Leave the legend alone. He is one-man show, and all Soomaalis of all walks of life jecel heesihiisa. And what he opined as nin jecel dalkiisa is true, wah. Every daljecel would have said exactly the same thing. Xabashi ayaa gumeysato dhulka Soomaaliyeed badankiis today, directly or not. Why uu Hargeysa ugu darin, though? I don't know. He might meant Xabashi military presence instead of indirect proxy they do in Hargeysa. And unlike C/qaadir Jubba -- who likes to say "I don't sing at the weddings because I have some principles" islaweyni daraadeed -- yet does attend parties where the division of Soomaali people are openly encouraged and where separation is a celebration. Not so our cultural living icon, Xasan Aaden Samatar, even xataa thousands of dollars loo balanqaado.

Yaa loo kala dhiibay xilalka hee?

ancient Somali culture or it came to us through Islam Dumaal is dhaqan Soomaaliyeed, and I don't think it has to do with any other culture. Likewise uma maleeyi Soomaalida dhanka Islaamka inay ka keeneen. Probably waa pre-Islamic tradition. Ereyga dumaal ayaaba ka garanee. We in this so-called modern world may never understand, laakiinse no questioin about it that it worked during its time and might still work. I don't think anything wrong with it, as long as labada isdumaaleyso isogolyihiin. I hadn't hear hebel or heblaayo ayaa la dumaalay in ages, though. The reason it declined has to do with three other reasons, I guess: Dhaqankii geeljirnimo ayaa aad u yaraanooyo, oo magaalooyinkii ayee dadka dagayaan; kuwii Galbeedka ku koray ama arkay, meeshaana 'ilbax' mooday ayaa si qalad ah ugu fahmay; kuwa kale ee wadaadada cusub ah qarnigaan soo shaacbaxay, iyagana who have their own reasons, probably thinking since it might not be Carab culture, might then be un-Islamic, waa iyaga Carab ka dambeeyee.

Geelka, yee ku waalin, saas ka wadaa, aniga, iyada iyo adigaba saas u wada fanahay, ee wax kale booto kuu galin warkeeda ha u bixin. Heestaa raadinoysid Gilgilo ayaa la dhahaa, tan Xasan Aaden Samatar ka hadlooyaa. Ar shaley he was a special guest on Beenbeensii [err, BBC Soomaali] and a whole hour dedicated to him, oo wada interview iyo su'aalo weydiis iyo sheeko nololeedkiisa ka sheekeynayeen. Soomaali dhana meel walba kasoo wacaayeen, su'aalo weydii. Ninka waa daljecel weyn, dalkiisa aad u jecel.

Soomaaliya will rise once again, Eebba ha idmee, and images like these will not be unusual. Dey heybo markee madaxdaada leeyihiin maxee dalkeena iyo dadkeenana heybo la leeyihiin. Dey laba walaalo isku soo noqday, seena ugu faraxsanyihiin isaragooda koowaad. Of course waa Marxuum Max'ed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal iyo Marxuum C/llaahi Ciise Max'uud, Eebba ha u dambi dhaafee.

Soomaaliyeey toosoo Toosoo isku tiirsadda ee Hadba kiina taagdaranee Taageera waligiinee Idinkaa isku tooqaayoo Idinkaa isku taamahayee Aadamuhu tacliin barayoo Wadankiisa taam yeelyoo Arligiina taako ahoo Sharcigaa isku kiin tolayoo Luuqaddaa tuwaaxid ahoo Kuma kala tegeysaanee Tiro ariyo dhaxalaa Sidiin laydin soo tubiyoo Ninba toban la meel marayoo Cadowgiina idiin taliyee Tuldo geela oo dhacanbaad Toogasho u bareeraan Oo ma dhilkaa dhan ee tageybaan Nina dhagax u tuuraynee Qarankan hubkuu tumayoo Toorayad dhaafaynee Oon taar samaysan karayn Uurkutaalo weynaayee Hadba waxaan la taahaayoo Toggaga ugu gayshaayoo Nin dalkiisii cadow taaboo U tol waayey baan ahayee Hadba waxan la ooyaayoo Ilmadu iiga qubataayoo Iqtiyaar nin loo diidoo La addoonsadaan ahayee Soomaaliyeey toosoo Toosoo isku tiirsada ee Hadba kiina taag daranee Taageera weligiinee

The seventh time Kowda Luulyo u dabaaldagooyo on inta. I know, I know xaalka dalkeena ku suganyahay, but that would never keep us at least acknowledging this historical day of ours. Never, regardless how some dimwits and stooges ka dhigeen dalkeena. We would not give up, as our forefathers did not indeed. They survived in 60 years of colonialization. Indeed, we can from this new Xabashi occupation. First fact they want us is to forget our history, starting from the struggles our forefathers did. Happy Kowda Luulyo. ----------- A very emotional and subdued Soomaali legends singing the full version of Soomaaliyeey Toosoo. It is very touching, ee marka fiirso.

Ani maalintii fud la isoo siiye waa shiiraaye, ababaliina. Tii i qabatay first lahayd iga qabta, iga qabta kasoo hartay urka daraadeyda lee nooh. Yaa igu qaldoysaana, ciyaalkii Carfoon oo udgoonta lagu dhalay? Bar iskeerso.

Was talking to hooyadey early this morning in Baydhabo. Xudur ayee qabsadeen i tiri Shabaabka today, same time markee galeen Beledweyne, but ka baxeen a few hours later after hubkii ka qaateen degmada. Though from the tone of her voice, uma bogsaneen kuwaas. I really don't blame my sweet hooyo since dadkeena dalkeena ku sugan are especially more war-weary, really, oo waxee nabad ka rabin, ka jecleen today ma jiraan. Eebba ha u gargaaro dadkeena, walaahi. Saan haddii lagu socdo hal hal u siibaneynaa, magaca Soomaaliyeedna meeshaba maku hari doono haddee dadkiiba harin.

Baabuurta qarnigaan cusub biyo ku shaqeeyo. La soco xiliga ee waayaha cusub, see waaye.

Money, heesaha Banaadiriga see u iloowi kartaa, macalinka. The songs may seem, to faradheers and maryooleeys, not to be that explicit on the first look of reading or listening to some of them, but, darn, some are -- hmm. Markee ku heesayaan: Shaq shaq Wareejiyoow Hurguf Ma inee masafo galey buunshadeeda laga daadinaayo ka hadlaayaan maa mooday? Tan kalena ah: Beydaankaa Soo hoobiyee Halahoo isii Midig ka dhaw Bidix ka dhaw Sii, sii malaboow Sanjab, sanjab Midigta iyo bidixda la dhawaayo, of course, intee kale waaye hee? Wah, no need to sharxo. What about that one where Castro in sarcastic way was seeking its translation. It went: Ani lee baraakadaa Ani lee baraakadaa Bukeen karaayee Ani lee bukeen karaayee Baraakada la bukeenaayo ma tan guryaha la saaro maa mooday?

Che, Reer Koronto xaa laga sheegay maqashay? Ebidkaa ma timid? Meeshaan balaayo waaye, haddee ku waalin, adigaa iska waalan doontid. Majnuun, mashalaaye, manaxe, macaacle, maxaa'igagalay, manoole, marmarle, mashiixe, makace iyo kuwa ka daran waa wada joogaan. Malika ayaa aragtay this city ee weydii waxee kala kulantay.

Awdalnews Network makes exceptional decision in publishing this opinion article in Somali language. This, however, should not be taken as a departure from our standing policy of not publishing opinion articles in Somali---Editor. Maxaa jiro afkeena Soomaaliyeed af laga yaxyaxo muu noqday? Ar maxee dadkeena qaarkood dad kale ismoodeen. Policy kulahaa, faarabuuto dheh.

Qabiil-wise ula jeeda ninkaas kaa koreeyo, Garhayoow. I don't know how he got to this conclusion. N.B. -- This is a Soomaali struggle, not a particular qabiil's struggle. Soomaali Galbeedna Soomaali dhan ayaa wada degan. Do you believe in Soomaali Galbeed xoog lagu heysto by Xabashi, Koora?

I was not blaming anyone, my brother. Was just asking those questions out of no where. Sorry if I digressed from the intent of the thread.

Originally posted by Che -Guevara: ^People got off with worser things. Don't understand that's bleeped out. We should change it to something more friendly. Maybe those who fit the description could be called Habashi Appreciation Community. Abtiga, xaa iga rabtaa, ninyahoow? Dhubad, that word was censored more than a year ago when it was abused as an insult against the forum's members, and thrown from the left and right and the centre. Maay widaayoow, ma ogayna miyaa? You can call beerlaawe iyo wixii lamid ah Xabashada keenay dalkeena dabàdhilíf maa sheegtaa kuunto cambuulo waa dhihi kartaa since he is a public figure.

Well, go ask what really name-changing did in Congo Free State, err Belgian Congo, err Congo-Léopoldville, err Congo-Kinshasa, err Congo, err Zaire, err Democratic Republic of Congo, err...and their ever-changing flags as well.

Taloow if Barakaad -- which overwhelmingly dominated the xawilaad business until its closure in late '01 -- still jiri lahayd, Dahabshiil ma see hadda tahay ayee ahaan lahayd? I think he was one of the few Soomaalis who was smiling when Bush regime unfairly closed down Barakaad and its subsidiary companies.

Lug-dheer :- Waa war-wareegtooy,waaba tiris,oo ay dhif tahay in laga helo aqalkeeda. Markii uu ninkeedu yimaado guriga waxaa ka soo hor-baxa Quful weyn oo maar ah. Caruurteeda ayaa Odayga u sheega in ay hooyadood ku maqan tahay:-Aroos, Nikaax,Dhaloow, Furoow,Qaraaba-salaan,Tacsi loo fadhiyo maalintii 14-aad, Maalin-joog, Meel ay ku kulmayaan Habro Ayuuto(Shaloongo) isku darsaday,madax-shub(abaay-abaay) iwm. Che, male version iyadoo ah noo keen hee. Yaa laga bilaabi doonaa? Kuwa Tim Hortons fadhiisto oo fadhi ku dirirka ah? Kuwa masaajidada taagan 24/7, uguna soo dhuunto ama gambiyo ehelkooda? Kuwa banooniga iyagoo konton jir ah ka hadalkiis iyo sheekadiis xataa wali ku qafiifay? Ar yaa iloowi karo hee kuwa mafrishka iyo reero marqaan, waaba kuwa koowaadee.

How shallow without being abashed some people can get. Read on. --------------- Only pretty people need apply to website Think you're gorgeous? Then you probably think this site is about you. BeautifulPeople.net, a website for and about hotties, launches a Canadian version this week – Canada being the 16th country to pull together the prettiest so they can date, chat, hang and hook up with only one another. The owners blatantly say "no uglies allowed." If that seems to indicate there's something a little ugly about BeautifulPeople, the founders say get over it. "We are born with eyes, not antennas," says founder Robert Hintze, 31, an attractive, if not gorgeous, blue-eyed Dane now living in Rome. "Humans have always worshipped beauty." He adds that studies show beautiful people earn more, are thought to be nicer, and are treated more leniently when they blow past a stop sign. Hintze and his business partner Greg Hodge, 33, a Brit based in Los Angeles who joined the company and began the beautiful-world domination in 2005, hasten to say they're not making anything up. "We are not setting the standards. People naturally prefer attractive faces." They stress the site is egalitarian, in that its members vote on any new wannabe, much the way jury selection works. Globally, the odds are one in 10 that you'll be accepted. Each brave soul who posts a photo and profile to be assessed can watch the 72-hour, minute-by-minute judgment take place, in the form of a sort of thermometer that moves from "yes certainly" through to "absolutely not." Men rate women and vice versa, and the global trend is that men rate simply on looks while women read the profile. It seems a Porsche and a corner office can make a man a lot more handsome. Once accepted, newbies have two days to decide whether they want to sign up for the $25/month (on average) privilege of membership. So far, 175,000 beautiful people have said yes. A core of "founding members" in each new country kick off the selection process. Once a critical mass is reached they, too, have to succumb to the jury to be validated as pretty enough to play. Though it started as a dating site, perhaps the most attractive aspect of BeautifulPeople is the fact it is now a much sought-after community for marketers, or anyone who needs to fill a room with lovelies in exchange for their endorsement as "influencer." Hodge says so long as it is "on brand," BeautifulPeople would willingly invite the community to open a new club, for example. And seeing someone gorgeous drink a particular brand of booze might make you want to do the same. The difference is, you're likely the one who will pay for it while Pretty Face over there sips free. One of Canada's founding members, Cheryl Meyer, 24, is further proof that dating is beside the point. The gorgeous redhead has a boyfriend, has never rated anyone and won't ("It's not very nice to say someone isn't attractive"). She joined to network. "Launching" also means Hintze and Hodge have been in town for six weeks, visiting clubs, meeting people, handing out business cards (which are shiny plastic, perhaps a perfect metaphor, and impossible to write a phone number on), all documented by a production company making it into a 13-episode reality series for Slice Network to be broadcast this fall. Of the two founders, Hintze is the active "dater," falling in love weekly according to Hodge, and has been validated as a beautiful person in every country in the Beautiful-People world. Hodge, on the other hand, has only posted a profile in Japan – where his very British looks were accepted. He's also getting married in September. Did he meet his wife on BeautifulPeople? "She's very beautiful. But no, I met her the traditional way." Toronto Star

Bush had said waxyaabo terriblly and diplomatically faux pas ah, but this one is not that bad.

This thread is closed. It is unfortunate, last resort, but it has to. Dad waa weyn waxaas ku hadlaayo ma fiirsan karnee, Eebba na abuurtee.

Buuxo understands gabayada by marxuum Yamyam? Babababa, waala dalacee. Bas waaye, Afsoomaali barfasoorad ka noqonee mar dhow.

Qeybo badan aan qoraalkiis kaga raacin ku jirto, siiba kuwa uu ka bilaabay maqaalka. Having said that, he also does make some concrete, irrefutable points. Anyway, those two are the negative points being made against that shir. Kuwa positive ah soon waa arkee iyagana since this thread's intent neither disapproves shirkaas nor approves its agreement.

Kuusha, xaala qoslee? Seef haddaa aragtay bas yaah. Meesha xalwo aa lagu gada nooh. Signkaas qeybta hoose ka maqan ku qorantahay "Xalwo Hilaal." Nuunka, kooxdaada "Soomaali United, FC" maala dhahaa iyagana? Kuwa ayaa inta ka jiro saas la dhaho, sanadkii horena soo baxay finalka. Kuwa qatar waaye, oo in badan jiro. Haddaa imaaatiin amee magaca badala idin dhahaan. Tuujka, aniga waligey tournament inaa ka qeybqaato ma u ciyaarin, oo Soomaali maryooleey murunkooda ogahay, dhowr jeerna la i dhahay noo ciyaar, ka diiday. Laakiin meesha ka ciyaaro inaa ku geeyo waaye, meesha caadiga loogu ciyaaro. Adoo buus buusan haddaadan kasoo bixin lee.