2003kiina waa yaraa oo caqligaas iyo geesinimadaas ma laheen! Ohh ,, Come on ,,

Somali Week Festival 2010 Kayd Somali Arts and Culture presents Somali Week Festival 2010: Saturday 23 to Sunday 31 October Oxford House: Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG www.kayd.org Kayd Somali Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Redsea-online.com and other Somali and Somaliland Communities are proud to present the annual Somali Week Festival 2010 at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG. The festival is part of Black History Month and will run from Saturday the 23rd to Sunday the 31st of October. The festival offers the best of Somali arts and culture, both old and new, presenting a mix of events including poetry, literature, drama, Music and panel discussions. A number of highly esteemed international guests will take part, including poets, writers and a playwright, musicians and other artists. The 2010 festival will provide a great opportunity to meet with Mahamed Ibrahim Warsame ‘Hadraawi’, Amina Abdilahi, Ahmed Saleebaan Bidde, Boon Hirsi and Ahmed Ibrahim Awali We are also delighted to have two remarkable Somali women showcasing their latest fictional works: Yasmeen Maxamuud from the USA, and London’s Nadifa Mohamed. Nadifa will be present to discuss her book, Black Mamba Boy, and Yasmeen will introduce her work Nomad Diaries to the British audiences. We are honoured that this years Somali Week will be opened by the Deputy Mayor of London, Richard Barnes, and will be introduced by no other then Mahamed Ibrahim Warsame “Hadraawi” Somali Week Festival 2010 will showcase visiting artists along with UK and other diaspora Somali Artists and expertise such as Hudaydi, Dararamle Hananteeye, Kaltuun Bacado, Dr Martin Orwen, Jama Musse Jama Khadiija Ceerigaabo, Qaboojiye, Ali Seenyo, Nimco Yasiin, Nimco Degan, Said Ali Shire, Abdalle Osman Shafey, Faynuus Sheekh Daahir, Nuur Daalac, Abdi Bahdoon , Diini Khaliif, Faysal Awcabdi Ambalaash, Abdi Good Abees, Cabdillaahi Cawed Cige, Ikraan Arale, Samira Ali. Saado Isse Isman, Mawliid Adan Aydiid (Qolqol), clowns from Magic For All Occasions, Ismail Aw-Aden, Saynab Dahir, Asha Mahamuud Yuusuf “Asha Luul”, Abdirahman Abees, Rashid Gadhwayne, Said Jama Hussein, Sheikh Mahamoud Sheikh Dalmar, Mohamoud Ibrahim, Quman Jibril, Ibrahim Isse, Mohamed Aden, Bootaan , Rob Inglis, Dr. Anna Lindley, Michael Walls, Mark Bradbury, Dr. Mohamed Rashiid Sheikh Hassan, Dr. Steve Kibble, Maxamed Baashe Xaaji Xasan, Abdifataah Yare, Saynab Dahir, Normode and more We will also show two short documentaries: Jannaalle (The Fortune Men), This documentary, produced by Sahan, aims to explore the history and lives of the early Somali sea farers who came to the UK. The second is a new documentry film discussing youth and citizenship in Somaliland produced by Cabdiraxmaan Yuusuf Arten. The festival promises to be exciting, educational and entertaining. You will be able to participate in book presentation, debates about social issues, comedy, poetry, film screenings, children’s activities and great entertainment, including music and theatre. For the programme of events, see http://www.kayd.org/?p=505 There is a chance for you to purchase a discounted weekly pass at £25 per person for the entire festival. If wish to purchase your weekly pass or book a day event ticket please email Saynab Mahamud at saynabm@yahoo.co.uk. If you wish to volunteer for Kayd Somali Arts and culture please log on to http://www.kayd.org/?p=494 If you wish to book a stall please visit: http://www.kayd.org/?p=499 For further information about Somali Week Festival, please contact Ayan Mahamoud at ayan_mahamoud@kayd.org or call 07903712949.

Very genius indeed ............. yet very simple.

That is not what the article says ,,,

CADIGIA ALI

“Some welcomed the idea but many warned that appointing non-Puntland official as the country’s Prime Minister might create new problems,”

One of Somalia’s newspapers has reported that H.E. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed will appoint a new Prime Minister this week. According to Mogadishu Times, in article dated 6 October 2010, the new Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) will be Mr. Saa’id Farah “Shirdon” – a relatively unknown politician from Gedo region, in southwestern Somalia. There are three top candidates on the short-list for the Prime Minister’s position. This includes one high-profile Puntland politician who has worked inside Somalia and among the international community in Nairobi. Also, there is another candidate who supports the so-called Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) rebel militia that aims to destabilize the peaceful states of Puntland and Somaliland. This candidate, who is currently senior member of President Sharif’s Cabinet, poses a conflict-of-interest for the President because the Prime Minister must come from his own constituency and contribute to peace instead of coming from the President’s own office. Over the past two weeks, President Sharif has traveled to many countries to consult with world and regional leaders, as well as local powerbrokers, in his effort to appoint a new PM for the TFG of Somalia. The TFG mandate expires in August 2011 and it is not clear how much contribution or change any new Prime Minister can bring to war-wracked southern Somalia before that deadline. But some political observers have expressed serious concern over President Sharif’s decision to appoint a relatively unknown politician at this critical time of history as Somalia’s head of government, or Prime Minister. The former TFG Prime Minister, H.E. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake, hailed from the stable northern region of Puntland. He resigned last month after months of political squabbling with President Sharif. There is widespread speculation that President Sharif’s advisers picked a fight with ex-PM Sharmake in efforts to deter Puntland’s political influence in a future Federal Republic of Somalia (still has not materialized). Observers in Nairobi and New York have suggested that politicians who fuelled the Sharif-Sharmake dispute were “anti-Puntland and anti-federalism”; they cited that the dispute originated with President Sharif’s rejection of the Draft Federal Constitution, which was supported by Sharmake. Puntland has vowed that federalism is the only option, and others view that federalism is the only way to accommodate Somaliland for future reconciliation. However, the anti-federalism agenda that is prominent in Mogadishu could effectively antagonize both Puntland and Somaliland – the new U.S. allies in the Horn of Africa sub-region. On Thursday, President Sharif hosted more than 40 government officials, including MPs and Cabinet ministers, at Villa Somalia in Mogadishu where he announced that he plans to appoint a new Prime Minister from Gedo region, home to the ******* clan of ***** clan-family. “Some welcomed the idea but many warned that appointing non-Puntland official as the country’s Prime Minister might create new problems,” said a source very close the meeting in Mogadishu, whom I spoke with via telephone earlier today. According to this very reliable source, President Sharif’s advisers were quoted as saying that “Somaliland and Puntland” have their own governments and that Sharif “should ally” with southern ***** communities, like the ******* clan. The source stated that appointing Mr. Saa’id Shirdon as Prime Minister of TFG was a “compromise candidate” among the three short-listed individuals. President Sharif’s advisers have advanced Mr. Shirdon as PM candidate because they see him as “anti-federalism” – the number one issue at the root of the Sharif-Sharmake political dispute. Today, most regions in southern Somalia remain in the hands of Al Shabaab extremists who want to overthrow the TFG and expel its African backers, like AMISOM troops. Gedo region is under the control of Al Shabaab, just like Middle Shabelle region near Mogadishu, where President Sharif was born. Northern ***** communities, under the leadership of the ***** confederacy of Puntland, have played a pivotal role in the establishment and defense of the TFG since 2004. No one knows how Puntland’s government will respond to President Sharif’s announcement of a new Prime Minister tomorrow. However, one can foresee numerous obstacles in President Sharif’s plan to appoint a new PM from regions under the control of extremists, as the new PM will not have any constituency or home region to call a base. In recent months, TFG President Sharif and Puntland President Abdirahman Farole have had several meetings and relations were improving; however, the new PM appointment could become a thorn in TFG-Puntland relations. Puntland politicians in Mogadishu, who work for the TFG, have already expressed their frustration and some are planning to return home to Puntland. They say ex-PM Sharmake was fought against by Mogadishu-based political circles because they “oppose Puntland influence in Mogadishu,” the TFG capital but dominated by Sharif’s ****** clan, who violently seized the city in 1991 as Somalia’s last national government collapsed. These Mogadishu politicians’ anger has grown considerably since U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson announced a “two-track” policy where U.S. government will engage TFG, and separately support governance and development in the stable regions of Puntland and Somaliland. HORSEED

Hahahaha ,, at least i slept until 11:30am ... so no worries ,,, MAX is in town ,,,

Salaam dhamaantiin ,,,,, Was a good Friday and i did my part of the sleep only to receive a call and here i'm in the office doing some work.

Originally posted by Thankful: Absolutely, Yemen has had a policy for the last 20 years of automatic asylum for Somalis. Do you have any clue how many of our people have found a safe haven because of this and weren't deported back during our darkest days? Yes, I know Abdullahi Yusuf is one of them ,,,

Originally posted by Thankful: Yemen has been one of the most loyal friends to Somalia, with its policy with refugees That is why the old man is there ......

Boosaaso waa beled adigoon bukaan qabin beryo lagu nastaayoo lagu baahi beelaa Budhcad baase joogtoo doonyahay bidhaanshaan buskudkay ka keenaan beryo lagu qadeeyaa

4k in two years ,,,, Hmmmmm ,,, mashiin baad tahay ,,

As long as it is Somaliland then yes every single dhuuso makes it to the news ,,,, VIP baanu nahay waaryaa

and I know when you will die but i will keep it to myself ,,,

Ohh i forgot he is Kulmiye ,,,

He doesn't even know the actual number of the NGOs ,,, there is where his ignorance starts from. He is supposedly a minister not a random mirqaan man on the streets ,, hence he should act like one. He can call for a meeting with all the NGOs then tell them in front of their faces if he has concerns. He can expel them all and only allow those he think they're doing good. He has many options but this shows his low level of understanding the issue ........

Waa markaad sidii Xaaji u hadli jirtay ,,,

He needs to be more diplomatic and focus on the national policies rather than blaming the NGOs or anyone else. I thought he is better than that ,, really

The minister ....... this shows his weakness to understand the NGO and/or aid context.

Burco : Badhasabkii hore ee Gobolka Togdher oo Gaadhigii ku wareejiyey Dawladda iyo Xamaasadda Kulankii saaka lagula wareegay Baaburka HERE

He can't even come up with the exact number of the NGOs registered ...... Not a good choice at this time.

Xataa silent kii buu ku aamusi waayay maanta ,, walacwalacdiisaa badatay

Haa dee ,, iyo some Hiphop ... Waar horta maxaad ii soo garaacdaa maalintuu telephone ku iga xidhan yahay ??