Siigaale was xaafad kamid ah degmadda Hodan, a crowded, slum-like, small-housed xaafad with a large makiinaddo cajiin dominating its suuq. Why Siigaale? And what does it has to do with politics? In a minute, baliis. Siigaale was also what caused a junk of Xamar permamently destroyed in late '91 and early '92, thus ominously later becoming known as Bermuuda. Those 'junk' parts of Xamar, including its very heart, consisted from many xaafado from the four degmo of Hodan, Waaberi, Hawlwadaag and Wardhiigleey. Half of H/wadaag was completely destroyed in the process of death and destruction. Many xaafado in Hodan as well, from Isgoyska Bakaaraha to Isgoyska Dabka, to Lambarafar to close Isgoyska Kaasa Balbalaare, and every xaafad in it, including Siigaale. Back to Siigaale, it was where the 'uprising' of Ciyaal Siigaale kusoo kaceen against Caydiid's militia in that infamous prolonged battle of four months offensive war against Cali Mahdi and his militias. Caydiid ignored them at first, considering pushing Cali Mahdi on the fringes of nothern Muqdisho, at Kaaraan and Huriwaa. At his own peril. Later when the ciyaal xaafad boys turned militia fighters became more than an annoyance, Caydiid decided to siege them, completely encroaching, enclosing from every point of entry and giving a final devastating push. From Sayidka and Masaajidka Isbaheysiga on the north to Lambarafar in the south, to Isgoyska Bakaaraha in the west and Isbitaal Martiini in the east, all and in between becoming a flash point of daily carnage for several months. It was an ugly urban war, involving the last remaining and functioning tanks Caydiid had from the fallen regime. The offensive and siege did not work, but the stragedy completely destroyed and dhulka dhigtay a third of Xamar, which to this day not a sane soul lives in. To this day, it is a ghost, uninhabited, a vast wasted, derelict land; indeed, an ugly part of Xamar, which always reminded its residents that ugly useless four-month old war, which neither side had won, only bleeding Xamar and its soul. Will now Towfiiq be the new Siigaale? Will it be where the new Bermuuda is born? I'm afraid to say it seems likely that. Aad iyo aad ayaan ugu xumahay another third of Xamar in dhulka la dhigo today, its downtrodden residents lagu laayo, lagu ciribtiro. Iyadoo Xamar jabjabsanayd, haddana loogu sii daro tan cusub. Will Hoteel Towfiiq be the old destroyed Hoteel Maka Almakurama? Will Hoteel Ramadaan be the like the old ruined Hoteel Wehliye? Will Jidka Warshadaha be the old abandoned Jidka Maka Almakurama? Will Isgoyska Cali Kamiin be the old ghost-like Isgoyska Dabka? Will Wasaaradda Gaashaandhiga be the old waxba ka tagneen Dabdamis [Oto'oto]? Will Isbitaal Xayaad be the old Isbitaal Martiini lagu dagaalami jiray? Will Shaneemo Buntilaan be the old wretched Shaneemo Hodan? Will Baar Ayaan be the old now-derelict Baar Raaxo? Will degmadda Yaaqshiid be the new half-abandoned Waaberi, H/wadaag and Hodan? I cannot put words how completely ghost-like Bermuuda is, but here is what Bermuuda looks and looked like, on the fringe [God knows how it looks like in its centre, like Siigaale]: I took this picture in 2003 and not a house was standing from Isgoyska Bakaaraha, passing Isgoyska Dabka of Hodan to Isbitaal Martiini and beyond of Waaberi. A few yards away from Isgoyska Bakaaraha. Cidladda waa aragtaa oo maanta meeshaas iska haawaneyso used to be a vibrant, lively xaafad, and why once again reminding you it the doomful name of Bermuuda. If you stand on the street and look straight ahead, you can see Indian Ocean, which is far and was not possible pre-war, courtesy of geedahii iyo guryihii la isla wada dumiye. Xabash now wants to make another junk of Xamar and its residents, our beautiful Xamar saan camal.

Of course, Stooge Xabashada and his little ilmo'adeero uu u magaacabay jagooyin ku sheegaas and anybody Xabasho u shaqeeyo will be -- what else -- butchered and demolished what little they hold. Meel ay ku taagan yihiin ayaaba iska yar. Carabta are not ignorant, either.

Yea, Daa'uudoow, laakiin it will take time. You can photoshop. I will try mar kale. NB, You want sawir inaad ku dartid meeshii about Soomaalida miyaa? adiga iyo meeshaas halgan weyn ayaa iskula jirtiin. Magaca Soomaaliyeed sidaas ku wad u taagnaantiisa. Oh, I found another one. Darn it, it too has some 'copyright' label imprinted.

Originally posted by -Nomadique-: What an achievement! I await your next report GD.. 'President Yusuf & PM Geedi have an uninterupted MEAL' lol

Shirka ay isugu yimaadeen qurbajoogta soomaaliyeed, xubno ka tirsan baarlamaanka ku meelgaarka ah, iyo mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan maxaakiimta Islaamka ah ayaa waxaa ka soo baxay baaq ka kooban dhowr qodob. Baaqa ka soo baxay kulanka Anagoo ah ka qaybgalayaasha shirkaan, kana kooban dad badan oo ka kala yimid dunida daafaheeda, waxaan isku raacnay arrimaha soo socda: 1. Waxaanu si buuxda ee aan hagar lahayn u xusaynaa qaranimada, midnimada iyo jiritaanka umadda Soomaaliya. 2. Waxaanu ku baaqaynaa in ay Itoobiya si deg-deg ah ee aanay shuruudi ku xirnayn uga bixiso ciidamadeeda oo dhan wadanka Soomaaliya. 3. Waxaanu cambaaranynaa u soo jeedinaynaa duulaanka iyo qabsashada sharcidarrada ah ee ay Itoobiya ku dumisay qarannimadii ummdadda Soomaaliyeed. 4. Waxaanu cambaaraynaynaa kufsiga, dhaca, jir dilka, xariga lidiga ku ah xaquuqulaadamka, duqaynta aan aabayeelka lahayn ee loo gaysanaayo deegaanada rayidka, isbitaalaada, iskuulada iyo goobaha ganacsiga. Sidookale, waxaan cambaaraynaynaa gumaadyada kale ee uu gumastaha Itoobia ka samaysay waddanka iyo shacbiga Soomaaliyeed. 5. Waxaan codsanaynaa aduunwaynaha in la sameeyo maxkamad khaasah (War Crime Tribunal) ee oo soo baarta xad gudubka iyo xasuuqa kabaxsan bini-aadanimo ee lagu sameeyay shacbiga Soomaaliyeed. Waa in dambiilayaasha iyo gacankudhiiglayaasha dambiyaadaa galay lagu soo oogo dacwad lana soo hor taago maxkamaddaas. 6. Waxaan cabaaraynaynaa hor-istaagga iyo joojinta gargaarka bini-aadanimo ee loogu soo gurmaday maatada dulman ee ka barakacday deegaankoodii kaasoo oo uu sababay gumaysiga ku soo duulay oo xasuuqay shacabka soomaaliyeed. 7. Waxaan taageero hiil iyo hooba ah la garab taaganahay shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee ka dhiidhiyey gumaysiga itoobiya. 8. Waxaan ugu baaqaynaa codsina u soo jeedinaynaa ruux kasta oo qadiarinaya jiritaanka Soomaaliyeed iyo dadwaynaha adduunka ee nabadda iyo cadaalada jecel in ay u fidiyaan kaalmo bini-aadamnimo si ay uga xoroobaan gumaysiga waxashnimo ee itoobiya. 9. Waxaa calool xumo ah sida aduunwaynahu isaga indho tiray qabsashada ay itoobiya qabsatay Soomaliya iyo xasuuqa maatada iyo waayeelka, taasoo si cadaan ah uga soo horjeeda jaartarka qaramada midoobey iyo qaraarkii golaha amaanka ee uu tirsigiisu ahaa 1725 iyo shuruucda caalamiga ah. 10. Waxaan ummadda Soomaaliyeed ugu baaqaynaa in laga waantoobo dagaal iyo colaadaha lagana shaqeeyo sidii nabadgelyo loogu soo dabaali lahaa wadanka loona dhamaynlahaa is-afgaranwaaga iyo is-tuhunka ku kala dhexjiray walaalaha Soomaaliyeed. Sii aqriso

Introduction The European Union (EU) and the United States have “urged” Somalia’s weak and illegitimate Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to negotiate with ‘moderate’ elements of the Islamic Courts and other stakeholders in order to form a broad-based and inclusive transitional authority which can advance reconciliation and secure the peace. Such a push by the USA and EU is a tacit recognition that the TFG is illegitimate. The EU, unlike the United States which has supported Ethiopia’s invasion of Somalia and which has endorsed the TFG, informed the latter that it was not prepared to release funds to help the country unless the latter committed itself to the creation of an inclusive government. In response to the EU’s demand several TFG ministers traveled to Brussels and reported to the EU that the regime was ready to organize the reconciliation conference in Mogadishu. Although all the details are not known it is clear from the regime’s proposal that it will invite 3000 delegates and manage the convention.[ii] The EU appears to have accepted the proposal and the ministers returned to Nairobi/Baidoa in a cheery mood. Since then, the TFG leader has declared that the invitees will be solely clan elders and representatives, and a sprinkling of others. These developments have generated some excitement among the TFG and donors, however, if the reconciliation project proceeds along the lines imagined by the TFG and the funders it is highly unlikely that the affair will bear fruitful peace and garner legitimacy for the regime. This dim prospect for reconciliation has been destroyed by the indiscriminate mass murder of Somalis by the Ethiopian forces in and around Mogadishu The Ethiopian offensive has completely shattered any possibility for the TFG gaining any acceptance from the Somali people. In other words, the TFG is dead but Somalis must move forward with positive reconciliation. More Cabdi Ismaaciil Samatar Professor of Geography University of Minnesota samat001@umn.edu

Stop the Current Brutality and the Indiscriminate Slaughter Campaign in Somalia Abriil 5, 2007 In light of the brutal and indiscriminate slaughter campaign unleashed last week by the Ethiopian occupational forces backed by militias loyal to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) that left hundreds of corpses decaying in the streets of Mogadishu- an atrocious carnage described by the ICRC (International Committee for the Red Cross) as “the worst in the past 15 years”; In light of the horrific first-hand testimonials and reports of gross human rights abuses against civilians who were raped, looted, and cruelly beaten; In light of the thousands more who were left in a helpless anguish, suffering the pains of their injuries amidst the ruins, in back allays, and in the corridors of hospitals operating over capacity; In light of the tens of thousands more who were forced onto mass exodus-- fleeing to other Somali regions already declared disaster areas for dire food shortage and rampancy of cholera as a result of recent floods; In light of the manifest failure of the Ethiopia’s artificial mission of “stabilizing Mogadishu” and “enhancing security” as it caused unfathomable human sufferings, aggravated old wounds, and made matters more volatile than ever; In light of the lack of political will on the part of the international community (save sporadic symbolic gestures) to stop the unfolding humanitarian disaster in Somalia- a matter that Simon Tisdall of the Guardian newspaper aptly described as “the hidden shame of the world”; We, the Steering Committee of the North American Somali Diaspora, call upon the international community; namely, the United Nations Security Council, the United States, the European Union, the African Unity, the Arab League, and indeed the International Contact Group to help resolve this matter before it evolves into a deadly sectarian catastrophe that affects the entire Horn of Africa. We believe that a viable resolution is attainable, especially since the emergence of certain intra-Somali dynamics. In recent months, upon witnessing the difference that a six months of peace and relative order have made in war-ravaged Mogadishu, Somalis, by and large, became motivated out of their paralyzing sense of cynicism, particularly, the previously detached Somali Diaspora. The Somali Diaspora is now more organized than ever before- they are awakened from their deep slumber and are now reclaiming their rights as stakeholders who could help shape the political, social, and economic future of their country. In conclusion, we believe, unless and until the following steps are taken, any proposition for attaining political resolution and lasting peace would be, at best, a costly political mirage… 1) Lasting ceasefire that is monitored by the UN is established. 2) Ethiopia is ordered to pull all its troops out of Somalia as stipulated in UN Security Council Resolutions 1725 and 1744. 3) The Ethiopian forces are promptly replaced by an international, Blue Beret troops that include contingents from Islamic countries. 4) The upcoming “reconciliation conference” being organized by the TFG is suspended, and instead, a genuine Somali-driven reconciliation process with the supervision of the international community is sought. 5) An independent reconciliation commission is assembled to manage the conference. 6) The opposition members of the Transitional Federal Parliament members are brought back and are provided security to carryout their duties as elected members of the legislative branch of the Transitional Federal Institutions. 7) Moderate leaders of the Islamic Courts Union are secured seats in the reconciliation process. 8) The TFG (not the TFI) partakes in the reconciliation as a party in the conflict; not as the host or the mediator. Striving for peace, Faaduma Awoow Max'ed Chair, North American Somali Diasporaa nasomalidiaspora@googlegroups.com Xigasho

War crimes committed in Mogadishu by Ethiopian and TFG troops should be thoroughly investigated Abriil 8, 2007 Nine days ago, Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) troops launched a military offensive in densely populated areas of Mogadishu, against the opponents of the Ethiopia’s occupation of Somalia. These military operations were ostensibly aimed at disarming some segments of Mogadishu population while other parts of Mogadishu/Somalia are still awash with weapons. Some clans in Mogadishu resisted the disarmament drive, which they saw as an unfair campaign to target certain particular clans. The fierce fighting that ensued claimed the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of civilians. The International Committee of the Red Cross described the fighting as the worst in Mogadishu in 15 years. The decomposed bodies of the massacred civilians are still being retrieved from the conflict area, and some unburied dead bodies are still lying in the streets as we write this press release. The UN secretary-General said in a statement that he was “particularly concerned about the use of air strikes and the introduction of tanks and heavy artillery into densely populated parts of the city”. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of civilians fled their homes and are displaced in and around Mogadishu- facing imminent humanitarian crises if not assisted immediately. There is growing evidence, collected and documented by local human rights organisations and the independent media, that Ethiopian troops and their Somali Transitional Government allies purposely and indiscriminately targeted and shelled thickly populated civilian neighbourhoods in parts of Mogadishu. As a result, more than 1750 civilians are either killed or wounded. This is an obvious breach of Geneva Conventions. In accordance with the international humanitarian law the parties to a conflict must always make a distinction between the civilian population and fighters in order to spare the civilian population and civilian property. Attacks against the civilian population whether collectively or individually are proscribed. In that respect the warring parties are legally obliged to guarantee that “The civilian population and individual civilians shall enjoy general protection against the dangers arising from military operations…”. Furthermore, international humanitarian law demands that “The civilian population as such, as well as individual civilians, shall not be the object of attack. Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” [2] The aforementioned breaches of Geneva conventions constitute war crimes pursuant to article 8 of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court. The highest officials of the Ethiopian backed Transitional Government including the president and the prime minister, on numerous occasions, have shown an apparent disregard for the protection of civilians and admitted over and over again that they intentionally target civilian neighbourhoods whenever a singe bullet is fired at their positions from civilian areas. This is also a clear case of collective punishment in violation of humanitarian law. Likewise, Ethiopian troops intentionally shelled and occupied Hayat hospital in contravention of their legal obligation to spare civilian medical facilities. A doctor told AFP that Ethiopian troops raided Hayat hospital collected all the medicine and also detained one of the doctors . Article 18 of the Fourth Geneva convention stipulates that “ Civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack but shall at all times be respected and protected by the Parties to the conflict.[3]” The shelling of Hayat hospital is, without any doubt, a flagrant disregard for humanitarian law and thus amounts to war crime in accordance with article 8 of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court. It is evident from the foregoing that very serious gross human rights violations are committed by Ethiopian occupying forces and the militia of the Transitional Federal Government. The nature and the scope of these violations and the breach of international humanitarian law warrant war crimes investigation. In light of the above SHRC: is convinced that the illegal presence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia is a primary source of instability. To that end, Ethiopian troops should withdraw from Somali territory without any delay or precondition. is dismayed by the silence of the international community towards the massacre perpetrated against innocent Mogadishu civilian population- not withstanding vague calls for reconciliation and condemnation of shelling of civilian areas. We believe that such a disgraceful silence will encourage Ethiopian and TFG troops to commit more crimes against Somali people in the not too distant future. commends the initiative taken by the European Union to investigate the war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated against Somali people in Mogadishu. We urge the United Nations and other international as well as regional organisations to follow suit and launch an impartial and thorough inquiry into the gross human rights violations and blatant breach of Geneva Conventions committed against Somali civilian population. Somali Human Rights Council London, UK somalihrc@yahoo.com 44-208-180-6577 Xigasho

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL: GENOCIDE IS IN THE MAKING IN SOMALIA April 9, 2007 Mr. Secretary General: We, Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance, are writing you because we are convinced that war crimes atrocities have taken place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. This genocide is being perpetrated by the Ethiopian occupying forces with the assistance of the leadership of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG). We believe intentional and indiscriminate bombarding of civilians constitutes war crimes, and we urge you to be proactive on this serious matter and investigate the recent blatant human rights violations in Somalia. In the past two weeks alone, the Ethiopian occupying forces using tanks and helicopter gun-ships terrorized the residents of Mogadishu by intentionally and indiscriminately shelling residential neighborhoods in the capital city, causing civilian deaths, extensive property and infrastructure damages and mass exodus of unprecedented scale. International NGOs, local NGOs, and human rights organizations have reported that in the last ten days, more than hundred thousand civilians including children and women have fled from Mogadishu and live in dire conditions in adjacent towns, some even live in open fields and are subjected to harassment and intimidation by TFG militias; such mass exodus is a DIRECT result of Ethiopian bombardment on civilian populations. Mr. Secretary General; The top leadership of the TFG including the President and the Prime Minister has made statements that condone violence against innocent civilians, as the well-publicized and documented self-incriminating admission by the TFG leadership that they are “intentionally and indiscriminately bombarding Mogadishu to fret out insurgencies” clearly indicates. We believe history will not forget and forgive if the international community and the UN in particular, turn a blind eye to the clear and continuing war crimes and human rights violations in Somalia and particularly in Mogadishu by the illegally occupying Ethiopian forces and their TFG allies. Failing to stand up for the innocent and war-weary victims in Somalia is contrary to the Responsibility to Protect – an international principle applauded by and is applicable in the current Somali situation. Mr. Secretary General; The prevailing view among the Somali Diaspora, intellectuals, and civil societies is that the only viable option for a long term resolution is through dialogue and reconciliation among the conflicting parties, Somalia needs a conflict transformation approach that is inductive in nature rather than an approach deduced from existing conflict resolution techniques and standards that has been applied to other war torn countries, the notion that “one size fits all’ is not applicable to the unique nature of the Somali conflict and thus entails its own prescription. Mr. Secretary General; We urge you to heed and consider the following recommendation. In order to find ways out of the current Somali crises, the Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance proposes that: 1. Ethiopia pull out its troops immediately without any conditions to create an environment that is conducive for reconciliation A neutral peacekeeping force is deployed immediately to help the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance. Hold a genuine reconciliation conference, in which all the stakeholders are invited, this should be held in a neutral country and should be included civil society, women’s organizations, Diaspora community, UIC. All the stakeholders must participate in the design and planning of the reconciliation conference. And that the international community investigates any war crimes committed by the Ethiopians and the TFG. Faadumo Awoow fawow@hotmail.com Somali Canadian Diaspora Alliance Xigasho

Sabtdii oo ay taariikhdu tahay 31.03.2007 waxaa magaalada Aarhus shir ku yeeshay jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee dalka Denmark. Shirkaas oo si aad u sarreysa ay u soo agaasimeen Ururka Wadatashiga iyo Iskaashiga Soomaaliyeed, ayaa waxaa ka soo qeyb galay dhammaan qeybaha kala duwan ee jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee ku kala nool magaalooyinka waaweyn ee dalka Denmark. Shirka ayaa ujeedadiisu aheyd sidii xubnaha jaaliyaddu uga tashan laheyd una muujin lahaayeen sida ay uga soo horjeedaan qabsashada Itoobiya iyo dabadhilifkeeda ee dalka Soomaaliya. [Ka boodid] Waxaa sidoo kale hadallo iyo talooyin dhaxalgal ah halkaa kasoo jeediyay, qaar ka mid ah marti sharaftii kasoo qeyb gashay shirka, oo dhammaantood halkaa ka muujiyay dareenkooda ku aaddan xasuuqa ay Itoobiya ku heyso dadka Soomaaliyeed. Guud ahaan jawiga dadkii shirka kasoo qeyb galay ayaa ahaa mid xamaas iyo qiiro badan oo islaamnimo iyo soomaalinimo ku dheehan tahay, iyadoo laga dheehanayay wajiyadooda sida ay uga xun yihiin dhibaatada iyo xasuuqa ba’an ee gumeystuhu ku hayo dalka iyo dadkaba. Marti sharaftaas shirka kasoo qeyb gashay ayaa halku dheg iyo dhextaallo uga dhigtay shirkooda takbiir ´´ Allaahu Akbar`` iyo ereyo ay wada jir isula qaadayeen oo ay ka mid ahaayeen "Dooni meyno dooni meyno dulli xabashi dooni meyno, diidnay diidnay dabadhilifyadeeda dooni meyno" C/kariim Axmed Xirsi oo ah guddoomiyaha Ururka Iskaashiga iyo Wadatashiga Soomaaliyeed ayaa isaguna halkaa kasoo jeediyay hadal ku saabsan sababihii ururkaas loo aasaasya, taariikhdiisi iyo waxqabadkiisiba. Gabagabadii shirka Sh. C/xaxmaan Abyad oo kamid ah marti sharaftii goob joogga aheyd ayaa halkaa ka aqriyey bayaan ay soo saareen kasoo qeybgalayaashii shirkaas oo dhammaantood saxiixay bayaanka. Xigasho

The unusual April cold front didn’t stop hundreds of Somalis from around Minnesota on Saturday to express their anger against what they called the “Mogadishu massacre,”—a recent upheaval of violence in the troubled capital of Somalia. The protest, on Peavey Park, attracted more than a thousand Somalis who blamed neighboring Ethiopia for killings hundreds of civilians over the last two weeks. One of those killed was the 11-year-old niece of Salaado Osman, a Minneapolis mother of two. “What did my [niece] do to deserve this barbaric killing?” she asked. “Was she a terrorist?" Though the violence in Somalia seems perpetual, the most recent conflict was unforeseen, according to the ICRC. Thousands of Ethiopian troops, who pushed their way into Somalia in December, have since been battling clan militia in the worst urban warfare in the city. More than 500 civilians are believed to be dead in the last two weeks, mostly from the massive shelling of Ethiopians. The European Union, which is the chief financier of the embattled Transitional Federal Government, has announced this week that it’s investigating possible human rights and war rules violations by Ethiopians and the TFG. Should that yield traceable evidence, the EU has threatened to bring war crimes against those responsible. For protesters, the evidence was already there, as they chanted: “No more genocide in Somalia,” and held placards that read “USA: stop the genocide.” The U.S. was crucial to Ethiopia’s swift military success in Somalia as it supplied aerial intelligence to Ethiopian troops during the December fighting. And just today, the New York Times reported that the U.S. allowed Ethiopia to secretly buy arms from North Korea, even as the latter was under a U.S. pushed U.N. sanctions. Protestors say the U.S. could equally become crucial in peace-building, only if it becomes an honest broker. “It’s time for the U.S. to promote peace and nation-building in Somalia,” said Ilyas Dahir, a 21-year-old college student from Rochester, whose elderly parents fled Mogadishu for the first time in 16 years. “Unfortunately, the U.S. is supporting the TFG, which is not only complicit in the Mogadishu massacre, but instigated the recent killings. As speakers took turns in the microphone, patriotic songs interspersed, piercing the otherwise quiet Easter weekend. Several women sang “Buraanbur,” a traditional female lyric used during special tragedies or triumphs. Being clearly in a tragic mode, one woman’s “buraanbur” was particularly emotive that dozens in the audience erupted in sobbing. It’s the second time in three months that Somali protestors rally in the Chicago and Franklin Ave. park. The Minneapolis-based Somali Institute for Peace and Justice, which organized the protest, said they will organize similar protests until the “Ethiopian occupation ends.” Xigasho

Tiro lagu qiyaasay Kun iyo in ka badan ayaa gumaad aan loo aaba yeelin ugu geeysteen magaaladda caasimadda ah ee Muqdisho ciidamadda Itoobiya ee duulaanka iyo gardaradda ku qabsaday Soomaaliya. Xasuuqan xaqdaradda ah ayaa ku abuuray murugo iyo naxdin dad badan oo ka mid ah jaaliyadda Soomaaliyeed ee Minnesota. Dadka mudhaaraadka isugu soo baxay oo kun tiradoodu ku dhaweeyd ayaa waxeey ka kala socdeen qaybaha kala gedisan ee jaaliyadda Banaanbaxan waxuu ku bilaabmay Salaada duhur oo lagu tuktay goobta uu ka dhacayay oo ah isgoyska Franklin Street iyo Chicago Avenue waxuuna ku dhamaaday Salaadda Casar. Muddo lagu qiyaasay ilaa iyo saddax saacad iyo bar ayeey dadka soo banaanbaxay u adkeeysanayayeen Jawiga oo aad u qaboob una dhaxan badnaa. Waxa halkaa laga aqriyay aayaddo quraan ah, qudbaddo wadani ah, gabayo , geeraaro iyo baraanburo dhamaan ka turjamayay dareenka guud ee Soomaalidii soo banaanbaxday. Waxaa kaloo samaacaddaha cododkooda dheer yahay saarnaa heesihii dagaalkii Sanadkii 1977 loo qaaday xoreeynta Soomaali Galbeed , kuwaasoo dadku ka daba qaadayeen iyagoo qaarkood indhahoodu ilmo ka qubaneeysay. Dadka ayaa watay boorar eey ku qoran yihiin hal-ku-dhegyo eey ku muujinayeen dareenkooda Soomaalinimo iyo Islaanimo: Maya xasuuqa Muqdishu, Maya gardarradda Itoobiya, Meles waa argagixiye, Soomaaliya Soomaali baa nabadeeyn karta, qaa’inul wadan iyo qabqable waa lagula xisaabtami, maxkamad ha la soo taago Meles iyo macangagyadda uu adeegsaddo. [sNIP] Banaanbaxan waxaa soo qabanqabiyay machadka Nabadda iyo Cadaaladda Soomaaliyeed - Somali Institute for Peace and Justice. Xigasho

The United Somali Democratic Alliance would like to send its sincere condolences to those killed in the fighting that took place the last few days in Mogadishu. We pray for those who are wounded and express our concern for those displaced by the fighting in the capital city. We are aware of the fact that over 30,000 inhabitants of Mogadishu fled to Afgooye, Shalambood, Marka, Balcad, Jowhar and beyond during the fighting. They are scattered through out these towns without food, medicine, shelter or water. [sNIP] Max'ed C/rashiid Cali Sharmaarke Chairman, United Somali Democratic Alliance Email: maarashid@yahoo.com Xigasho

A word of warning to the world: Genocide in the making in Mogadishu Abriil 1, 2007 The Somali Solidarity in North America (SOSNA) clearly sees genocide in the making in Mogadishu. Within three days of heavy shelling and indiscriminate bombardment of civilian neighborhoods in Mogadishu, the occupying Ethiopian troops had mercilessly killed more than 4000 innocent civilians. We remind the world that all this carnage took place within three days of fighting. Those caught in the crossfire and carnage tenfold outnumber the dead. We are not using the word " genocide" loosely here. The mass murder, rampant slaughter of innocent Somalis, the displacement of more than 100 thousand people and the campaign to wipe out whole Mogadishu neighborhoods is comparable to the Darfur Genocide. We perceive the Somali version of the Janjaweed as the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) supported militia from Puntland belonging to the President's clan, numbering 4000, camped in Villa Somalia and the Military academy that are intentionally shelling and targeting heavy artillery into neighborhoods populated by rival clans. This is a calculated clannish vengeance that the international community is unfortunately condoning. Somalis of good conscience completely concur this is the case of clannish enterprise to set scores. We cannot remain silent of the killing of Somalis simply because they are of certain clan. The Somali Solidarity in North America (SOSNA) draws an immediate attention to the surge and re-enforcement of 20,000 Ethiopians troops with their tanks and armored trucks that have already crossed the border towns of Belet-Weyne and Wajid all heading to Mogadishu. There are already more than 25,000 Ethiopian troops now occupying Somalia. There are an estimated 20,000 Ethiopian forces in and around Mogadishu. This is an illegal invasion of sovereign country and it is against all international laws and United Nations Charter. The Somali Solidarity of North America calls the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia. There is no military solution to the Somali conflict. Only a genuine, Somali owned indigenous solution with no external meddling can restore peace, law, order, and governance in Somalia. Somali Solidarity of North America believes Somali civil society organizations, intellectuals, traditional clan elders, women organizations, business community and moderate religious leaders can pave the way for peace and reconciliation. Warlords and war criminals should not be allowed to participate and be part of any leadership and any peace conference. They belong to the International Criminal Court, not to become presidents, ministers or members of the parliament. There seems to be a terrible scheme of apathy and silence from the international community as it is allowing genocide in the making to materialize. At this juncture, the most deplorable is the lack of concern of the United Nations Security Council and the tacit support of the United States Government. The United States has the influence within the UN Security Council to stop this genocide and to reverse the Ethiopians military surge. A serious and immediate re-examination of the U.S. support of the warlord infested Transitional Federal Government could easily alleviate the magnitude of the mass killings in Mogadishu. The United States must not allow Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia and his forces to reach Mogadishu and carry their planned "wiping out entire neighborhoods". This military madness and surge does not make sense. The pretext of using "terrorist card and/or Islamist insurgence "and labeling a whole community because they oppose the invasion of Ethiopia and the clannish enterprise of the TFG Leadership is not a license to conduct genocide. The Somali Solidarity in North America (SOSNA) is wondering how the democratic, free and civilized world could condone the tragic slaughter in progress in Mogadishu. Where is the humanity, the sense of right and wrong when thousands of innocent civilians, including children, are slaughtered and amputated within the span of two to three days? We are saddened by the fact that not one country from the democratic, free and civilized world is on record for condemning the horrifying Ethiopian crusade of invasion and terror in Mogadishu. The depth of the international betrayal of Somalia and especially, of Mogadishu residents is hard to believe. A Week into the carnage, the international community, the United Nations Security Council and the United States Government are actually insisting their "de rigueur" and unjust support for the Transitional Federal Government. It is distressing that the American tactic support of the Ethiopian invasion is allowing the regime of Meles Zenawi to increase its military occupation and aggression to conduct a severe and sinister campaign of genocide in Mogadishu. The Public Relations Office Somali Solidarity of North America (SOSNA) Somali.solidarity@gmail.com Markacadeey.com

Badgaduudoow, kuuusoow mee ku dhahayn. LoL. Ar haa anuu ahaa, dadka meesha ku wada jiray wey i garteen, ee adi see igu kasi weysay, xataa waaba i weydiisee? Teeda kalena maxaa qolkaan inta loo keenay, oo 'general' loogu soo raray? Hadda waxee dhihi rabaan miyaa 'generalka' Afsoomaali ma lagu qori karo. Ii koow ahaa.

Ciyaaraha hidaha iyo dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed intee camal ka taqanaa? Masoo tirin kartaa, mana taqaanaa deegaanadda laga ciyaaro? Isku dey hee. Jaandhaan Kabeebey [niiko] Xayaad Ceerigaabo Walasato Wilisaqo Saylac Waalo Haan Gabley Shimbir Dhaanto Shirib Caweys [clubbing kuwiina aan horey u maqlin] Saar Sharax Booddo Dhoocil Heelo Buraanbur Inta ka fiirso macalin ardey tababaraayo ciyaaraha dhaqamadda iyo meelaha laga ciyaaro.

Maryooleey iyo geeladadooda iyo magacyadee u yaqaaneen. ------------ Aaran - young camels who are no longer sucklings Abeer ama ameer - female camel that has not given birth Afkaxuuble - miscarried camel fetus Awr - male pack camel Awradhale - camel that always gives birth to he-camels; stud-camel that always breeds male camels Baarfuran - female camel that is not used as a pack camel Baarqab stud camel [ ] Baatir - mature female camel that has had no offspring Balooley - she-camel without calf that will or will not give milk depending on her mood Booli - looted camels Buub - young unbroken male camel Caddaysimo - unloaded pack camel; unpoisoned arrow Cagabbaruur - lion cub; young camel Cashatab - female camel that has stopped giving milk or failed to conceive when it was supposed to Cayuun - camel sp. Daandheer - strong camel of the herd Duq - old female camel; old woman Dhaan - camel loaded with water vessels Dhoocil - bull camel; naughty boy/girl Faruud am qaruud - mature male camels; elders Fur - to unload a camel Garuud - old male camels; old people Geel - camel Gaal - camel Gool - fat camel Golqaniinyo - bite given on a camel's flank to render her docile during milking Gulguuluc - low bellow of a camel when it is sick or thirsty [from poems recited in a low voice] Guubis ama guumis - first-born male camel Gulaal - male camel unable to project the gland in his mouth; person with hesitant or stammering speech Guran - herd of camels no longer giving milk that are kept far from dwelling areas Gurgurshaa - calm, docile pack-camel which can be loaded with delicate items [from gurgur - to carry things one by one] Guree - to make room for a person to sit on a loaded camel Hal - female camel Haneed - left side of cow camel where one stands when milking; good form, nice style Hayin - tame pack camel; docile; simple, uncomplicated Irmaan - dairy camels Kareeb - mother camel kept apart from her young Koron - gelded camel Labakurusle - two humped camel Luqmaliigle - young camel Mandhoorey - lead ~ best camel in the herd Nirig - camel foal Rati - male camel Qaalin - young camel Qaan - young camel ~ camels Qawaar - old she-camel Qoorqab - uncastrated male (camel etc.) Qurbac - young male camel Rakuub - riding camel (from Carabi) Ramag ama ramad - she camel who has recently given birth Sidig - one of two female camels suckling the same infant Tulud - one's one and only camel Umaqaarsaar - to put the skin of a dead calf or baby camel on top of a living one in order to induce Uusmiiro - to extract water for oneself from the stomach of a camel to drink during a period of drought Xagjir - milk-producing camel that is partially milked (two udders for human consumption; two for its calf) ------------ Jaamacadda Pennsylvania ee Mareykanka.

Originally posted by nuune: One can recognize the following people easily in the video: - Sahra Ahmed - Seynab Cige - Maryan Mursal - Maandeeq - Qamar - Aamina Cabdullaahi - missing - missing Caasha Cabdoow ayaa ka tagtay, qarka geeska nimanka ayee ka heeseysaa. Tan kalena inay tahay Kinsi Xaaji ayaa filaa. Kuwaan kala sheega? Cabdi Tahliil Warsame, Faadumo Qaasin Hilowle, Maryan Mursal Mataan ... kaa kale ka muuqdo?

Yea, widaayoow, I look at those pictures from that site you originally informed us once in a while to remind myself what we terribly did to our dal. Ilin ayaa mar walba i qabato. Now, I am also looking that Magnum site. Another Ilin kale. Look at that. Maanta ma Xabashaa na soo haweysan lahayd haddaa sidaas iskugu duubnaan lahayn awal ahayn? Hmmm... Maan, waayo, waayo. Footiyaashii Xamar. Can anyone try to guess sawirada darbiga suran? Faadumo Qaasin, Sulfa [dubbed on Shareero], Iikar Jeesto, Khadro Daahir and the Hindi actors of Mutun and Hiba [Hima] Malmaliina. Those are my guess. WaaaaaaaaW. Qare ii soo gooy. Aada la aada

Xamareeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey waa lagu xumeeye yaa ku xaal marinaayo!!!!!!!!!!!! Sayidka Xeebta Jasiira Centuries-old old palaces

Madaxweynaha Jarmalka landing at Xamar in 1988. Some foreign kids in Xamar wearing traditional Soomaali attire Very first Muqdisho marathon, circa 1987 Wabiga Shabeelle

Jano la burburiye. The majestic beauty of Shalambood, Shabeellaha Hoose Ciidcelintii Shalambood Shabeellaha Hoose, somewhere near Janaale[?] Shabeellaha Hoose, Wabi Shabeelle Somewhere near Qoryooleey [Awdheegle?]

Originally posted by rudy: anywayS, the thing that amazes why all the ill feeling to sland!! i am proud of those ppl! they put their home in order, to say the least...! if i had to give an OSCAR to any somali state, i would award them for real... I don't know if this is a general statement or if it directly implies to me, Rudy. Laakiin I will assume it does. I am far, far from having 'ill feelings' toward to my Waqooyi brothers. Far from that fact, walaahi. I have no ill feeling to any Soomaali, meeshuu rabo haka imaadee. Waxa i qaaday had to do the deliberate repeated omission of Xabashada and the lack of directly and namingly condemning them, without sidestepping or avoiding. This is not the first baaq I had read from people claiming from Waqooyi who rightly criticize and condemn powerless, treacherous dowlad ku sheega and Stooge of Father of Xabashi. Since there were numerous baaqs [statements/bayaans] against this genocide, yet avoiding directly mentioning the real culprit who is committing the genocide -- Xabashadda -- it just comes as a hollow statement seemingly not fully condemning yet trying to. Anyway, I hope my best to my Waqooyi Galbeed brothers and sisters, as I do to any Soomaali and deeggaanadooda, and I applaud nabadee iyo horumarkee deeggaanadooda ka dhigeen. Nabad iyo caano [or as Reer Arlaadi say 'wan iyo so' (caano iyo hilib)].

Baxsan, err, Baxnaan, magac isku dhacaayo aa la heshay. Micnaha baxnaan magaca nimanka ee baxsanka gabdhaha miyaa? Aniga waxaa ka heli jiray kuwaan waayadii hore, amaaba soo qaataa taloow: Jinoole-aw-Jacburis Xariif-Xaaji-XuuXaaX Jiifdiid-Jeeddoon-Hurdawaa

A couple years ago a member of this board wrote this: The foundation is already being set for this kind of war. Statistically, many households in the provinces that neighbour Ethiopia [neighbour Soomaali Galbeed, let's clarify], there is an employment of many ETHIOPIAN housemaids , who are likely to influence the mental growth of our offsprings; making them familiar with ethiopian values. So far, this is the most worrying factor, it is a war for the hearts and minds of the local Somalis. And as globalization spreads, ethiopia is likey to be successful in spreading her war in ways we wont be able to notice. It is not a wonderment to see a decline of patrioticism within Somalis because we're being systematically targetted by not only Ethiopia but by also the christian world. Insofar, it hasn't been dificult to figure out why so many Somalis are being shipped out of refugee camps in kenya and other neibouring countries. The reasons of shipments of such a large number of Somalis only constitute what some call "a historical ideological war", which as a result would make more Somalis become adaptive to western values, and it is more likely that we would see many Somalis relating to western (christian)values, which creates a possible increase of ethio-sympathetics in Somalia. By the time many of us go back to Somalia, there surely would be a clash of ideology. What threats Ethiopia poses cannot be comprehended by one or two writtings, but hopefully I wish you see things from my my angle once. SOL Perhaps they already 'influenced,' I see, the 'mental growth.' Whether booyaaso ay yihiin [and nothing wrong with shaqo since wax la shaqeyso yihiin] maxee kugu taalaa hogaamiye ku sheegii laga xukumo Adisababa -- the Master is in Adisababa, and very moment so-called leaders are there learning how to please him, just as another so-called leader from Bari got back from there. In Soomaaliya, there are physical occupation and mental Xabashi occupation. In the South, it is physical. In Bari it is both physical and mental occupation. In Waqooyi, it is mental, attested even by those here who are trying to reason not to condemn Xabasho by name. Why condemn, or even hint to condemn, at all if you don't want to mention the maroodi every darn seeing person can see? Again, fear of unknown? Talk about mental occupation.