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The Somali Millionaires
1. Dahabshiil
Hargeisa Somaliland.
Photo: Mohamed Saeed Duale
It was founded in the late 1970s
by Mohamed Saeed Duale and to-
day it is the largest money transfer
company in the world operating
over 144 countries with over 1,400
branches. All the UN and Aid agen-
cies use it to transfer millions of
dollars from countries such as So-
malia/Somaliland where there are
no central banking or recognized
government (until recently).
It handles about 60% of $1.6 billion
Somalis abroad send home and all
the other billions from Ethiopians,
South Sudanese, and Arabs etc.
2. SOMCABLE
Somcable is part of the MSG Group
of Companies and has been formed
to specifically focus on the Somalil-
and wholesale market initially.
Somcable is an established tele-
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communications company regis-
tered in the Republic of Djibouti
and Republic of Somaliland (East
Africa). Somcable is deploying a
terrestrial fiber optic network to al-
low Somaliland to interconnect to
submarine cable network.
They We are laying the submarine
cable from Djibouti cable landing
station to Berbera, Somaliland,
while a second fiber optic cable
would be routed overland for re-
dundancy along the coast. A third
link is currently being deployed in-
land, interconnecting major towns
in the country.
The terrestrial fiber optic backbone
infrastructure covers a total dis-
tance of 1200 Km from Loyada to
Las Anod connecting the Ethiopi-
an border in the west, Puntland in
the South East and Djibouti on the
North West is designed to service
both domestic and international
requirements of Somaliland.
3.SBI (Somaliland Bev-
erage Industry) Har-
geisa, Somaliland
Owned by Osman Gelle family
(two brothers) and is the largest
beverage company in Somalil-
and with Coca Cola investing $17
million dollars.
4. Hass Petroleum
Kenya but also operating in So-
maliland, Tanzania, Uganda,
South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi
and the Democratic Republic of
Congo.
Founded in 1997 by two Somali
brothers, the late Abdirizak Ali
Hassan and Abdinasir Ali Has-
san they took their family name
HASS (Hassan).
The company recently won ma-
jor agreement with the Kenyan
government.
Hass placed a tender at the
Ministry of Energy to deliver
34,143mt of gasoil to the industry
through the open tender system

(OTS) and emerged victorious
after a fierce contest with other
big names in the petroleum im-
portation arena. Among those
who placed their bids were Vivo,
Ggapco, Galana, Kencor and
Gulf who put their premiums at
34.78, 29.64, 37.2, 29.89, 34.46
and 30 US dollars per metric ton
respectively. Hass bid the lowest
with USD28.44 per ton thus sav-
ing the country millions of shil-
lings and as a result adding the
name of the company among the
list of importers for bulk petro-
leum into the country.
http://w w w.hasspetroleum.
com/
5. OMAAR International
Company:
Ominco is one of the largest
Trading House in the Horn of Af-
rica. Being active for more than
30 years in the trading of food
stuff, Ominco has 14 branches
all over the horn of Africa with
more than 300 employees.
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Kenyatta International Airport
6. Oasis Centre Mall in Nairobi.
It is owned by Captain Musa
Kampala, Uganda cost Bulhan, who is the most quali-
over $25 million and owned by fied pilot in Kenya.
Amina Mogeh Hersi, a Somalil-
and born in Kenya, whose father
made riches in the cement in- 8. Gateway Uganda
dustry. This is the owner below. The rise, fall and rise of Ugandas
She is whose in Uganda and has rich Hussein Shire
dinners with the elite of East Af- Hes one of the quiet tycoons.
He keeps out of sight and hates
showing off his wealth. But
when he walks into a room, his
very presence whiffs of wealth.
Shire is the owner and CEO of
Gateway, one of the largest bus
companies in the country with
more than 100 buses operating
all over Uganda.
rica including Somaliland Gov- Gateway is also the only Ugan-
ernment when they visit Ugan- dan company that operates a
da.
Amina has launched several
multi-million dollar projects in
Kampala, Uganda,[1] such as
the luxury mall the Oasis Centre
and the Laburnam Courts. She
also runs Kingstone Enterprises
Limited, one of the largest dis-
tributors of cement and other
hardware materials in Kampala.
In Uganda they call her Mama
Harris.
7. African Express Air- service to Kenya.
ways Somaliland/ Born in Tororo, Shire, a Soma-
Kenya li by origin started his career in
the transport industry, ferrying
passenger in a blue Peugeot 504
car along the Tororo Malaba
highway.
Ugandan media says:
Being a resilient people, Soma-
lis have prospered because they
African Express Airways is the are willing to take risks and ac-
first Somaliland and second cept smaller profits. Yassin Mat-
fully Kenyan designated air- tan, Head of Business Affairs for
line to over 30 countries in four the Somali Community Associa-
continents. The airline is larg- tion in Uganda, explains that
est and oldest privately owned
in East Africa based at Jomo
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when it comes to trade, every-
one wants to be very competitive
in terms of the pricing factor, so
its the margin that people are
looking for.
While some people are looking
for a higher margin, these guys
[Somalis] are looking for a lower
margin. Theyre looking at the
turnover.Hassan Mohammed
Hersi, for example, has been
Manager of Half East Forex Bu-
reau on Kampala Road, for 11
years.
9. INDHADEERO Group
of Companies
INDHADEERO GROUP is a
group of companies established
1960. It started as a general trad-
ing and the major focus was im-
portation of commodities such
as rice, sugar, wheat flour, nat-
urally flavoured fruit juices, tea,
and spaghetti, cooking oils. The
company also involved importa-
tion of all kinds building mate-
rials.
After ten successful years in
business and in 1970 the com-
pany added its operation for
exporting livestock to middle
east countries mainly to Saudi
Arabia, Yemen and Egypt and in
very short period the company
achieved complete freedom to
carry out its activities of export-
ing livestock systematically and
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in well programmed manner.
Today the company has a net-
work of six exclusive sites across
the country in purchasing a
good quality livestock in highly
competitive rates for export and
has the potential and ability to
export any amount of livestock
of any kind in a very short no- most exhilarating experiences you
tice. have ever had in your life time - ei-
ther on land or at sea. So, why wait?
Indhadeero group is committed Take the opportunity to realize
in providing a high quality ser- your dream at Complexo ncora de
vices and products and excellent Vilankulo.
distribution
capabilities enable us consisten-
cy to deliver quality services and 11. Continental Oil
products in time needed. Also Company Zambia
we are heavily invested in Soma- In an effort to expand operations
lia and the neighbouring coun- in Zambia, a local firm Continental
tries such as Ethiopia, Djibouti Oil Company has undertaken to in-
with expanding business perfor- vest K3.5 billion in the construction
mance. of a new filling station in Kasama to
- Retail
- Wholesale
- Shipping
- Real Estate
- Livestock
- Factories
http://www.indhadeero.com/
serve Northern Province.
10. Hotel ncora de Company representative Osman
Vilankulo Mozam- Farah said in Kitwe. Continental
Oil Company is a Zambian regis-
bique. tered company owned by a Somali
Owned with its presence in Ndola, Kapiri
a n d Mposhi and Mpika.
m a n - Mr Farah said the proposed Conti-
aged by nental Oil Company modern filling
Abdul- station is located at Plot Number
lahi Nur Six, Mbala Road in the Kasama
Takar, a Central Business District.
Somali. The company has fuel depots with
T h e y the capacity of 2.5 million litres,
w e r e while an additional 3.5 million li-
about tres would be included to expand
700 km capacity to six million litres.
from Maputo city and approximate-
ly 2 hours flight from Johannesburg.
C o n t i n u e
Hotel ncora de Vilankulo they .
wraps you in comfort, provides you
with the best of culinary delights,
and leaves you to have some of the

SIFOOYIN KA LAGU GARTO GA-
NACSIYADA CUSUB EE GUULAYSTA.
75% Ganacsiyada yar-yar ee cusub waa ay guul daraystaan. Waxa si cad loo tilmaamaa
in 25% ka guulaysta ay sabab tahay sifooyinka madaxa ama Hogaamiyaha ganacsiga.
Waxa aan halkan kugu soo bandhigi doonaa sifooyin madaxda ganacsiyada guulaystay
ay ka wada siman yihiin. Sifooyinkan ma ahan kuwo dhamaystiran laakiin waa kuwa ugu
caansan Waxana kamid ah kuwan.
1. KU FIICAN SHAQAALAYNTA IYO
SHAQO KA CAYDHINTA SHAQAALA-
HA.
Waa hogaamiye yaqaan sida loo xusho
shaqaalaha faaido u keeni kara ganac-
siga. Kuma xusho shaqaalaha aqoon
shaqsiyeed, eex, qaraabo-kiil, nin-jeclay-
si iyo dano ka baxsan ganacsiga. Waxa
uu eegaa shaqsi u qalma baahida shaqo
ee jirta , kana soo bixi kara si hufan. Si-
doo kale, waxa uu shaqada ka caydhi-
yaa shaqaalaha liita, aqoonta yar, aan
shaqadooda kasoo bixin, khaladaad xad-
dhaaf ah sameeya. Kama baqo in uu eryo
qof aan shaqadiisa aan kasoo bixi karin
ama aan faaido u keenayn ganacsiga.
2. WAXA UU DHISAA DHAQAN HU-
FAN.
Hogaamiya fiican ma dhiso ganacsi-
ga oo kaliya laakiin waxa sidoo kale uu
dhisaa dhaqan hufan oo ku dayasho
mudan ama wado u noqda dadka ka
hooseeya. Waxa uu dhisaa dhaqan nadiif
ah. Dhaqan ku salaysan daacadnimo,
karti, hufnaan, eex laaan, run sheeg,wa-
da shaqayn, hami, iyo hiigsi fog.
3. DHAGAYSTA OO FICIL SAMEEYA.
Hogaamiya wanaagsani waxa uu si
daacad ah u dhagaystaa shaqaalihiisa
dhamaan wixii talo ama dhaliil ah kadib-
na waxa uu ku camal falaa talooyinkaa
iyo dhaliilahaas Biniaadam ku ma dha-
maystirna, sidaa darteed Hogaamiyaha
wanaagsani waxa uu og yahay wax ku
oolka talooyin iyo dhagaysiga shaqaa-
laha.
4. HAL ADAG / AAN SI SAHLAN U
QUUSAN.
Hawl kasta ee bilow ahi waxa ay martaa
sadex heer oo kala ah 1- bilow hore oo
kharash un la galiyo ganacsiga 2- Dh-
aqan gal: oo ah marka ugu horaysa ee
ganacsigu hawl galo laakiin weli ma-
caamil iyo suuq fiican uusan yeelan ama
aan si wanaagsan loo baran taa oo dhal-
isa inta badan khasaare hore. 3- faadio
iyo Guul: Marka ganacsigu sal dhigto,
yeesho macaamil balaadhan oo dakhli
fiican iyo faaido dhalo. Ogow ganacsi-
yada badani waxa ay burburaan Heerka
2aad oo ah hawl galka hore, sidaa dar-
teed hogaan ka wanaagsani waxa uu u
dhabar adaygaa khasaare iyo wareer
kasta ee ka dhasha inta ganacsigu si fii-
can uu sal dhiganayo.
5. ARAGTI LEH:
Ganagsi kasta waxa uu ku dhisan yahay
aragti baahi dadweyne. Hadii aysan jirin
baahi dadweyne, ma jirayo ganacsigaas.
Adeeg ama Badeeco, ganacsigaagu waa
in uu leeyahay aragti dheer ee baahida
dadka.
6. HAWSHA KU DHEGID:
Marka ay jirto shaqo ama hawl markaa
taagan, waa uu ku dhegaa ilaa laga dha-
meeyo hawshaas. Marna kama war-wa-
reego si kasto hawshaas u dhib iyo
haraad badan tahay. Sidoo kale waxa uu
jiheeyaa kooxda qabanaysaa hawshaas
ilaa ay ka dhameeyaan sida ugu hu-
fan oo ugu dhakhsaha badan. Waxa uu
wakhtigiisa iyo awoodiisa galiyaa si loo
dhamaystiro hawshaas taagan.
7. SI CAD U HADLI KARA.
Dadku waa ku kala fiican yahay hadal
ka, laakiin hogaamiya wanaagsan wax-
aa sife cad u ah in uu si cad u hadlo mar-
ka uu ka hadlayo shirkada , badeeco ama
adeega la qabanayo, ujeedada ganacsi-
ga, aragtida dheer , siyaasada la raacayo
isagoo weliba adeegsada waxyaabo dad-
ku aad iyo aad u xusuustaan.
8. U HAGAR BAXA OO U DOODAA
MACAAMIISHA.
Ganacsi kasta waxa uu ku dhismaa heli-
da macaamiil jecel adeega iyo badeeca-
da ganacsiga. Hadii tayada adeega ma-
caamiishu hoos u dhaco ama badeecadu
xumaato waxa ka luma macaamiisha.
Hogaamiya wanaagsan waxa uu mar
kasta u doodaa macaamilka iibsinaya
badeecada ama adeega shirkada. Waxa
uu u hagar baxaa si macaamiishu u hes-
ho adeega ama badeecada ugu wana-
agsan suuqa dhan kasta. Waxa uu naf-
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tiisa kasoo qaadaa macaamiil ka. waxa
uu raadiyaa ciladda ama tayo xumada
adeega ama badeeca shirkadiisa. Waxa
uu ku fakaraa sababta ama faaidada
qofka iibsada adeega ama badeecada uu
ka heli karo shirkadiisa.
9. KU WANAAGSAN QANCINTA DAD
KA.
Qof ka shirkad madax u ahi waxa uu
la macaamilaa dad dano kala duwan
leh. Sida macaamiisha oo raba waxa
Mulkiilayaashu aysan raali ka ahayn.
Qaybaha kala duwan ee shirkada oo
koox waliba fikrad kala duwan la imaan
karto, iwm. Hogaamiyaha wanaagsan
waxa uu isku duba ridaa ujeedada iyo
fikirka dhamaan dad ka uu la macaami-
layo. Waxa uu ka iibiyaa aragti dheer ee
shirkada oo uu ku qanciyaa koox kasta.
Waxa uu isku hal meel u jiheeyaa shaqa-
alaha shirkada oo dhan.
10. SI FAAHFAAHSAN U SHAQEEYA.
Hogaamiyahu waxa uu kormeeraa adee-
ga ama badeecada bilow ilaa dhamaad.
Dhanka kharash galinta, soo saarka,
qaybinta , suuq gaynta iyo macaamilka
intaba, Hogaamiyaha wanaagsan waxa
uu u eegaa si faahfaahsan dhamaan
marxaladaha kala duwan ee ganacsiga
si uusan u soo galin mad madow.
11. XIRFAD U LEH LA QABSIGA IS-
BADAL KA.
Hogaamiyaha ugu wanaagsan ee ga-
nacsi waxa uu awood u leeyahay in uu
la qabsado ama la jaan-qaado badeeca-
da iyo adeega ganacsi ee si lama filaan
ah isbadal ugu yeesha suuqa iyo dalabka
macaamiisha. Aan noqon barti yaqaan,
ee la socda awoodaha suuqa iyo isbadal
ka.
12. SAMAYN KARA GOAAN SI DHAQSA
AH.
Ganacsiga yar-yar waxa uu inta badan
u baahan yahay goaano dhakhso xaa-
ladaha isbadal ka suuqa. Hogaamiyaha
wanaagsan waa kan sameeya Goaano
dhakhso ah oo sax ah.
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Somaliland:President Silanyo Attends
ADMAS University Graduation Ceremony.
By: Mubarak Maal
T
HE President Ahmed Mo-
hamed Mahmoud (Silanyo)
Was The Guest Of Honor At
A Graduation Ceremony Held For
More Than 415 Students, The Fifth
Batch To Graduate From The Vari-
ous Faculties Of ADMAS University
Which Was Held At Mansoor Ho-
tel, Hargeisa.
President Silanyo Speaking During
The Graduation Ceremony Lauded
The Graduating Students For The
Hard Work And Diligence And That
They Are Expected To Become Lead-
ers In Their Cmmunities And Public
Services And Capable Of Becom-
ing Fully Competitive In All Sec-
tors And That They Are The Future
Of This Country Hence The Need
For Them To Be Ingenious When It
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Comes To Employment, He
Also Urged Local Enterprises
To Invest In Local Talents.
The Chancellor of ADMAS
University Mr. Ixsaan Omar
Ismael Speaking during the
Occacion Congratulated the
Graduates, reminded them
that they had come here with
many Dreams and Goals
and They leave here with a Ethiopian high Learning institutions
Love for that offer Their services to Somalil-
Learning, and Students. Students and Officials
Extraor- Praised the Relationship between the
dinary two Horn of African Neighbours.
creden-
tials and The College has also Launched its
boundless distance learning Program which
opportu- is intended to cater the Somaliland
nities for Population with University Educa-
you shall tion level without Actually requir-
maximize ing them to Attend regular Classes
the knowl- of the University. This Program will
edge and enable the young Somali-Landers
skills you and Adults craving for university
pro c u re d level Education but lacking the Op-
at ADMAS portunity due to their Inability to
university. Actually attend the regular classes
President Silanyo Presenting The because they are employed or tied
Awards up to Businesses in places Prohibi-
The graduation Ceremony seen as tively far from the Operating sites of
one of the Largest ever to be held the University College.
in the Country by the Addis Ababa
This is an Exceptional Opportu-
nity for High School Graduates in
Somaliland, as it has never being
Offered University Degree in any
Part of the Country by internation-
ally Recognized high learning in-
stitution. This University Project to
be known as the Admas University
College Hargeisa Main Campus is
the first of its kind in the area of Post
-Secondary Education. The Plan is
to Manage Hargeisa Main Campus
based University since first opening of the Admas University College as a
its doors in Hargeisa in 2006. Private Higher Learning Institution.
ADMAS university is one of Two Source: SP
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VAT concept in Somaliland is too
early to consider
I
n my opinion VAT concept in So-
maliland is wrong and too early
to adopt, it is a burden to the So-
maliland citizens and the taxation le-
gal framework for the VAT is not yet
established, regulated and published.
There is already a Sales Tax in Somalil-
and and VAT is currently treated as a
form of Sales Tax within Somaliland
Budget, which is wrong, VAT must
have separate budget line.
To increase the revenue is a good idea,
but I believe it is important to con-
centrate the collection of the existing
taxation and safeguarding those been
collected to make sure it reaches to the
treasury instead of introducing to new
tax. Many believe the current taxation
system is already unfair where poor are
heavily taxed. This is the incubator of
the well-known illegal evading taxes in
Somaliland. Tax collection varies de-
pends on who the collector is and who
are the tax payer, which gives the tax
collector the full authority and control
on who much tax is to be collected.
Minister of Finance opened the doors
for VAT fraud and corruption by cre-
ated a loop holes for tax evasion. How
the Ministry of Finance does know the
VAT collected from a remote shop, ho-
tel or restaurant due to the lack of busi-
ness registrations.
What are the reasons of the VAT con-
cept may never work in Somaliland
The VAT concept has a root to mod-
ern and developed courtiers especially
the UK, where I have worked as taxa-
tion and auditing expert in the past 15
years.
And here are some of the reasons to fail
the VAT implementations in Somalil-
and.
1. VAT has two concepts, the VAT
Input and the VAT output, the
seller has an input to claim back
and the output to pay to the state,
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sometimes the input can be great-
er than the output and many VAT
collected are reclaimed.
2. VAT has a lower limit on who can
be registered for VAT collection
depends on their turnover. Where
many of the businesses will have
the opportunity to opt out.
3. VAT has some exempt products
such food, children clothing,
books and news papers, educa-
tion, health related products and
services.
4. It is the only taxation which is di-
rectly regulated by the Monarchy
and any wrongdoer face the tough-
est penalty, where the Income Tax
and national Insurance contribu-
tion are treated as a debt and nor-
mally not been persecuted.
5. All commodities can not be sub-
ject to VAT depends on the impor-
tance of the product.
6. Any VAT collector has to be veri-
fied and registered within the Cor-
rect the department.
7. VAT should have a separate man-
agement and offices to safeguard
the Revenue generated and make
sure that input VAT and output
VAT are property managed and to
recover the VAT where it is neces-
sary.
8. All VAT forms and documents are
made available with comprehen-
sive capacity building programme,
to stay one step ahead for fraud
and corruption.
9. The regulatory body for Public
finance are yet to be established
to regulate the legal accounting
framework and provide a sound
audit for external verification, to
satisfy the transparency and the
independence of audit opinion.
10. The lack of comprehensive public
awareness of the importance of
VAT.
Therefore the VAT has many important
laws to consider eliminating the possi-
bility of failure, fraud and corruption.
As far as the current tax collection sys-
tem concerns and how the recording
systems are, there are many deliberate-
ly created loop holes and caused con-
fusion. It is also inevitable to prevent
a fraud and misuse on public money.
VAT is the only taxation system where
the UK government has lost a billion
of pounds even though the most per-
fect system is in place, which has be-
come very challenging to prevent a
fraud. Therefore I would advise to de-
cision making team to reconsider the
VAT implementation and make sure
that there is a consultation to all stake-
holders, without this I can see a failure
waiting to strike.
Recommendations
Somaliland Government must car-
ry out a comprehensive studies and
knowledge building for VAT estab-
lishment before implementation, this
should have been part of the Somalil-
and Public Financial Management Re-
form Strategy (PFM) and I believe it is
one of the most importance of generat-
ing income and revenue mobilisation.
Musa Yusuf Noor
Musa Idigaa (Qunyar Abees)
Revenue, taxation and Auditing Ex-
pert,
Somaliland PFM Reform Adviser
Civil Service Institute
Hargeisa, Somaliland
nooraccountants@gmail.com
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 Cover Story

one of the campaign prom-

History shows again and
again that behind every
successful nation, there is
a great man. Understand-
ing, that much of the world
relationships and supports
of the 1960s, 70s and 80s
were based more on ideol-
ogy mainly capitalism, so-
cialism and Communism
but today relations are
based on interestsbusi- a long list, has shifted So-
nesses, investments and
other economic factors. In
2010 Somaliland elected an
economics literate presi-
dent who has a master`s
degree in economics from
Manchester Universityin ernment as per usual faces
UK. Following his victory,
Silanyo has succeeded in
steering the country in a
wise direction which helps
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Somaliland to take on a
new encouraging trajecto-
ry which of course guides
to a promising future.
Having in mind that Pres-
ident Silanyo, the mid-wife
of far-reaching positive
reformsin education,
Health, infrastructure,
economy, security, social,
governance and others in
maliland from econom-
ic earthquake into a new
healthy economic order,
structuring amicable re-
lations with the world.
Despite the current gov-
a myriad of challenges in-
cluding lack of Diplomatic
Recognition and a society
of tribal characteristics,
if reality on the ground is
not twisted, the country is
heading to an imperative
economic milestone and
better living standard. In
any political campaign,
politicians make campaign
promises which they dont tion
usually put into action lat-
er after they win the elec-
tion; however, unlike that,
Silanyo has subsequently
fulfilled most of his cam-
paign promises in accor-
dance with all indications
at hand e.g. free education,
payment increases for all
army and civil servants, of-
fering ranks for the nation-
al army, infrastructure and
the like.
Lets closely look at each;
ises has been an introduc-
tion of free primary and
intermediate education
and the government suc-
cessfully introduced free
primary/intermediate edu-
cation and 21, 639 students
benefit (Ministry of Edu-
cation, 2012). Having free
education means sending
thousands of both rich and
underprivileged children to
school which will help. De-
spite some critics criticiz-
ing the free primary educa-
tion basing their argument
on the quality; per with my
analysis quality of the edu-
cation is a question which
needs to be addresses in-
dependently. According
to the World Bank, public
education in third world
countries lacks account-
ability and it is a universal
phenomenon thus Somalil-
and is not exceptional. Per
with many people there
was no assessment for the
free education. Luckily So-
maliland has now free pri-
mary/intermediate educa-
tion and every child from
both rich and underprivi-
leged can go to school. Mo-
hamed Alia student in
Sh. Muhammad Warsame
told me this on 18 May 2014:
teachers used to chase on
28th of every month for the
fee of the school but now I
am happy and do not worry
about missing my educa-
Health: healthy society
generates dynamic and en-
ergetic generations which
are the cornerstone of hu-
man development and thus
taking into consideration
that, the incumbent gov-
ernment of H.E president
Silanyo focused increasing
the accessibilities and pro-
visions of health care fa-
cilities. For example many
hospitals have been con-
structed in diverse cities

right across the Somaliland
regions. During Silanyo`s
term in office, the Minis-
try of Health received more
projects than in the past.
Infrastructure: historically,
no country ever moved to
what economists termed
take-off stage without
outstanding and ample
infrastructure e.g. roads,
bridges, airports and ports.
And if facts are not twisted,
loads of long tarmac roads
have been constructed in a
very few years to connect
rural and village commu-
nities to urban cities these
including the road between
Dilla and Borama, the road
between Kalabaydh and
Wajale, the road between
Hargeisa and Berbera and
the road between Buroa
and Ergavo has just been
commenced. And of course
tens of tarmac roads have
been constructed inside
the regional capitals like
Borama, Hargeisa, Gabi-
ley, Buroa, Lasanod, Er-
igavo, Bebera and the like.
Also a number of airports
and bridges have been con-
structed and repaired e.g.
Egal International Airport
and Hargeysa 2nd Bridge.
Surprisingly very fine-look-
ing buildings have been
built and repaired for pub-
lic institutions including
the palace of the president.
Economic development:
with the help of the current
Somaliland vision 2030
that intends on achieving
economic prosperity and
social wellbeing by the year
2030 in establishing sus-
tainable peace, stability,
and democratic institu-
tions ( Ministry of planning
and Development, 2012).
The overall economic sta-
tus of the Republic has
been dramatically esca-
lating towards that vision.
National budget was moved
from 47,000,000 in 2010 to
212,000,000 in 2014. Beyond
reasonable doubt there is
an economic growth. From
all indications there is eco-
nomic growth in business-
es for example if you walk
around the capital city
Hargeysayou will see
dozens of small businesses
in every kilometer square
which is a sign of economic
growth. The other success-
ful story is the application
of rich economic manage-
ment for example putting
in place a good macroeco-
nomic management e.g.
inflation, money exchange,
stability in the overall mac-
ro level. Also the wide use
of Somaliland note in Bur-
co, kicked Giinbaar (So-
malia Note) out of Burco
as other previous govern-
ments failed to do. To in-
crease the nominal income
of the citizens the current
government doubled the
salaries of civil servants,
national army and teachers
from January 2011.
I`ve had in-depth conversa-
tions with some of the So-
maliland Diaspora in June
2013in Hargeisa and they
informed me that they are
very happy in seeing their
people growing in all walks
of life. One of them told me
that in 1999 when he came
to Hargeysa, his watch and
bulk of his clothes were tak-
en by some of his relatives
and friends and he returned
to UK with a lot of disap-
pointments. But luckily he
come back in 2010 and 2013,
and he told me that nobody
asked for either clothes or
shoes. In economic point of
view, human improvement
set in motion in increases
in real income as human
income increases people
experience a better life in
education, health, social,
and alike.
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Governance: it is a widely
accepted phenomenon that
good governance makes
better human being as de-
mocracy, transparency,
rule of law and accountabil-
ity are engines of economic
growth. There is a shift
in terms of governance, for
proof reference is the es-
tablishment of for example
Anti Corruption Commis-
sion, Good governance and
extremely successful audit
which truthfully improves
the government perfor-
manceleading to better
and broader future gover-
nance.
Lets us glimpse the prevail-
ing double standard in the
world politics, Saudi Ara-
bia is the least democratic
country on earth however
she is one of the closest
friends of the West i.e. USA
and Europe, thus, in 21st
century only democracy
is not the case. That does
not mean that Somaliland
democracy is not working
but means that Somalil-
and wishes more than de-
mocracy. And an excellent
case, Somaliland has been
dancing according to the
tune of the western coun-
tries for 23 years when it
comes to democracy but no
single country recognizes.
And president Siilaanyo,
the beacon of hope, under-
stands the subject matter in
that way and with the help
of his will and ability So-
maliland people can make
Somaliland a kind of Afri-
can Singapore.
In Conclusion, doubled the
primary school attendance
in two years, good macro-
economic management,
sound infrastructure, and
increasing living standard
are a few of the success
stories of president Silan-
yo. Moving from a stop and
start economy, darkness to
destiny, is what all Somalil-
and citizens have witnessed
for a couple of years now
and down the road, I see a
light at the end of the tun-
nel. Most of the responsible
policies set by the current
government are driven
by the need of the under-
privileged communities.
As for recommendation,
those policies must be im-
plemented and the presi-
dent must closely monitor
all the public institutions
accordingly, if not doing
so, public officials will be-
tray the public interest, as
many people are concerned
about. Beyond reasonable
doubt Somaliland is expe-
riencing economic growth
despite of chronic unem-
ployment in youth which
will no longer protract. As
a final point, even if you are
the most democratic coun-
try in the world, if you do
not structure a favorable
and conducive environment
for the businessesinvest-
ments and Interests of your
economic and political al-
lies, you are more likely
to be their enemies. Thus,
who you elect matters and
you have elected the most
economically literate pres-
identSiilaanyo, who has
put in place good macro-
economic management;
given that only democracy
is not the case in the 21st
century.
I look forward to seeing an
optimistic paradigm shift
in the way we Somaliland
citizens evaluate the per-
formance of governments
which base on partiality,
relations, nepotism, favor-
itism, bias and prejudice.
Mohamed Ubo
Irmaan Contributor
Ubo84@hotmail.com
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50 Famous Leadership Quotes
from Successful Entrepreneurs
Have you ever asked yourself how drop out billionaires such as Bill
Gates and Larry Ellison managed to build giant businesses and lead
thousands of employees, customers, business associates and inves-
tors? Even without a college degree, these great men rose to become
business leadership giants. How did they attain that status?
Y
ou are going to find out in
this article.Today, we will be
sharing with you 50 Famous
Leadership Quotes from Successful
Entrepreneurs and Business Lead-
ers of our time. This article is strict-
ly for those that want to achieve
exceptional leadership in business.
We a lot of famous leadership
quotes to share with you but I will
prefer you learn directly from the
leadership titans of the business
world. We are talking about busi-
ness leaders such as Aliko Dangote;
the richest black man in the world,
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison,
Warren Buffett, Ingvar Kamprad,
Li Ka Shing, John D. Rockefeller,
Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mit-
tal.
Without wasting much of your
time, below are 50 Famous Leader-
ship Quotes from Successful Entre-
preneurs and Business Leaders.
50 Famous Leadership
Quotes from Successful
Entrepreneurs
1. If there is such a thing as
good leadership, it is to give a good
example. I have to do so for all the
IKEA employees. Ingvar Kam-
prad
2. The speed of the leader deter-
mines the speed of the gang.
Mary Kay Ash
3. People problems must some-
times be dealt with harshly. When
you make an example of someone,
make sure everyone knows what
the lesson is. Punish one, teach a
hundred. The Mafia Manager
4. Sometimes, I think my most im-
portant job as a CEO is to listen for
bad news. If you dont act on it, your
people will eventually stop bringing
bad news to your attention and that
is the beginning of the end. Bill
Gates
5. Kindness is more powerful than
compulsion. Charles Schwab
6. There are no working hours for
leaders. James Cardinal Gibbons
7. Dont encourage overtime. Tell
your people that the best way to
impress you is to do a great job in
the time allotted for it and then go
home and relax. The Mafia Man-
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ager
8. A real leader faces the music
even when he doesnt like the tune.
Arnold H. Glassgow
9. A little thing is a little thing but
faithfulness in a little thing is a
great thing. Hudson Taylor
10. Be as careful as to the books you
read as of the company you keep;
for your habits and character will be
as much influenced by the former
as the latter. Poxton Hood
11. Beware of those who stand
aloof and greet each venture with
reproof. The world would stop if
things were run by men who say it
cant be done. Samuel Glover
12. Be great in little things. St.
Francis Xavier
13. Be a life long student, read as
many books as possible. Nelson
Mandela
14. Calamity is the test of integrity.
Samuel Richardson
15. Your arrows do not carry, ob-
served the master; because they do
not reach far enough spiritually.
Zen Master
16. Cowards die many times before
their death. The valiant never taste
death but once. William Shake-
speare
17. You are in a war. You must plan
to take the other guy down first and
do it. Winning is not the best thing;
its the only thing. If it were not, no
one would keep score. To win the
war, you must take charge. You must
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set the organizations objectives, es-
tablish a chain of control, delegate,
appraise performance, adjust and
act. The Mafia Manager
18. Courage is the first of human
qualities because it is the quali-
ty which guarantees all others.
Winston Churchill
19. When somebody challeng-
es you, fight back. Be brutal, be
tough. Donald Trump
20. To win one hundred battles
in one hundred victories is not the
ACME of skills. To subdue the ene-
my without fighting is the ACME of
skill. Sun Tzu
21. The ability to deal with people
is as purchasable as a commodity as
sugar or coffee and I will pay more
for that ability than for any oth-
er thing under the sun. John D.
Rockefeller
22. Courage is what it takes to
stand up and speak. Courage is also
what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
23. To lead people, walk behind
them. Lao Tzu
24. If you see a snake, just kill
it. Dont appoint a committee on
snakes. Henry Ross Perot
25. The most important thing in
your business relationships is your
reputation for honesty. If you can
genuinely and sincerely fake hon-
esty, you will be a success. Never
doubt it. The Mafia Manager
26. Punishing honest mistakes sti-
fles creativity. I want people mov-
ing and shaking the earth and they
are going to make mistakes. Hen-
ry Ross Perot
27. After loyalty come ability, skill
and competence. Promote only
able people (and the occasional
humbler). You find able people by
testing them. The Mafia Manager
28. Do not fear when your enemies
criticize you. Beware when they ap-
plaud. Ralph Waldo Emerson
29. Effort and courage are not
enough without purpose and direc-
tion. John F. Kennedy
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30. Fire is the test of gold, adversity
of strong men. Seneca
31. Good leadership consists of
showing average people how to do
the work of superior people. John
D. Rockefeller
32. Be prepared for betrayal from
anyone on your staff, but especially
from those you have the most trust
in. Every betrayal must be repaid
as quickly and as publicly as possi-
ble. If you should let a betrayal go
unpunished, you are through as a
leader. The Mafia Manager
33. When people are placed in po-
sitions slightly above what they ex-
pect, they are apt to excel. Rich-
ard Branson
34. Good judgment comes from
experience and experience comes
from bad judgments. Dr Warne
W. Dyer
35. He who establishes his argu-
ment by noise is weak and com-
mand shows that his reason is
weak. Montaigne
36. He who believes is strong; he
who doubt is weak. Strong convic-
tions precede great action. J. F.
Clarke
37. At meetings, have someone else
float your newest ideas. Watch the
reaction of the rest of your staff.
Note who opposes, who supports,
who links up with whom. See who
responds with an open mind, whose
mind is already made up, one way
or the other. If you are going to walk
on water, you have to know where
the rocks are. The Mafia Manager
38. Giving people self confidence
is by far the most important thing
that I can do because then they will
act. Jack Welch
39. It takes character and control
to be understanding and forgiving.
Dale Carnegie
40. Before making an important
decision, get as much as you can of
the best information available and
review it carefully, analyze it and
draw up worst case scenarios. Add
up the plus or minus factors, dis-
cuss it with your team and do what
your guts tell you to do. The Ma-
fia Manager
41. The people who are doing the
work are the moving force behind
the Macintosh. My job is to create a
space for them, to clear out the rest
of the organization and keep it at
bay. Steve Jobs
42. Inventories can be managed
but people must be led. Henry
Ross Perot
43. It takes 20 years to build a rep-
utation and only five Minutes to
ruin it. If you think about that, you
will do things differently. Warren
Buffett
44. Outstanding leaders go out of
their way to boost the self esteem of
their personnel. If people believe in
themselves, its amazing what they
can accomplish. Sam Walton
45. Dont be too familiar with your
followers; it may at first inspire af-
fection but eventually, like all fa-
miliarity; it will breed contempt.
The Mafia Manager
46. I hire people brighter than me
and I get out of their way. Lee
Iacocca
47. Its alright to be Goliath but al-
ways act like David. Philip Knight
48. If you want to be great and
successful, choose people who are
great and successful and walk side
by side with them. Ralph Waldo
Emerson
49. If you hear a voice within you
saying you are not a painter then
by all means paint and that voice
will be silenced. Vincent Van
Gogh
50. There will be times when you
will have to be abrasive, even bru-
tal to members of your staff. Dont
worry that your people will say bad
things about you because of this.
They already have. But in general,
try to be pleasant and accommo-
dating. Try to please the greatest
number who work for you that you
can; antagonize the fewest. Blow
smoke. The Mafia Manager
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The 12 Youngest Most Powerful

People Of 2013
Today, FORBES announces its 2012 Most Powerful People on the plan-
et, a ranking of 71 (representing the 7.1 billion people in the world)
that spans continents, industries, number of people they influence and
resources they controlincluding the dollars in their personal bank
accounts. One of the most interesting juxtapositions is the range of
ages. At 28, Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg (No.
25) is the the youngest on the list. King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin
Addulaziz al Saud (No. 7) is the oldest at 88.
Developing and owning power on this level is mostly a middle-aged
affair. The majority of people on the list are in their 50s (24) and 60s
(22), with an overall average age of 60.
Then again, there are certain elected 46-year-old president CEO, Facebook
industries that embrace youth Enrique Pena Nieto (No. 54).
and vice-versa. First and fore- Earlier this year Dmitry Med-
In May investors were giddy
most is tech. Zuckerberg is vedev (No. 61) castled positions
when the worlds biggest social
joined by Google founders Lar- with Vladimir Putin (No. 3), now
media site went public: How
ry Page and Sergey Brin, both the former is prime minister and
high will it go? That was then.
39 (both No. 20 on list) , as his mentor is back as president.
Facebooks IPO was a debacle,
well as Elon Musk (No. 66), the Finally, Rostam Ghasemi (No.
and its stock remains far below
41-year-old entrepreneur behind 57), 48, serves as both Irans oil
the original $38 a share. Zucks
PayPal and SpaceX; Robin Li(- minister and president of OPEC.
personal fortune declined from
No. 64), 44, the cofounder and
$17.5 billion to less than $14 bil-
CEO of Chinese search engine
lion. But the man still pulls in
giant Baidu;Reid Hoffman (No.
impressive numbers: Facebook
71), 45, the most connected VC
hit 1 billion monthly users in
in Silicon Valley and founder of
October.
LinkedIn; and Jeff Bezos (No.
27), CEO of Amazon.com. Nota-
bly, all are billionaires.

Youth can also be a driver of po-

litical ambition, as seen by five
of the other youngest on the list.
Kim Jong-un (No. 44), 29, took
over as supreme leader of North
Korea after his fathers death in
2011. David Cameron (No. 10), 46,
is two years into office as prime Mark Zuckerberg,
minister of the U.K. Mexico just
28
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Kim Jong-Un, 29 One of Chinas richest, with a

net worth of $7 billion, Li is the
Supreme Leader, man behind his nations largest
search engine.
North Korea
The youngest son of Dear Lead-
er Kim Jong-Il took over lead-
ership of the Hermit Kingdom
after fathers December 2011
death, but some outside observ-
ers wonder if older uncle Jang
Song-thaek is pulling his strings.
In theory Brilliant Comrade
Kim Jong-Un has absolute con-
trol over the 24 million citizens
in his reclusive, rusting nuclear Elon Musk, 41 Reid Hoffman, 45
state; satellite photos reveal a
newly constructed, half-kilo- CEO, SpaceX, Tesla Venture capitalist
meter-long message of praise
carved into a hillside in Ryang-
Motors
The worlds most powerful ven-
gang Province.
The billionaire entrepreneur ture capitalist and the most-con-
behind PayPal and Tesla Mo- nected man in Silicon Valley can
tors is the most powerful man make or break a startup and
in space: His company SpaceX shapes the future of tech. Hoff-
is a leader in the private space man cofounded LinkedIn, and
industry. Cash-strapped NASA its IPO made him a billionaire;
has retired its Space Shuttle hes now a partner at VC firm
fleet and will use SpaceX vehi- Greylock Partners and a prom-
cles to haul cargo to and from inent angel investor in his own
the International Space Sta- right.
tion. With commercial busi-
Larry Page & Sergey ness in space ready to boom,
Musk stands to make out like a
Brin, 39 19th-century railway tycoon.
Cofounders, Goo-
gle
Page, the CEO, runs the com-
pany; Brin, now the director of
special projects, says he spends
more than half his time on Goo- David Cameron, 46
gle Glass, the wearable com-
puter due to hit the market in British Prime Minis-
2014. Together theyve helped ter
build the worlds most visited Robin Li, 44
websitesurpassing 1 billion vis- Two years into office the Tory
itors each monthand one of the Cofounder and PM has gone from being called
worlds most valuable technol-
ogy companies. CEO, Baidu the second coming of Marga-
ret Thatcher to standing in the
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shadow of Europes new Iron HIGHLIGHT: Facebook CEO

Lady, Angela Merkel. Mark Zuckerberg put on a suit
for a 20-minute meeting in Mos-
cow with Medvedev in October.

Enrique Pena Nie-

to, 46
President of Mexico
Won election in July; just took
office in December as leader of
one of Latin Americas dominant
powers.
Rostam Ghasemi,
48
Jeff Bezos, 48
President, OPEC
Amazon CEO
Former commander in Irans
Founder and chief of the biggest Revolutionary Guard Corps
retailer on the Web, the big- serves as the countrys oil min-
gest mover in the rapidly evolv- ister and as president of OPEC.
ing publishing industry, and
the biggest threat to companies Source: African Leadership
like Netflix and Wal-Mart. Next Magazine
Bezos is looking to disrupt fea-
ture film production and the da-
tabase software business. 2012
HIGHLIGHT: In October the
Kindle Fire was the number 2
bestselling tablet in the world,
behind Apples iPad.

Dmitry Medvedev,
47
Russian Prime Minis-
ter
The junior member of Russias
ruling duopoly swapped jobs
with Putin and returned to
the lower-profile PM gig. 2012

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Somaliland:President Silanyo Attends
ADMAS University Graduation Ceremony.
By: Mubarak Maal
T
HE President Ahmed Mo-
hamed Mahmoud (Silanyo)
Was The Guest Of Honor At
A Graduation Ceremony Held For
More Than 415 Students, The Fifth
Batch To Graduate From The Vari-
ous Faculties Of ADMAS University
Which Was Held At Mansoor Ho-
tel, Hargeisa.
President Silanyo Speaking During
The Graduation Ceremony Lauded
The Graduating Students For The
Hard Work And Diligence And That
They Are Expected To Become Lead-
ers In Their Cmmunities And Public
Services And Capable Of Becom-
ing Fully Competitive In All Sec-
tors And That They Are The Future
Of This Country Hence The Need
For Them To Be Ingenious When It
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Comes To Employment, He
Also Urged Local Enterprises
To Invest In Local Talents.
The Chancellor of ADMAS
University Mr. Ixsaan Omar
Ismael Speaking during the
Occacion Congratulated the
Graduates, reminded them
that they had come here with
many Dreams and Goals and ADMAS university is one of Two
They leave Ethiopian high Learning institutions
here with that offer Their services to Somalil-
a Love for and Students. Students and Officials
Learning, Praised the Relationship between the
Extraor- two Horn of African Neighbours.
dinary
creden- The College has also Launched its
tials and distance learning Program which
boundless is intended to cater the Somaliland
opportu- Population with University Educa-
nities for tion level without Actually requir-
you shall ing them to Attend regular Classes
maximize of the University. This Program will
the knowl- enable the young Somali-Landers
edge and and Adults craving for university
skills you level Education but lacking the Op-
pro c u re d portunity due to their Inability to
at ADMAS university. Actually attend the regular classes
President Silanyo Presenting The because they are employed or tied
Awards up to Businesses in places Prohibi-
The graduation Ceremony seen as tively far from the Operating sites of
one of the Largest ever to be held the University College.
This is an Exceptional Opportu-
nity for High School Graduates in
Somaliland, as it has never being
Offered University Degree in any
Part of the Country by internation-
ally Recognized high learning in-
stitution. This University Project to
be known as the Admas University
College Hargeisa Main Campus is
the first of its kind in the area of Post
-Secondary Education. The Plan is
in the Country by the Addis Ababa to Manage Hargeisa Main Campus
based University since first opening of the Admas University College as a
its doors in Hargeisa in 2006. Private Higher Learning Institution.
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Warbixin: Waa Maxay
Masayr Amma Hinaase?
WQ: Cabdishakuur (Heersare)
Q
ofka uu ku dhacaa wux-
uu dareemaa culays xoog-
gan oo maskaxda ka fuula.
Dadka qaar way waashaan, qaar
kalena xanuuno kale ayuu u hors-
eedaa, illaa heer dhimasho ayuu sa-
babaa. Dadka aqoonta u lehi waxay
ku sheegayaan inuu dadka siyaabo
kala duwan ugu dhaco. Halka ay
dad badani aaminsan yihiin inuu
ka dhasho jacayl xad-dhaaf ah oo
lab iyo dheddig dhex maray, haba
ha ba ku-kala bato mid ka mid ah
labada qof. Kuwo kale waxay aamis-
an yihiin inuu ka dhasho shaki iyo
wax yaabo uu qofku istusayo oo aan
jirin.
Waxa aynu ka hadlaynnaa waa ma-
sayrka amma hinaasaha oo inta
badan lagu tiriyo arrimaha gund-
higga u ah burburka qoysaska iyo
qirista habka jiritaan ee jacaylka
dhabta ah. Marka aad si weyn u
dhex gasho arrimaha masayrka
amma hinaasaha waxa ay dadku
kuu sheegayaan qof masayr u waa-
latay, mid ninkeedii masayr awaadii
u dishay, nin hinaase dartii xaaski-
isii u furay amma waxyeello xun
gaadhsiiyay.
26kii bishii Febraayo ee sannad-
kan 2014ka magaalada Muqdisho
waxa ka dhacday dhacdo dadkii
maqlay ka nixisay taas oo ahayd
gabadh ninkeedii masayr dartii u
dishay oo xabbad ku dhufatay, sidii
wax u dhaceen waxa inoo sharxay-
sa marxuumka walaashii oo naga
cudur-daaratay inaanu magacee-
da sheegno, waxay hadalkeeda ku
bilawday oo ay tidhi; Horta anigu
waxa aan goob-joog u ahaa dhac-
do hadda ka hor ku dhacday wa-
laalkay. Wuxuu qabay saddex xaas,
mid ka mid ah xaasaskiisa oo ahayd
tii ugu danbaysay ee uu guursa-
do, ayaa waxay ahayd gabadh aad
u masayr badan. Waxa dhacday in
habeen-habeennada ka mid ah uu
arko iyadoo mindi la kor taagan
(habeenkaa wuu ka badbaaday),
dabadeetana gabadhii quraan ayaa
la saari jiray oo way iska fiicnaan ji-
rtay. Markii danbena waxa dhacday
inta ay qaadatay qori guriga yaallay
ayay isagii ku dishay. Anigu waxa
aan ku xaqiiqsaday inuu masayrku
si aad ah u hayay mar kasta waxay
ku celcelin jirtay inuu xaasaska kale
ee iyada ka horreeyey ee uu la qabo
inuu furo, taasna isagu wuu ka dhe-
ga-adaygay. Iyada lafteedu waxay
mararka qaar jeclaan jirtay in la
furo. Mararka qaar way isku dardar-
sooni jirtay oo waxa aad arkaysaa
iyada oo jidadka ka qaylinaysa oo
leh naagahan ha la furo. Dabeeta-
na amar ilaahay ayaa dhacay oo is-
agii ayay dishay.
Marka aad hoos ugu dhaadhacdo
waxa uu yahay masayrku waxa kuu
soo baxaya inuu ka dhasho jacayl
amma rabitaan xad-dhaaf oo ah oo
qof qof kale u qaado, kaas oo saa-
mayn ku yeeshay mid ka mid ah la-
bada qof marka ay soo dhex galaan
arrimo carqalad ku noqday wixii ay
labada qof ku heshiiyeen amma si-
dii ay isu rabeen.
Sheekh Maxamed Sheekh Ismaaciil
wuxuu ka mid yahay culimada diin-
ta dadka ku daweeya wuxuu aqoon
xeel-dheer u leeyahay arrimaha la
xidhiidha masayrka amma hinaas-
aha, wuxuu ku nool yahay magaa-
lada Hargeysa, waa kan isaga oo
sharraxaad ka bixinaya arrimaha
dhabta ah ee keena masayr amma
hinaasae; Arrinka masayr amma
hinaase waa arrin dabiici ah oo xay-
awaanka iyo dadka ba wuu ku dha-
caa oo uma gaar aha beniaadanka
oo keliya. Beniaadankana rag iyo
dumar ba wuu ku dhacaa. Inta
badan-na waxa keena qaadan-waa
ah qofku wuxuu qorshaystay oo isa-
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ga gaar u ahaa marka lala wadaago,
wadaagaasi sharci ha ahaado amma
sharci-darrabae. Qaadaan-waaga
noocaas oo kale ah waxa ka yimaada
samir-darro. Samir-darraasi qofka
waxay ku keentaa ficillo caadada ka
baxsan amma qofka beniaadanka
dabeecaddiisii caadiga ahayd ayay
ka kaxaysaa, inta badan-na wax-
ay qusaysaa arrimaha guurka iyo
guriga. Inta badan waxa aad arkay-
saa xayawaanka ugu hinaasaha
badan waxa ka mid ah daayeerada
iyo bahasha la yidhaahdo qoollay-
da amma xamaamka, haddii aad u
fiirsato aad iyo aad ayay hinasahaa
u leeyihiin. Marka hinaasaha amma
masayrku waxa uu dhashaa uun
qofka beniaadanka ah oo wax isa
siiyey keligii amma sharcigu ha sii-
yo amma isagu ba ha qorshaysto in
waxani isaga keli u ahaadaan. Ayuu
yidhi Sheekh Maxamed Sheekh Is-
maaciil.
Abwaan Maxamed Aw Cali Cartan
Haldeeq wuxuu ku nool yahay
magaalada Hargeysa, wuxuu ka mid
yahay dadka daraasadaynta ku sa-
meeyey arrimaha la xidhiidha ma-
sayrka amma hinaasaha, mar aanu
isagana arrimahaas wax ka way-
diinnay wuxuu yidhi; Xanuunkani
marka uu dumarka ku dhaco ayaa
la yidhaahdaa way masayrtay, rag-
gana la yidhaahdaa hinaase. Haddii
aan xog-guud kaa siiyo waxani waa
xanuun amma duruuf qofka be-
niaadanka ah la soo kulanta. Had-
dii lammaanaha wada nool uu mid
ka mid ah qalbigiisa ku dhaco waa
wax aan sinnaba uga tirtirmi karin
noloshiisa. Tusaale ahaan, gabadhu
haddii ay mar ninkeeda ka hinaasi-
siiso oo qofkaas wax u sanqadhaan
amma wax ay niyaddiisu diido ay
ku dhacaan, walaw ay si kasta isu-
gu daydo in qofka dumarka ahi inay
waxaas ka baabiiso ninkeeda waa
dhaawac ku yaalla qalbiga ninkee-
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 Social & Health Club
da. Sidaa daraadeed, lammaanaha
kal-gacalka dhex yaalla ayuu marka
hore ka curtaa waxa la yidhaahdo
hinaasaha amma masayrku. Laba-
da qof haddii aanay is-danaynayn
arrintu sidaa uma waynaato. Ninku
haddii aanu gabadha xoog u jeclayn
masii indha-indheeyo. Gabadhuna
haddii aanay ninkeeda kalsooni iyo
kalgacal badan ku qabin sidaa uma
sii eegto markeeda hore ba. Laakiin
kalgacal wanaagsan oo labada qof
dhex yaallay ayuu bahalkani ka soo
dhex boodaa.
Fikirka Abwaan Haldeeq mid la
mid ah waxa qaba Macallin Bashiir
Maxamuud Cabdi oo ka mid ah
dadka arrimaha bulshada aqoon-
ta u leh, wuxuu ku sugan yahay
magaalada Muqdisho, wuxuu qir-
san yahay in masayrku ka dasho
jacaylka dhab ah ee ka dhexeeya
lammaane: Anigu waxa aan leeya-
hay Jacayl dhab ahi haddii uu jiro,
waa in masayr na jiraa. Qofka aad
jeceshay ayaad ka masayrtaa, laaki-
in qofka aanad jeclayn danba kama
lihid. Waxa keenaya waxa weeye
waa kalsoonida oo qofkii ayaa iskaa
siinaya, kashka iyo laabta ayuu
kugu hayaa, meel kale oo uu kaaga
leexanaya ma laha ninka ha ahaado
amma naagta ba ha ahaatee. Marka
uu qofkii dareemo in meel kale loo-
ga leexday ayaa jacaylkii dhaawac-
mayaa. Marka kolka uu jacaylku
dhaawacmana waxa imanaya mas-
ayr. Markaa marasayrku waa cudur
uu keeno jacaylku. Labada qofna
dhibtaato ayuu ka dhex dhaliyaa oo
waxa laga yaabaa haddii labada qof
mid ba mid kale ka sii jeesto waxa
dhici karta in xaaladdu dagaal isu
beddesho oo gacan-qaad meeshii
yimaado. Ayuu yidhi Macallin
Bashiir Maxamuud.
Xanuunnada ugu badan ee bahda
caafimaadku kuu sheegayaan in
masayrka amma hinaasuhu kee-
naan waxa ka mid ah xanuunka
maskaxda ku dhaca ee dhimbirka
amma waalidda, dhiig-karta iyo
macaanka oo fikir xad-dhaafka ahi
keeno, qulubka oo ah culays amma
khalkhal maskaxda fuula. Dr Mus-
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tafe Cabdi Xasan oo ka hawlgala
cusbitaalka guud ee Hargeysa ayaa
sharxaya sida ay u daweeyaan qofka
masayrku haleelo ee xaaladdiisu ad-
kaato, wuxuuna yidhi; Waxa aanu
ka eegnaa kolba qofku calaamada-
ha uu leeyahay. Caalamadaha uu
leeyahay (xaaladda uu ku sugan
yahay) ayaad ka ogaanaysaa waxa
aad siin lahayd amma aad u qaban
lahayd. Tusaale ahaan dumarku
naftooda ayay nacaan, caruurtooda
ayay nacaan oo ilmaha ayay marar-
ka qaar is-yidhaahdaan dab qabad-
sii. Markaa qofka waxa ku dhacaya
culays daran oo maskaxda fuulaya
oo waa tan rabshadda midhan no-
qonaysa ee ninka la dagaalamaysa,
ee haddii ay doonto minddida ka
taagaysa. Ninka laftiisa waxa ku
dhacaya wax isu sawiraya oo waa
kan odhanaya inta uu gurigiisa
soo galo shuruf nin ayaa ka uraya.
wax aan jirin ayaa u uraya. Dawa-
da ugu fiicanina waxa weeyaan in
qofku xaaladdaa uu joogo loo eego
oo marxaladdaa uu ku sugan yahay
ayaa dawayntiisa loo eegayaa.
Labada qof ee lammaanaha ah mar-
ka uu masayr amma hinaase soo
kala dhex galo waxay u kala baxaan
kuwo ku guulaysta xallinta mush-
kilada soo dhex gashay, kuwo kala
taga iyo qaar waxyeello isu gayska
oo gacanta isu qaada. Siraad Mus-
taf waxa ku nooshahay magaala-
da Afgooye, waxay muddo hore
ku guulaysatay inay saygeeda ka
dawayso hinaase haleelay: Wallaa-
hi aniga ayuu i qabaa in masayray
laakiin waxa aan isku dayay markii
aan arkay inuu taagan yahay heer
waalli ah, waxa aan sameeyey dh-
aqan aanan weligay samayn inaan
ku dhaqmo si xaalka uu taagan ya-
hay aan uga soo dejin lahaa. Waxa
aan keenay inaan ku idhaahdo xa-
lay waxa aan ku riyooday adiga oo
naago cad cad nolol la qaybsanaay-
ee maxaa dhacay? markaasaa intuu
dhaar la soo boodo wuxuu yidhaah-
daa xitaa haddii aad dhimato naag
kale inaan guursado dooni maayo.
Marka uu guriga soo galo waxa aan
ku odhan jiray cadarkan kaa urayaa
muxuu ahaa kii aad saaka ku bax-
day maahae ma meel kale ayaad
soo martay?. Markaas ayuu kitaab
la soo cararaa oo uu dhaar la soo
boodaa, naag aan adiga ahayn ma
rabo. waan dareensanahay naag
aan aniga ahayn inaanu damacsan-
ayn, laakiin waxa aan raabaa culays-
ka masayrka ee saaran iyo heerka uu
joogo inaan ka soo dejiyo illaa uu
nolosha la qabsado oo uu gaadho
heer aanu masayrin. Wixii ka dan-
baysay waxa gashay kalsooni aad
iyo aad ah oo wuxuu odhan jiray
marka uu safar aado Waar anigu
gabadh kamaan tegin ee nin rag ah
ayaan ka tegay. Wallaahi heerkaas
ayuu gaadhay. Markaa qofka jaca-
ylku wuu ka tan badan karaa, waxa
la jecel yahayna waa adiga. Adigu
markaasi inaad dhulka is dhigto
waadku qasbanaanasaa (si xal loo
helo. Ayey tidhi Siraad Mustaf.
Sheekh Maxamed oo noo sheegay
in aan illaa hadda dawo dhab ah loo
helin masayrka ayaa tibaaxay inay
inta badan dadka ku daweeyaan
diinta si nafta qofku u degto, isa-
ga oo aanu si toos ah u waydiinnay
maxaad odhan lahayd haddii uu
ku maqlayo qof ka cabanaya mas-
ayr amma hinaasae haleelay, wux-
uu sheekh Maxamed yidhi; Horta
hinaasaha dawo amma kiniinka
noocaa iyo noocaasa ayaa loo soo
saaray oo baabiiyaa ma jiro. Dhirta
aynu isticmaalno ee dawooyinka ah
geed la yidhaahdo geedkaas ayaa
hinaasaha daweeya ma jiro. Keli-
ya in qofka beniaadanka ahi dib u
xisaabtamo oo waxan uu raadinayo
wax ka wacan uu heli karo, waxan
xaqiiqadiisa sidan uu isagu arkayo
inaanay ahayn inuu iska dhaadh-
iciyo oo dabadeedna uu ilaahay
baryo. Sida uu Nebi Muxamed ba
(NNKH) u ummu Salama ilaa-
hay ugu baryey inuu hinaasaha ka
dul qaado. Dabcan waa xanuun ee
qofku inuu ilaahay waydiisto inuu
ka dul qaado. Waa xanuunada aan
weli dawada maadiga ah loo helin,
keliya waa xanuun qofka isaga iyo
ilaahay markay isku xidhmaan, ya-
qiintiisuna kor u kacdo, alle barig-
ana uu badsado waa xanuunada ku
dawooba weeye.
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 Social & Health Club
Xeer-Nidaamiyaha Shaqalaha
Dowladaha Hoose
WQ: Irmaan Magazine
Wasaarda arimaha gudaha jamhuuriyada Somaliland
ayaa markii u horaysay soo saartay xeer-nidaamiye
shaqaalaha dawladaha hoose, xeerkan oo sumadiisu
tahay 38(11), 54(1) 59 & 61aad ee xeerka ismaamulka go-
balada iyo degmooyinka Xr Lr 23/2007, xaarkan oo ka
kooban 62 qodob ( laba iyo lixdan qodob) ama 28 bog
( sided iyo labatan bog) xeerkan oo si faahfahsan uga
hadlaya qaab dhismeedka uu yeelan doono ama lagu
dhaqayo shaqaalaha dawladaha hoose ee dalka. Xe-
er-nidaamiyahan waxa la bilaabay diyaarinti-
isa bishii September/2013, waxana si ras-
mi ah loo bilaabay in la qoro ama bishii
koowaad ee sanadkan 2014 iyada oo
uu soo dhamaaday qabyo qoraalkisii
u horeyey bishii February/2014 iya-
da oo qabyo-qoraalkaasi koowaad
lagu soo bandhigay kulan ay isugu
yimadeen maamulada dhamaan
degmooyinka darajada (A), qaarka
mid aha degmooyinka derajooyin-
ka (B) iyo (C), wasaaradaha dawlada
dhexe iyo hayadaha sharciga iyada oo in-
tii ka dambaysayna la qabtay kulamo dhawr
ah oo lagu lafa gurayay dhammay-
stirkiia
Waxana ka qayb-galay dhamaan cida kasta oo loo
arkay in ay door ku yeelanayaan ha noqoto dhinaca
hirgalintiisa iyo talo bixintiisaba, waxana ka mid ahaa
kuwan hoos ku qoran
1. Wasaarada arimaha gudaha oo ay ugu horeeyaan
xubnaha kala ah, la taliyaha sharciga ee xafiiska
agaasimaha guud, madaxa waaxda horumarinta
degmooyinka iyo xubno shaqaale ah oo ka tirsan
wasaarada arimaha gudaha. xubnahaasi waa kuwa
ka gaystay diyaarin iyo talo bixin iyo waxa kale ooh
awl weyn ka gaystay agaasimaha Guud ee wasaara-
da arimha gudaha bilawga diyaarintiisa iyo dha-
maystirkiisaba
2. Maamulada degmooyinka darajada A, qaarka mid
ah degmooyinka B iyo C
3. Xubno sharci yaqaano ah oo ka kala tirsanaa xafi-
isyada qareenada (SLO), Xeer-ilaaliyah Guud,
Garyaqaanka guud, wasaarada cadaalada, iyo qa-
ybta sharciga ee jaamacada Hargeisa
4. Hayada UNDP/JPLG oo iyana ku lahayd in ay ka
28 IRMAAN - Sept/Oct
taageerto xaga farsamada iyo dhaqaalaha sida iyada
oo u qabatay la taliyaha sharciga ee wasaarada, iyo
in ay ka qayb-qaadatay fududaynta kulandii la isu-
gu yeedhay dhamaan daneeyayasha kor ku xusan
oo ay bixinaysay kharashaadka kulanadaasi hadana
ay qorshaha ugu jirto sida uu noo sheegay agaasi-
maha guud jirto in ay ka daboosho kharashaafka
daabacaada iyo ku tababarida shaqaalaha Dawla-
daha hoose
1. Ujeedooyinka loo sameyey xeerkan:
In la abuuro hab-raac iyo ni-
daam maamul oo lagu dhaqo shaqa-
alaha dawladaha hoose
In dawladaha hoose helaan
shaqaale xirfad, aqoon, karti iyo
khibrad u leh gudashada xilka iyo
waajibaadka shaqo iyo kor usoo qa-
adida hufnaanta, Hamada iyo xiisaha
(Motivation) shaqaalaha
In la xaqiijiyo nidaam ku
dhisan caddaalad iyo sinnaan oo
lagu ilaalinayo xuquuqda shaqaalaha iyo nid
aamka shaqalaysiinta ee shaqaalaha Dawlada-
ha Hoose;
2. Dabaqaada Xeer-nidaamiyaha
Xeer-nidaamiyahani waxa lagu dabaqayaa ama
lagu dhaqayaa shaqaalaha joogtada ah ee ka
shaqeeya Dawladaha Hoose ee dalka
Xeer-nidaamiyahani laguma dabaqayo ama
laguma dhaqayo:
Xohgahayayaasha fulinta ee dawladaha hoose
Shaqaalaha wasaaradaha iyo hayadaha dawla-
da dhexe ee ka hawl-gala degmooyinka.
Lataliyaasha ama khabiirada heshiis hawl-qa-
bad oo mudaysan Dawladaha hoose la galaan;
Shaqaalaha mudada cayiman ee shaqadoodu
tahay meel iyo muddo cayiman ee lagu sheegay
qodobka 22aad ee xeer-nidaamiyahani
 History, Arts and Culture

AFROPEAN STYLE: Thrifting

with Dualleh Abdulrahman
By: Tommy Evans

S
elf-made fashionista Dualleh culture to them! But that didnt in shaping your outlook? Can sar-
Abdulrahman is both Afro- make me want to join the torial savviness be schooled?
pean in heritage and style. A crowd or fit in. Or has the University of
designer, photographer and styl- Youve previously Life taught you more
mentioned how pivot- about clothing and all that
al your father and un- accompanies it?
cle were in implanting School just teaches you
and cultivating your the basics of fashion,
passion for fashion which is good, but fashion is
My father, Al- not style. I always say you
lah bless his cant break the rules if
soul, was a you dont know what
stylish guy: the rules are. So I
he dressed learned the histo-
funky fresh ry of fashion and
with a big style but the rest
afro. My is just the Uni-
uncle, who versity of Life. I
was half love clothing but
I t a l - I will not pay
ian/half thousands
Somali, of Euros
dressed in for something I can
the dandy style. make myself so thrift-
ist, Dualleh talks to Tommy Evans I just loved it. I ing was the next thing.
about how he creates his signature used to hear my Most times, I dont even
look, how he remains dapper on a uncle tell his know what
thrift shop budget and what its like friends why the I will find.
to work for a mainstream brand pocket square But I will keep
when your own style is that much was invented. He my eye out for some-
more laudable. said it was not thing I saw in a shop and
Afropean has been defined as the only to finish the then find similar items.
social, cultural and aesthetic inter- outfit but it had Breaking the rules of
play of Black and European culture. a function too: mens fashion is what
As a Dubai-born, German-raised, when you were sets you apart. Some like
England-educated, Dutch-based leaving on a long trip, it, some dont and you
gentleman of Somali and Iraqi her- the wife would c r y only learn that in real
itage, would Afropean be an apt on your shoul- d e r life. Sometimes I found
description of your experiences, so you rest the poc k- things like braces that I
identity and ambience? et square on your had no clue about pre-
Afropean is a good description of shoulder so that y o u viously. So the thrift
what I am. Its always been hard to dont get make- up on store helped broaden
explain my background to people. your suit! That stuck my closet with unique
I lived in Germany before coming with me until t o d a y. items.
here [to Holland] and I was the first Everything in a mans What was the experi-
black guy they ever saw. To explain wardrobe has a func- ence of working with
black culture to my classmates, the tion. a mainstream global
teacher showed the movie The How influential we r e brand such as H&M
Gods Must Be Crazy [a 1980 South your institution- al ed- like?
African comedy] that was black ucational experi- ences Working in H&M was
IRMAAN - Sept/Oct 29
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good but it had its downsides too.
I worked in the mens section the
classic section with suits but I also
gave style advice by appointment.
For example, a customer would have
a private session for three hours in
which I would style and explain
mens fashion, but since I always
wore my own stuff and not H&Ms,
the customers tended to follow my
cheap trend and I made no major
sales! When they asked me where
I got my clothes, I couldnt keep it
to myself. I love helping people out,
just like the men or women who put
free tutorials out there on the inter-
net. I just couldnt make customers
30 IRMAAN - Sept/Oct
buy off-the-rack, ill-fitted clothing.
Buying cheap and making a one of
a kind piece was the next thing, so
I quit my job and now I am thinking
of starting my own clothing line.
As a photographer and stylist, do
you adopt a different method to
making over a client as you would
to designing and constructing an
outfit of your own?
Photography was not my thing but
I couldnt find a photographer who
had experience in male photogra-
phy. It was on TFPs [Time for Print
meaning an arrangement whereby
the photographer provides a set
number of prints in exchange for
the models time] and I never got
what I wanted so I picked up the
camera myself. I majored in ana-
logue photography so I had to learn
digital myself; YouTube and Google
are the best teachers! I had clients
that I did the art directing and styl-
ing for, some of them paid, some
on TFPs, I just cant bring myself to
ask for money every time. My wife
hates this! I say to her, First fame,
then money! I was just tired of put-
ting in one hundred per cent and
getting back zero, so I use all that
Allah gave me to maybe, inshallah,
reach my goal.

KURDISTAN INDEPENDENCE:
GLEAM OF HOPE FOR SOMALILAND
By Mohamed Abdilahi Duale
D
uring the last several weeks,
it has become clear that
the independence of Iraqi
Kurdistan has been fervently debat-
ed in the political circles of the in-
ternational community. This came
after ISIS militants occupied many
strategic towns in Iraq and the Iraqi
military was not able to protect
Iraqi citizens from the militants,
and collapsed eventually. And after
Massoud Barzani, the president of
Iraqis autonomous region of Kurd-
istan had officially announced that
there will be a referendum for inde-
pendence in the coming months.
Iraqi Kurdistan and Somaliland
share many important underlying
factors, and it is the thesis of this
piece to explain.
First, Iraqi Kurdistan is a part and
parcel of the large scattered Kurd-
istan Ethnicity that has been parti-
tioned into four different countries:
Turkey, Iran, Syria and Iraq. Not to
mention the genocidal campaign
of Saddam Hussein in the 1980s
against Iraqi Kurdistanis. The same
subjugations and suppressions that
the people of Somaliland experi-
enced during their 31 years rule un-
der Italian Somalia. Nevertheless,
it is political fact of life that Iraqi
Kurdistan has never been a na-
tion-state as Somaliland was an in-
dependent nation-state on 26 June
in 1960.
Second, Iraqi Kurdistan has been
democratic and peaceful since its
first elections in 1992. Even though,
Iraqi Kurdistans democracy is not
analogous with the democracy in
Somaliland, at least it is a growing
democracy where there are differ-
ent political parties. Somaliland,
although yet to be fully recognized
by any states, has experienced sus-
tained peace amidst con-
flicting states in the region of the
Horn of Africa and has been dem-
ocratic since 1993.Given their com-
mon experience of democracy, one
might argue that one of the reasons
that motivated them to adopt the
democratic system can be attribut-
ed to their common biter, long
struggle.
Third, both Iraq and the erstwhile
Republic of Somalia are character-
ized as the mothers of failed states
their state failure are character-
ized by a disintegration of state
structures, where their respective
governments are in-capable of dis-
charging basic governmental duties
with respect to their populace and
territories. They are caught in an
apparently perpetual cycle of anar-
chy, terrorism and failed foreign in-
terventions. Both Iraq and Somalia
do not enjoy empirical sovereignty
but rather judicial sovereignty. Not
to mention that the nationalism
factor is missing from their national
troops, and this is clearly elucidat-
ed by the latest ISIS attack on many
Iraqi towns, where Iraqi national
troops simply collapsed. Similar-
ly, the so-called Somali national
troops have been overwhelmingly
defeated by Alshabaab Nihilists,
whenever they fight each other.
With respect to the current develop-
ments of Iraqi Kurdistans indepen-
dence, many scholars and journalist
are arguing that it is the opportune
time for Iraqi Kurdistans indepen-
dence. Jonathan Foreman, former
New York Post correspondent on
Iraq war has succinctly contended,
The time has come for America
and the west to support Kurdish
Independence and, simultaneously,
to set up U.S bases in Iraqi Kurdis-
History, Arts and Culture
tan that would make it Americas
military hub in the region. Equal-
ly, Professor William Waters, from
Indian University Maurer School
of law has argued that,Kerry asked
Kurds to be statesmen. Statesman-
ship is a quality we associate with
states. The Kurds have long wanted
one; perhaps now is the time. For
that to happen requires statesman-
ship from us.
Furthermore, the Israelis are also
supporting the independence of
Iraqi Kurdistan, and this came after
the first tanker carrying crude oil
produced in Iraqi Kurdistan arrived
at the Israeli Mediterranean port of
Ashkelon. Prime Minister Netanya-
hu has publicly announced that
he is backing the independence of
Iraqi Kurdistan.
Finally, there are indications that
Iraqi Kurdistan is likely to become
an independent state, given the cur-
rent security and political situation
of Iraq, as well as the stability, peace
and democratic governance that is
prevailing in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is
worth mentioning to note that the
independence of Kurdistan would
be game-changer for states aspiring
to be independent- this would spe-
cifically boost and increase Somalil-
ands aspirations of de jure state. If
Iraqi Kurdistan is recognized as an
independent state, it would be very
difficult for the International Com-
munity to thwart or withhold from
Somaliland its fully-deserved inter-
national recognition.
Mohamed Abdilahi Duale is a po-
litical analyst and an independent
researcher currently based in So-
maliland.
Source: Kurdistantribune
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Taran laaanta Af-Soomaaliga
iyo takooridda ereyada qalaad!
WQ: Mustafe M. Khayre
I
yadoo hore looga hadli jiray dhibaa-
tooyinka ka dhashay qabyada ka ji-
rta qoraalka far- Soomaalida ayaa
beryahan dambena waxa ku soo biirtay
qaylodhaan is taraysa oo la xidhiidha
korodhka adeegsiga ereyada iyo weed-
haha qalaad, kuwaas oo af-Soomaaliga
u ekaysiiyey mid aan lagu hagar bixi
karayn.
In badan oo ka mid ah suugaanyah-
anka, dhaqanyahanka iyo qoreyaasha
Soomaalida ayaa walaac ka muujiy-
ey hadimooyinka sii biiraya ee ay afka
ku hayaan dad badan oo caadaystay
in ay hadalkooda ama qoraalkooda si
qaab daran oo ismoog ama ku-talo-gal
ah ugu dhex qasaan ereyo ama weed-
ho shisheeye oo u badan Ingiriisi iyo
Carabi, meelaha qaarna Faransiis ama
Amxaari. Aqoonyahannada qaar werw-
erkoodu wuxu gaadhayba ilaa heer ay
is weydiiyaan muddo intee leeg ayuu
af-Soomaaligu sii jiri doonaa?
Si ay u badbaadiyaan afkeena hooyo,
waxay isku xilsaareen gudbinta farriimo
qofka Soomaaliga ah ku dhiirigeliya in
uu ku qanacsanaado afkiisa kana niy-
adjebinaya ku faanista af nin kale. Far-
riimahaas waxa ka mid ah af-Soomaa-
ligu waa hodan afkaaga hooyo ayaad
ku ciil bixi kartaa maxaa looga baahan
yahay ergisada af kale af qalaad aqoon-
tu miyaa!
Run ahaantii waa ay jirtaa in af-Soomaa-
liga iyo far-Soomaaligaba ay ka jirto
baylah aan xad lahayn oo u baahan
gurmad, waanan la qabaa indheerga-
radka werwerkooda iyo dareenkooda
waddaninimo maadaama dhaqankeena
iyo taariikhdeena oo dhami ku kayd-
san yihiin afkeena laaantiina aan la ina
garan karin cidda aynu nahay. Waa kii
Abwaan Weedhsame inoo soo weriyey
af-Soomaaliga oo ku dardaarmaya Inta
aan irmaanahay, adna waad ab leedahay;
mar haddaan abaadose, asal-guurku
waa dhaxal.
Haseyeeshee, qoreyaasha qaarkood
ayaad moodaa in ay arrinta ku talax-ta-
geen xalkana ka dooneen meel aan hab-
boonayn. Waxay noqdeen asal-raac
qoraalkooda iyo hadalkoodaba ka sifeeya
erey kasta oo asalkiisu ka soo jeedo af
kale, xataa ereygaasi haddii uu Soomaa-
liyoobay. Tusaale ahaan waxay ictiraaf-
ka kala noqdeen oo ay isticmaalkooda
ka soo horjeedaan ereyadan caanka ah
suaal, taariikh, buug, wakhti, fakhri,
isticmaal, kelmad, nooc... Sidoo kale
waxay ka dayriyaan ereyadan tiknoo-
lojiga ah telefoon, tiifii, iimayl iyagoo
jecel in aynu ku bedelno fogaan-maqal,
muuq-baahiye, bilig-dir. Waxa iyaguna
jira ereyo aan caan ahayn oo ay adeeg-
sadaan sida dhigane, suudal, xidhane
iyagoo ula jeeda buug, tahriib, max-
buus. Waxan is weydiiyey sida ay af
Soomaali ugu helaan ereyo badan oo ay
ka mid yihiin muusig, addarees, mu-
tadawac, fadlan, dabcan
Bal ila eeg meeriskan male-awaalka ah
ee aan u dhigay sida ay qoreyaasheena
asal-raaca ahi innaga rabaan.
Wiil Soomaaliyeed oo noloshu ka hor
timid ayaa si xeerka ka baxsan ugu suu-
dalay dal shisheeye hase ahaatee waa
la qabtay waxana laga dhigay xidhane.
Kadibna ciidanka ilaallada xeebaha
ayaa ka qaaday waraysi ay weydiimihii-
sa ka mid ahaayeen in uu wax ka shee-
go dhiganeyaasha ugu caansan ee ay ku
kaydsan yihiin mahadhooyinka dalkiisu
iyo weliba jaadadka uu ka kooban ya-
hay calanka dalkiisu. Sidoo kale waxay
weydiiyeen goobta loogu hagaagi karo
qoyskiisii iyo in ay leeyihiin bilig-dir
ama fogaan-maqal lagala xidhiidhi karo.
Ammintii uu waraysigu dhammaaday
oo goorsheegtu ku beegnayd 10.00kii
cawaysnimo waxay ku oodeen edeg
yar oo soolane ah waxayna u daareen
muuq-baahiye ku baxayey af qalaad.
Maxaad ka fahantay? Miyaanay khasab
kugu noqon in aad ereyada qaarkood
macnahooda malayso?
Waxaynu ognahay in laga soo bilaabo
burburkii dawladdii Siyaad Barre iyo
ka horba uu korriinka af-Soomaaligu
taagnaa. Fikrado badan oo dunida ku
soo kordhay soddonkii sanno ee u dam-
beeyey, tiknoolojiga oo xawaare sare
ku ordaya iyo jiritaan laaanta culimo
erey-bixinta qaabilsan ayaa shaki geliy-
ey hodannimadii af-Soomaaliga ee aynu
ku faani jirnay. Marar badanna waxa ti-
maad baahi aan la is-diidsiin karayn oo
loo qabo ergisashada kelmado shishe-
eye. Dadka afafka isku turjumaa waxay
kuu sheegayaan in ay dhib kala kulmaan
helitaanka kelmado la kala doorto oo u
dhigma kuwa Ingiriisiga ama Carabiga.
Tusaale ahaan, ereyadan Ingiriisiga ah
work, job, task, duty, performance, as-
signment, action, activity waxa laga
History, Arts and Culture
yaabaa in dadka qaar, gaar ahaan inta
aqoonta afku ku yar tahay sidayda, ay
ku adkaato in ay mid kasta u helaan
erey Soomaali ah oo u dhigma. Tusaale
kale waxan u soo qaadan karaa ereya-
da perception, attitude, opinion, view,
thought, concept kuwaas oo turju-
maaddooda nin waliba dhinaca uu doo-
no uu ula kaco.
Si kastaba ha noqotee, waxa is weydiin
mudan sidee baa xeegona xeego ku no-
qon kartaa af- Soomaaligana loola jaan-
qaadsiin karaa afafka kale ee ka dada
weyn welina koraya?
Xeel-dheereyaasha afafku waxay xusaan
in siyaabaha afku ku kobco ay ka mid
yihiin labadan siyood: 1- In ay jiraan
xarumo khibrad leh khayraadna haysta
oo u xilsaaran erey-bixin joogto ah, ku-
waas oo awood u leh fidinta iyo hirgelin-
ta ereyada ay soo saaraan si carrabka
dadku ula qabatimo. 2- Iyo in afafka kale
laga soo amaahdo wixii laga maarmi
waayo.
Mar haddii xarumihii erey-bixintu mee-
sha ka maqan yihiin, ama ay hadda uun
yagleel yihiin sida kuwa ay Jabuuti isku
xilqaantay, miyaanay lagama-maar-
maan ahayn in aynu laabta u sii dayno
qodobka labaad? Qof arradani ergiso
ma diidi karaa? Haddii aynu afafka kale
milicsano boqolkiiba lixdan ereyada
Faransiisku waxay asalkoodii hore ka
yimaadeen Laatiini. Sidoo kale in ka
badan 80,000 oo erey ayuu Ingiriisigu
ka soo qaatay Faransiiska oo keliya, inta
uu afafka kale ee Giriiggu ka mid yahay
ka qaatayna lama koobi karo. Maxaa u
diidaya af-Soomaaliga oo weliba ka fac
yar kuwan?
Gunaanadka dooddayda, waxan ayid-
sanahay dhawrista, daryeelka iyo mu-
uneynta af- Soomaaliga waanan ka soo
horjeedaa adeegsiga afafka qalaad mar-
ka aan baahi dhab ah loo qabin. Mana
muuqato sabab qof Soomaali ah oo la
hadlaya qof kale oo isna Soomaali ahi uu
u adeegsado af kale. Waxanse ka digayaa
in la is-mahadiyo oo la arki waayo korri-
in laaanta af- Soomaaliga lana faquuqo
ereyada qalaad intooda Soomaaliyow-
day. Taasi wax ay tarto daayoo afkeena
cidhib xun bay ku yeelan kartaa waxayna
ka dhigi kartaa mid duugoobay oo xaaluf
ah; qoreyaasha qaarna waxayba ku kalli-
fi kartaa in ay qalinkooda u wareejiyaan
afafka kale sida haatanba dhacda!
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