The whole world was "Waka Waka" yesterday ......

Doreen Baingana

The Institute for Practical Research and Training (IPRT) is pleased that the Chinua Achebe Center and Chimurenga have chosen Somaliland’s capital city, Hargeisa, as one of 14 “pilgrimage” cities to be explored by African writers while the FIFA World Cup tournament is being held in South Africa. IPRT is honored to host multiple award-winning author Doreen Baingana in her “pilgrimage to Hargeisa”. Doreen Baingana is a Ugandan writer of international acclaim. In 2003, she won the Associated Writing Programs Award for Short Edition. She was also awarded the 2004 Washington Independent Writers Fiction Prize. She was twice a finalist for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Her most recent work Tropical Fish: Stories out of Entebbe earned the Commonwealth Writers Best First Book Award in the African region. Doreen Baingana trained as a lawyer at Makerere University in Uganda, and later received a Masters Degree in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland in the United States. “Pilgrimages,” a new project of the Chinua Achebe Center for African Writers and Artists at Bard College and Chimurenga, will send 14 African writers to 13 African cities, and one city in Brazil, for two weeks to explore the complexities of disparate urban landscapes. The writers will create 13 nonfiction travel-writing books about their trips that will capture each city as South Africa hosts Africa’s first World Cup. At the same time the continent will be on display, to itself and to the world, to a greater degree than at any time since independence. The 13 collected books are intended to prompt a shift in the focus of African reportage and will comprise the “Pilgrimages” book series, to be published simultaneously in Lagos, Nairobi, and Cape Town during the 2012 African Cup of Nations football tournament. Together, the “Pilgrimages” book series and a website will be the most significant single addition to the continent’s archive of literary knowledge since the launch of the Heinemann African Writers Series in 1962. “These talented writers are about to embark on 14 wholly different and fascinating itineraries, from exploring ancient scrolls in Timbuktu, to the Anglican Church in Uganda, to Somaliland’s elections, to name a few,” says Tom Burke, the Achebe Center program manager. “It is a landmark project, and our partners—large and small—across the continent have lent enthusiasm and support. It’s an exciting time to watch these pilgrimages unfold, and it will be quite something to read these books once their pages are written.” The 13 writers that will participate in the “Pilgrimages” project and the cities they will visit are: Chris Abani (Johannesburg, South Africa); Doreen Baingana (Hargeisa, Somaliland); Uzodinma Iweala (Timbuktu, Mali); Funmi Iyanda (Durban, South Africa); Billy Kahora (Luanda, Angola); Kojo Laing (Cape Town, South Africa); Victor LaValle (Kampala, Uganda); Alain Mabanckou (Lagos, Nigeria); Nimo Mahamud Hassan (Khartoum, Sudan); Akenji Ndumu (Abidjan, Ivory Coast); Yvonne Owuor (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo); Nicole Turner (Nairobi, Kenya);; Abdourahman A. Waberi (Salvador, Brazil); and Binyavanga Wainaina (Touba, Senegal). “We are pleased that the Chinua Achebe Center has included Hargeisa in the “pilgrimages” project. Doreen Baingana will be in Somaliland at a time our attention is focused on our second presidential election and World Cup football being played in Africa for the first time; a very interesting time indeed”, said Dr. Ahmed Hussein Esa, Director of IPRT. During her stay in Somaliland, Doreen Baingana will visit Somaliland writers, poets, playwrights and artists. She will also hold question and answer sessions with student and reader clubs and tour heritage sites.

Everything the try to do to undermine the elections comes out to be a good publicity for Somaliland and the elections ......... Now they must be confused of what they will do next ,,

Great Memories indeed .............. At least Somaliland is better off without that Dictator but looks like Somalia needs him even more ,,,

I love SOL when the children are out of school ,,,,

How many times did i tell you inaad gabadhan meel geysato ama u timaado ?? ,,, waan xiiqay sidaan kuugu qaylinayay.

Che, Spend sometime to read what has been said .........

U know what we're talking about don't u ??

Burco (HWN) Waxaa maanta Duhurkii magaalada Burco ka dhacay iska hor imaad dhex maray ciidamada Boliska iyo kooxo hubaysan, iyado iska hor imaadkaasi uu ku dhintay hal askari halka dhaawacyo kale ay soo gaadheen Taliyihii qaybeedkii Bariga Burco Yusuf Shire, iyo weliba Taliyihiii saldhiga Dhexe khadar farax cumar. Iska hor imaadkan oo ka dhacay xaafada London ee u dhaxaysa xaafadaha Aktobar iyo hodan ayaa la sheegay in uu ka dhashay qabashada koox hubaysan oo isku dayayey inay qaraxyo ka fuliyaan gobolka xilliyada doorashadu soo dhowdahay. Waxaa lagu wareejiyey ciidan isugu jira Bileys iyo Milleteri xaafaddihii ay ku jireen kooxahaasi ee ay ka dhasheen dhaawaca iyo dhimashada ciidankaasi, waxaana aad u kacsan illaa iminka xaaladda xaafadaasi, iyadoo iska hor imaadku u sii gudbay dhinaca xaafadda Oktobar oo lagu sheegay qaar ka mid ah kooxdani inay u tallaaben kuna jiraan guryo ka mid ah xaafaddaasi. waxa inta la ogyahay la qabtay 6 ka mid ah kooxdaasi ooo la geeyey saldhiga dhexe ee Burco, waxana weli lagu daba jiraa gaadh adagna laga hayaa koox kale oo la sheegay in weli ay ku jiraan gur ka mid ah guryahaasi, waxaana ciidanka bileysku isku dayayaan in xooga laga soo saaro. Taliyaha saldhiga dhexe Khadar faarax Cumar ayaa isagoo dhaawac ah ay shebekedda hadhwanaagnews ku bookhtay dhakhtarka Ina mire oo u yaallay waxayna wax ka waydiisey xaaladdiisa caafimad iyo sida wax u soo gaadheen, waxaanu sheegay taliye xigeenku in caafimaadkiisu hadda wanaagsanyaahy, wuxu sido kale sheegay in ay xabbadi gacanta kaga dhacday. Baabuurta aya laga joojinayey waddooyinka xaafadahaasi dhex mara, waxaana aggaasi ku hareeraysnaa shacabkii xaafadaha iyo ciidamo police ah, waxana usuuro gashay Shebekadda Hadhwanaagnews inay madashaasi si toosa u tagto, iyado aya goobta ku sugnaayeen Badhasaabka Gobolka, madaxa jeelka weyn ee Burco iyo weliba saraakiil sar sare oo ciidanka ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee dhacdadan maanta ka dhacday magaalada Burco ayaa dadku si weyn isu waydiinayeen waxaana maamulka gobolka iyo hogaanka ciidankuba ay diideen inay wax faahfaahin ah ka bixiyaan, sidoo kale waxaana buuq aawadeed suuro geli wayday in loo galo taliye qaybeedka Bariga Burco Yusuf shire oo yaalla cusbitaalka weyn ee Burco. Ugu danbayntii waxaa suuro gala in wakhtiyada soo socda Bandow lagu soo rogo magaalada, iyadoo ciidamo tiro baddana lagu soo daad guraynayo xaafadaha falkani ka dhacay, iyagoo dadka xaafadahaasi deggena bannaanka u soo wada baxay kana cabsi qaba iska hor imaad mar kale dhex mara kooxahan is hor fadhiya, waxaana laga war dhowrayaa dhawaqa sarakiisha ciidanka iyo maamulka Gobolka oo la filayo inay si deg deg ah u sheegaan faahfaahinta waxa dhacay maanta. la soco sawiro badan oo laga soo qaaday goobta gor dhow................

Waad dayacday ,, lama soo hadashid ,,, biil ma siisid ,,, uma timaadid ,,,, reerkooda ma xidhiidhisid ,,,, sidii daasad oo kele uun baad meesha ku ilowday ,,, markaa mid kele oo iska lugaynaya baa yimid oo kalgacal la liita ,,,,,halkaasay martay ,,

I like the backgrounds as long as you can set your own ..............

It is the best time for us ,, after the work ,, I'll just have to enjoy the matches then go for whateva i was going for during the evening ,,, Cara, it is tomorrow at 2pm in our time ,, that is probably at 11GMT ....

Habeen wanaagsan ,,,,,,,,,,,, waan casho tegeyaaa ,,

Horta inantii waa lagaa guursaday ee ma maqashay ?? ,,

before that ,,, Alshabaab waa qoloma ?

waar niyow ilayn maad xishoon jirin ,,,

Warar goor dhaweyd naga soo gaaray Magaaladda Burco,Gobalka Togdheer ee Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ayaa sheegaya innuu halkaas ka socdo iska hor immaad u dhexeeya Ciidamadda Amaanka Magaalada iyo Kooxo Hubaysan oo lagu tilmaamay Argagixiso. Dagaal ayaa la sheegay innuu bilowday ka dib markii Ciidamadda Amaanka Magaaladdaas ay Weerar ku qaadeen Guri la sheegay innay gabaad ka dhiganayeen Kooxo Hubaysaan oo ilaa hadda aan la xaqiijin cidda ay yihiin.. Sida ay innoo xaqiijiyeen 1-ruux ayaa Geeryooday tira kale oo yarna dhaawacyo ayaa ka soo gaaray iska hor imaadka,waxaana Ciidamadda Amaanka u suurta gashay innay gacanta ku dhigaan,Koox ka mid ah Kooxihii Dagaalamayay oo xilligaas innay baxsadaan isku dayayay. Sikastaba ha ahaatee Kooxaha ayaa la tilmaamay innay ku u baxsadeen Masaajid ku yaala Xaafadda Oktoobar halkaasoo Dagaalku u weecday oo ka soconayo.

(HNW) Magaalada Burco ayaa goor dhawyad uu dagaal ku dhaxmaray ciidamadda Ploce ka iyo koox hubaysan, iska hor imaadkan oo ka dhacay xaafadda Aktoobar marka la dhaafo iskuulka caanka ah ee Shiikh Ibraahim lama garanaayo illaa hadda inta khasaaruhu leegyahay, lakiin dad goob jooga oo la soo xidhiidhay shabakada Hadhwanaagnews ayaa sheegaaya in ciimadda police ka ay ka dhacmeen laba askari oo uu ku jiro Taliyihii Saldhiga dhexe, Saleebaan Dhagacade, lakiin wali lama hubo. Halka warar kale sheegayaan in hal askari dhintay. Sidoo kale waxay ciidamadu qabteen tiro afar xubood ah iyo hub farabadan oo ay siteen kooxdii dagaalka kala hortimi ciidanka Kooxdan uu cidanku weeraray ayaa loo tuhunsan yahay inay yihiin dad isku dayaayay hawlo argagixiso yadoo hadda lagu jiro doorashadii Madaxtooyada. Wixii warar ka soo kordha iyo khasaaruhu intuu leegyahay kala soco Hadhwanaagnews goor dhaw.

MOGADISHU, Somalia—World Cup madness has come to this troubled nation, creating a dangerous cat-and-mouse game between fans eager to watch televised soccer matches and Islamic militants determined to stop them. The militia group al Shabaab, which controls most of south and central Somalia, has declared the World Cup un-Islamic and banned watching the games on television. By al Shabaab's logic, the World Cup interferes with the militant group's "jihad," to overthrow the government, because young Somalis are too busy watching the games to fight on their behalf. While the group hasn't yet laid out specific consequences for those defying the ban, the militants have been known to behead or amputate limbs of people who oppose them. Undeterred Somali soccer fans, whose national team failed to qualify for the tournament, are going underground in search of ways to watch the world's largest televised sporting event, which opens Friday in South Africa. In recent days, wealthier Somalis in both government-controlled and and al Shabaab run areas have been lining up at electronics shops to buy satellite dishes to watch at home. Local technicians will—for a fee—patch together dishes and wires to rig televisions to show the games. "I don't like my children watching TV—but I don't want to miss watching the World Cup," said Abdullahi Sheikh, a 49-year-old Mogadishu resident who was in line to buy a television and a dish at a shop in town. "It's an amazing event to watch!" Al Shabaab controls much of Somalia by force. But the militant group's ad-hoc prohibitions have alienated most Somalis. At various times, and in various places around the country, the militants have banned mustaches, dancing and celebrating religious holidays. For followers of the World Cup, the most dangerous ban is the one on soccer. In 2006, the militant group, which was then the armed wing of the government, the Union of Islamic Courts, launched a violent campaign against Somali fans. War-weary Somalis don't have the means to fend off al Shabaab, which has sworn to overthrow the government of President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and the government remains too weak to defeat the militants. Government troops had to fend off a recent attack on the on the presidential palace. These days, the only public place to watch games safely is at the Dhamuke Cinema, part of a small patch of government-controlled territory in the capital Mogadishu. Dhamuke remains one of the few cinemas al Shabaab hasn't destroyed or shut down. The cinema hosts hundreds of teenagers from around the city to watch movies and soccer matches via satellite. Dhamuke, which is open every day from 10 a.m. to midnight, is almost always full of young people eager to escape the social strictures imposed in other parts of Somalia. Boys and girls are allowed to sit together—a taboo in al Shabaab-controlled areas. Older soccer addicts also occupy the folding metal chairs. On nights when soccer isn't on, the audience watches whatever else is on hand—American movies, Bollywood flicks and films in Swahili and Somali. When one finishes, another reel starts rolling. Price of admission is 2,000 Somali shillings, or a few pennies. Outside of the government-run area, the cinemas will be dark because showing the games is too dangerous. Over the past few years, militants have hurled grenades into cinemas in several towns, killing and injuring people. In a Mogadishu café on a recent afternoon, young men huddled to discuss their plans for watching the game. "If we have no jobs and can't watch or play football it's heartbreaking—and unacceptable," said Said Haji, a 22-year-old Somali sipping coffee. Mr. Haji lives in the government-controlled area, and will be able to go to the cinema. "Some of my friends don't have that chance," he says. Some young men say militants have deprived them of one of their only means of entertainment. "We can't play football, we have no cinemas to watch the World Cup and we don't have jobs," said Mohamed Nur, a 24-year-old World Cup fan. "We wake up, and go to sleep, alone." But not all Somali soccer fans have been dissuaded. People who can't find a cinema are likely to tune into local radio stations that broadcast soccer matches, which haven't yet been banned by al Shabaab. They can also look up scores in Internet cafés. And at informal gatherings, men of every age will debate the merits of their favorite teams late into the night—and as it happens in so many places, sometimes come to blows.

K'naan is for the Coca cola i think ,,,, Shakira is for FIFA ,,,, That is what i heard ............

Gurigii markii la isku rasaaseeyay ka dib ayaa la iskala baxay. Masjid ayaa lagu dagaallay ka dib. Aakhirkiina waxaa lagu dagaallamay guri kale. That was a serious stuff ...............

Burco ayaa maanta waxaa ka dhacay iska hor imaad rasaas la adeegsaday oo dhex maray booliiska iyo nimaan aan weli la sheegin waxa ay yihiin. Dagaalkan ayaa waxaa ku dhintay hal askari oo ka tirsan booliiska. Waxaa ku dhaawacmay taliyihii saldhigga booliiska Burco iyo Taliyihii Saldhigga Booliiska Bariga Burco. Abbaarihii 12-ka duhurnimo wakhtiga Burco ayaa dagaalku billowday. Waxaa lagu warghelay, sida uu soo sheegay weriyaha BBC ee Burco, Xuseen Aw Jaamac Jibriil, iyada oo booliisku ay mar keliya u gurmadeen guri ku yaal bariga Burco. Gurigii markii la isku rasaaseeyay ka dib ayaa la iskala baxay. Masjid ayaa lagu dagaallay ka dib. Aakhirkiina waxaa lagu dagaallamay guri kale. dagaalu weli waa socdaa.