if they cast their ballot. "Do we say yes to Allah and accept his ruling or follow the infidels who want to lead us in the path of the evil?", Godane said. Somaliland has strong ties with Shebab arch-foe Ethiopia.

Originally posted by Rhazes: Orod oo timirtaadii iyo xabad sawdadaadii iska cantuug, wax badan sheegi meysid. Lool, that is Classic!

Manshallah..that is what sharaf and progress looks like!

This is the No. 1 hit of the month, the music and lyrics are both marvellous not to mention the beautiful Ikraan and her mesmerising voice... Enjoy the song

I think Kulmiye is winning, when you see the infamous Ismail Yare asking for forgiveness and throwing his lot with Kulmiye it dawns on you that Udub’s days are numbered. What is the likelihood that we will see such a coalition? is it legal? Would kulmiye accept it? I think the only way it can happen is if Faisal Ali Waraabe is allowed to lead such a coalition. Obviously, Udub can have an agreement of sorts where the first issue to be discussed is power sharing between them. Udub’s elite can kill two birds with one stone, they can safe their asses as well as maintain some ministerial posts. The thing that will make the situation even messier is the handover procedure, how immediate should it happen? May be the Guurti will have a role here similar to that of the queen in the UK.

I agree with you Oodweyne atleast in as far as Hargeisa is concerned. In my opinion Udub will take Hargeisa notwithstanding Muuse Biixi and his army of loyal supporters. Interestingly enough kulmiye’s supporters always seem to be more enthusiastic than Udub’s. I am guessing this is due to the fact that many are supporting Udub due to the lack of a better alternative. On another note, we can see that Gaboose is taking centre stage in Burco but I wonder what happened to Mohamed Hashi, he is nowhere to be seen near Silaanyo. Oodweyne, in your earlier anlaysis of the likely voting pattern through out the country you left out Saylac and much of the western regions. Also, you only touched on Awdal but I don’t think we can completely dismiss the support Kulmiye has in some of those constituencies.

That is a big turnout indeed, Burco's is quite a spectacle really...Erigavo, Berbera,Borama iyo laaskuna are coming

BURCO

Kulmiye's Day The Capital City : Hargesia's Freedom Park