Abwaan;876245 wrote: I hope that she wins too. She is an amazing woman who has done a lot for many poor Somalis. The land is still under her position and the last time I know the Somali government court was dealing with that. I do not know if he is released now but the man who was responsible for looting the land was arrested according to what I heard from Dr. Hawa herself. Apparently the guy is from Europe and he collected money from other Somalis in the diaspora, and told them that he has a land which he would sell to them. Once they found out that the land was Dr. Hawa's they went to the court asking for this man to be arrested unless he gives their money back. Abwaan, goormee xaajiyada dhulkaas yeelatay iyadana? I mean dhulkaas dhul dowladeed ayuu ahaa last time aan ogaa. Lafoole iyo agagaarkaas dhan waa wada dhul dowladeed ee Xaajiyo Xaawo goormee la wareegtay herself? Mise sida loo wada dhistay Ceelasha Biyaha ayee iyadana ula wareegtay miyaa dhulkaas.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Muna Nur, a native of St. Paul, Minn., a medic with the 10th Sustainment Brigade, Task Force Muleskinner, prays with Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company before embarking with them on a convoy from Forward Operating Base Ghazni to Bagram Air Field on Afghanistan's notorious Highway 1, May 23, 2012 “I was born in Somalia, so I’m a child of war, I guess,” she said. “When I was two months old, because of the war, my mom moved us to Kenya until I was five, and then to America – where we finally settled in Minnesota. I consider myself an American even though I wasn’t born there.” A product of war joining an institution that perpetuates war. Very ironic. Another of her striking aspects is the fact that she is a proud Muslim, a trait that has created difficulties for her in the past – especially after 9/11. “9/11 created such an awkward position for my family,” she said. “My mom is not totally religious, but she wears the scarves over her head, and she is very fair-skinned so she looks Arab. I just remember all the comments … ” she trails off, hesitant to get too specific and dredge up old wounds. “I said to myself, do I want people to think my family is full of terrorists? Do I want people to view my religion like we’re all terrorists? I wanted to fight back, so that’s one of the main reasons I joined [the Army].” Fight back to who and for whom? And no, the hooyo did not receive those nasty comments because she looked like Carab. She was addressed those comments because she is Muslim. “My first tour of Iraq was very difficult for me,” she said. “Treating soldiers who just got hit, I heard the backlash, but now I don’t take it as an attack against Muslims in general or me, I take is as an attack against terrorists.” Dealing with traditional Afghan prejudices is another thing she has learned to deal with gracefully. “Most Afghanis are illiterate,” she explained. “They don’t read the Quran, it’s taught to them. So for me, as a Muslim woman who reads the Quran and has my own interpretation – it can be a battle.” “You have to have a thick skin,” she added, smiling. “You have to know what right looks like, and be tolerant. You can’t go around telling people their religion is wrong or they believe in false prophets. How would you feel if I condemned you to hell because you’re not a Muslim? I don’t believe in that.” Baliis, diinta aadan howsheena garaneynin ha faragishan. More

Islaantaan shiirkeeda iyo halaluuyaheeda naga qari waraa.

Qudbaduu maanta Baydhabo ka jeediye inta ka dhageysta. "Dowladnimo dadkoo dhan u roon inaa helno. Dowladnimo Soomaaliyeed oo danaha dadka Soomaaliyeed [oo dhan] ka wada shaqeyso markaas kaliya ayaa waxaa la heli karaa danta gaarka ah oo gobol leeyahay ama reer gaar ah. Waaku celcelinaa mar badana waa iri maahmaahdii ahayd, "Hooyada uurka leh waxa u roon ayaa cunuga uurka ku jirana u roon." Wixii Soomaaliya u roona ayaa wax kasta oo Soomaaliya ka dhex jiro u roon. Muxuu run sheegay. Dadka shisheeyaha dabada ka watoo hadalkiisa si fiican u dhuuxa.

Is Gangnam the most famous degmo/xaafad now?

Madaxweynaha oo booqanaya Baydhabo:

Saan ayuu u dhaqmaa madaxweyne jiro. He already broke the record remaining in the country for the longest since 2004.

Fashionkaan waa la iskaga daba yimid.

Nice short clip.

Saaxiib, if you have read the Latin American history vis-a-vis to Mareykanka, you would be very surprised how Mareykanka exploited this region, referring it its own 'backyard,' as though it owned it. Marka one can understand where Chavez is coming from.

Dacaayad bilaash ah waxba ka dhimeynin one of the best leaders to come from Latin world. One after another, industries have been nationalised only to become outsized money-pits unable to produce the goods needed. The steel and cement industries can't produce enough to meet the country's housing needs; electric utilities have brought chronic blackouts throughout the country; and the phone company has failed to deliver adequate internet access. Yea, yea, we have read this tired line before. Reer Venezuela ain't dumb. They know it is them who own these companies at least and not some foreign, distant parasitic multinationals, as the author of this crap would've wanted to as it was in the old gone days of banana republics. I am half surprised the Guardian published this crap, though.

U sheeg, Abwaan. Yaabane, diyaaradaan naaneysteeda Air Inshallaah la dhahaa ma ogid miyaa? Laba jeer Xamar u raacay, kana soo raacay. Markii labaad labadeeda bahalo midkood biyo ka socday iyadoo hawada sare ku jirto. Naxdin dadkii dhan. Koo Reer Xamar ah ila fadhiye kaftan bilaabay, asagoo leh, "Ar hadda lee guursadee, xaajiyadii xataa wali isma arkin, waxna igama harin ee see u bixi karaa..." Mid Ruush iyo mid Hindi noo dhawaa, kii Ruushka yiri qofka tiisa soo gisho daqiiqad kama haraayo. Sidii Muslim camal u hadlaaye, oo asagaaba u geesisanaa inta meesha saarneyd isku dhawaa. Kii ninka hosteeska ka ahaana intuu fiiriye yiri, 'Haka walwalin waa iska biyee..." Abwaan, diyaaradaan diyaarad la iloowi karo ma'aha. Boorsooyinka dadka saaran xataa kas ugu tagtaa oo Dubeey ugu tagee, oo diyaarada waxee ka buuxiyaan alaabo imports ah, boorsooyinkii dadka saarnaana diyaarada kale soo baxeyso after a few days lasoo saaraa. Kuwii diyaradaas soo kori doonana iyagana diyaarada kale kula sugi doonaan boorsooyinkooda. Dad badan oo Xamar few days joogay oo ku noqday meeshee ka imaadeen boorsooyinkooda lala soo daahay ayaa ugu buuxay xafiiskooda Labadhagax ku yaalay. Boorsooyin dadkii lahaa la garaneynin oo bus wada kortay, iyagana inay furtaan ma rabin, eheladii dadkii ka tagayna ma siinayaan oo boarding pass caddeyn ah rabaan. I guess in the end wey furan doonaan iyagaa kas markii hore dadka ugu daahiye.

Abwaan, diyaaradaas balaayo ayee ahayd. Hadda wey joojiyeen filaa oo kuwa xoogahoo casri ah wataan. Aaliya, diyaarada noocaan hoose ku sawiran ayee ahayd. I don't know why u shaqeyn weysay musqusha while landed. The last three windows after the second door on the right of the picture is where the 'VIP' seats are based. Dadka xoogahoo shaxaad bixiyo, dadka ay yaqaanaan iyo foreigners ayee fadhiisiyaan. It looked slightly better than the rest of the seats in the 'bus' department, meesha dad wada wareersan ka buuxay. It was separated by daah from the rest. Also the toilet is located there, very close to you and the food is served to you first.

This reminded a brief encounter I had in Yeman. Jubba Airways ayee ahayd diyaarada and we were our way to Xamar. Back then, Jubba used to refuel at some forsaken military airfield in Yeman. When the airline landed in the desert post, it was announced no one can get off from the plane, even if it was too scorched inside. The hostess man, however, went off to talk to refueling men. Meanwhile an agitated faarax kaadi xun ayaa qabatay and the plane's toilet inay xirantahay loo sheegay. Until the take-off the toilet's door will remain closed, we were told. Ninkii kaadi ayaa ku dhagan, he also looked like he was injured from gun wounds and was treated in Imaaraadka. Wuu adkeysan waayee, in uu dego ayuu damcay, saying, "war diyaarada hoosteeda ku kaadinaa ee i daaya." Waala qab qabtay, irida diyaarada oo furan. Dadkii buuq iyo qeylo, badanaa asagee la jireen, some saying war meeshaan saxarada ah maxaa laga ilaalinaa ee dhaafa ninka. The hostess was like, "Sharciga aan la galnay dowladda saas ah." Maskiinka kaadida asagoo isku celinaayo diyaarada kacday. I don't know if ku kaadiye kursigiisa or something, but kursigiisa fadhiye until it took off again to Xamar.

Ayeeyo wali wey jacbursaneysaa. Laakiin waxaa haboon in laga fadhiisto fanka markaan camal. I met her laba sano kahor, she is a wonderful person. Heestaan iyo tan kale ubax deyrtii baxayoo udgoonoow waa heesaheeda kuwaa ugu helo.

Been badanaa Kiikuuyadaan. Shalay ayee ahayd Kismaayo ayaa qabsanay iyagoo u jiro meel magaalada ka baxsan 10 kiilomitir. Twitter qalad ka fahmeen. Meeqo been meeshaas kusoo qoreen sanadkaan. Anyone remember this blunder?

Soomaalideena intaa ku jirnay isku dhex yaac iyo dagaalo sokeeye daba dheeraaday, micnihii iyo waxyaabihii ay dowlad qaban jirtay waa wada iloownay. Dad waxaa soo haray kaliya dowlad u aaminsan madaxweyne xildhibaano dooranaayo, guddoomiye baarlamaan dooranaayo, ra'iisul wasaare magacaabis, wasiiro magac u yaal ku dhawaaqid, isqabqabsi aan dhamaad lahayn iyo dhoofaf dalal shisheeye madaxda dowladda u dhoofeyso iyo soo noqodkooda boqolaal garoonka kusoo dhaweyneyso. That is it. That is dowlad dadka qaarkood aaminsanyihiin. Waxaaba la iska ilooway dowlad waxee qaban jirtay iyo wixii laga rabay inay qabato, haddee tabar u heynina xataa afka ka sheegto oo baaq u dirto caalamka. Waxaas yaaba kuu og. Sii aqriso. Wararkii ugu danbeeyay ee xaaladda Fatahaadda Webiga Shabeelle ee magaalada Beledweyne Xaalad adag ayaa soo food saartay dadka ku dhaqan magaalada Baladweyne ee xarunta gobollka Hiiraan kadib markii uu xalay ku fatahay inta badan xaafaddaha magaalada wabiga Shabeelle. Fatahaadan ayaa waxaa sababay roob xoog leh oo qaatay in ka badan Sagaal sacadood oo xiriir ah, taasoo keentay in uu buux dhaafo wabiga Shabeelle biyahana ku soo celiyo xaafaddaha degmada. Wararkii ugu danbeeyay ee soo baxaya waxaa ay sheegayaan in uu jiro khasaare xoog leh oo ka dhashay fatahaada ku dhuftay magaalada Baladweyne, waxaana dadka ku geeriyooday ilaa iyo hadda ay ku kor u sii dhaafayaan 10 ruux oo u badan caruur. Sidoo kale biyuhu waxaa ay baabi’iyeen oo ay dul mareen xaafaddo dhowr ah, iyadoo ay jiraan dad ilaa iyo waqtiga ku dhax go’doonsan xaafaddaha una baahan in loo gurmado. Mas’uuliyiinta maamulka gobollka Hiiraan oo arintan ka hadllay waxaa ay sheegeen in inta badan la oran karo xaafaddaha magaalada dadka ku dhaqan waa ay ka baxeen, iyaga oo ugu baaqay hay’addaha samafalka in gar gaar lala gaaro dadka guryo beelay fatahaada. Waxaa saakay la arkayay gadiid ay leeyihiin ciidamada Jabuuti ee dhawaan gaaray magalada Baladweyn oo qoysaska qaarkood ka daabulaya xaafaddaha ay fatahaadu ku dhuftay, walow dadka intooda badan ay naftooda maareynayaan. Marka aad la sheekeysato waxgaradka iyo odayaasha waayo jooga ah ee Baladweyne, waxaa ay kuu sheegayaan in Roobkii xalay ka da’ay magaalada uusan aheyn mid inta la xasuuto horay u soo maray magaalada, waxaana ay kuu sheegayaan haddii uu ay roobabku sii da’aan xaaaladu inta ka sii darri karto. Xigasho

Garnaqsi;874934 wrote: No, shiid is actually a verb with the meaning to throw stones antagonistically. Shid too is a verb, not a noun, meaning to turn on. It doesn't only refer to lights -- you say 'shid raadiyaha' when you want to say 'turn on the radio' (you can of course use daar instead). Shiid means dhagax in Afmaay, the original Afsoomaali. Che, madaxweynaha C/weli intuu Mareykanka kasoo noqonaayo sugaayaa suu ugu dhawaaqo ra'iisul wasaarahaan. C/weli ain't no fool and isn't rushing anytime to go back to Xamar.

Heestaan maanta igu soo dhacday because wax aan soo arkee. I googled and guess what I found on the top? This very thread. Waaba iska iloowsanaa.

Weyrax, last time I knew guur isku diyaarineysay ee xaa soo kordhay. Ma lagu kala kacay meesha?

Looking good there, Aaliya. Waa cashishee xoogahoo.

Abtigiis;874151 wrote: Somalia has seen 21 years of "proper" leadership under Siyaad, if it has 't seen a leader like Farmaajo for the last 21 years since the October 21 r olution! So, is it destiny that after a man from Gedo tormented Somalia for 21 years, another Gedo-an has to reign after 21 years of Siyad's legacy?? One can not miss the irony!! Maxamed Siyaad Barre wasn't from Gedo, neither is Farmaajo. But thank you very much.

Shiid also means dhagax. But that is double 'ii' between sh and d and not one 'i,' I guess.

Nin-Yaaban;874199 wrote: Meeting kuligood ugu yeer, oo waxaa tiraahdaa...." Gaalo, Dhegeesta, waxaan ahay nin Somalia oo sharaq leh. Markaad ila hadleesaan, hoos fiiriya, oo codkiina kor ha u qaadina. Markaad i aragtaana, Gacanta ii taaga oo i salaama. Intaas ayaan rabay inaan idiin sheego, wax kalana ku darimaayo. You are all dismissed ". That always get's the point across. Works out for me all the time. Waxaa i soo xasuusisay sheeko aan waa hore aqriye oo wargeys Soomaali leedahay lagu soo daabacay. Sheekada waxee ka hadleysaa koo urur 'community' ah u furan ayaa iskugu wacay oo martiqaaday gaalo ururo kale oo kiisa camal maamulo. Maadaama meesha dadka lagu casuumay Soomaali u badnaayeen, Afsoomaali ku qudbeynaaye, martida meesha fadhisana isla asagaa u micneynaaye. Suu qudbadii u waday uu maahmaah meesha ku habooneyn ka fakatay, maahmaahdaas oo ahayd: Gaal dil gartiisana sii. Markee ka fakatay uu isogaaday ku taraaraxay ayuu haddana damcay in uu sii micneeyo iyadoo Ingiriis ah. Wuuba kusii taraaraxay, dadkii meesha fadhiyana yaxyax wada galay. Markii dambe islaan meesha fadhisay iscelin weysay ku tiri, "War hebeloow, bahasha wey kaa fakatee haku sii rafan..." Sheeko la alifay u ekeyd, nonetheless qosol iga keentay.

Ninkaan camal ayaa mudan in la xuso. ____________________ Knowledge gained in Guelph helping rebuild Somalia When Hussein Haji arrived in Guelph in the early 1990s, it was the beginning of a 20-year journey back to wartorn Somalia. But first, he needed a pair of winter boots. “I arrived in September, and even then I thought it was freezing,” says Haji, recalling his first attempts to barter with a salesperson in a Stone Road Mall shoe store. “I asked her to give me her bottom price. She told me this was Canada, the price of boots wasn’t negotiable. “But since I was new to the country, she knocked $20 off anyway.” Haji has considered Guelph home ever since. And it is the city that nourished his dream of rebuilding his native land, Somalia, from the ground up. In 1990, Haji was working in the Somali capital Mogadishu on an agricultural research project funded by the International Development Research Centre—a Canadian organization that also offered scholarships for international students to come to Canada. “I was looking to do graduate work abroad, and here was my opportunity,” remembers Haji. “I chose the University of Guelph because someone told me it was one of the best for agricultural studies. I felt this was a way for me to contribute, to help farmers in Somalia.” It would be decades before his goal was attainable. In 1991, just months after Haji left, Somalia catapulted into a period of civil war, lawlessness and famine that combined to claim hundreds of thousands of lives. The country became known as the most dangerous place on Earth. Despite being safely tucked away in his new home on Caledonia Street, the conflict in Somalia cast a long shadow over Haji’s first few months of study in Guelph. “I was already a father, and my family was in Somalia. When civil war broke out, I didn’t know if they were alive or dead. You couldn’t call home, communications were completely dead. How can you concentrate when your family is missing?” Haji lost contact with his family for six months. Eventually, he flew to Kenya and sought help from the Canadian Red Cross. Miraculously, the organization located his wife and child in Somalia and evacuated them to Nairobi. From there the reunited family returned to Haji’s new home, Guelph. “After that,” smiles Haji, “everything was beautiful.” Haji then launched himself into his studies in earnest, developing an interest in genetics and plant breeding. “It’s a field where you can develop drought- and disease-resistant crops,” he explains. “You see a problem, and you try and address it. Using genetic tools, you can help farmers at no extra cost to them because they won’t need to use chemicals and pesticides.” Haji’s interest in the area of study was encouraged by Tom Michaels, a qualitative genetics professor at the University of Guelph who initially stunned his new student by cheerfully greeting him by name in the hallways after class. The two would soon become well-acquainted; Haji started working for Michaels at the university as a teaching assistant and continued to collaborate with him as a post-doctorate fellow. “All my professors were good but professor Michaels was exceptional,” Haji says. Haji proved himself to be exceptional in his field, too. Working first for Agriculture Canada and then for the Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation, he developed the first hybrid crop ever registered in Canada—a disease-resistant variety of tobacco that protected crops from the devastating black root rot fungus. But Somalia’s troubles continued to haunt Haji. So, in 2001, he created a group called the Somali Agriculture Technical Group to exchange ideas on how to help Somali farmers. When the Tobacco Research Foundation offered him early retirement in 2007, he snapped up the chance. “I had a plan. I wanted to establish something in the region, to put (Somali Agriculture Technical Group’s) flag somewhere. I went back and started exploring Somalia.” He says he was appalled by what he found. “It was chaos. The whole infrastructure was destroyed. Farmers had no support. There was no research, no agricultural policy. You could bring in any seeds you wanted. No other country in the world would allow that.” Haji opened Somali Agriculture Technical Group’s offices in Nairobi in 2009 and began making regular trips to Somalia. Rather than emergency aid, Haji wanted to create a sustainable future for his homeland by supporting farmers through technology. It was a vital task for a country where agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, despite the ever present threat of drought and famine. Three years on, Somali Agriculture Technical Group is making headway. It has partnered with organizations such as the United Nations and United States Agency for International Development and has established an agricultural research centre in Somalia. It provides training guides and workshops for farmers and is also advising the Ministry of Agriculture on matters of policy and regulation. And for Somalia as a whole, there are glimmers of hope. In August, the country swore in its first permanent national parliament in decades, and on Monday it elected a new president. “After this transition, we can get more qualified people in power. This is a great opportunity to expand our work in Somalia,” says Haji, who has been approached to serve in the new government, overtures he has so far rejected. “I’ve never been a politician,” he laughs. Politician or not, Haji is still every inch a proud Canadian and considers his experiences in Canada to be crucial to his success in one of the world’s most desperate countries. “I was trained in Canada, and the credit lies with Canada,” he says. Even closer to his heart are the years he spent in Guelph—where he maintains deep roots. His son and daughter have followed in his footsteps, enrolling at the University of Guelph. He still owns his home in the city, and has convinced his extended family to settle there. He says he plans to join them after retirement. “At first I saw Somalia as my first home and Guelph as my second,” he says. “But now it is the other way around.” Xigasho