How come no sawiro from Xamar of his arrival still? Axmed Naaji, along with Faadumo Qaasin (Eebba ha u raxmadee), waa fanaanka u daljecel ee Soomaalida. No question about it. For that, mudnaan weyn ayuu ku leeyahay bulshada Soomaaliyeed ee dalkooda jecel.

Shaqsiyaal daneysi wato waaye, oo awooda sare ku jiraan rabo had iyo jeer in the name of maamul goboleed. It is not working and it won't work because maamul goboleedyo maba dhisno, mana dhismi doonto. If it goes into their way, maamul goboleed magac u yaal badan ayaa koow sii bilaabanaayo, and they will want their share of the pie. And that would make baarlamaanka to consist more than 1,000 xildhibaano because too many magac u yaal maamul goboleed would want inay soo magacaabaan xildhibaanadooda. How will it be allocated without census? Will a large gobol with less population receive more allocation than a small gobol with more people? Simply, another reason it won't work. It would have been great if they rejected the flawed 4.5 in the name of principle, which most sane Soomaalis agree. Laakiin dano gaar ah ayaa looga soo horjeedaa, and not in principle. Qof walba oo wax arki karo ayaa arka taas.

Hodan 4 vs Shibis 0 Hodan oo ku tumatay Shibis! Che, war lee maa wadeenaa. Who is your team now? Viva Reer Hodan.

Somali women defy danger to write basketball history It's just a few minutes after the final whistle has blown and the shiny basketball court of the Al Gharafa Sports Hall in Doha is filled with shouts and cheers. The sky blue-clad national women's basketball team from war-ravaged Somalia has just beaten Qatar, the host nation, at the 2011 Arab Games, in a hotly-contested match that ended 67-57 to the East African country. "Words can't describe how I felt," says Canadian-born Somali team member Khatra Mahdi about last week's triumph. "We were all jumping up and down, there were tears in the girls' eyes -- history was made right there," she adds. The victory marked a remarkable feat for the Somali players as it came against a backdrop fraught with difficulties and danger. Notwithstanding Somalia's prolonged civil war and shattered sports infrastructure, the team says it had to prepare for the Games in the bullet-ridden police headquarters in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. There, the women would train for two to three hours a day under the watchful eye of security officers, tasked to safeguard them against religious militants targeting women playing the sport. "We try to protect them outside and inside," says Said Duale, the secretary general of the Somali Basketball Federation, adding that the safety of the women is "taken very seriously." In recent years, many Somali athletes have been threatened by members of the militant Islamist group Al Shabaab who see sport as an "un-Islamic" activity, according to Duran Ahmed Farah, the Somali National Olympic Committee (NOC) senior vice president for international relations. In summer 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which then controlled Mogadishu, labelled sport as a "satanic act" and issued an order prohibiting women from playing sport, including basketball. A few months later, the ICU was deposed but Al Shabaab, which has connections to al Qaeda, is still fighting to impose its own interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia, on the country. "The threat is always there -- there are people who will see girls playing sport as a devil's thing and they will not allow it," Farah says. Women have been stoned to death for adultery; amputations and beheadings are common while in some areas Al Shabaab has banned listening to the radio. "These girls are brave: in that kind of environment they're still playing their sport, the sport they like," says Farah. Basketball is one of the most popular sports amongst women in Somalia. Duale says that the country's first national female basketball team was created in the early 1970s but hadn't performed at an international tournament since 1987. The Islamist ban, coupled with the challenges presented by the lack of sponsorship and destroyed facilities, have all hindered the development of the sport in recent years. Yet, despite the threats and all the setbacks, Somalia's national women's basketball team concluded its participation at the Games on Monday with the very respectable tally of three losses and two victories -- Kuwait also lost to Somalia. Like some other teams representing Muslim countries, the national team plays in relatively modest uniforms: track pants and shirts with elbow-length sleeves; players also wear scarves that cover their hair. Coach Mohamed Sheekh put together an ambitious team comprised of women based in Somalia and the diaspora -- the United States, Canada, UK and Germany. Many of the players hadn't even seen their teammates before, let alone played a basketball game with them. "I'm very happy and proud of them," says Sheekh of his players. "They were excellent and everyone was talking about them." NOC president Aden Hagi Yeberow says the team's success in Doha can act as a unifying factor in a country that's been plagued by insecurity, political instability, lack of unity and scarcity of resources. "We want to use sport as a peace-building tool to bring the Somali people together," he says. "What these young girls are doing in this tournament has laid the foundations, hopefully, of a good future of our people. "We would like to capitalize on this and also to move forward and, hopefully, this will be the beginning and the start of the unity of our people." CNN Viva Gabadha Reer Kanada ah iyo gabdhaha kale dhammaantooda.

Marginalization of the Somali Intellectual Class In every society there is a small group of people who possess adequate authority to influence positive (or negative) change. This group—often referred to as The Elite—could come from any sector of a society from military, economic, political, social, spiritual, to the intellectual. In one way or another, every one of these circles of authority has participated in the failure of the Somali state. However, none has rejected that notion more than the Intellectual Class, whether religious, secular, or in-between. Of course, contrary to the common misconception, not all intelligent persons, high achievers, or academically credentialed people who become experts in one field or another are intellectuals. Unlike the segment often referred to as experts and technocrats whose function is often focused on the micro level of structure and governance, intellectuals, by and large, focus on the macro. They produce ideas that influence powers that be and shape history by moving societies towards one direction or another. With few exceptions, the civil war has divided the Somali Intellectual Class into four categories: First, the Diffident Lot who could not muster the confidence and the will to consolidate their mind power against the might of the gun. Second, the Aloof Lot, who, due to self-interest, intellectual narcissism, or a subservient aim to please foreign interest groups derail peace processes by their actions or lack thereof. Third, the Co-opted Lot who unabashedly carry the banners of their clans’ chauvinistic agendas. Fourth, the Reformist Lot who try to influence from within and without the system. It is within that context that the Intellectual Class has failed to articulate any vision the Somali people can unite around, or to craft any strategy to bail the nation out of the current political predicament. They failed to recognize their role in inspiring the public toward positive change, toward the recovery from the trauma of the fratricide, toward justice, toward peace and reconciliation, toward the appreciation of rule of law, toward the rebuilding of governmental and civic institutions, and toward good governance. The biggest dilemma facing the Somali Intellectual Class is their challenge to liberate themselves from the exploitative and oppressive clan paradigm. Most still remain active in their chosen role to cleverly recycle the clichés and the self-serving narratives of their respective clans. Putting the Cart Before The Horse The current trend in which a number of Somali intellectuals and activists are either establishing their own political party or declaring themselves regional President raises some concerns. Of course, there is a big difference between those establishing political parties to compete within the state political parameters (though that is yet to be developed) and those who are carving out “their” clan’s territories. Nonetheless, when the Intellectual Class dedicates much of its energy in the creation of exclusive political clubs and arbitrary claims to clan exclusive rights at this volatile juncture is the equivalent to doctors in a trauma center abandoning their patient to work on administrative issues, or on how to maximize profit. So much for prioritizing issues! Dedicating their intellectual foresight and activist energy to such special interest endeavors before the country is reconciled, its sovereignty regained, and its destroyed institutions are rebuilt is a lamentable turn of events and a costly predicament for the nation. Instead of setting aside their clan and ideological differences in order to save the nation, they are now card-carrying loyalists to one interest group or another, thus contributing to the further fragmentation of the country. Their choices are drawing new political demarcations and prematurely caging themselves within the confines of myopic principles and political agendas. Admittedly, I, among other, have been advocating that the most practical way to systematically eradicate the institutionalized clanism known as the “4.5 system” is by replacing it with legitimate political parties that are willing to compete through a democratic process. But, I have never fathomed the situation at hand. The more this trend continues, the more divided Somalia would be. The more divided Somalia remains, the less likely for it to emerge out of its failed status. The more Somalia remains a failed state, the more likely the balkanization process (currently underway) is justified. The Failed States Index considers “Factionalized Elites” as one of the key factors that determine the failure of a state. With the Right Frame of Mind, the Sky’s the Limit The marginalization of the Intellectual Class is mainly self-imposed and changing that condition will require introspection, vision, and the courage to transcend personal and clan interests. Throughout that process, the Intellectual Class must come to the realization that loyalty, at this critical juncture, ought not to be solely devoted to a party or a particular region, but to the salvation of the nation. As the political vultures ominously hover overhead, Somalia is evermore in need of the brainpower and the collective resources and energy of all its citizens. Today, the nation is in a condition that is profoundly more dangerous than the colonial era. As in the liberation movement, Somalia needs a broad-based persistent struggle to reconcile our differences, to win back our sovereignty, and to pave the way for a better future. Naturally, the issue of human capital—the lifeblood of all functioning societies—still remains as one of the most serious challenges facing Somalia. During the civil war of the past two decades, the nation became the epitome of Africa’s brain-drain. Therefore, it is not an overestimation to assume that such an effort can only be started by the Somalis in the Diaspora who could then push that “open door movement” throughout the homeland. Xigasho

Ay layk 'fa kin su pah.'

Waa wareey. Qofta si ayee soo jiidasho u leedahay. Maryaneey, magaca Soomaalida kor u sii qaad, waaku mahadsantahee.

Hakuna matata maxaa ka dambeyn doonto taloow.

I like the muusikada feeri maaj. Feeri, feeri nays waaye habka loo modernize gareeye Sayliciga. About Nazis iyo waxaas from an "aqoonyahan," it is nonsense. Even though I didn't listen to his speech, but wax aqoonyahan afkiisa kasoo baxana ma'aha if it is true.

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This is uncalled for thread. Wax faa'ida boggaan leeyahay haba yaraatee ma jrito.

Kuwaana kale oo Gaalkacyo iyo Boosaaso kala ah, respectively: Again what do you see? What is that little logo they have in common? It tells us all are in Soomaaliya and funded by Qaramada Midoobay. From Hargeysa to Xamar.

Aawey Carafaad, speaking of those booliis 4X4s you posted, see this one below: It is from Hargeysa. Can you spot what they, those in Xamar and in Hargeysa, do have in common? Go head, take your time, Mr. Goosashadoon.

Dhaqan celis deg deg ayaa u baahantahay. Qurbahaa ku kortay ayaa maskaxdaada si si kale dhigay, even harmless gestures Soomaalida lagu yaqaano inay sameyaan ayaa micnooyin kale habooneyn ku tilmaameysaa.

I like this qori of theirs. It looks like dabajeex, without the long silsilad of xabbadaha.

Showqi, bar iskeerso maa Hodan loogu bixiye degmadaas. Magac dheel dheel kuma baxo. Che, Hoteel Guuleed Shaaqshiid uu ku yaalay technically, laakiin degmada Huriwaa ayaa kasoo horjeeday hoteelka; it was facing that degmo. Marka it felt it located more in Huriwaa than in Shaaqshiid.

You can either be a goosashadoon one or goosashadiid one. Wax u dhaxeeyo ma jirto, and your long, poor attempt to obfuscate isn't working, either.

Showqi, ileen Xanaanadda Caruurta waa taqaanaa. Tii u dhaxeysay ma'ahoo Shaneemo Kaasabalbalaare iyo Isteeshinka Hodan. Safaaradda aad rabtid waa safaaradda Masar. Hoteelka Maka Almakurama waa iloowday meeshaasna. Che, koox degmeed dooro ayaa na diray, waa dooranay, waana kuu sharxooynaa, see camal. Bring your Huriwaa xaafad nooh. Maxaa Huriwaa lagu yaqaanay? Hmm. Hoteel Guuleed iyo maxaa kale? Suuqa Xoolaha? SOS?

Kuwaan aaba dhaamo with their nonsense, but still kiyuut.

Aad iyo aad ugu farxay gabdhaheena goolaha ay gaareen. Run ahaantii kama filaneynin, farxad lama filaan ayee igu reebeen. Soomaali badana dareenkooda kor u qaadeen. Eebba ha u garab galo gabdhahaan halyeeyda ah. Guulal wacan kale ayaan ka rajeynaa iyo mustaqbal wanaagsan. N. B. - Haddee ragga dhankooda saas camal ahaan lahaayeen lee. If only.

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Waxaa ka tagayba hoos ayaa lagu sharxay, waliba qariiradeeda iyadoo wadato. 1-Kuliyaddi Jalle Siyad 2-Isbitaal Digfeer 3-Tarabuunka 4-African Village 5-Wasaaradii Macdanta & Biyaha 6-Hotel Taleex 7-Carwadi caalamiga 8-Banaadir Sare 9-banaadir H/Dhexe 10-Xamar Sare 11-Warshaddi Coke Cola 12-Shaleemo KPP 13-KPP Secondry School 14-Masaajidka Sh. Cali Suufi 15-Saldhiggii Hodan 16-Degmadii Hodan 17- Kulliyaddi Caafimaadka 18-Taleex H/Dhexe 19-Warshaddi Caanaha 20-Wakaaladdi Biyaha 21-Albaraka Hotel 22-1da Majao H/Dhexe 23-Sh.Madar H/Dhere 24-Shaleemo Ekotore 25-Laanta Ahmed Gurey 26-Mowlaca Macallin Nuur 27-Masaajidka Cabdirashiid 28-Shaleemo Hodan 29-H/Dhexe Hodan 30-H/dhexe Dhagaxtuur Source: Facebook

Viva Degmada Hodan. Always Reer Hodan baan ahaa, xaafadda reer magaalka u badnaa oo Soomaaliweyna wada deganayd equally, unlike other degmooyin. Degmada Hodan in a nutshell: Isbitaal Digfeer, barxadii iyo fagaarihii weyneyd ee Tarbuunka, iskooladii caanka ahaa ee Sh. Madar, Kowda Maajo, Iskool Hodan, Iskool Dhagaxtuur, Iskool Banaadir, Iskool Kaasabalbalaare. Shaneemooyinkii caanka ahaa Shaneemo Kaasabalbalaare [aka Shuun], Shaneemo Ekwatoore, Shaneemo Hodan. Xaafadihii caanka ahaa Afrikan Filaj [African Village], Taleex, Kaasabalbalaare, Bangaariyada, Sarihii Ruushka. Masaajidkii weynaa Sh. Cali Suufi, masaajidkii C/rashiid Cali Sharmaarke. Qabuurihii qaranka ku aasanyihiin madaxdii dalkeena u soo halgantay. Isbitaalkii Ciidamada Xoogga Dalka.

Gabdho Culumada Weydiistay Rag Wanaagsan oo Guursada Masaajidda Abuukar Sadiiq iyo Al Hiddaaya ee ku yaalla xaafadda Nairobi ee caasimadda Dalka Kiinya, ayaa waxaa ka dhacday arin ku cusub guud ahaanba dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed gaar ahaana dareenka bulshada Nairobi oo ahayd in Gabdho Soomaaliya oo kuu xiran qaar kamida masaajiadda Nairobi ay culimada Weydiisteen rag wanaagsan oo guursada. Labada masaajid ee ugu waaweyn xaafadda ay Soomaalidu ka deggan tahay caasimadda Nairobi ayaa waxaa todobaadyadanba ka socday Barnaamijyo lacago tabarucaadda loogu aruurinayo dadka Soomaaliyeed ee ay abaaruhu iyo cooladaha isugu darsameen, waxaana lacagahaasi loo aruurinay qaab ay culimada masaajiddu u bandhigayeen dadka kusoo tukada halkaasi, kadibna la qorayay qiime kasta oo lagu tabaruco. Iyadoo ay si wanaagsan ku bilaabatay tabarucaaddu islamarkaana ay Soomaalidii kusoo tukatay masaajiddu ay si fiican uga qeyb qaadatay ayaa waxaa hal mar lagu baraarugay arin ku cusbayd masaajidka islamarkaana waxoogaa yaab ah ku beertay dadka Soomaalida ah ee ku dhaqan caasimadda Nairobi gaar ahaana kuwii wakhtigaasi wax la aruurinayay ku sugnaa Masaajidka. “Waxay ahayd wakhti masaajidka lagu soo tukaday islamarkaana wax loo aruurinayay walaalaha Soomaaliyeed ee ay abaaraha iyo colaadu isugu darsantay, waxaana uu qor walba sheegayay waxa uu sadaqadaas amaba tabarucaadaas ku darsanayo, waxaase xoogaa markii ay arintu socotay oo dhaqaale fiican la aruuriyay hal mar masaajidka laga maqlay arin ku cusbayd Soomaalida sidaasi waxaa Horumar Online u sheegay Cabdi Yare oo ka tirsan dadka ku tukada masaajidka Abuukar Sadiiq ee ku yaalla wadada 6th Street ee u dhaxeeya Second Ave iyo First Ave. Waxa uuna Cabdi Yare intaasi ku daray in warqad lagu soo qorayay lacagaha lagu tabarucayay ee qeybta gabdhaha loo geeyay Sheikh Maxamed Cabdi Umal oo isagu markaasi aruurinayay lacagaha tabarucaadda ah, waxaana warqadaasi ku qornaa lacagaha lagu tabarucayay iyo iney gabadhahaasi u baahan yihiin rag wanaagsan oo ay nolosha la wadaagaan. Markii Sheekh Umal warqadaas loo keenay ayaa waxaa hal mar arintii ku baraarugay walaalihii muslimiinta ahaa ee masaajidka kusoo tukaday qeybna ka ahaa lacagihii la aruurinayay, iyadoo Sheekhuna uu si dheer uga sheekeeyay arintaasi. Cabdi Yare ayaa Horumar Online uga warbixiyay qaabkii uu Sheekh Umal uga sheekeeyay arintaasi, waxa uuna Yiri markii uu Sheekhu Warqadda gabadhaha ka timid akhriyay ayuu waxa uu u soo gudbiyay Raggii masaajidka ku tukanayay, si loo helo rag dhalinyaro ah oo diyaar u noqon kara iney nolosha la wadaagaan gabadhaha walaalaha Soomaaliyeed ah ee ka cawday guur la’aanta codsadayna in lala raadiyo rag wanaagsan oo ay Nolosha la wadaagaan. “Arinta ugu naxdinta badnayd ayaa waxay ahayd in wiil yar oo aad dhalainyaro ah u ah laga helay kaliya inuu diyaar u yahay ka jawaabidda codsigii gabdhaha isagoo farta taagay isla markaana sheegay inuu diyaar u yahay inuu nolosha la qeybsado qofta uu ilaahay uga dooro, gabdhaha guurka soo codsaday” Sida uu xaqiijiyay Cadi Yare oo masaajidka wakhtigaasi ku sugnaa. Dhinaca kale Sheekh Maxamed Cabdi Umal ayaa si dheer uga faalooday in dalalka Islaamku ay leeyihiin xafiisyo arimahan oo kale u qaabilsan, kuwaasi oo u xilsaaran iney isu guuriyaan dadka wanaagsan ee guur la’aantu ay ku dhacday, isagoo sidoo kalana xusay in dadka noocaasiya la isugu darro koox koox markii la fiiriyo qaar kamida xafiisyada ka furan dalalka Islaamka, waxa uuna Sheekhu tilmaamay in loo baahnaan lahaa in Masaajidka 6-ka laga furo xafiis arimahaasi qaabilsan, si fursad loo siiyo dhalinyarada islaamka ah ee jeclaan lahaa iney Nolosha wada qeyb sadaan isla markaana ay is guursadaan. Sidoo kale waxaa la xaqiijiyay in arintan arin la mida ay ka dhacday masaajidka Markazul Hiddaaya ee ku yaalla wadada Jaam Street ee xaafadda Islii oo isagana laga aruurinayay lacago tabarucaadda oo loogu tallo galay abaaraha ka jira Geeska Afrika gaar ahaana Soomaaliya iyo xeryaha Qaxootiga Dadaab, taasi oo iyana si lamida qaabkii hore ay gabdhuhu u codsadeen rag wanaagsan oo guursada. Gabdhahan guurka codsaday ayaa la tilmaamayaa iney yihiin gabdho dhalinyaro ah oo kamida dadka sida joogtada ah u yimaada isla markaana duruusta dhinaca diinta ah kala socda masaajiddan, iyadoo ay gabadhuhu codsadeen rag wanaagsan oo nolosha la qeyb sada. Arintan arin lamida ayaa kal hore laga soo sheegay masaajidka Abuubakr sadiiq ee ku yaalla Gobolka Minnesota ee Soomaalida ugu badani ay ka deggan tahay dalka Mareykanka, kaasi oo la tilmaamay in Gabdhaha iyo wiilasha guurdoonka ahi ay iska diiwaan galiyaan isla markaana laga reebo lambarada taleefanadooda iyo cinwaankooda, si kadib loogu xiro ruuxa guurdoonka ah ee u qalma. Waxay arintani noqonaysaa mid ugub ah oo ku cusub bulshada Soomaaliyeed oo kamida bulshooyinka ku dhaqma diinta islaamka, haddana waxaa hubaala in dalalka Islaamka qaarkood ay arimahan oo kale u furaan xafiisyo qaabilsan dhalinyarada guurdoonka ah isla markaana isugu guuriyaan koox koox, si ay nolosha u wada qaybasadaan. Haddaba hadii aad diyaar u tahay in laguugu xiro Gabdhaha Guurdoonka ah Nala soo Xiriir Webmaster@horumar.com Xigasho

This is for you, sister. Ciidamada kenya oo Dhalinyaro Soomaali ah ku dilay Xaafada Islii 11.December.2011: Ciidamada Booliska Kenya ayaa xalay Waxaa ay Xaafada Islii ee Magaalada Nairobi ku toogteen Afar Wiil oo dhalinyaro Soomaali ah. Wiilashan Soomaalida ah ee la toogtay ayaa waxaa da’dooda lagu sheegay in ay udhaxayso 16 sano ilaa 20 sano. Inkastoo aan ilaa iyo hada la ogayn sababta rasmiga ah ee loo toogtay dhalinyaradan Soomaalida ah ayaa hadana Wararka naga soo gaaraya Xaafada Islii ee Magaalada Nairobi ay shegayaan in Dhalinyaradan ay kamid ahaayeen Super Power oo ah Koox ubadan Soomaali oo Kenya ay mamnuucday. Mid kamid ah Dadka deegaanka ayaa Warqaad.com usheegay in Ciidamada Dilka gaystay ay yihiin Ciidamo loo yaqaan Fly Scott kuwaa oo u tababaran si ka gadisan sida ay u tababaranyihiin ciidamada kale ee dalkan kenya. Wali Wax Faah Faahin ah Taliska Booliska Kenya kama uusan bixin Dilka ay ugaysteen Wiilasha Soomaalida ah, sidoo kale waxaa inoo suurta geli weysay Xariir aan la samaynay Gudiga ganacsatada Xaafada Islii. Habeenadan ayaa Waxaa Xaafada Islii ku badnaa Ciidamo isugu jira dhar cad iyo Boolis kuwaas oo qab-qanaya shacabka Soomaalida sharci la’aanta ku jooga Magaalada kadibna lacag ku sii daynaya, Waxaana Arintan lacag qaadashada ah sii xoogaysatay kadib Markii Ciidamada Kenya ay bilaabeen in lacagihii Ciida Masiixigi Kirismiska ay soo dhawaatay. Xigasho