Originally posted by SOO MAAL: MMA, The Mixed-member proportional has major weaknesses, how ordinary people can can remove unpopular Member of Parliament? Soomaali, I don't understand su'aasha saaxiib. Can you rephrase it, baliis.

Nuune, Dirirdhabe iyo Soomaaliya aa? War dhulkii Soomaaliya waa soo dhameysee. Intee ka gaartay Soomaaliya horta? Geesi iga dheh haddaaba waqtigaan Soomaaliya tagtay.

Dad diintooda oo xaqa ah ku dhashay, oo waalidkooda, aabahooda, awoowahooda iyo kuwii soo dhalay, kasoo faractameen boqolaal sano kahor, intaas ku jisaaray, Eebbahoodana ku caasiyoobay. Kuwaas iyagoo iska dhinta ayaa u dhaanto. Haddeeba diintooda go'aansadeen inay ka baxaan, Soomaalinimadana ha iskaga baxaan. Xoog iyo kiyaakaro ma jirto. Soomaalinimo iyo Islaanimo maba kala haraan. Just take a brief moment and ask yourself how will Soomaalis will be like if diinta Islaamka wada heysan lahayn? There would not be Soomaalinimo, iyadoo xataa diinta la wada heysto ayaaba muran yar yar jiro, wacdala Soomaali kala diin ah. Ha iska wareegaan dibaddaha. Soomaaliya and Soomaali iska iloowa yaa ku dhaho. This actually reminds me shirkii Kenya ee 2002-04 kuwa fara ku tiris ah ka qeybgalay, coming from the West and claiming to be "Masiixi" and a right to a new "Masiixi" clan loo qoondeeyo. Jawaab in la siiyo iska dhaafee, waa lagu wada qoslay.

MMP: I'm for it. It promises to make the system more democratic and the Legislature more representative. It can increase citizen engagement, especially among the young. The danger of minority governments is surely overstated: The Trudeau minority (1972-74) and the David Peterson one (1985-87) produced great legislation. Waan ku raacsanay with Haaruun on this. Mixed-member proportional. I will vote for it on the next week's plebiscite.

As for Xaawo Tako, she was fine human being, a TRUE patriot, and RARE jewel in nation filled with treacherous people (read Yeey,Geedi, and anyone who opposed the Sayid and SYL struggle).Unfortunately and I'm ashamed to admit, I don't know much about her humble beginning or the path that led to her to her final heroic end.IA, her story should be written and taught to the young boys and girls of her beloved Somalia. Waa ayaanxumo in Xaawo Taako laga qorin buug taariiqdeeda dhabta ah. Inkastoo haray, which was perpetuated by that statue of hers and the large school in Xamar named after her [there are other schools named after her as well, from Boorama to Jubbooyinka] -- still few facts are known about her short life. According to some sources, Xaawo Cismaan (Xaawo Taako) -- Eebba janadiis fardowso haka waraabiyee -- was a Reer Waamo; she was a fierce nationalist in '40s. She preached nationalism to her fellow lady friends, sold off the meagre personal possessions in order to support the then nascent SYL and other nationalist groups. She also exhorted her fellow sisters to sell whatever they can afford, oo xaafad xaafad ayee qaaraanka u aadi jirtay. She finally ku shahiiday bravely in the very struggle, during the Dhagaxtuur massacre. The martyrs massacred that day, including Xaawo Taako, in early 1948 were protesting against the return of Talyaanis and voicing an immediate independence of Soomaaliya or if not possible, the then new four powers to control Soomaaliya the next decade -- namely Mareykanka, Ruushka, Ingiriiska and Faransiiska. Talyaaniga, being defeated and licking its fresh wounds the just ended world war -- and along with their few dhuuni daba'dhilifs Soomaalis, whom they bribed -- did not like that. They wanted to come back. A depiction portraits Xaawo Taako's statue, along with Siidka's, Dhagaxtuur and Daljirka Dahsoon, honouring the day SYL was founded, Maajo 15 [May 15]. We should not also forget the people who fought against the colonial Talyaanis at Lafoole, as the very name gives reference to the bloody battle close to Afgooye. Also Sheekh Xasan Barsame, another Siidka-like halyeey.

Originally posted by BarigaSanaag: you have the name of a horse wich belonged to a crazy man who believed he was the Mahdi and killed alot of muslims. who are you to deliver this topic ? Siidka waa u gaftee, gacantaada iyo afkaagaba ka leexi. He may not be the awaited Mahdi of Islaam, but he was a true Eebba-sent prophet of Soomaali nationalism. Xaq ayuuna u diriray defending his diin, dad and dal. Halganimidiis ayuuna u geeriyooday. Eebboow janadaada ugu sareyso ka waraabi Siidka -- aamiin. Taalo tan ka heersareyso ayaa loo dhisi doonaa, Eebba ha idmo. Yes, along with his famous Xiinfaniin faras, too.

War anaga Sabti ayaa ku jirnaa wali. Ciiddana waxee u badantahay inay Sabtida soo socoto noqoneyso. Now if that is not toddobaad, what is it then?

See camalkaana igaarka. Hal toddobaad dhan aa hartay. Mise baahi aa saas kuu heyso. Maskiin, iska adkeyso. Hayeba, ciid wanaagsan, haddeeba wax kuu tareyso.

Buuxo, maka yaabtay sheekadda meesha ka socoto? Anagee sheeko jaabo jaabo noo keenayaan.

It is unfortunate. There is no "just war" about a clanish war, which the Sool war seems to be. Nothing just and holy about it. Soomaali clan wars waaka dagaaleen, oo ku dhawaad 20 sano u socdaan. None had prevailed outright, and none will in the future.

Whatever happened to that idamaale dude, too? Idihiis sidii loo maalay oo uu ku dhaawacmay qarax, yaaba juuqdiis maqlay. Yaa ogaado isbitaal Ingiriiska ku yaalo isku daaweynoyaa. Waa in lagu dacweyaa dowladda Ingiriiska.

Rooda C/llaahi Jaamac's car. Mar labaad Eebba ha u naxariisto marxuumta.

BTW, ani AZZARO aan kahelaa, not One Man Show... Ileen Azzaro ayaa taqanaa. Runtii, the only fragrance aan marsado Azzaro Chrome waaye. Inkastoo uu sanboorka igu kiciyo, still maba ka maarmi. None others marsadaa. Azzaro Chrome Waraa Tuujka, Kuusha si walba aa yeeshay waa kaa hari la'dahay, ee bahashii la dhihi jiray biifbaaf makuu soo gadaa aad ku buufisidee? Hal mar ee dhulka ku dhici lahayd sidii dhilmaayo ka taalo oo ashahaadaneyso camal. War widaaygeey Nuunoow maan arkoyaa mise...? Widaayoow, roogtee? Intee jartay, arlaadi seetee? Ar ha dhaaf.

We, the people of Somaliland do acknowledge that some of our citizens in parts of Sool and in Eastern Sanag (referred to Makhir in your article) don’t see eye to eye with the rest of Somalilanders in which direction our country should be heading, and that is the essence of the true democracy we have in our country. "We, granted, the people of Soomaaliya do acknowledge that some of our citizens in Waqooyi Galbeed and some parts of Awdal (referred to "Somaliland") don't see eye to eye with the rest of Soomaalis in which direction our country should be heading, and that is the essence of the true democracy we have in our country."

Heey, I guess, wiil aan abti u ahay oo up-and-coming star ah [ ] in aan inta kusoo daro waaye, too. Here it is. Wiil Soomaaliyeed oo u muuqda in uu u diyaar garoobayo sidii uu u noqon lahaa Ciyaaryahan caan ah Tan iyo markii ay bur burtay Dawladii Soomaaliya 1991kii, waxaa kusoo badanayay dalalka qurbaha Qaxootiga soomaaliyeed ee kasoo cararay dagaaladii ka dhacayay dalka si ay u helaan amaan iyo nolol. Waxaana qaar badan oo kamid ah caruurta Soomaaliyeed ay ku dhasheen ama ku koreen dalalka Reer-galbeedka. Britain waxaa ay kamid tahay meelaha ay dadkaasi ku noolyihiin isla markaana waxaa ay u muuqdaan in ay lasii qabsanayaan nolosha dalalkan oo wax badan ka duwan tii taalay dalka Soomaaliya inkastoo haatan ay xaaladdu tahay ka daroo dibi dhal marka la eego dhibaatooyinka ka taagan Soomaaliya.Qaar kamid ah Caruurta Soomaaliyeed ee ku nool Magaaladda London waxaa ay kasoo dhex muuqanayaan Naadiyada lagu taba baro caruurta loo diyaariyo in ay kooxaha waaweyn ee kubadda cagta ee dalkan Britain ay Mustaqbalka u ciyaaraan ama u saftaan. Mukhtaar Cali Afgooye oo da’diisu ay tahay 12 sano jir isla markaana muddo 4 sano ah u ciyaaraya kooxdan ay da’doodu u dhaxayso 9-14 sano jirka ayaa Onkod News u sheegay in uu rajaynayo Mustaqbalka in uu u safto Kooxaha waaweyn ee dalkan isla markaana uu haatan ka tirsanyahay Kooxda kubadda cagta ee Leyton Orion oo kamid ah Naadiyadda ay kasoo baxaan qaar kamid ah Ciyaartooyda u ciyaara Kooxaha waaweyn ee dalkan Britain sida Kooxda Chelsea. Waxaa uu Mukhtaar ka jawaabay su’aal ahayd in uu la kulmay caruur Soomaaliyeed oo sidii soo kale u ciyaara kooxaha 9-14 sano jirka ee Kooxda Leyton orion ama kooxaha kale ee lamidka ah ayaa waxaa uu ku jawaabay "waxaan ka qaybgalay ilaa 70 ciyaarood oo aan kula ciyaaraynay kooxo anagoo kale ah, laakiin wali ma arag caruur Soomaaliyeed oo kooxahaasi u ciyaara." Cali Afgooye oo ah Aabaha dhalay Mukhtar oo isna Onkod News ugu waramayay garoonka lagu taba baro caruurtaasi oo ku yaala Leyton ayaa sheegay in uu 3 maalmood uu todobaadkasta geeyo wiilkiisa garoonkaasi isla markaana ay caruurtu u baahan yihiin waqti badan oo la galiyo si ay ugaaraan waxa ay jecelyihiin mustaqbalka. Onkod.net

Waraa Garbatuujiye, xarfaantaan xee kuu daba socotaa markii la arko? Barfuunkaaga Wanmaanshoow [One Man Show] mee ka heshay taloow? Waraa qub moos sokoroow u dhig aan ku dhahay haku sabiibaxdee.

Gabadha Eebba janagiis fardowsa ha ugu waraabiyo, naxariistiisana ha ugu naxariisto -- aamiin, aamiin.

1. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier? a. Built the Trans Canada Highway. b. Built the St. Lawrence Seaway. c. Offered cheap land. d. Built a railway across the Prairies to the Pacific Coast 2. Which was the last province to join Canada? a. Newfoundland. b. Alberta. c. Saskatchewan. d. British Columbia. 3. Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada? a. Louis Riel. b. Sir John A. Macdonald. c. Lester B. Pearson. d. Abraham Lincoln. 4. Name three legal rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. a. Freedom of speech, right to not pay taxes, and right to a fair trial. b. Right to live and work anywhere in Canada, right to a fair trial, and right to protection against discrimination. c. Right to ski anywhere in Canada, right to move, and right to public assembly. d. Right to vote, right to live and work anywhere in Canada, and right to deliver speeches on the radio. 5. Which animal is an official symbol of Canada? a. The moose. b. The hawk. c. The beaver. d. The deer. 6. What is the tower in the centre of the Parliament buildings called? a. The Tower. b. Peace Tower. c. Peace Centre. d. Flag Tower. 7. Name the five regions of Canada a. Midwest, North, South, East, Central b. Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies and British Columbia c. Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast and North d. West, Central, East, Prairies and Territories 8. Where do more than half of the people in Canada live? a. Central Canada. b. Prairies. c. Atlantic Canada. d. Northern Canada. 9. Where are the Parliament Buildings located? a. Ottawa. b. Quebec City. c. Hull. d. Toronto. 10. How does a bill become a law? a. The Lieutenant Governor must approve the bill. b. Approval by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate and finally the Governor General. c. The Queen must sign the bill. d. Approval by the Members of the Legislative Assembly.

Seven. I guess, I nominally passed. Where is my Ingiriis baasaboor now. A sample of Canadian citizenship test follows below.

Horta mid koowaad, the Soomaali masaajid in Koronto uguma horeynin waxaan camal inay ka dhacaan. Issues like this is not uncommon. Power struggle, as the basis is, is at everywhere, including holy places. It is a primal human nature. Each respective masaajid in West in general, and if I am liberated to say in Koronto particular since I had seen plenty in here, have a particular competing groups -- be it political or ideological -- at any given time. Some are tighly controlled. For example, go to Taariiq [Taric] masaajid in this city, a Libya-financed large masaajid, but a one since day is managed by very few, interlinked men. You cannot meddle any minor issue about that masaajid, or otherwise you will see kabahaaga banaanka laguu soo dhigay. And about masaajidka Khaalid, there should now be some clarifications: It is not now, on the surface, a qabiil or qabyaalad issue as some allege. Only supporters of the vying groups link it into that since the controlling group now largely happens to be a single clan. So it was not hard to make that link, especially Soomaalida and their clan conspiracies being but a simple. It was a financial mismanagement and a bitter disagreement about a future large project, which then rose into personal bickering and disliking of one another. There is also another issue long ago soo socotay, about an ideological differences: the two so-called Salafis, who control Khaalid, breaking into two -- "Salafi Jadiid" becoming an offshoot. That started in back 2003. What is more sadder was the fact police in la iskugu yeero. Several times la iskugu wacay in the last few months, infront of the praying congregants. It was shameful humiliation and may have continued had not the judge in the case ruled out everyone can pray there, without disruption, disturbance or police calling. This masaajid should have been a model for us, being the first large project Soomaalis were united and supported in West undertook in late '90s, costing millions. It was a masaajid built from ground.

4- Dr Maxamed Cabdilaahi Aar[Maxamed Aar] waxa loo magaacabay Safiirka wareega. Aawey hee danjirayaashii kale, sida Danjire Fadhiye, Danjire Taagane iyo Danjire Rooraaye. Safiirka Wareega.

Maan, that is C/qaadir Xaaji Suufi [Muriidi Goolof]. See camalkoodana. Maalin caddeeyaa beenta. Xuseen Ceelaabe Faahiye u gooye waa kanaa.

Rudy, you need to edit that title. No need to copy-paste the title from the original source. The guy never was a legitimate "president," never has had a power save the little Xabashi had trusted with him and certainly the octogenarian stooge never had any grip, probably save his bakoorad.

This section is moderated. If you gentlemen can't debate, instead of afxumo iyo aflagaada, then we will be forced to take actions. Baliis, let's respect one another. I will not caution again.

I think this conflict needs a little update by now. By early spring and summer of this year, two mediators tried to mediate, unsucessfully. Both community reconcialiations failed because each vying group -- and each claims to be the genuine, legitimate Board -- did not have a confidence with the mediators themselves one time or another. So, shamefully, the case went before a civil court and non-Muslim judge. The judge gave the competing respective "Board" groups a few months to resolve their internal disputes. The deadline was September 30, of last month. Unfortunately, it is now officially before the courts and both vying groups have a high-profile lawyers representing them. I had read the judge's passionate letter, appealing to solve their differences in the name of Somali community in July. Walaahi, you would feel yourself ashamed, even non-Soomaali appealing passionately. Anyway, more sad news. Just yesterday, the news became a national, when the anti-Islam paper, National Post broke it publically. The paper's news report is following. -------------- Rival boards vie for control of mosque Stewart Bell National Post October 03, 2007 TORONTO - A prominent Toronto mosque is caught in the middle of a legal tug-of-war that has seen two senior clerics fired and accused of being sought by Canadian security agencies. The dispute began when two groups both claimed to be the legitimate board of directors of the Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque, which mainly serves the city's large Somali-Canadian community. A civil suit filed this summer in the Superior Court of Justice, and mediation by a Minnesota cleric, have failed to resolve the matter, although the mosque remains open. "It is not worked out, it has only really begun," said Brian Shiller, a lawyer representing one of the factions. "We're not sure what the process is going to be. It's very unfortunate." He said there was nothing to the allegations the sheikhs were sought by security officials. "The best of my information on everything I have seen in this case, there are no issues that involve CSIS or any questions of terrorists or anything along those lines." According to hundreds of pages of documents filed in court as part of the dispute, the troubles started last October when the board of directors started planning a $9-million Islamic centre. Fundraising began but there was disagreement over the project and in January, the mosque's long-time imam, Sheikh Bashir Yusuf, and its administrator, Sheikh Abukar Hussein Mohamed, were fired. "You have publicly rejected the project. You have disregarded the decision of the board and the policy of the organization," said the termination letter sent to Sheikh Bashir. He was warned he faced a $2,000 trespassing fine if he set foot in the mosque. The termination letter sent to Mr. Abukar accused him of collecting his full salary while spending the previous five months in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Mogadishu, Somalia. "These clandestine trips and expenses were not approved by the board nor did the board of directors were even aware of it [sic]," says the letter, which has since made its way on to an Internet blog. The mosque is run by the Somali Islamic Society of Canada (SISCA), a federally registered charity. A month after the firings, board members met again to discuss re-hiring the sheikhs, according to the documents. The minutes of the Feb. 17 meeting list the reasons they should not be rehired, including that: "These two sheikhs are sought by the security agencies of Canada and that could have a negative reflection to the Khalid mosque and its community if they come back as director and imam." The Canadian Security Intelligence Service will not comment on its targets but the agency has been probing the involvement of Somali-Canadians in an armed extremist group called the Islamic Courts Union. According to a classified intelligence report, a handful of "Somali-Canadian Islamic militants" have travelled to Somalia to join the fight. Canada is home to one of the world's largest Somali communities and while most are moderates, a small number of extremists support the Islamic Courts and its affiliate al-Ittihad al-Islami, which has been outlawed under Canada's anti-terrorism law. Brian Shell, the lawyer who represents the board members who fired the sheikhs, said he did not know the details of the allegations that the pair were sought by security authorities. "These people, all of these people in this community and in the leadership, travel a lot. And they go back and forth to Canada and various countries including in the Middle East," he said. "And I think that when that happens our security people have an interest in the people who travel to Middle East and to Canada and who are involved in some communities. "I don't know with certainty that it's CSIS," he added, "but it makes sense to me that it's CSIS or the RCMP. I don't know which it is, but I think that obviously the leadership of SISCA, of the community, were questioned about these two people and there was a concern that that would have a negative reflection on the mosque and maybe ? it would be better if they not come back." After the sheikhs were fired, some of the mosque membership met and elected a new board of directors. The existing board refused to recognize the vote, setting up a standoff that continues to this day and has since ended up in court. "So far it's not resolved," Mr. Shell said.