Waa maalin madow, waa maalintii taariikhda Awdal ugu madoobeyd. Halkan kuma soo koobi karno dareenkii iyo jawigii maalintaa xasuusta mudan: Waa Xasuuqii afartii February (04/02/1991) oo kow iyo labaatan jirsadey.
Ummad walba waxay ku nooshahay taariikh. Qofka moog wixii la soo maray ma garan karo xagga loo socdo iyo waxa taagan. Waa xaqiio cilmiyeed aqoonyano hore isla heleen.
Fubruary afarteedii waa maalintii Maleeshiyada SNM oo kaashanaysa cutubyada milatari ee xabashidii Menguistu Haile Mariam gaar’ahaan ururkii degganaa Aw Barre ay weerar waxashnima leh ku soo qaadeen Awdal. Maalintaas wixii ka dhacay deggaanka Dila iyo magaalada Boorama waxay ahayd dhagar laga galay ummada reer Awdal, waxayna ahayd xasuuq sida waafaqsan shuruucda caalamiga ah gaar ahaan Xeerka Ka hortaga iyo inqaabta ee dhagarta xasuuqa( Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide), qodobkiisa labaad ee sida hoos ku xusan u qoran:
Article 2
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Waa maalintii madoobayd ee loo kala aabo yeelin caruur, ciroole, haween iyo inta jilicsan ee raydka ahayd. Waa malintii dibjir anshaxa aadamaha dibada ka ah ay geesteen dhagar ku abtirsata jaahilnimo iyo cunsurinimo.
Xasuustu maaha mid loola jeedo fidno abuur balse xasuustu waa mid sharaf u ah mujaahidiintii gardarada lagu laayay. Xasuustu waa mid waafaqsan in dhibtii horay u dhacday layska xal-shariceed loo helo waana mid waajib ka dhigaysa inaan la ilaawin dhagar la gaystay ama ha ahaato tan laga galay Awdal 04/02/1991 ama tu cidkale laga galey.
Xasuustu waa mid keenta in dadka wax tirsanayaan wax ku iloobaan, intii wax gaysatayna ay ku uur fayoobaadaan waxaase khalad ah in taariikhda laga sinaysto oo waji ayna lahayn loo galiyo.
Dhinaca awaaqib xumada dhacdadaas, waa malintii keentayu inay khaayinka sokeeye iyo nacasku taliyo, waa maalintii geesigu goblamay, waa maalintii nacas dhiigii dadkiisa darajo ku doontay, waa dhacdadii hadalqaadkeeda intii darxumada darajo moodaysay ay ka aamusnaayeen labaatan sanno.
“Wixii la qoraa quruumo hadhee” (Cabdi Sinimo), 04/02/91 taariikhda Awdal waligeed ka tirmi mayso. Sida 9/11 Maraykan ku tahay ayay 4/2/91 noogu xardhan tahay nooguna xadhanaan doontaa. Mujaahidiinta Awdalna waajibay noogu leeyihiin inaan xusno waayo waa dad lagu laayay gardaro iyagoo hoygoodii jooga oon cidna duulumaad ku ahayn, waana tan ka dhigtay dhacdadaa mid waafaqsan sifaha sharuurcda aadamuhu xasuuqa ku sifeeyaan sida kor ku xusan.
Ilaahay ha u naxariisto muwaadiniitii reer Awdal iyo reer district Gabalay ee badheedhka fal- xasuuqeedka loogu gumaadey. And we’ll never forget them. Peace on you, dear Martyrs.
J.O. Geele/Wadhaf News

On behalf Mohammed Abdi Awciise Bahdoon
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Somaliland community residing in Alberta, Canada, Mr. President, We are writing to congratulate you for your genuine efforts on progressing economy and education system since the inception of your governing. However, we see no visible improvements on security and social parameters as a number of communities had been in protest against your administration and management.

In particular, one issue that we would like to raise in our letter is regarding the ill-advised London conference that you had been invited to attend and your impending decision. Based upon our careful research product and receiving reliable resource about the conference and its masked agenda, we are hereby sturdily advising you not to attend and instead put your energy on solving internal issue such as Buuhoodle matter.

With Somali political anarchy in mind, the very discernible powerful political players in the region are Ethiopia and Kenya supported by western countries, namely USA, France and Britain. In this conference, they will deliver very guarded and planned speech to the Somali fragmented groups with no opportunity given to present their incoherent ideas, following guidelines on how to implements speech key points.

In addition, conference’s itinerary will be strictly managed by hosting country-Britain, and probably Somali attendants will be allocated limited time to present their case as conference activities are preplanned. Thus, Somaliland participants will not only waste their precious times on attending, but will devalue their patriotic principles and will not get sufficient time to present their factual case.

Mr. President, we would like to replay you our recollection as a reminder – you are the President of Somaliland, officially and democratically elected by his own people. We are extremely concerned about attending this meeting as your presidential value will be devalued and will be sitting with warlords who represent no one, but themselves. We believe that, the fundamentals of convening this conferencing is to prolong Somalia civil war and its misery and not aiming on how to find ever-lasting solution, they would like to see all Somalis in same boat including Somaliland. And their philosophy sounds like “put all your eggs in one basket”.

Long live Somaliland
Mohammed Abdi Awciise Bahdoon
M_bahdoon@yahoo.ca
Alberta, Canada

All Somaliland communities were shocked by the gruesome and cold-blooded murder of innocent people sleeping peacefully in their own homes in Seemaal area on December 5, 2011; a horrific reminder of the slaughter of innocent travelers on the highway near Kalabaydh area on July 11, 2009.

As a relative of the victims, I can understand that the first thing that comes to the afflicted community’s mind is to take things into their own hand and revenge. In the absence of an effective government, revenge and retaliation were once the only nuclear deterrents that the Somalis knew. Not to retaliate for your dead ones was and can still be considered as a sign of weakness if not sheer cowardice in the Somali context. Men of peace, particularly at times of heightened tensions are looked down as wimps, while belligerent men who rally the clan behind the Tollaayeey and Aabbahay Goblan banners are seen as heroes.

It is not easy to control one’s emotions in the face of such calamity, and the easiest, most emotionally immature choice is to take the gun and revenge; because anyone, even a child or idiot, can grab a gun and kill people, but not everyone can take the most difficult route and snatch peace out of the jaws of death. The gun-toting war hero can win a battle at the cost of dozens even thousands of lives lost but the peace hero wins victory by sparing equally as many lives from imminent death. Aggressive violence and war come easy but at a high cost. One should look at what is at stake in a war; death and destruction. Yes, one might believe they are living in dignity and some can argue that death is sometimes better than living in indignity, but in cases like that of Kalabadydh and Seemal it is the murderer who lives with indignity and not the living relatives of the victims. Cowardly terrorists who sneak in under the cover of darkness and cold-bloodedly murder innocent sleeping people and travelers are devoid of all dignity. They are indeed a shame on the community they hail from and it’s the duty of their community and the families they came from to do what’s right, allow and support our police department to thoroughly investigate this act of violence and hand over any suspected parties for judicial judgment. But to answer their heinous act by killing other innocent people is equally abhorring no matter how honorable it might look in tribal traditions.

My intention of writing this short piece is therefore to commend the Gadabursi Community for trading the empty pride one feels in taking revenge and killing to the real pride and dignity that comes with being peace heroes rather than war heroes in dealing with the Kalabadydh daylight murder. I would also like to call upon them again this time to resort to their renowned wisdom and tradition of taking the dignified but difficult route to peace in dealing with the Seemaal killings. It is quoted of Somaliland’s former President Rayaale to have said: “Dagaal Ducaan Ka Doortay…” ( I rather choose prayers over war…) As despicable and wimpy as that might look to the bellicose psyche of the Somalis, it indeed reflects a moral high ground and the epitome of wisdom and intellectual maturity.
I say this while demanding justice for the victims slaughtered in Seemaal. We all demand justice for him and those before them. The Sultans of Awdal have unequivocally said this. The Sultans of Gabiley and Hargeisa have said it. The opposition and government political leaders have said it. The wise men and women of Somaliland have said it.

Justice should be done and done quickly and the government should keep its promises to apprehend the murderers and bring them before a court of law. Safeguarding the security of its citizens is one of the fundamental and national responsibilities of the government. These recurring, cowardly and terrorist acts are a threat not only to the national security but will also destroy the bond and cohesion between the community and will in turn cause a great damage to the reputation and image that Somaliland has built over the years as a peaceful oasis.

The steps the government has taken so far and the unanimous condemnation and shock expressed by the different quarters of the Somaliland community are all welcome and highly reassuring, but it is the sole responsibility of the government to turn its words into action and bring the criminals of the Kalabaydh and Seemaal to justice. This should be a matter of national priority for the government and it should devote all its resources to that cause instead of using live ammunition on peaceful demonstrators and arresting and imprisoning community leaders for exercising their right for free speech.

Email: bsogoth@yahoo.com
Source: http://hanua.blogspot.com/

My Dilla-Gorayo Awl Travel Nightmare

By Noah Arre

Ten days ago this week, a close friend and relative of mine told me he was traveling to Borama to join his family. Then I asked him who was taking him. And he said “I will catch a bus or will go with friends.” And since I have all the free time in Hargeisa, I thought it would be inconsiderate of me not to help. So, I decided to take him in my Toyota Mark II car which is of course a great car when it is in city streets.

However, I had not been on Hargeia-Borama roads driving for decades but had of course seen many people coming from Borama almost on daily basis. And though I heard a lot of complaints about road Dilla-Gorayo Awl conditions, I did not give much attention to that.

So, at exactly 1:00pm, we left Hargeisa and it took us only an hour to reach the neglected but historic town of Dilla, the birth place of Somaliland co-education, which is today no more than a ghost town.

During our journey, we rarely noticed the hour-long time because with not much worry about road conditions, we were rejoicing the company, fully absorb, laughing, chatting, singing and occasionally reminding each other of the hey days of that part of this country when farm produce was abundant, livestock was fleshy, fat and plenty and the youth both men and women often danced the rhythmic dhanto and the xoogweyn on festivals on broad day light and of course without any worries of any possible interventions from the Grand muftis of the day who always saw that literally as nothing more than a sinless youth self entertainment to dispose off their innate youth energy.

True, there were many stories to recall, and many things to rejoice and the emotion rousing sights of the area hills and valleys which seemed to leave you with lasting memories, of the golden days of drums and the great nights of lightening, were certainly ones to behold!

But as soon as we passed Dilla, our driving nightmare started to unfold as the road turned ugly, rough and bumpy. And just after Tulli, we heard a loud noise and an unusual heavy car jerk coming from the left rear of my car. In fact, it was so loud that we thought we ran into a road bomb and so shocked, we stopped to check.

When we did, what we saw was ugly….one of my car rear tires busted and shattered into bits and pieces thanks but no thanks to the sharp knife-like rocks that literally make the whole roadway a waste land. So, we had to remove and replace it with my doughnut spare tire and resume the journey.

But worried of what might come next, we had to drive as slow as a snail. In fact, we tiptoed from rock to rock for the rest of the journey and finally reached Borama at exactly 7:00pm; had dinner at Rays Hotel…. That means our journey took 6 hours; nearly five of them between Dilla to Gorayo Awl.

After a short dinner chat, I drove my friend to his home and went to a hotel, after of course leaving my car with a garage attendant next to my night repose.

But since my day was relatively long and exhausting, I fell immediately into deep sleep possibly snoring in minutes till next morning.

The following day, as usual I woke up early; walked to Harowo Hotel which was only a few blocks away; had a cup of coffee for refreshment hoping to jump to my car; visit my relatives many of who live in Borama and then head back to Hargiesa. I had to rush back to Hargeisa because I had an important assignment to finish the next day.

Unfortunately, when I came back, I saw my other rear tire totally flat and I had to scramble for help. Fortunately, someone inflated it from his truck; and I drove the car to a garage to fix my flat. But even then, I would not or could not dare to drive it because, considering the rocky roads on the way, any of my tires could bust again and I should keep my doughnut tire only as spare anyway. So, I decided to buy one or two new tires.

Strangely enough, however, I could not find any new or used tire that could fit my Toyota. And at one point, I had contemplated to tow it and take a ride. But after a long struggle with a lot of advice and help from friends, since there was no way to buy a new or used tire, someone told me there was a guy who owned similar tires who could have a used one from his van. That was a big help and here at last I got one from that guy, happily paid him, inflated all other tires and put my doughnut spare in the trunk.

At about, 11:30 am that day, I drove my friend home as he was all the time with me and I had to forget everything else and hit the road to Hargeisa.

But at Borama control, a police officer stopped me and approached for a regular check and then a young guy not in uniform followed, pulled a check book and wrote me a ticket. Surprised, I asked, “What is it for?” and the guy politely said “Sir, it is for ASRDA, the road guru volunteers remember?”

Taken aback and my tongue tied, I paid the deserving tax and silently said “This project needs the attention of all! It is a necessity to levy all Awdalians to fix it! It is even right to make a mandatory charge of $100.00 per person per year on all Awdalians who can afford it and even put those who refuse to pay in jails!  It is noble charity and a great gift to the community and the country!” Then I drove away.

Within few yards, I caught the expressway to Ayaan daran farm hoping for the best but truly anxious and worried of the rough ride that would soon follow and could possibly shatter my tires again.

Friends, one thing is certain, the sacrifices of those great Awdalians, I tell you, are enormous and worth noting. The job they do is noble and should be remembered forever. Their will, their dedication and determination deserve your support.

In fact, I would suggest that their names be engraved on a golden statue that becomes a land mark or symbol of hope for Awdal. And I would even suggest that ASRDA becomes the nickname of Awdal and call who contribute toward this cause Asrdans!

And last but not least, may I suggest the following?

1. Our country needs business people who collectively invest their resources to generate jobs for the community
2. It needs selfless and sacrificing leaders who take it out of the current doldrums and despair and puts it on track.
3. It needs cooperating communities whose goal is to pull the country out of poverty
4. It needs volunteers who win the fight against hunger and poverty, against ignorance, and against all health and social ills.
5. It needs leaders whose vision gives hope to the youth whose future is bleak.
   1. And it needs the unwavering moral and material support of ASRDA leaders whose sole purpose is to make a difference

1. But no, it does not need free riders who do not contribute toward social programs and yet enjoy all the benefits.
2. It does not need social parasites who want to live on welfare in a whole community that is struggling to make ends meet and yet tightens its belts to help.
3. It does not need neo Machiavellians fighting for unknown supremacy and/or domination!
4. It does not need people who want to play politics for personal gains and accordingly put its (country’s) whole future in jeopardy!
5. It does not need people whose actions can damage or destroy its centuries old civility.
6. And it does not need men or women who blow up false alarms for their ulterior motives.

By Noah Arre

Magaalooyinka ku yaalla dalka Ingiriiska oo dhan waxa ku nool dad Somaliyeed oo tiro ahaan aan yarayn, waxase loo badan yahay magaalooyinka waaweyn sida;  London, Birmingham, Leicester,  Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Southampton, Liverpool  iyo magaalooyin kale. Sida qaalibka ahna dadku marka ay dalka Ingiriiska soo galaan waxa ay beegsadaan in ay magaalooyinkaa degaan. Si ay shaqo iyo camallo kale uga raadsadaan.

Badanaa dadka Somalida ah ee dalkan deggeni waxa ay ku yimaaddeen amma ay ku deggen yihiin hab qaxootinnimo amma laajinnimo. Inkasta oo ay immiga qaateen Pasport kii dalka oo ay waddaniyiin yihiin, haddana waxa loo tixgeliyaa in ay qaxooti yihiin.

Meel kasta oo aad magaalooyinkaa ka tagtana waxa aad arkaysaa, islaan, Oday  amma Dumar  iyo carruur, duqay amma dhallin yaro wada qoslaya amma mormaya, oo suuqyada taagan…..xataa saqda dhexe haddii aad baxdo waxad arkaysaa Somali meeraysanaysa. Marka aad u fiirsato hab dhaqanka Somalida ee noocan ahna waxa aad is odhanaysaa dadkani maxaa isku soo bixiyey, waxanad fahmaysaa in ay Somalidu iska wareeg jeceshahay, oo aanay jeclayn joogista gurya sida qowmiyadaha kale, waxana ku fara badan taag taagnida dariiqyada iyo kolba dukaan/Tukaan galka…ma shaqo la’aan u gaar ah ayaa haysa?  ayaad mararka qaar is weydiinaysaa….bal hadda sheekada sii akhri in aan isla fahamno sida ay wax u jiraan…….

Bilowgii dalka la soo galay.

Wakhtiyadii hore ee dalka lagu cusbaa haddii aan dib u jalleecno, waxa shacabku ahaa kuwo aad uga hadla, sidii ay sharci ku heli lahaayeen ee ay dabadeed u shaqaysan lahaayeen, waayo sharci la’aan lama shaqaysan karo. Balse waxa loo oggolaa in ay dugsiyo ( school-lo ) tagaan oo ay luqadda iyo xirfado uga bartaan si ay mustaqbalka ugu shaqaystaan. Carruuruhuna waaba khasab in ay dugsiyada aadaan. Gaar ahaan da’da ka yar 16 jir.

La qabsiga cimilada oo qabow, barafna uu Jiilaalka da’o ayaa iyana ahayd mid ay la yaabbanaayeen. Waxana dad badan dhibi jiray Heaters-ka aan caafimaadka badan lahay, ee dhaxanta la isaga ilaaliyo. Wakhtiyada qaboobahana waxa carruurta iyo dadka waaweyn ku badnaa hargabka iyo xanuunnada qabowga la socda ee nafsiyan la isaga daallan yahay, reer Yurubkuna u yaqaannaan (winter depression). Dadka qaarna waxaba ay wakhtiyadaa qabowga la il daran yihiin Asmo iyo juuc juuc kale.

Carruuruhu markiiba waxa ay la qabsadeen dhaqanka dhulka, waxana ay si dhakhsa ah u barteen Luqaddii Englishka, saaxiibbo ayey ku yeesheen dugsiyada. Laakiin waxa ay dhib kala kulmeen labada dhaqan ee ay ku kala nool yihiin…sida ka guriga iyo ka ay schoolka amma dibadda ku arkayaan. Waxana durba ay  illaabeen luqaddii guriga..oo gaa gaa loogu hadlayo. Mana xiiseeyaan sheekooyinka waalidkood iyo hab dhaqanka guriga. Waxa kale oo ay fahmi la’ yihiin waxa ka xaaraan ah cunno ahaan iyo si kaleba iyo waxa xalaal ah, oo ay waalidku aad uga hadlaan. Waayo, waxa dalka lagu cunaa hilbka doofaarka oo aanay muslimiintu cunin, laakiin meelkasta oo cunto lagu cuno amma lagu gado yaalla. Waxa kale oo la cunaa hilib kale oo aan lagu qalin dariiqadda Islaamka.

Waalidkiina waxa ay durba ku wareereen dhaga adayga carruurtu aanay waxba ka dhageysanayn iyo sida ay u dhaqmayaan carruurtu. Dirir iyo canaan mooyee wax u sheeg kale waa iska hadhay. Mana fahmayaan marxaladda dhaqan ee soo food saartay. Waxa kale oo noloshooda dhinac socday muran ay odaygii iyo islaantii isku soo ooteen gurigan aan iyaga iyo carruurta mooyee cid kale ku tarrixin,  waxa ay ku dhex mormaan carruurta hortooda ammaba way isku fara saaraanba.

Wakhigan hore waxa uu ahaa marxalad kala guur oo aanay xaaladda qoysasku dhinac u dhicin. Ragguna ay dagaalka kaga jiraan dhufayskii ugu dambeeyey. Dumarkuna ay barteen sida sharci ahaan loo muquuniyo ragga…saddexdii number ee xaaraanta ahaa ayeyna isku wada sheegeen. Oo haddii  odayga hadalku ka qalloocdo, waxa la wacayaa…Buluuglaha…waa sida ay in badani u taqaannee.

I bixyow i bixi ayey raggii taagan yihiin, oo sharci ay ku baxsadaanna ma jiro, badankoodiina waxa ay dibadda uga bexeen guryihii. Dumarkiina xilligan waxa ay tosheen darajooyin aanay weligood ku riyoon….sheekadoodiina faan faan iyo UK ayaan joogaa…ma aniga ayaaba cid i wareerisa u baahan iyo waxaasi ayey ku sheekeeyaan.

Laakiin qaarkood waa dulman yihiin, oo ninkii waxa ku dhacay habaar, waxana uu noqday ma shaqayste….dirir iyo cay uun la soo taagan amma ka dhammaan la’ meelaha lagu cuno qaadka. Islaantii iyo carruurtiina waa uu gabay, waxana ilaah is baday hooyadii reerka iyo carruurtii…wallaahi dhib ayey hooyooyinka qaar qabaan.

Xilligii dhexe:

Dhinaca labbiska iyo hab dhaqanka kale laftiisa waxa socda, arrimo aanay hore dadka Somalidu dhaqan u lahayn…tusaale ahaan, Dumarku waxa ay xidhan yihiin labbiska Jilbaabka la yidhaa, ee ka kooban maryaha madaw iyo shaadirka….qaarna waabay wada qafilan yihiin, oo wajigoodaba arki kari maysid. Waxana ay fiidkii iyaga oo sida kamaandooska u wada socda  aadaan (tagaan)  Masjidyada, oo ay ku soo tukadaan isla markaana ka bartaan qur’aanka iyo diinta. Sidoo kale waxa ay dumarkaasi wataan carruur yar yar oo da’doodu u dhaxayso 5 jir illaa iyo 15 jir. Oo iyagana Masaajidda lagu baro qur’aanka iyo farta Carabiga.

Ragguna waxa ay u kala qaybsan yihiin kuwo Masaajidda ku xidhan oo sheekadoodu ay u badan tahay wax ay ugu yeedhaan dhaqanka kharriban ee ay carruurtii ku korayso iyo dumarkan kibray

iyo kuwo Jaad cun ah oo shaqadooduba tahay muran iyo siyaasadda qabiilka oo ay ka sheekeeyaan. Mararka qaarkoodna waxaba mijlisyadaasi ka dhaca dagaal.

Dhallinta ragga ah iyo gabdhaha qaarna waxa ay dhex boodaan da’dooda dalka u dhashay…umana kala soocna madaw iyo caddaaan, oo suuqyada ayey wada loolaan. Laakiin waxa xusid mudan in ay jiraan tiro yar oo wax barata amma shaqaysata…..oo naftooda iyo ta waalidkoodba ku filan, kana farxiyey qof kasta oo la kulma.

Hantida dhinaceeda Somalidu ma fara madhna waxana ay leeyihiin Ganacsiyo aan badanayn oo Suuqyada magaalooyinkaasi qaarkood uga furan, waxana meheradaasi badankooda haya Islaamo waaweyn iyo wadaaddo da’ yar, oo aanad garanayn meel ay lacagta ka heleen.  Ganacsigoodana waxa ugu badan InterNet Shop, Xawaalado, Macmacaanlayaal iyo maqaaxiyo….waxa kale oo teel teel ku ah tukaannada cunnada iibiya ee loo yaqaan Booshariga ( Glossary).

Dalka Ingiriisku sida dalalka Yurubta Galbeed waa waddan noloshiisu ay ku salaysan tahay hanta-wadaag….oo haddii aad shaqaysana lacag badan ayaa lagaa jarayaa, haddii aanad shaqayna lacagta ka shaqeeyaa qaaato oo kale ayaad qaadanaysaa. Weliba waxa dheer lacag carruurta la isku siiyo oo iska wanaagsan, taasi oo ay dumarku jilbaha u aastaan maamulkeeda, waxana ay lacagtaa ka galaan waxa la yidhaa Hagbadda, oo haddii ay toban qof yihiin dadka ku wada jiraa…uu midkiiba markiisa la ruqayo xisaab wanaagsan.

Hagbaddaasi waxa ay dumarku ka caawiyaan dadkooda tabaalaysan ee Somaliya jooga sida waalidkood, walaalahood iyo asxaabta qaraabada ah amma macaariifta ah, waxa ay Somaliya kaga dhistaan guryo, guryaha ayey ku qurxistaan. Wakhtiyada qaarna waxa ay ku tagaan fasaxyo, oo sahay iyo nooli ayey u isticmaalaan…..hadda hagbaddu waa farsamee ogow.

Ragga badankoodu reeraha talo badan kuma laha, ka reerkiisa dhex joogaana carruurta oo uu baalka ku hayo mooyee, waxa talada iska leh….sheekhadda….oo  marka ay amar bixiso aan dabadeed la hadal. Ninka reerkuna  waxa uu ku khasban yahay in uu  amarka Islaanta fuliyo, xataa haddii ay tidhaa carruurta laa. Laakiin odaygu fikirkiisa iyo taladiisa uma madax-bannaana xilligan, xataa haddii uu shaqeeyo.  Waxa uu doonana ma samayn karo, oo xataa carruurta cashka kuma khasbi karo. Taasi oo ay ugu wacan tahay isaga oo ka cabsi qaba in isaga iyo carruurtu is waayaan sida niman badan ku dhacday…. ha yaabin akhristow….Haddii aad leedahay ’waar meeshu ragga ku dhib badanaa ’ amma aad been moodayso, waa sidaa xaqiiqadu….sii akhri weliba.

Nin baa maalin igu yidhi, ‘ Naxariis darrada dumarka waxa aad ka garataa labiskooda wada madaw iyo  sida ay ula dhaqmaan raggooda iyo carruurta.’ Ilaahow ha ku cadaabin…..laakiin marka ay dariiqa marayaan ee mid aad garanayso isa salaantaan, waxa aad moodaysaa ta ugu naxariista iyo wanaagga badan. Marka aad salaanta hore ka gudubtaan, ee aad reerkii waraysatana….inta ay afka gacanta geliso ayey kaaga bilaabaysaa…KII CARRUURTA DHALAY…EE AAN MACNAHA LAHAYNI WELI GURIGII AYUU NOO FADHIYAA…Carruurtiina qaylo ayuu igaga dilay. Haddii aan sida dumarka qayrkay ah dibadda u tuuri lahaa ayaa malaha ii dhaami lahayd.

Dhinaca kale waxa aad maqlaysaa amma arkaysaa, mu’minaad lagu nastay, oo odayga iyo ilmahaba ka hadh hadhay, oo aan reerkooda reer la mid ahi jirin. Waxase ay dumar badani marwada noocaasi ah u yaqaannaan addoon….ma tashato…iyo tii qalbiga laga xaday. Halka ninka reerkiisa ku fara adayga loo yaqaan mid ay islaantu ka adag tahay, oo aan talo iyo macno kale lahayn.

Dadka badankiisu waa caydh ku nool aan shaqo ka ag wareegin, wayse iska dhaqan yihiin oo naaskaa boqoradda ayey iska nuugaan ( waa sida ay Somalidu yidhaahdaane )….meeshu Afrika maaha, oo illayn waa meel habaysane…cardka Bank-giga ayaa qof walba jeebka dambe ugu jira, oo marka uu toban iyo labaatanba u baahdo waxa uu kala soo baxaa darbiga ugu dhow ee agtiisa ah….wax is baryaya iyo shaxaad waa iska hadhay. Inkastoo ay jiraan rag ay waxaasiba u gooyeen, oo marka uu mijiliska ka soo daalo….aan tobankaba hayn….ragga noocaasi ah baryadoodu waa MID MUUQATA ( baryo waayeel waa ag-jogsi)….Nin baahisiisa fahmana lama waayo….. Kolley ma waayeene farsama xumo ayaa haysa ayaa la yidhaa.

Wakhtiga immiga lagu jiro:

Carruurihii waaweynaade, waxana wakhtiyadan dambe, la isla waayey lacagtii carruurta ee ay dumarku boorsooyinka u tosheen, ee Hagbadda lagu ciyaari jiray…. waxa soo badanaya habraha fara madhnaan isa soo taagay. Suuqyadiina waxa ka soo yaraanaya buuqii iyo taag taagnidii ragga. Inkasta oo ay dhallinta da’da yar ee dugsiyada ka saaqidday ay meelaha qaar soo buuxinayaan, oo ay weliba la yimaaddaan dhaqanno aan hore uga dhex jirin Somalida. Dhanka kalena waxa jira in badan oo aan wakhtiba u hayn suuq wareeg iyo taag taagni dambe, waxana ay da’ yar badani tagaan dugsiyo sare, Jaamacado iyo shaqo.

La soco sheekada……..

Ahmedweli Goth

Sadly, tribal vilifications thwart Somali intellectuals’ efforts to help their people!

By Noah Arre

It is sad that Somalia had collapsed more than two decades ago and remains in comatose to date. And it is equally sad that its people are on the verge of extinction as their lives go from bad to worse year after year!

The current Somali famine in which the caring world community is rushing food, medicine and other life saving supplies to the starving Somalis will do a lot to save the lives of kids and mothers whose debilitated bodies may however, be beyond any biological repairs.  And it is sad that over the years, malnutrition has had its toll on Somali kids and their mothers. And the barely alive skeletal human pictures one sees on the internet, television or other media outlets lately, makes any person with human heart to break down to tears. And certainly the Somali intellectuals wherever they are thankful to the caring world community for remembering again Somalia during this difficult time and mobilizing resources to help!

However, one BIG question that people across this global village is probably always asking is “why is the Somali intellectual indifferent to the Somali plight?” And while that is a legitimate question that begs a meaningful response, answering it satisfactorily, in my view is too complex.

How?

As one of the lucky Somali guys who graduated from a national university in the seventies thanks to Somalia, I left the country in the mid seventies and finally ended in the USA where I had additional education despite hard times. And by the time, Somalia collapsed in the early nineties, and the civil war broke out, I was in the USA for over ten years.

After that painful fall, fortunately, the Western world extended its hands to help by offering immigration to Somali families that were in refugee camps in East Africa or the Arab world. So, many families were resettled where I had already lived for years. And like many fellow Somalis there, I found it a must to welcome the new immigrants. And so many including me, came to them hoping to give whatever moral and material support we could afford to our people.

Unfortunately, as soon as he saw Somalis, the head of the new community, a total of 20 families, broke into tears shouting “why are people from the TRIBES who destroyed our homes, our farms and our families back home, here too taking over whatever America is giving us? …. we do not want to see these MERDERERS here too!” He continued, cursing us! Of course, we tried to calm him but could not and sadly all those with him either remained silent or supported him.

Friends, to the horrors of the Church agency that brought them, the new Somali immigrants refused to accept even our presence and insisted we should leave! But the irony is that agencies that bring refugees to USA which apparently, our immigrants preferred over us, do nothing more than pay their rents for a few months; then push them to find a labor job that usually pays the minimum wage which could be as low as $4.50 per hour. And then abandon them forever. And sadly such jobs only pay you a total of $180.00 per week or $720.00 a month. And of course after the federal tax, Medicare deductions, etc. you make no more than $150.00 a week….that is $600.00/month. And out of that, one has to pay his/her rent, food, utilities etc.

A few months later, the Muslim community in our city learned the hardships our new Somali immigrants were facing and called us to the Mosques possibly assuming we did not care. But to their surprise, they too learned the dilemma we faced before. And likewise, the Department of Health and Human Services of the state we lived contacted those of us they could get in touch with, but again they too realized what some of us went through with our community before!

In another bizarre story, an old Somali woman who spoke only Somali had a job somewhere in the city I lived. Unfortunately, according to reports she filed with a local hospital, she hurt herself in the job. So, her people who possibly lived in another state, advised her to sue the company! And so she filed a law-suit. A few weeks later, many local organizations spread the news that a Somali lady who hurt herself in a job is suing the company she worked for but needs a Somali interpreter! Would you help her possibly expecting you to lie for her so she wins? Or would you rather run for your life knowing in what you might end up?

A few days later, someone forwarded the email to me. But after I read it, I thought over all possibilities. And based on what happened to others who I knew went through similar stories during this tragic Somali history, though I wished I could, I decided not to for fear of the possible consequences. For one thing, she would only trust people from her TRIBE and for the other, even if I successfully helped her and she won the case, making $100,000.00 for instance, she might automatically assume I took the rest because naturally, Somalis are suspicious of one another especially when they are not of the same TRIBE. And the saddest part of the story is that even many intellectuals of her TRIBE might equally believe her by believing only her version of the story and never give you the benefit of the doubt.

Friends, the weird part of the story is, if you do what is morally right for a typical Somali who has a problem, it is possible you become a victim of TRIBAL vilifications as Somalis rarely trust one another. And it is the perceived blind hate based on suspicion that often makes you withheld your sacrifices toward your people, thanks again to TRIBALISM! It is no wonder, therefore, that the Somali intellectual withholds his sacrifices toward his/her people after all he/she could be vilified for doing even if you are right!

In yet another sad story, a Somali intellectual established a social services center in his adopted home town in the West so that he could help his community. And after hard work, he completed all the documentations and the by-laws of his NGO as per the local government requirements. And according to an interview he gave over to a local media, his goal was to be an advocate for his people so that they get their rights and all their social services. Unfortunately, soon he was forced to close it because of the “he is not from my TRIBE” syndrome because few were willing to register with him. In fact, according to him, most said they would rather go to foreigners for help. So, the whole project failed apparently he was not from their tribe!

In yet another bizarre story that I heard when I was working in the United Arab Emirates from 1997 to 2008, Sheikh Zayed, President of UAE and the king of the richest Abu Dhabi Sheikhdom offered nationality to Somalis who worked there because he loved Somalis. However, his office requested some Somalis to select a head who he could directly deal with for all their needs. But as usual, looking the matter through their own myopic TRIABL perspectives, Somalis automatically fought over which TRIBE should get the leadership. So, the president’s office got no response. Fortunately, after a long wait, knowing Somalis and realizing their agreements to disagree forever, Sheikh Zayed again called them and raised his number to three leaders so that the issue is finalized. But again things were back to square one. And so, the President, May Lord, the Almighty bless his soul, angrily took back his offer and closed that door once and for all!

My dear Somali friends, stories like these are rife anywhere our communities live and incidents like these are only the tip of the iceberg. They have their parallels and precedents.

Today, the Western world that out of humanitarian assistance, gave Somalis sanctuary during their difficult times, now knows them well and is in fact sick and tired of it. It is a fact that it (western world) considers Somalis as villains and the natural liars of “a failed state” in the Horn of Africa or the rag tags from the Dark Continent! It is sad that for Somalis to coexist is

My dear Somalis, let us face the facts, at this time when the whole world competes for supremacy, Somalis are competing to annihilation and sadly we are in deep moral deficit, mental deficit, emotional deficit, spiritual deficit, health deficit, muscle deficit and material deficit! But had we only controlled the uncompromising TRIBAL monster that devours our whole existence, our people would have never been through those hardships!

Somalis, may I refer you to Mr. Bashir Goth’s poem of the eighties:

”…dadkayga hagaasay, habeen hilbahooga waraabuhu hiigay, hooyada ladiweyday, habarka na haysta…. hayeyda, hayeyda, hayeyda adduunku ku haybsho jalkooda, haddaan umadaydu hagaagba arkaynin, hurdada ka kacaynin, miyaan anna heesta, hadaaqiyo guuxa, naftayda hodaaya, hubaal uga seexo!

For the original full poem you may write to Bashir at bsogth@yahoo.com

And so, may I ask:

1. For how long should we, Somalis remain in this status quo aggressively employing the “us versus them” syndrome?
2. For how long, one must trust ALL his clan X people as his truly trusted friends and keep seeing ALL others as his natural enemies?
3. For how long should each Somali remain in his TRIBAL enclave, enjoying his false self-esteem and inflict maximum damage to those of other TRIBEs?
4. For how long the TRIBE SYNDDROME will remain as the epitome of all Somali ideals?
5. Do we, as Somalis, know that we are considered today, as the lowest of low of all humanity because Somalia is the only failed state in this global village?
6. For how long Somalis should remain indifferent to the plight of their people whose skeletal bodies placed on the internet, television or other media outlets, makes all mankind cry?

Friends, despite all our blunders, we cannot give up hope. And so, it may be a high time we come together, forget the past, forgive one another, hold shoulder to shoulder and together sing:

“…An is weheshano walaalayaal an wada jiranoy walaalayaal….Wada jir bay laba gacmood wax ku qaban karaane!” And only through doing that can we, Somalis save our children whose whole existence in the Horn of Africa is at stake

Bin Laden’s death may end a painful era for the Muslim world

Bin Laden is gone. He died as he wished to die, a martyr to some but to many others an evil incarnate who chose to live by the gun and surely died by the gun.

But the nagging question is will the world be any different? Not so soon. As the Somalis say: Ayax teg, eelna reeb (gone is the locust, but it has left behind a lasting breed). Bin Laden has left behind a proliferating breed of Al Qaeda affiliates in many parts of the world. Indeed the world may experience nasty reminders in the near future as his followers try to demonstrate their ability to avenge their leader’s death.

One may hope, however, that Bin Laden’s departure closes a dark and painful era of division and hostility between the west and the Muslim world. No one can deny that Bin Laden and his extremist ideology were responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people around the world. Bin Laden adherents killed thousands of Muslims in mosques, in shopping centers, in schools and orphanages, in hotels and in their own homes while sleeping or meeting around their dining tables. The U.S invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq might never have happened and tens of thousands of lives as well as the material wealth and cultural heritage of old civilizations might never have been destroyed without the existence of Bin Laden. Muslim communities in the West might never have experienced such unprecedented alienation and Islamophobia and Muslim youth born and bred in Western capitals might never have sought deliverance and martyrdom in mass killing and suicide bombings. Thousands of spin doctors, spontaneous pundits and security experts might never have earned big bucks in the industry of terrorism and the Arab news satellite Al Jazeera might never have grown into such an iconic yet idiosyncratic news channel without propagating Bin Laden’s poisonous messages.

It is arguably true that it might have been ideal to capture Bin Laden alive and bring him to face justice in a court of law, but did Bin Laden himself believe in an ideal world? Did he allowed justice for the thousands of people killed by his supporters and sympathizers or did he ever express any sympathy to the victims of his terrorist marauders?

There is no doubt that Bin Laden’s Rambo type killing by Americans would turn him into a martyr, but it is also true it would be very difficult for Al Qaeda to survive very long without the deep pockets and outreach of Bin Laden and without his charisma as a Buddha-like figure who was born into wealth and luxury and chose to lead a harsh life among the poor. Al Qaeda was a house built on sand and stood only due to the ingenuity of its engineer and with the departure of the engineer, it will eventually fall. Granted that the debris and the fall out will cause a lot of damage here and there, but once the dust settles down there would be no Bin Laden to erect it again.

We hope Al Shabab, the Al Qaeda offshoot in Somalia, will take heed, disband and ask forgiveness from the Somali people for heinous atrocities they committed before it is too late.

It is also worth to remember that Bin Ladenism has long been buried by Arab youth inspired revolutions before the death of Bin Laden himself. And we hope that Al Shabab, the Al Qaeda offshoot in Somalia, would take heed, disband and ask forgiveness from the Somali people for the heinous atrocities they committed before it is too late.

Bashir Goth

It was mind boggling to hear that less than 50% of the eligible voters casted their ballot in the last federal election in Canada.

This shows a lack of appreciation and gratitude to those who had scarified   their lives in order to facilitate this great achievement for us.

They made life easy for us so that we can choose the leader of our choice in a peaceful and democratic manner without the shedding of blood.

We can replace a leader with ease and comfort and not with bullets and machetes and with blood flowing on the streets like a river.

The system we have today did not come to us easily or accidentaly. It came with a huge price tag by men and women who gave away their lives so that we will live with dignity.

Choosing a leader in many countries around the world means imminent death and destruction.

When my countrymen tried to replace the former leader, thousands had died in the process and the entire country of Somalia has almost burnt into ashes.

Replacing a leader in much of our world today means hell breaking loose.

People are being murdered in Libya for trying to restore their dignity and freedom – something we don’t appreciate and take for granted.

There is no excuse not to vote.

Voting, however, without a sense of awareness and understanding is   an insult to the entire system.  

One should not just vote like a robot or a drunken man who does not know what he is doing and just votes for the sake of voting.

It requires a basic knowledge of the process and getting familiar with issues that matter to the country.

One ought to be familiar with issues at hand and what each candidate stands for in order to make a sound judgement.  

One should take the election very seriously and give it the attention it deserves.

We are not voting in the idol contest after all. We are choosing a leader for the country who is honest and knows how to run a country.  

People who don’t bother to vote come up with different excuses to justify their decision not to care.

They don’t trust politicians after seen some of them not living up to their promises which they make during the election.

We have to blame ourselves for not holding politicians to account.

Had we been serious with them, they would not have betrayed us.

They would have known that we mean business and we are serious about it.

We are like the CEO of a company. If a manager does not live up to the company’s expectations, he is shown the door. Why don’t we do the same? We are the decision makers after all.

It is important to understand our roles and the power within us.

It is not harsh to describe politicians as our servants. They are our employees and they have the mandate to listen to us.  

We are to blame for the deterioration of the profession and for letting politicians get away with murder. Had we been holding their leash tight, they would have behaved like a dog that tries to please his master and does everything to earn his pleasure.

It is important to understand the power that we as citizens have. We are like the sleeping giants who are unaware of the power they posses and the difference they are capable to make.

When Egyptians released their inner power, the dictator had run for cover.

There is no excuse for not getting involved in politics.

Politics affects our way of life irrespective of our age, gender and professions.

It affects the air we breathe, the food we eat, the future of our children and the future when we retire and when we die.

People around the world envy us for having the right to vote. It is utterly sad to see people not cherishing what we have. 

Sadly, people tend to appreciate their precious things only when they loose them. 

We are the power and we can certainly make the differences in our society and in our global village by getting involved in politics and taking the profession seriously.

Politics is not a club that exclusively belongs to the elite. Politics is for us and we ought to get involved and reclaim the power that we have.

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Fikrad is waydaarsi iyo wada tashi dheer kadib,waxay is la garteen in
wakhtigan xaadirka ah in   aan loo baahnan waxa loogu yeedho awdal
state,sobobahan hoos ku qoran awgeed:

1.Gobolada awdal,salal iyo gabiley oo ay dagan yihiin qoomiyadda
samaroon waxay labaatankii sano ee lasoo dhafay ku talaabsadeen
horumar laxaad leh oo dhinacyo badan leh,wakhtigan xaadirka ahna aan
loo baahnayn in horumarkaa xawliga ku socda dib loo celiyo.

2.In muwaadin kasoo jeeda goboladda awdal,salal iyo gabiley,mudane
daahir riyale kahin uu xukunka talada somaliland hayey mudo ku dhaw
toban sano,sidaa darteed aan loo baahnayn in toban billood lagu cawdo
ee loo baahanyahay in lasamro.

3.In qawmiyada samarooon ay hormood ka ahayd dhisitaanka lyo
jiritaanka iyo nabada ka hirgashay somaliland,imikana ay diyaar u
tahay wadajirka iyo nabad ku wada noolaanshaha dhamaan umadda ku
dhaqan somaliland.

4.In shacbiga samaroon u dhaqaaqeen dhinicii horumarinta deegaanada ay
dagaan,gaar ahaan dhinaca waxbarashada,caafimaadka,ganacsiga iyo
dhisitaanka kaabaha dhaqaale sida,jidadka,dakada,jaamacadaha,iyo
cusbitaalada,loona baahan yahan in kuwaasi la sii xoojiyo.

5.In qawmiyada samaroon kusoo caano maashay wada
tashi,ixtiraam,ismaqal iyo kala danbayn haday noqoto
odaydhaqameedyo,culimaudiin,waxgarad iyo dhalinyaraba loona baahan
yahay in aan taasi laga boodin oo waxkasta oolagu dhaqaaqayo lagawada
tashado gudaha iyo dibadaba.

AWDAL ACTION GRPOUP(AAG), oo ah urur ay ku bahoobeen qurbajoogta
samaroon ee dagan sadexda gobol ee awdal,salal iyo gabiley ma ogola
wax loogu yeedho awdal state.
Waana qurbajoogtii u horaysay ee ku dhawaaqda in ay si toosa uga soo
horjeedaan waxa loogu yeedho awdal state.
Sobobaha keenay in ururkani ka horyimaado waxa ka mida.

1.Arrintani waxay keeni kartaa in dib loogu noqda wakhtigii madoobaa
ee dagaalada sokeeye,iyadoo maanta horumar wayni ka socdo goboladaasi
sida,jidka camuud ilaa dilla,dekada lughaya,cusbitaalka
xayaat,dhismaha jaamacadaha iyo nabada ceelbardale.

2.Arrintani waxay keenaysaa iska horimaad maamulka somaliland ee
goboladaasi ka taliya iyo taageerayaasha qolooyinka la baxay awdal
state,oo aan durba aragnay dhibaatada ay awdal state u keentay dadka
goboladaasi degan oo ah in wariyeyaal lagu xidhay boorama.

3.Arrintani waxay keenaysaa in cabashada ay qabaan dadka degan
sadexdaa gobol,ay ka faa,iidaystaan dad dano gaara leh,loona maro in
lagu raadiyo wada qaldan iyadoo la isticmaalayo mudaharaadyo wata qas
iyo aqlalaase,halkii loo mari lahaa in cabashada lagu dhameeyo wada
hadal iyo wada tashi.

4.Arrintani waxay keeni kartaa siyaasad xumo uu samaroonku dib ugu
noqdo taariikhdi madoobayd,ee dagaaladii sokeeye oo xitaa keeni karta
isku dhac beelaha walaalaha ah ee wada daga somaliland.

Hadaba ururka AWDAL ACTION GROUP(AAG),markii uu aad u lafa guray
baahida ka jirta gobolada Awdal,Salal iyo Gabiley ,eegayna cabashada
dadka ee keeni karta in dadka qaar si qaldan uga faa,iidaystaan sida
kuwa labaxay awdal state,waxa  dadku aad uga cabanayaan qodobadan hoos
ku qoran:
1.In dadka ka soo jeeda gobolada Awdal,Salal iyo Gabiley ay aad uga
cabanayaan saami qaybsiga dhinaca siyaasada ee somaliland.

2.In dhalinyarada u dhalatay sadexdaa gobol ee ka qalin jabiyey
jaamacadaha dalka ay la kulmaan cadaadis eexasho oo kaga yimaada
dhinaca shaqo raadinta ,shaqada dawlada iyo ta gaarka loo leeyahayba.

3.In gobolada Awdal,Salal iyo Gabileyba laga raray hayadihii madaxa
banaana sida UN oo kale .loona raray caasimada oo qudha,taasina ay
keentay shaqola,aan baahsan oo soo foodsartay dhalinyarada ka soo
jeeda sadexdaa gobol.

4.In dhinaca ganacsiga ay wax waliba kooto ugu xidhan yihiin ganacsato
waawayn oo dawladan iyo tii horaba ku naas nuujiso dad gaara.

5.In dhamaan dawladihii soo maray somaliland aanay wax mashaariic
horumarineed aanay ka qaban goboladaasi.

6.Waxa kale oo ay dadku ka cabanayaan in maamulada ka jira goboladaasi
uu xidhiidhka u dhaxeeya shacabka uu aad u liito,balse ay u baahan
yihiin wakhti ay isku bartaan ,maadaama uu mamulku ku cusub yahay
goboladani.

Ugu danbayntii uruka AWDAL ACTION GROUP(AAG),Wuxuu ku soo gaba
gabaynayaa war murtiyeedkiisi  NO AWDAL STATE.

SOURCE SO CALLED AWDAL ACTION GROUP(AAG).

COMMITTEE MEMBER,CHICAGO,U.S.A.J

Email awdalactiongroup@gmail.com