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April 2012 issue. Somali Press is a monthly newspaper that caters to the Somali community here in Central Ohio. Somali Press serves a wider range of readers in both English and Somali languages.TRANSCRIPT
April 2012
Volume 3, Issue 4, The Somali Press
PR
ESS
THE SOMALI
thesomalipress.com
BOQORKII HABAR
DUGAAG IMAGE OF THE MONTH
“Sheeko xigmad weyn ku fad-
hida, - Lion King”.
Debashis, Photo
Inside this issue: Columbus Crew Soccer Clinics
Girl Scouts provides opportunities for all girls
Somali Diaspora Role in the New Parliament
National Honor Society warded three Somali girls
Soccer is their game of passion
Boqorkii Habar Dugaag
Somali-American Proud to serve the
U.S. Army 2 3 4
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Ahmed Adan
The world is changing and we experi-
ence that every day in our lives. Today’s The
Somali Press has great deal of these changes
and how it is felt by many. Even though we
concentrated on the local, the international
was not ignored. It is not easy to schedule
news but it is very hard to miss breaking
news. The Somali Press try to sift through
piles of fluid and breaking news and without
censoring, reporting with analytical articles
all the relevant without downplaying the sig-
nificant of another.
In this Issue- The draft of New Soma-
li Constitution and the implication it has for
all Somalis, the role of Somali diaspora. One
interesting article, there is very seriously is-
sue raised on the new role of Somalis in di-
aspora and the new draft of the constitution-
weakness and opportunity it has presented.
Also, Somalis-American and the role they
play in their new home- we have story of
young Somali guy who proudly served his
country; and many other remarkably inter-
esting stories. Somali Press serves Somali
community keeping them informed and be-
coming their voice.
Thank you for reading, The Somali
Press will appreciate your interest and
equally prize your effort to reach and con-
tact us. We will love to hear from you: if
there is something we are doing right or
something you think we have to change, it is
always good to hear from you. Hope you en-
joy.
Dear Readers
We Meet Again
Ayan Sheikh [email protected]
At first glance, Omar Guntan looks like your average Somali-American. Like many So-malis’ living in Columbus, Guntan left his home-land before the start of the civil war in Somalia. But what most people don’t know is that Gunton is an active member of the U.S. military.
“I’ve always been a curious person and I wanted to do something that was different and not normal,” Guntan said. “I wanted something (that was) a little more riskier. I didn’t want to do a nine-to-five job.”
Once Guntan decided to enlist in the U.S. army, members of his family did not take the news very well. The reason being they feared Omar would lose his life while on duty.
“Most family rightfully would not want their son or daughter to be in a position where they can be killed or anything like that, God for-bid,” Guntan said. “My family didn’t take it very lightly and I had some convincing to do and eventually everybody was pretty accepting.”
The single father of three boys has been serving in the military for 14 years and he is cur-rently a member of the military’s Force Protec-tion agency.
Guntan said as a Somali-American serv-ing in the U.S. army he is familiar with the mis-conceptions held by members of the Somali com-munity in regards to his profession.
“What I hear all the time is people think the U.S. army is Christian army and they go out there to fight Muslim or other religions, that’s not the case,” Guntan explained, “the U.S. army respects all religions that are recognized by the government.”
Guntan continued to say he believes he has more rights as an army soldier than he does in his civilian job.
“On Friday when I’m in the army and I tell my commander I want to go for Friday pray-er.. the commander is obligated by law to let me off and do my service and that’s part of the army’s regulations,” Guntan said.
Guntan also said he has heard members of the community assume that he would be de-
ployed to Iraq or Afghanistan to take part in combat operations simply because he was Muslim.
“Another thing I hear all the time is: ‘you are Muslim and you will be shipped directly to a combat role so you could kill other Muslims,’ you know that’s not true.”
Although Guntan is one of the many Somalis serving in the U.S. army, he did describe his experi-ence in the U.S. army as being positive and extremely beneficial to his personal growth as well as helping him become a better member of his community.
“Most of the time I’ve learned skills and about my country..this sort of experience, of training soldiers and being a certified combat medic,” Guntan said. “So the experience and knowledge I gained from the U.S. army is really invaluable.”
Guntan said he has no plans of retiring in the near future but he does hope to eventually pursue a degree in petroleum engineering or chemistry at Ohio State University.
Somali-American Proud to Serve the U.S. Army
Guntan traveled more than 20 countries while serving
in the U.S. Army. He earned meritorious services
award, army commendation medal and good conduct
medal. Photo SP
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The Girl Scouts is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, having been founded in March 1912. The organi-zation was established to bring girls of all backgrounds into the out-of-doors, give them the opportunity to devel-op self-reliance and resourcefulness, perform community service, and maximize their physical, mental, and spiritual abilities. For 100 years, the organization has held to these traditional values while adapting to girls’ changing needs. Today, the Girl Scouts of the USA is the premier leader-ship development program dedicated solely to girls -- all girls from kindergarten through grade 12. The mission is to build girls of courage, confi-dence and character, who make the world a better place. Through activities in science and technology, business and economic literacy, and outdoor and environmental aware-ness, Girl Scouting provides girls with opportunities for fun and friendship, while fostering the development of leadership skills and self-esteem. In an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls devel-op qualities that will serve them all their lives, such as leadership, strong values, and social conscience. Girls learn skills such as financial literacy and budgeting, team-work and consensus building, resourcefulness and respect for the environment, and appreciation of the arts. In the United States, there are 50 million Girl Scout alumnae, and 2.3 million current girl members. The local council – Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, serves more than 30,000 girls in 30 counties. Globally, Girl Scouts of the USA, through membership in the World As-sociation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, is part of a world-wide family of 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries. Girls and volunteers may participate in scouting in a variety of ways: Troop membership -- a group of girls with adult vol-
unteer leaders Camp participation, both day and resident camps Series activities designed to explore an area of girls’
interest Travel program, both local and global Virtually by way of online participation to come soon. For more information on how to join, volunteer, or donate to Girl Scouts, call 614-487-8181or visit www.gsoh.org.
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Volume 3, Issue 4, The Somali Press
Girl Scouts provides opportunities for all girls Mohamed Mohamed
Columbus Crew Programming
Columbus Crew, one of the founding teams of the Major League Soccer (MLS) utilizes soccer to serve the community through educa-tion, field development and promoting healthy lifestyles. According to the club “Crew Founda-tion has supported programs that focus on litera-cy, scholarships, soccer field creation, refurbish-ment and programming in underserved commu-nities and healthy lifestyle education program-ming”.
Columbus Crew Soccer Clinics
Somali parents have an opportunity to register their kids to Columbus Crew Soccer Clin-ics starting this month. The Crew Soccer Founda-tion will sponsor youth clinics located at Crew Soccer Foundation Field in Crew Stadium. The clinics are free to participate and are open to children between the ages of 9-14. Crew will pro-vide each child and his or her adult chaperone with a Crew game ticket to attend the Crew match following the clinic. The dates for the clin-ics are April 21, May 12, June 30, August 25 and September 1 between 11:00am-12:15pm. Parents can register their children a week before each clinic. This is an opportunity that Somali chil-dren would not want to miss, a chance to connect with their peers in the larger Columbus commu-nity and a beginning of something great.
Kicks For Kids Program
Another important program that our community can again benefit from is “Kicks For Kids” program. This partnership program pro-vides Columbus Crew game tickets to local or-ganizations. Somali organizations can choose the home games they wish to attend to and provide the number of youths they can bring. Somali or-ganizations and community leaders can use this opportunity to reconnect with the youth and pro-vide mentorship by sharing a Major League Soc-cer experience and understanding the youth more. All Crew games are on Saturdays and chil-dren and youth of all ages are welcomed.
Columbus Crew Foundation Heroes League
Somali parents can register their kids for free to partake in Columbus Crew Foundation Heroes League that will start in July 9 until Au-gust 11. Games will take place on July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 11. All these activities will take place on Saturdays thus allowing parents, guard-ians with much need flexibility. The league will consist of 12 co-ed teams in two age groups: Un-der 5/6 and Under 7/8. The six teams in the Un-der 5/6 age group will consist of six children per
team and the Under 7/8 age group will con-sist of eight children per team.
Community
Our Somali community which is part and parcel of Cen-tral Ohio community can benefit immensely by partnering and par-ticipating in these programs designed to bring com-munities together. Kids and youth alike in our com-munity lack outlets where they can prosper and re-ceive mentorship and guidance. These programs will help our community through integration and developing links with other communities. In return, Columbus Crew, a professional soccer club will forge a lasting partnership with the Somali commu-nity. Soccer is already a popular sport among the Somalis and our kids and youth already have the foundation and can easily excel with these pro-grams. Columbus Crew will be developing soccer fields in Innis Park in Northeast Columbus, a part of the city with sizable Somali population. The proxim-ity of these fields will be crucial in our participation.
If you frequent any Somali neighborhood, Somali kids enjoy playing Soccer and it comes natu-ral to them due to their upbringing. In one of those neighborhoods, I witnessed a quick pick up game between kids. There I had a chance to talk to one of the kids and asked him few questions. Yusuf aged 9 professed the love he has for the game and how it brings his friends together. “I love soccer and I want to play more and more” he said. “Me and my friends are a team” said Yusuf.
Our youths and kids will become better citi-zens and eventually contribute positively to the larg-er community. Organized sports teach kids disci-pline and commitment, two important actions that will help with their upbringing. These programs will help Somali kids develop good work ethic, physical fitness and mental strength as a result of playing games. The benefits of these programs will remain with them well into their teenage years and adult life. Somali youths in our community are often ne-glected and that can be attributed by the lack of community programs, mentorship and poor leader-ship. This is the time to give young children an out-let they can thrive on and in return a better future for those kids is paved.
If parents should have any interest in par-ticipating in our clinics and leagues, please contact Mohamed Mohamed at 614-446-5838, Keiana Mitchell at 614-447-4174 or [email protected] for more information and applica-tions. We look forward to introducing your child to the world’s most popular game!
Columbus Crew Soccer Clinics
COMMUNITY
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Maryan Du’alle [email protected] Ismail lead a normal life until he got very sick one day and was taken to the emergency room. After, much pok-ing and probing Ismail was informed that he had end stage noninsulin dependent diabetes known as type 2 or adult diabetes.
A chronic disease in which there is high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. A person with this kind of dia-betes has metabolic disease that causes his or her pancreas not to make enough insulin. Without insulin the glucose from the foods they eat cannot be moved from the blood-stream to the muscle, fat, and liver cells where it is stored for energy.
Untreated type 2 diabetes can lead to many health complications including; eye problems, feet and skin sores, nerve damage, uncontrollable blood pressure and cholester-ol, and kidney damage.
Unfortunately Ismail’s end stage type 2 diabetes diagnosis meant that he had lost the functions of both his kidneys. At age 55 Ismail goes to dialysis three times a week to stay alive as he waits for kidney transplant.
Ismail’s unexpected diagnosis is not an isolated case we all know a family member, friend, coworker, or a neigh-bor who seemed fine until one day he/she was diagnosed with end stage of a disease.
So, what can we do to minimize the chances of be-ing diagnosed with disease at end stage? Many of the chronic diseases that plague our society today (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol) and some of the killer dis-eases such as Cancer can be managed or cured if they are detected at an early stage.
Staying current with your health checkups is one way to minimize end stage diagnosis. Everyone needs to see his/her Primary Care Physician (PCP) regularly even if they are not sick, and get tested for chronic diseases.
In addition, females need to make sure they get their Pap smear and mammogram checkup every year; and males based on their age and other risk factors need to talk to their doctor about prostate, testicular, colon and pineal cancers.
If you think this happened to Ismail due to lack of health insurance think again. Trends have been seen in most adults that even if they have health insurance they do not see their PCP unless they are sick.
Seeing your PCP in regular basis and getting the
right tests for your age, gender, and ethnicity can save your
live. For these of you who do not have health insurance
check with your city’s department of public health if there
are free clinics in your area.
Early Detection Saves Lives
By Abdullah Ibrahim [email protected] Here is to my Somali readers. Would any of you thought, the Somali constitutional discussion would involve the legality and con-stitutionality of having those in diaspora as a constituency? What does this mean? Somalis in dias-pora will become electoral district that will have power to elect member from their constit-uency into the Somali parliament. All Somalis in North America particularly those in U.S. and Canada become one electoral district. Imagine you are in America and you have a representative you have directly in the Somali law makers. Since, Somalis in North America is not of the same tribe or divided be-tween tribes like those in Somalia the election process will be fair and best and most compe-tent will win.
We will take advantage of advance electoral voting machines. Regardless of the gender-the person we elect will speak on our behalf condemning loudly whatever is holding back all the progress of the nation. They will lead the nation and strongly support all pro-gressive agenda, - led by example in the Somali parliament should be in place. No longer will any NGO will take more than half of every dol-lar we send back home for relief measures. No longer would we wonder who to trust, who can be fair and who is accountable to us. Imagine having Somali individuals who represent those in the diaspora, have lev-erage power invested in them backed by Somali Government traveling through continents of the world speaking on behalf of all Somalis.
He or she represents Somali diaspora not tribe ‘x’ or ‘y’. Traveling to Kenya speaking on behalf of thousands robed and often unjust-ly imprisoned by corrupt Kenya police. Going to South Africa and confronting government by neglecting Somali refugees; not fully investigat-ing constant looting, raping and killing of So-malis.
Visiting Yemen, Egypt, Qatar, and Sau-di Arabia to rescue the thousands in-slaved and raped imprisoned poor, innocent asylum seek-ing Somali girls by godless greedy Arabs. Trav-elling to Greek and Italy speaking on behalf of poorly treated, unfairly imprisoned and ne-glected Somali refugee who travelled many miles to seek an asylum.
Most importantly, someone who speaks directly to Somalis in diaspora to invest in Soma-lia, discourage capital flight and revise brain-drain. Somalis in diaspora will get direct channel to take part in the nation building; someone who is directly accountable to them.
This has multiple advantages; first, it will be methods that can be used to be broken away from unfairly tribal system-4.5. Second, it will create afford Somalis in diaspora direct involve-ment in the Somali affair. This is all true and immensely important but can this be practically possible? The answer is yes. French is first country in the world to have created parliament seats for those in diaspora. The French Diaspora elected directly 11 represent-atives into the French parliament. The French diaspora are treated as con-stituency and they vote for a candidate, of their choice among contests in the field, into the parlia-ment. The candidate is expected to campaign within those in diaspora and they have voting power, voice and elect someone while they are in foreign countries. French constitution created 11 constituencies outside the Country. French diaspora in North America be-comes one electoral district. French diaspora in Africa become two electoral districts (here are two relevant examples). The election occurs in a for-eign soil, those in North America have an access to ballot-box monitor by the French government. Does Somalis in diaspora deserve becom-ing constituency that has electoral power? Those back at home, will say diaspora are actually the only voice in the parliament and have every posi-tion in the cabinet. True but they are not account-able to Somalis in diaspora. Can the diaspora even become that miss-ing .5? So that instead of 4.5, Diaspora will make up that missing half, this will complete electoral power structural system to whole 5, amending visibly unfairness with cosmetic brush of odd jus-tice. Satire it may sound but sound mind will ac-cept. French is doing it now. We have trashed old constitution and decided to write new one. French created precedent for this wildly unreal political capital, the new constitution is a draft stage and it presents an opportunity for Somalis in diaspora to propose and enact the idea of them becoming a constituency that has seats in the par-liament. We are not endorsing the new draft of constitution we are only pointing out that it has presented an extraordinary opportunity for us pushing this particular issue.
Somali Diaspora Role in the New Parliament
OPINION
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Once upon a time there was five camels. A monkey came to them and said “I have food for you.” The camels became very happy because they were very hungry. One clever camel thought “If I make the other camels angry than they will leave and I can eat all the food myself.” He started insulting the other camels. He said they were ugly, fat, and stupid. The other camels got angry and left the clever camel ate all the food himself. He sat on the ground and felt happy and full. Then he got hungry again and he looked for the monkey. He saw the monkey in a tree, “Monkey can you give me more food? I am hungry.” The monkey shook his head, “That was only one time. You can’t expect me to give you food all the time. Find the other camels and tell them to help you. I am a monkey. You are a camel. Ask your own to help you.” The camel shook his head, “But the other camels hate me after what I did to them. The monkey shrugged, “I can’t help you.” The camel went back to find the other camels and begged them for help. One after another they all refused him. Until finally he came to the last camel. The last camel turned around, “What do you want?” “I need your help,” begged the clever camel. “I’m so hungry. Please help me. I realize that we have to work together. We are camels, after all.” The last camel did not answer for a minute. “I see. So the monkey doesn’t want to help you. Now you come crawling back for us to help you, because you only remember when you are hungry that we are camels. I see you are a foolish camel, but you are still our brother. This world is not like before. It is harder. We have to help each other. But brother you must never forget that you are only a camel and the only ones you have is us. Promise to never forget that.” The clever but foolish camel promised to never do it again and he never did. The camels worked together and they lived happily ever after.
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The Clever Camel Short Story
CULTURE
National Honor Society awarded three Somali girls
Sindiya Darman [email protected]
Three Somali Ohio students Riyaq Ashur, Abshiro Ali, and Ladan Mohamed were awarded membership into the National Honor Society. National Honor Society is a selective or-ganization that only chooses students who have shown excellent leadership, character, scholar-ship, and service.
The ceremony took place at the Northland High School auditorium. The awards were given by Principal Duane Bland. The students were given an award, a flower, and a candle. Then they lit up the candles one after another while the senior members read a poem. It was an in-credible honor for Somali students especially to be honored in such a manner.
These girls are smart, hardworking, and leaders. Ladan Mohamed is always ready to help. She is well-mannered and generous of heart. You would never know of all the difficulties she has overcome, because she is always a lady with good manners. Ladan is like a diamond that doesn’t break.
Abshiro Ali is an ambitious and dedicated student who excels in whatever goals she sets. If it is grades she will get all “A’s.” If it is a fundraiser, she will outsell all the other participates. She is not a young lady who talks, but one who takes action. The teachers know to call on Abshi-ro to help if they need something done quickly and correctly. She never wastes time, but stays on the move.
“my advice for young Somali girls who also are my sisters is that they can do anything that they put in their mind, and all they need is to have some motivation weather it is from their parents or friends. Abshir Said “My motivation is my mother Deqo and my uncle Abdiqani. I thank them or otherwise I would not be a member of National Honor Society, which means a lot to me” she said.
Riyaq Ashur is a born diplomat who negotiates and mediates all her peer’s grievances. They rely on her for advice, friendship, and leadership. You would never know that this girl who takes classes with American students has only lived in America for a few years, because of her natural, intellectual gift, picks up information and language like a sponge. Riyaq is not only beautiful, but has a beautiful mind. I asked her to give advice to the young Somali girls.
“Just remember that your parents did a lot of hardship to get you where you are, so be thankful and have fun, while you working hard, and be an undercover genius" Riyaq said.
These girls are an asset to the Somali community and I am sure that we will hear much more from them in the future. Ladan Mohamed, Riyaq Ashur, and Abshiro Ali are the example of the new generation of Somali youth.
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Ahmed Adan [email protected] It is more than a game or a tournament it is a huge community gathering in every spring for 12 years, held in central Ohio.
The most talented young Somali American, Somali Canadians and few other selective players come together in Columbus first week of April every year. This is an indoor soccer tournament that attracts huge number of Somali soccer players and fans around the world. Friends and families enjoy watching the games, some of them meeting the first time since they immigrated to the United States and Canada.
This year the former Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdul-lahi Farmajo refereed one of the gamed and was the guest of honor at the tournament appreciation dinner.
“I am amazed with the level of organization and dedication you all put to this tournament; you are doing a fantastic job.” Mohamed Abdullahi said.
30 teams participated the two divisions (youth under 14 and U-25) tournaments. These teams were from the host Columbus Ohio, Minnesota, Washington DC, Arizona, Boston Massachusetts, Portland Maine, Memphis Tennessee, Atlanta Georgia, Seattle Washington, and Toronto Canada.
The Somali sports community re-united and deliberated how to keep the soccer tradition and motivate young players to play soccer as their choice of sports. Soccer legends including former national play-ers and coaches offered valuable advices to the young players after carefully watching their games.
April 2012
Soccer is their game of passion FEATURE STORY
“We are honored with the presence of coaches and players that young people look up to” said Mahad Awale, who is a member of the organizing committee.
The winner this year was Twin Cities Stars from Minnesota by 4-2, defeating TSS from Tennessee at the final game.
“The winning team from the Twin Cities actually deserved the win this year. They had some of the best players and played very nice games all alone the tourna-ment.” Fuad Ali a tournament official said.
Although this is the twelfth spring soccer tournament the organizing team ranked this to be the greatest of all.
“This was our best tournament we ever hosted in Ohio.” Mahad Awale said. “Believe me, we had a three day soccer tournament with hundreds of players and thou-sands of fans and we concluded without a single complaint, everybody appreciated”.
Mike Barry knows what a good soccer game looks like. He played soccer in England for 17 years and coached 25 years, he is a member of Ohio South and an in-door soccer referee currently living in Central Ohio. He admires the level of talent and how magnificent it is soccer to unite a whole community.
“They come from different places, I love doing (referee) the game because of the passion, the science and the amazing work they put into this tournament” Barry said.
Also, there are businesses that strongly support this tournament every year and the organizing committee appreciates their support.
“This would not have been possible without the support of the community
businesses especially this we had a very generous donations form attorney Russell
Flickinger Law Office and Discovery Dental of Dr. Mohamed Warsame .” Bashir Gelle
chairman of the organizing committee said.
The Former Somali Prime Minster Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in the middle with
members of the North Amer-ican Somali soccer communi-
ty.
Among these group are na-tional soccer players and
coaches. Mahamed refereed a game player by Somali
players in the US and those from Canada.
This was a friendly game where former players had
their time in the field again.
Photo by SP
2012 Spring Soccer Tournament
April 2012 Volume 3, Issue 4,
Melinda McClimans
The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at the Ohio State University has been a feder-ally-designated Title VI National Resource Center since 1988, two years after the director of the Center, Dr. Alam Payind was hired in his role.
This means we have been receiving federal funding for the past 24 years to improve and facilitate Middle East studies at Ohio State, and to make sure knowledge about the Middle East is made available to local, regional, national and international communities.
We do this by funding library acquisitions, supporting students with the Foreign Lan-guage and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship, seeding faculty positions, organizing and support-ing academic engagement and exchange, partnerships with universities in the US and the Mid-dle East, and conducting numerous educational outreach activities.
MESC and the Center for African Studies (CAS) partner in the support and organiza-tion of multiple programs which promote Somali language and culture studies on OSU cam-pus. CAS organizes major international conferences and institutes on Somali Studies in a wide array of disciplines.
Something Somali parents may not know that both MESC and CAS do is teacher train-ing and classroom visits focused on improving the quality of information and teaching on the Middle East in American classrooms. This includes a more accurate depiction of Islam and the religious and ethnic diversity of the Middle East and Muslim-majority countries, such as So-malia.
One of the keys to inclusion lies within the content of the classroom, and students feel more comfortable when knowledge of their countries is considered a priority by their teachers and schools. Further, such knowledge must be presented in a culturally-sensitive way, which is any MESC and the Ohio State university strive to provide pedagogy training for diverse classrooms. It key that such diversity be engaged with on academic and identity-affirming lev-els, and not only through superficial culture festivals and the like.
If you would like to know more about our programs, follow MESC's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Middle-East-Studies-Center-at-The-Ohio-State-University/146019525428165
FEATURE
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THE SOMALI PRESS
Bari baa waxaa meel barwaaqaa oo aad u qurux badan daganaa habar dugaag oo aan cidina ka maqnayn. Waxaa xukumay boqor Libaax ah oo aad caadil u ah, kana taliya amniga iyo wada noolaansha-ha dhamaan habar dugaa, marka laga reebo Dhurqaa. Boqorka habar dugaag waxaa uu mamnuucay in la cuno hilibka si ay is ugaarsashada dhexdoodaa mee-sha uga baxdo. Arrintaas waxaa diiday dhurwaa oo yiri “anigu hilib la’aan ma noolaan karo, cawsna ma cuni karo”. Dhurwaa waa la karantiilay waxaana lagu qasbay inuusan soo dhex galin habar dugaag, oo uu difaacayo boqorkooda libaax.
Barwaaqaa lagu baraaray in mudaa, oo dee-gaankii wuxuu noqday mid aad u qurxoon, oo ay dur-durayaan biyaha, dhurtuna ubax bixisay midab kasta leh. Arrintaas waxaa masuul ka ahaa boqorka Libaax. Waxaase arrintaas dhibsaday boqorka walaalkiis oo u arkay in boqortooyadu dhaafayso kadib markii boqorkii wiil u dhashay. Waxaa kaloo uu ka masayray jacaylka habar dugaag u qabto boqorka carada xuku-ma. Waxaana uu go’aansaday inuu boqortooyada la wareego asagoo kaashanaya dhurwaayadii cadowga u ahaa boqortooyada. Halkaasna waxay ku gaareen
go’aan ah in la dilo boqorka.
Dhurwaayada iyo libaaxa boqorkaa walaalkiis waxay shirqool u dhigeen boqorkii waxayna la wareegeen boqortooyada. Dhurwaayadii waxay cunis ku bilaabeen dhamaan habar dugaag inteedii kale. Halka libaaxii boqor-ka walaalkiis ahaa uu seexday runtii boqortooyada waxaa-na uu amar ku siiyay dhurwaayadii inay maalin kasta hilib-kiisa u keenaan. Heshiiskii dhurwaayada iyo libaaxa wa-laalkiis ee saldhigiisu ahaa wax lacuna mooyee yaan wax kale laga wadlin waa hirgalay.
Habar dugaag waa kala carartay mid kasta meeshuu ciirsan karo ama ku amaan helayo ayuu u car-aray. Wiilkii boqorku dhalay asna waa aanbaday oo wuxuu u galay habar dugaag meel kale dagan oo aan hilibka cu-nin. Libaaxii yaraa wuu korey mudo dheerna dib uma soo fiirin boqortooyadii aabihiin.
Deegaankii wuxuu noqday meel gubato martay ama waa uu baa-ba’ay. Cawskii waa qalalay, biyihii waa gureen, ubixii waa gubtay, roobkiina waa joogsaday. Dee-gaankii boqortooyadu waa doorsoomay wax kastana waa bur-bureen.
Daanyeer oo wadaadka boqortooyada ahaan jiray, ayana dhibtay musiibada dhacday, ayaa baadi goobay li-
baaxii yaraa ee boqorku dhalay. In mudaa markuu baadi goob ku jiray Daanyeer oo uu quus taagan yahay, unbaa nasiib wanaag Li-baaxii yaraa oo asxaabtiisii habar dugaan la socda ku soo baxay. Waxaana uu u sheegay mushkiladii ka dhacday deegaankii boqor-tooyadii aabihiin. Daanyeerkii wuxuu kula dar-daarmay inuu u soo noqdo boqortooyadiisa uuna badbaadsho deegaanka iyo Habar Dugaag.
Walow ay waqti badan ku qaadatay dhurwaagii yaraa waa soo noqday waxaana uu wajahay libaaxii adeerkiis ahaa, si uu boqor-tooyada u badbaadsho. Waxaana uu dagaal cad la galay dhurwaayadii iyo libaaxii aabihiis dilay ee boqortooyada bur-buriyay. Waxaana uu ku guulaystay inuu ka takhaluso libaaxii aabihiis dilay. Waxaana uu halkaas kula wareegay boqortooyadiisii, waxaana uu soo ceshay sharcigii wanaagsanaa ee boqor-tooyada Habar Dugaag.
Halakaasna waxaa ku soo noqday barwaaqadii, maankii iyo bilicdii deegaanka boqortooyada Habar Dugaag. Roobkii, bihihii, daaqii, ubixii noocyada badnaa iyo wada noolaanshihii bahda habar dugaag intuba waxay mar kale dib u harsadeen cadaalada Boqorka Habar Dugaag.
(Sheekada waxaan ka soo minguuri-
nay qisada filimka caankaa ee Lion
King, waxaana haboon in qof kastaa
daawado dhuuxana qisada dhabtaa ee
filimku xanbaarsan yahay.)
Boqorkii Habar Dugaag
Xafiiska hay’ada Laanqeyrta Cass waxay baafi-nayaa shaqsiyaadkan hoos ku qoran, fadlan hadii aad garanayso gaarsii fariinta. Mumina Mohamed Haji Ali, Oo ah
Digil, kana ah Shanta Caleemood. Deerow Ibrahim Cise, Oo ah Marexan. Makay Yussuf Haji Ahmed, Oo ah Jar-
eerweyne (Bantu), kana ah Hintire. Mumina Issack Abdi– Beesha Hawiye,
oo ka ah Gorgati.
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Baafinta * Tracing
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Lion King looks over the plains of Daya river from his perch atop the Dhauligiri hills in Bhubaneswar, India. The hill is famous for Ashoka’s rock edicts and a dazzling white peace pagoda. Dhauli hill is presumed to be the area where Kalinga War was fought by Ashoka. 2010. Photo By Debashis Pradhan.
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Tiisa Daryeelaa Tu Kalu Ku Dara
Waxaan ku riyooday anoo madaxweyn noqday.
Dubad iyo xaaskiisa Dahabo waa qoys aanse dowladu ogayn inuu jiro, micnuhu waa sharciga dalkan iskuma qabaan. Waxaay haystaan caruur dowladu ugu diiwaan gahsan inaan la aqoon cidii dhashay. Hadaba sheekadoodan iyo riayda Dubad iyana dhuux.
Dahabo: Dubadow qoladii gurigaa imanaysaa bari ee waxaa fiican inaad caawo saaxiibkaa Barkhad la soo seexato. Waa naga goosa-nayaan xoogaaga cayrtaa hadii ay ogaadaan inaad halkaan ku nooshahay. Adna hadee shaqo ma haysid ana caruurtaan baan kala dhiciyaa, marka waa inaan danteena eegano.
Dubad: Ma sidaan baa lagu jiri karaa, bal waa yahay sidaas baan yeeli.
Dahabo: waad mahadsanid.
Dubad: Adaa mudan xabiibti.
Dahabo: Hawlihii aad waday iyo barnaamijyadii siyaasada maxaa kugu cusub, baryaahaan iima aadan waramine?
Dubad: Si fiican bay u socdaa, qoladii asxaabtayda ahayd waxaan isla garanay inay ii doortaan madaxweynaha DAYACLAND. Waxaa intaas sii dheer, xalay waxaan ku riyooday anoo noqday madaxweynaha dalkoo dhan. Adigaa badbaado u ah ummada baa riyo laygu yiri xalay.
Dahabo: Riyo layskuma ogayne, waaba war cusub. Dayacland waa xagee?
Dubad: Dayacland waa inta Qurax iyo Qansax u dhaxaysa. Xafla-dii caleema saarka waxaan dhigaynaa bisha danbe. Haaa,, maadaaba warhaya, baryahaan awliyaa ii khabartee.
Dahabo: halkaa iigu jooji caruurtaan baska iskuulka ka soo daji-nayaaye.
FG….. Dubad shaqaa u soo baxday akhyaartiisii waxay u caleemo saareen madaxweynaha Dayacland oo ku taal inta u dhaxaysa Qurac iyo Qansax. Hawshii waa bilaabatay waxaana sugaya xaflado lagu qabanayo dhamaan meel kasta oo ay caalamka ka joogaan reer Dayacland.
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