Somaliland finally comes out of its shameful silence

Somaliland has finally spoken. It says it is ready to participate in the international efforts aimed at easing the suffering of the starving Somali people who are experiencing what the UN has described as the worst humanitarian disaster.

As welcome as this step may be, many conscientious Somalilanders, and other Somalis as well, may see it as too little too late.

As the world, moved by the unimaginable extent of human suffering caused by drought and war in Somalia, rushed to secure shelter, food, medicine and comfort for the tens of thousands of barely walking human skeletons arriving Mogadishu and Somalia’s neighboring countries, Somaliland decided to watch the unfolding catastrophe of its kin and kith with shameless indifference.

For almost a month since the UN officially declared famine in the regions of Bakool and Lower Shabelle of Southern Somalia on July 20, 2011, starving Somalis trekked to neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia while tens of thousands were internally displaced in Mogadishu and elsewhere.

All this time, Somaliland authorities stayed silent. They even failed to issue a statement expressing their grief for the pain and suffering of the Somali people. No one expected Somaliland to airlift relief supplies to Somalia but everyone expected and wished if they could show some sort of solidarity with their brethren such as expressing their readiness to receive starving Somalis fleeing from war and drought to the peaceful land.

In a situation where the UN says one child dies every six minutes, Somaliland should have been the first to be shocked by the tragedy of the Somali mothers burying their emaciated children one after the other as the walk to seek help. It should have been the first to mobilize the world, the first to open its ports and airports for international aid, the first to share their meager resources with their famished fellow Somalis.

But the Somaliland administration waited for Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, The UN Special Representative for Somalia, to visit them in Hargeisa and appeal to them to help their Somali brethren.

And now after the entire world has rushed to the rescue of the Somali people, and after the entertainment and sports celebrities launched the Bob Marley campaign under the title ‘I’m Gonna Be Your Friend’ which is expected to reach a global audience of over 700 million in Facebook and Twitter, Somaliland authorities saw the opportunity to jump on the bandwagon and get their share of the limelight and international focus.

Somaliland has missed a golden opportunity to reach out to their fellow Somalis, to heal the wounds of the past and to build bridges of future cooperation and brotherhood, an opportunity to pause and reflect on the realities around them; and above all Somaliland has missed an opportunity to prove to the Somali people and to the world at large that the peace and stability of Somaliland is more boon than bane for the Horn of Africa.

Bashir Goth

For further reflections:

1)      A Somali mother’s sad lullabay to her child: Ha iga ooyine aamu

2)      Spare a Moment

Qof waliba waxa uu dhashaa maalin iyo waqti u gaara, waxaana uu dhintaa maalin iyo waqti u gaar ah, waxaana ku dhex jira Noloshiisa iyo Cimrigiisa, taasi oo qofku kali ku yahay oo aanu la wadaagin qof kale, waana nimcada ugu wayn ee uu Eebe siiyo aadamha kuna xisaabiyo maalinta Qiyamaha. Nolosha qofka waxaa rukumo u ah sideed rukun, afar isagaa ku nool oo kala ah Cilmigiisa, Jacaylkiisa ( Hiwaayada ), Dhaqankiisa iyo Dadaalkiisa, afarna wuu la nool yahay oo kala ah Caafimaadka, Xanuunka, Taanjirnimada, iyo Faqriga. Markaa u qofku noloshaa helo wuxuu xidhiidh la sameeyaa makhluuqa kale ee kula nool koonka waxaana ka mid ah.
01- Xidhiidhka adiga iyo naftada.
02- Xidhiidhka adiga iyo aadmiga.
03- Xidhiidhka adiga iyo sabada ( dagaanka ).
04- Xidhiidha adiga iyo wixii maqan (qaybka ), ama aanad arki karin sida, Ilahay, Malaaigta, Jinka iyo Shaydaanka.

Xidhiidhka adiga iyo aadmigu waa dulucda qoraalkayga e aan bayaamiyo qodobkaa. Marka laga tago reerkaaga iyo ehelkaaga bulshada kale waxaad kula xidhiidhi kartaa in aad isku fikir, xirfad, dan, dagaan, ama noocan cusub ee hada soomaalidu isticmaasho, oo ah in aad isku qabiil tihiin, taasoo xidhiidhka aad la yeelanaysid u marayso qaab Iskaashato, Urur iyo Xisbi aad ku midoobaysaan ama Nidaam dhisan.
Markii laga soo gudbay qaabkii Axdi qarameedka ee loo soo gudbay hanaanka Xisbiyada, waxaa la dhisay Saddex xisbi oo matala saddexda beelood ee ay ka koobantahay beesha jaarkeenu, gudomiya ku xigeenadana laga dhigay beelaha kale si loogu yeedho magaca Xisbi Qaran, isaga oo ah Xisbi Qabiil, Golaha  dhexe iyo awooda xisbigana aan loo ogolayn beel kale, una hadlaan beelahaa leh dantooda.
Hadaba gobolda Galbeedku ma laha Iskaashato, Urur, Xisbi, ee waxay toos ugu xidhan yihiin kan afraad oo ah Nidaam dhisan, nidaamka wax taagan ma aha ee waa wax kolba la badali karo, sidaa awadeed miisaanka aad ku leedahay marna wuu badan karaa, marna waa yaraan karaa, maadaama aand haysan Xisbi ama Urur la xisaabtami kara maamulkaa oo la tixgalinayo awoodisa iyo afkaartiisa ( Saami Qaybsi ).
Sidaa daradeed ma jiro qof odhan karaa anaa matala oo u hadlaya Gobolda Galbeedka dhamaanteen, ragan sheeganayaa in ay Gobolda Galbeed matali karaan, miyaanuu ogayn in uu danbiile noqonaayo maadama ay dadku la il daran yihiin tacadi badan oo loo gaystay, in ka badan labatan sanno, oo xaq kasta oo ay dalka ku lahaayeen ay ku waayeen gobolada ay ka soo jeedaan awgood.
Mida kale siyaasiyow ha isku khaldin waxa ay u baahantahay beesha dhexe iyo waxa uu galbeedku u baahanyahay.
01-Galbeedku IndheerGarad uma baahna ee wuxuu u baahanyahay Indhowgarad xaliya arimaha hada taagan.Laakiin beesha dhexe IndheerGarad bay u baahantahay u sheega in ayna waxani sii socon karin.
02-Galbeedku Nabad uma baahna ee Nolol buu u bahanyahay. Lakiin beesha dhexe nabad bay u bahantahay waayo kaabayaashii nolosha way dhisteen, oo xataa agoontii snm ta ayaa biil loo qaray, laguna biiliyaa cashuurta aad Galbeedka ka qaado.
Markaasi fadlana naga dayaa ereyada la idiin soo akhriyey ee ah Nabada Ilaasha, Kuwaasi Gobolka Ma Matalaan, Somali land ayaa naga xiga, Somali land angaa dhisnay, marka warqada Ducaysane idiin timaadana ee kursigaagii lagu badalo inaadeerkaa aad leedihii Somaali land ma jiro, Waan dulmanahay

Alow Doodi Soo Celi Markale Aan Dib U Magoolnee

Eng. Ibrahim Suge Tarar

WADAMADAA WAXA KA MIDA  SOUTH AFRICA,ISRAIL.USA,UK,  HADABA  DANTA GAARA    EE WADAMADA  QAAR INAGA LEEYIHIIN WAXA KA MIDA  MAR HADII DAGAALADII  AFGANISTAAN IYO IRAQ  LAGU GUULAYSAN WAAYAY  INAAN GOOBAHA DAGAALKU KU BADAN  WADAMADA  HALKAAS KA DAGALAMAY  IYAGA OO  SHIRKII  29-01 2010  LAGU  QABTAY   WADANKA UK  LAGAGA HADLAY QADIYADA SOMALILAND  IYADA OO LAGA BAQANAYO  IN  SOMALIYA NOQOTO GOOB  LAMIDA  AFGANISTAN IYO IRAQ  SHIRKAAS OO LOOGU MAGAC DARAY(KA HORTAGA  ARGAGIXISADA) OO  AY SI WAYN U SOO DIYARIYEEN UK IYO USA.  WAXA IGU  MIHIIMSANAA  OO LAYSA GARTAY IN LOO    MUUJIYO DABACSANAN   SOMALILAND LOONA  YEEDHO  LAGALANA HADLO SIDII  AY   GARAB U SIIN LAHAAYEEN WADAMADA  AAN SOO SHEEGNAY  ARGAGIXISADANA  LA DAGALAMI LAHYEEN IYADA OO  LA SIIN DOONO TABABAR BOOLISKA SOMALILAND   LAGUNA CAAWIYO QALAB  CASRIYA OOO  AH XAGA BADAHA,WADAMADA QAAR WAXA AY KA DHAWAAJIYEEN IN LA  ICTIRAAFO SOMALILAND  SALDHIGYNA LAGA DHIGTO  SOMALILAND  OY SHEEGEEN IN  AY KU TAAL MEEL  KU HABOON  HAWLOHOODA GAARKA  AH.WAXA  LAYSLA SOO QAADAY IN LOO YEDHO MADAX WAYNAHA  SOMALIA  OO LAGALA HADLAYO  ARIMAHA  LA DAGALANKA ARGAGIXISADA IYO ARINKA SOMALILAND.HADABA HADA WAXA  TAGAYA USA  3DA  GOLE  EE SOMALILAND  QARANKEEDU KA KOOBAN YAHAY HADABA WAXAAN LEEYAHAY WAXA  KU JIRA  FURSAD  WAYN TAAS  OO  MIDHO DHALIN KARTA  WAXAANSE U ARKAA   HADII AY WAFTIGA  WADA SOCDAA AY MUCAARID IYO MUXAAFIDBA  ISKU ARAGTI YIHIIN   WAAYO WAA DAN QARAN  WAXANAN QABAA INAY  GARANAYAAN   INTAAN SHEEGAYO  IYO INKA BADANBA  WAANSE IDIN XASUUSIYAY UUN.NABADA SOMASLILAND  KA JIRTAA WAA  WAXA KALIYA EE AYNU IIB GAYNO   WAXAAN HADABA  AYNU  ICTIRAAF KU RADIN KARNAA  WAA  ARMIMAHAN HOOSKU QORAN.
 
 
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2-NATIIJADA DOORASHADA  OO  LA AQBALO.
 
 
HADAL IYO GABAGABADII  WAXA   KA SOO BIXI KARA  SHIRKAN LAGU QABANAYO  USA   HORUMAR WAYN
SHACABKA SOMALILAND  WAAAN LEEYAHAY  MAANTA MUCAARID IYO MUXAAFIDBA ISKU  SOO WADA DUUBOO WAA  IN LA MIDOOBAA.
 
Y.O.YARRE

Haddaba markaan dib u eegno maqaal kusoo baxay shabakadda wararka ee Lughaya.com 1dii Bisha March ,,iyo qoraal ka dambeeyey oo kusoo baxay Haatuf  ee isla bishaasi 5teedii ,ayaa caleemo saarka Ugaaska Ciise ee magaalada  Saylac looga dhigay mawduuc nurkiisu ahaa “caleemosaarka UgaaskaCiise e magaalada Saylac maalin madow bay ku tahay soomaaliland iyo awdal “.

Anigu ma garanayo ujeedada  mawduucyada caynkaas loogu baahimnayo shacbiga isjecel ee walaalaha ah, waxana aan u arkaa uun mid lagaga dhex abuurayo xumaan iyo tuhun lagu kala fogeynayo xidhiidhka wax wada qabsi  ee dadyawga dalalkaasi ku kala nool .hadalada  qoraalkaasi xambaarsanaa aya sidoo kale laga dhadhansanayey  isku dir ,qalaanqal ,iyo abuuritaanka  ifafaalo  colaadeed oo anay  cidi galabsan ,isla markaana lagu kala jarayo isku socodka ,iyo walaalnimada dadka ku wada nool dalalkaasi .

Shacbiga Jabuuti ku nool ,iyo kuwa ku kala nool dalalka Somaliland iyo Itoobiya , ayaan manta ahayn ku manta la kala dhexdhigi karo waxyaalo iyo tuhunno kicin kara  dhinac kasta oo ku kala nool dalalkaasi ,hase yeeshee  cidda an ogeyn sidaasi u qaadan karti in shucuubtaasi wax kala haystaan ,ama midba mid ka kale qabsanayo ,isla markaana shaki badan kala dhex dhighi kara dalalkaasi dawladahooda iyo shacbigoodaba.

Haddana usoo laabto ugaaska Ciise ,Ugaas Mustafe,waa nin ka mid ah da’yarta shucuubtaasi qayba ka mid ah usoo dooratay inuu ku hoggaamiyo barwaaqo iyo nabad ,balse maa ahayn siyaasi  dal kale lagu soo dhaweynayo, waana lagu soo dhaweynayey nidaamkii dhaqanka iyo xeerka beeshaasi Ciise lahaan jireen , mana ahayn mid wax loogu dhimayey qarannimada dalka Somaliland ama gobolka Awdal ,sidaa darteedna cidda aaminsan waxyaalahaasi,ayaan kula talin lahayn inaysan dhegeysan dacaayadaha raqiiska ah ee lagu faafiyey warbaahinta gudaha iyo debeddaba .

Guud ahaan markaan eegno habkii iyo nidaamkii loogu talogalay caleemosaarka Uaaska Ciise ayaan ogeyn inaysan ka dhicin wax rabshado ah ,isla markaana anay cidi cid ku qabsanin ,balse ay ahayd mid loogu kala tegey sidii loogu talogalay ,waxana caaleemo saarkaasi ahaa mid iskusoo dhaweynaya xidhiidhka dhaqan  ee ka dhexeeya madaxdhaqaameedyada dalalkaasi ,iskuna baranayeen , cidkastoo ku tilmaantay xaflad dhul ama dal lagu qabsanayaayina beenbay sheegtay, sidaa darteedna loo baahan yahay inaan shaki la kala gelin madaxdhaqameedyada salaadiinta ,ugaasyada,iyo dadweynaha ku kala nool dalalka deriska ah ee aan sinaba ku kala maarmin hadday ganacsi tahay ,hadday isku socod tahay  iyo xidhiidh dhinaca ehelka

Ugu dambayntiina waxan leehay,meel kastoo adduunyada  ka mid ah ahba way jiraan  shakhsiyaad ama dad  kasoo horjeeda wanaagga la sameeyo , waxana jira dad kale oo jecel  wanaagga ,labadaa arrimood  ee an soo sheegay oo kala ah in aanay wax siyaasad ahi ku jirin caleemosaarka Ugaaska Ciise ee magaalada Saylac iyo inay ahayd xaflad ay isku baranayeen ,iskuna  qaddarinayeen madaxdhaqameedyada saddexdaa dal  ayaa cid kastaa garan kartaa  an  runtu tahay  tan ka xoog weyn beenta ,iyadoo wanaagaasina ay xukuumadaha Somaliland iyo Jabuuti iska kaashdeen ,kuna bixiyeen xooggoodii iyo xoolahoodii ,mana aha in labaa dalba lagu cambaareeyo xumaan anay ka mutaysan caleemosaarka Ugaaska Ciise  ee magaalada Saylac, iyadoo ay mudantahay in cid kastoo xoogga saartay xafladdaasina qabsoomiddeedana loo  mahadceliyo ,laguna ammaano balse aan lagu fadeexadanin..

Xaaji C/kariim  Xuseen
Boorama, Somaliland

Source-Lughayanews.

As the 19th Ugas of Issa tribe, my paternal uncles, was concluded amid an extra ordinary  week-long razzmatazz and pompous ceremony attended by dignitaries from Djibouti, Somali-land and Ethiopia’s Zone Five in the medieval town of Zeila, many people in Somali-land in general and Awdal and Selel communities in particular are asking themselves what next? Traditionally, Issa’s ceremonial Ugas-es were always crowned – at least in recent memory – in the Somali-inhabited region of Ethiopia, particularly in the immediate vicinity around Dire Dawa, or Diridhaba as popularly known among Somalis where Issa tribe is ubiquitous.

 The last time an Issa Ugas was crowned in Zeila in recent memory is believed to be about a century and a half ago during the heydays of Adal Empire.  

This event is regarded by many as unique in the sense that it did not only attract more people and attention (around three thousand participants and almost all the regional media), but the significance attached to the venue chosen to hold the event, where there are no sufficient facilities for the large entourage accompanied the young Ugas to Zeila. It is believed the majority of dignitaries have slept in cramped tents or in the open.

Why Zeila of all places?

It is understood that the newly crowned Ugas Rooble was born and bread in or around Dire Dawa city, which effectively makes him an Ethio-Somali citizen. It is also known that the majority of Issa either live in Zone Five or Djibouti. It is also further believed that the young Ugas was given the freedom of Djibouti, where his subjects dominate all walks of life i.e. politically, socially and economically. So, why the organizers of this massive ceremony – believed to be high ranking members from Djibouti government – have chosen Zeila of all places, a place where the young Ugas has never set foot before? There are umpteenth alternative places to choose from that this ceremony could have taken place than the god forsaken Zeila where the inclement weather is unbearable. Ziela may have historic significance for most Somalis and may be more so for the local people but in its current state, it is not a place where you would even send your mother-in-law for a holiday, let alone bring in your finest man for coronation. For such a grand occasion, you would expect Issa to crown their Ugas in the best places available to them. About 20 miles down the road to the west is the bustling city of Djibouti where the wheeler dealing of Somali politics are moved and shaped nowadays.

But that did not happen in this case for reasons only organizers would know.

In an era where Somalis have become obsessed with tribalism and land grab for their burgeoning clans, this new event may signal of what is to come in the near future if the current state of affairs of Somalia and Somali-land remain unchanged. If Somali-land, to which Zeila belongs geographically, remains unrecognized and Somalia proper continues to falter, will Djibouti government stake a claim on Zeila and its immediate environs on the basis that its Ugas was once crowned there? This may sound ludicrous to some, but it is not a remote prospect and partly it is why the organizers of this crowning ceremony have chosen Zeila.

Many people were expecting Somalia to collapse following a long dictatorial and vicious regime as well as the ensuing civil strife, but very few had anticipated it to remain in this eternal debacle. When SNM waged its bloody struggle against the last recognized Somali government in mid and late eighties, Djibouti put its financial weight behind the clan-based army in the hope that its long-held ambition to put its hands on Ziela will be realized. After the demise of Siyad’s government, the clandestine relationship between Djibouti and a newly formed Somaliland had took a wrong twist to the dismay and consternation of Djibouti policy makers.

In Somali politics, where a large swath of land is often disputed on tribal basis even if the said land belongs to another country, everything is possible.

Many people are on the opinion that the whole purpose behind this well orchestrated and meticulously planned crowing ceremony in Ziela is the fact that organizers were staking a claim on the future destiny of this town.

Is there collusion between Djibouti and Ethiopia in this matter?

It is no secret that Ethiopia had an age-old strategic ambition to divide Somalia into weak tribal fiefdoms in order to hang on to Zone Five, better known Ogden, irrespective of whoever came to power. There are also others who believe that landlocked Ethiopia’s emperors had always wanted Zeila to make their main port. Even the late Haile Sellassie had reportedly made this fact clear to his confidantes before his demise. Ethiopia would love to see another Somalis fighting over a peace of land. There is already a murmur going on among the Gadaboursi that the land they share with Issa for centuries is under threat from the latter backed by the all powerful government of Djibouti. When Rayaale’s government expanded Somali-land regions and curved Selel from what was part of Awdal since immemorial, Djibouti government had sensed an opportunity to spread its influence in the newly-formed region. Since southern Somalia is under the complete hegemony of Melez Zenawi and the likelihood of that situation changing is indeed very remote, Ethiopia would rub their hands in glee to see another front opened for the clueless Somalis, particularly in Somali-land.

We also know Djibouti, void of natural resources, has benefited immensely from the collapse of the Somali state, of course through no fault of theirs I have to emphasize here. On the other hand Somali-land, which is currently in limbo as far as international recognition is concerned, can do nothing if either of the aforementioned decided to invade Zeila and make it part of their own territory. If everything is going according to your liking, hunky dory if you like, will you change that situation to disrupt your newly found fortune? The answer to this question is of course a big NO. This is where perhaps Djibouti government may be tempted to clandestinely collude with Ethiopia to gain a peace of land widely believed in their circles as Issa territory. Recent developments in Selel region, particularly Zeila show that Djibouti’s fingerprints are all over the place.

It was also busy working behind the scenes to exert its influence both financially and socially on all activities in the said region. Even the Selel football team was largely selected from Djibouti citizens and camped in Ali Sabih for training.

In conclusion, the crowing of Ugas Mustafe in Zeila should be welcomed for all the right reasons, but the manner it was conducted and the venue chosen for the occasion raise few eyebrows to say the least. It also begs the question why the whole Djibouti government has invested so much in this coronation, especially when the event has taken place outside its territory. The whole show was beamed live an uninterrupted to Djibouti households and others who bothered to watch the ceremony. We can only hope that Ugas Mustafe’s coronation in Zeila was in all intents and purposes conducted in good faith, but Djibouti and other regional governments may have a sinister agenda. Watch the space.

Mohamed F. Yabarag

Waxan ilaahay uga bar-yayaa inuu noqdo ugaas khayr iyo barwaaqo iyo nabad ummadda u soo kordhiya- xilkiisana  si fiican u garta, weliba ka madax- bannaan, siyaasaddaha qallafsan ee ka jira geeska africa, gaarahaan kuwa ku soo galbiyay in saylac lagu caleemo saaro, kuwaasi oo ujeeddooyin kala duwan, meeshaa ka lahaa, dhaqankii beesha ciise iyo meeshii ugaaska caadada u ahayd ee lagu caleemo saari-jirayna  ka beddalay, kuna soo hogaamiyay meel cusub,  taasina ay  dadka dhulka deggan ku noqotay arrin cusub, oo wajiyo kala duwan leh.

Nasiib wanaag meeshaasi dadkii ku noolaa ilaahay dhibaato wuu ka nabad-galiyay, waxanan ka codsanayaa inay dantooda gar-taan wada noolaansho iyo walaaltinimo iyo dhaqan wanaaggana ku dadaalaan,
balse waxad ogaataan inaan siyaasiyiinta iyo salaadiinta ka soo kala jeeda ciise samaroon iyo isaaqa badankoodu aanay ka fikirin dhibaatada ka imaan karaysay meeshaasi, waayo arrintu waxay socotay muddo qorshaha caleemo- saarka iyo siyaasaddana laba waji in loo kala sameeyo ayay ahayd haddiise ismaaciil cumar geelle iyo daahir riyaale kaahin ay ku walaaloobeen arrintaas inayna  dantooda gaarahaaneed  dhawrin balse danta guud ay wax walba ka wayn tahay, weliba salaadiin samaroon oo ismaaciil omar geelle martiqaadyo kala duwan u fidinaayay in muddo ahna way jirtay. salaadiinta samaroona xisaabtan in lagu samaeeyo weeyaan lagana war hayo arrimaha ay ku kacayaan iyo heshiisyada ay galayaan,

ugu dambayntii qolooyinkan dambe ee iyaguna ku tallamaaya inay ugaas iyo salaadiin kale ku caleemo saaraan magaalada saylac uma arko midda hadda loo baahan yahay. waxa ka habboon midnimo samaroon oo wax laysku og yahay  haddii aanay midnimo iyo kala dambayni jirin sharaf iyo hoggaan midna la yeelan maayo, wixii kale ee hadda beel samaroon ahi ay ugu xadhko xidhato sidii ay saylac ugaas ama suldaan ugu caleemo- saari lahayd waxan odhan karaa waa xin la duul. xinkana meel laguma gaadho.  marka sharafta samaroon in la dhawro ayaa habboon,  waxa kale oo habboon in xeer samaroon iyo maamulkii hore ee jiri jiray la samaysto wada tashi iyo walaaltinimo loo dhan yahay oo aan cidna lagu gafayninna la sameeyo sidaas ayaa ummad jirta lagu noqon karaa. darisyadeenna si fiican oo aan af lagaaddo lahayn ha loola socdo cadkiinana raadsada oo cabasho uun yaan lagu jirin.

Wa billaahi tawfiiq by abdirahman barre