The Somali Society

There's no such thing as the "original" territory. Use common sense for Christ sake.
And no, others did not live there but started moving eastwards due to pastoral needs. You don't even seem to know your own history.

I don't believe I can continue in a rational conversation with you beyond this message if you believe idoor is the majority of Sanaag. I really, I just, I just can't ..

Additionally, Awdal State’s chance of leaving Somaliland is next to nil because it is not the well-off Diasporas who control the destiny of the province, but it is the locals in Awdal, their elders, and their politicians who decide everything. And as you know they spoke against Awdal State loud and clear.

They also warned the SSC militant to stay away from Awdal region’s affairs. As one wise man, a clan chief, from Awdal put it, “Buul gubanayaa, kama naxo buul fayaw…or a torched hut doesn’t care about another hut that is safe from the blaze”. In other words: you (SSC supporters) burned your house [Sool]; don’t destroy ours [Awdal]. Also, addressing the Awdal Diasporas that declared Awdal State, the chief said, “Boqol doolar oo xawaalad la soo dhigo la’arag, laakiin dawlad dhan oo xawaalad la soo dhigo lama arag…or we have seen a hundred dollar (remittance) that you sent through a money transfer agency, but we have never seen an entire government sent through a money transfer agency!” No one could have possibly worded it better than the chief did.

Something else that you are forgetting is: Awdal State was announced in early ‘90s but didn’t go anywhere, for the same reasons that it won’t go anywhere today. Awdal people have commendably achieved a lot and won’t be tricked by the SSC militia who burned their land, or some Awdal individuals interested in participating Somalia’s interminable conferences but realized they were missing the bargaining chip. That is, the main perquisite for participating in the conferences demand to create their region, just as the Somalia’s warring factions do, repeatedly.

Awdal people established Somaliland in 1996 under a tree, after three months of deliberations in Borame, the capital of Awdal. So destroying the same country they nourished and established is illogical and unthinkable. However, curing its ills and guiding it to the right path is the only programmatic approach to address their grievances; after all, they created Somaliland.

I'm not even gonna bother so I'm just going to show you this.

http://www.somalilandpatriots.com/print-10827-0

http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/55119-Somaliland-International-Boundaries

http://www.somalilandpatriots.com/news-4228-0

God damn. Seriously, are you mentally retarded? Stop with the ****ty links. Forums and sites from the enclave of "Somaliland" isn't going to change anyones mind. I can't believe your ucas signature says psychology, what an utter embarrassment you are to the field, you should have done more to defend your side. It's so easy yet you fail so miserably.

With all due disrespect to Awdal communities in Diaspora, what Mr. Yabarag considers a glimmer of hope tantamount to extravagance house parties, held in overseas, specially, when Somalis and their livestock are dying because of lack of water. (I too have been bored out of my mind lately and certainly would have attended one of those parties, had they held in my city.) But ask the same party goers to attend a fundraising event for our drought-stricken people back home; from headaches to hectic schedules, there will be one too many excuses not to raise funds for our desperate people.

Still, most of the party goers were not even from Awdal region; but they were the supporters of the SSC militia and disoriented Somalis, who probably have never visited Awdal. These Somalis and SSC’s supporters thought they found hope or “Rajo” as Sado Ali told the VOA because few people decided to have house parties and announced Awdal State in overseas. Also, see this article about Sado’s warmongering.

Gathering a group of Somali party goers into a glamorous party halls, excessively kissing and hugging a flag that they just met, no need to develop an emotional attachment to the flag whatsoever, where people intermingle and exchange phone numbers more than they share their views about the new Awdal State’s establishment is clearly misleading. Let me show you what I mean from a different perspective: in all over the world, thousands of Somalis from all over the regions that Somalis inhabit in east Africa attend the Somaliland day’s celebrations, May 18, every year, waving Somaliland’s flag, dancing, and posing for pictures. Are they all pro-Somaliland? No. With the exception of the Somalilanders, most of the Somalis are simply party goers. The same could be said about the Awdal State’s party crashers. (And without party crashers, parties wouldn’t be fun anymore, would they?)

Additionally, Awdal State’s chance of leaving Somaliland is next to nil because it is not the well-off Diasporas who control the destiny of the province, but it is the locals in Awdal, their elders, and their politicians who decide everything. And as you know they spoke against Awdal State loud and clear.

I promised myself I wouldn't continue but this just


Calm down dear, no need to get your knickers in a twists.

All I did was show you some links because I cba to waste my time. But all you do is dismiss them because they're from Somaliland even though your sources are not exactly a beacon of objectivity while also contradicting your point with the sources and use personal attacks to prove your point (did you really have to look at my sig and details to argue?), so there isn't any point continuing is there?

I think I liked this society better when no-one posted here...

I think I liked this society better when no-one posted here...

Lahooh or injeero, don't start a war of words again

Having said that, I ate nothing, so Somali of me

I wanna pirate tee too!

Isn't malawax - whatever it's called - just a really thin pancake thingy, it's kinda sweet, amirite? Perfect with tea? IIRC my hoyo's made it a few times during Ramadan.

Lahooh or injeero, don't start a war of words again

Having said that, I ate nothing, so Somali of me

LOL actually both of you will find its called laxox
i had canjero this morning

in my personal opinion and since my childhood laxoox was taken to be pancake and canjero...well canjero of course

Both of them seem to be banned now. Did you have something to do with it?

Laxoox and injeero is the same thing, just said differently in the northern parts and southern parts of the country. Malwax is something totally different, I think that's the universal word for it.

Interesting. My ayeyo was home yesterday and taught me my abtris (forefathers names :P)

anyone else know theirs?