tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199377622024-03-07T22:03:57.076+00:00Somali BlogsHome of the Somali Blogging CommunityFlower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-182590543098305812008-11-05T06:01:00.003+00:002008-11-05T06:20:52.283+00:00America makes historyAmerica tonight elected the first African American President not to mention one of the youngest.<br /><br />Americans were not the only people glued to their screens (computer/TV/phone) but so were the rest of the world including Kenya. Americans decision to elect Barack Obama affects not only America but the rest of the world. Will this decision provide a better foot for America to stand on when dealing with foreign policies? We hope so. It is time for this spiral into chaos to stop and for America to gain control.<br /><br />President Elect Barack Hussein Obama made a touching speech in Chicago that made many emotional at witnessing this historic moment. He asked for the help of all Americans in changing where America is heading. He also pledged to listen to Americans especially when their opinions differed. He was humble and sombre as he retraced the historic moments America has witnessed. He acknowledged everyone who helped him in his journey and asked for hope to reign as he sets about returning America back to its former glory (even remarking that it might take more than a term to do that).<br /><br />Tonight America proves that Americans do have a voice thus congratulations President Elect Barack Hussein Obama.SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-39460353424704980792007-12-31T19:14:00.000+00:002008-12-09T19:51:09.769+00:00WELCOME 2008!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep7G0NoayHOSEsJ5UdMx00gl5YSHv8I3nMoh4NmL-nRofU89vjNkWSRLYrs1roe4pUxPqZCwxSsAkz4SARxjsDo4ZEn0l2uGDUxErX-5qnUPZu4wQp-d0qRpIexaaEvvXezPuzQ/s1600-h/happy_new_year.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep7G0NoayHOSEsJ5UdMx00gl5YSHv8I3nMoh4NmL-nRofU89vjNkWSRLYrs1roe4pUxPqZCwxSsAkz4SARxjsDo4ZEn0l2uGDUxErX-5qnUPZu4wQp-d0qRpIexaaEvvXezPuzQ/s320/happy_new_year.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150218118083277266" border="0" /></a><br />Have a wonderful and prosperous year ahead Nomads!Flower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-43262418255217774202007-10-18T15:03:00.000+00:002007-10-20T03:34:42.400+00:00Ciid Wanaagsan Dhamaantiin<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hello Bloggers! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">A belated and heartfelt Eid greetings to all of you. I send our apologies on behalf of the SB contributors for being so tardy with updates. Life has been keeping us on our toes. We didnt even have the time to wish you all a very happy Eid on time. I hope you’ve all had a fantastic time. Did you guys do anything exciting? Why haven’t we seen pictures of happy faces on the blogs? Get to posting and sharing the eventful moments of your day(s)! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">On another note, we have been making decisions regarding the new website content and layout and we are really happy to be on our way to making SB bigger and better. I hope the new platform will give all of us more inspiration and all you guys a more participatory role in the day-2-day working of our virtual place.. seeing as we could use more hands on keyboards to keep this place going. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Till next time, be safe</span>!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>Flower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-19241896815356434192007-09-06T00:57:00.000+00:002008-12-09T19:51:09.784+00:00Ramadhan Kareem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sunna.info/souwar/data/media/29/Ramadan_Cards_Naseej6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.sunna.info/souwar/data/media/29/Ramadan_Cards_Naseej6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Hiya folks, I can't believe its that time of year again. Its a time to replenish the spirit and awaken the soul. It is during this week amidst the fasting and preparations that we as Muslims should be listing our resolutions for the year and then during Ramadhan we implement the resolutions: such as listening to less music, reading more Quran, visiting the sickly, old ...........you get my point. I would love to request something from our bloggers during this month and that is to try and incorporate some Islamic teachings in their blogs. All of us have learnt something to do with Islam along the way and even if you don't know much about a topic, a personal account would even be more personable. I can understand that not everyone is going to partake in this and for those who are straddling the fence, think of it as an opportunity to better ourselves and learn from each other. Anyway, here is to wishing everyone a wonderful Ramadhan. </span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />As a side note somaliblogs will be moving to a new home soon and will be getting a face lift (Inshallah). All our talk was not for naught. We appreciate all the input and help from folks out there and we are all excited to see our final work come to fruition. With the new set up we are probably going to need beta testers, so if you wish to come aboard drop us a line. Be good y'all.</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOY7eYE7rc7494b8a97Q12QfUJzdsfoT_mAPgR6c7rsEV4hhQJkw9Kd_7qbllKoyVmWuvspIfEB2xn1ztNYbJr0tad-He3pYlr-5plvySPOtOT4GcUwLkutaNnP8S7JG4qh73/s1600-h/somaliblogs.bmp"><br /></a>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-34820113179108706892007-07-10T16:36:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:13:00.284+00:00Hello Bloggers<span style="font-family: georgia;">Though it may seem that this place has been wilfully neglected by its authors as it stands derelict and without as much as a post or a comment in sight for months on end, a whole range of discussions have been taking place behind the screens. We have been discussing ways to improve this site and what topics you would like to be covered and discussed. But no matter how much we wrung our brains to obtain something useful, our efforts have been rather fruitless. And this is where you come in. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">We thought of continuing with highlighting the blogs listed here and exploring one blog at a time and share it with everyone but that is not much of an undertaking. Only a handful of bloggers, who stand as solitary soldiers amidst an ambush, have taken the task to update their blogs regularly, while their comrades have already disposed of their weapons as work and life has become hefty on them. The once warm and cosy place now stands desolate and uninviting with a list of bloggers stranded on the far side, majority of whom the monotony of pinging themselves has gotten the better of that they have abandoned the task altogether. (Please remember to </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.blogrolling.com/ping.phtml">Ping</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> yourselves guys, poor Firefly is exhausted doing it everyday!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">So here we are now, dear friends, inviting you into the discussion so that we can figure out a way to move on from here with the blog… Any suggestions are welcome!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-63719669290361006662007-03-15T16:02:00.000+00:002007-09-11T20:20:39.687+00:00Are thou a Thinker or a Dreamer?<a href="http://blog.eloyz.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/christie_hmm.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px;" alt="" src="http://blog.eloyz.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/christie_hmm.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Did I give you a clue as to whom my spotlight is on? The picture the right speaks volumes of</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> what reaction <a href="http://brokensmile.wordyblog.com/">Lone Dreamer</a> elicits from me. On her blog you will find a range of subjects from her cute little everyday mishaps, the most memorable being her slaying of the Somali language to touching moments, like memories of her father. She is a profound writer. One who is able to give you a glimpse at the tumultuous waters that are raging within before shutting the shutters on you. Lone Dreamer couples breadth with quality, making for an interesting and stimulating read,with an end result of HMMM.... Kudos to her, because I do believe she is one of our most up to date blogs not to mention greatest supporter of SomaliBlogs. Lone Dreamer seems to never run out of things to say (write) nor do we ever want her to. Keep on musing!</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1170912612566183022007-02-08T05:20:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:13:32.195+00:00Back from the dead<span style="font-family: georgia;">I figured I owed some of the folks an explaination for the hiatus I took. I was gone for a while to go visit my great grandma in Kenya and I made a few detours on my way there. Here is the deal, I went with my laptop with every intention of reading blogs and writing out my reviews for them. In the midst of the family gatherings and the late nights catching up I did get some reading done but I was unable to get proper internet connection, not to mention I was too impatient to wait for stuff to load on my page whilst using the poor excuse for internet in Africa. So I wrote it and saved it but the sad news is two days prior to my departure I had to make a one day visit and I didn't particularly feel like lugging my laptop with. I left it with someone and when I came back my laptop was not working. I figured they dropped it but they didn't own up. Back in the states the diagnosis was my harddrive was F**ked and I had to kiss all my files goodbye. I became a techkie not to mention all my friends tried to help me out but it was no use. I replaced the old one and got a new one, but I can't seem to be able to get my old files back unless I pay over 3K. So I apologize to all the people that I did reviews on and I will hopefully get my brain working again and recall what nice and not so nice things I said about you. Till then bear with me and join me as I mourn the loss of all my precious files.</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1167940061379668992007-01-04T19:13:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:15:25.714+00:00Bloggers Fear Somali Insurgency<span style="font-family: georgia;">As the conflict in Somalia intensifies and the situation worsens, the world media promptly seeks out for the uncensored reactions of the people of The Horn in the Diaspora. And in today’s world what better way to do this than in the blogging world. Just like in Baghdad, the media has now turned its face to the bloggers to assess the emotional impact the war in their native country has on them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">This latest article below comes from the </span><strong style="font-family: georgia;">BBC</strong><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span><br /><br /><em style="font-family: georgia;">"Members of the international blogging community have given their reaction to the role of Ethiopian troops in Somalia where Islamic militias have been defeated.<br /><br />"'The air raids have begun, the air raids have begun. Ethiopia has entered Somalia.' My mother kept repeating the words hardly able to believe it herself... Words I never thought I'd hear. Words that made my heart race and my blood boil. I cannot think straight."<br /><br />That was the scene in the Canadian-Somali household of blogger Muslimah as Ethiopian and Somali government troops launched a devastating assault on Islamist forces in Somalia, pushing them out of stronghold after stronghold by sheer force of arms...<br /></em><br /><strong style="font-family: georgia;">…</strong><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6230489.stm"><strong>Read more here</strong> </a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I urge you, my fellow bloggers, to update you blogs regularly. Having a blog is easy but maintaining it requires some commitment – and that is what we need from you, that little extra commitment. With regards to matters concerning Somalis, the first place people will look at is the Internet and in particular the Blogosphere. Citizen journalism has taken off a long time ago, do your part!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1167664328888847962007-01-01T14:39:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:16:02.671+00:00Happy New Year!<span style="font-family: georgia;">For better or worse, 2006 has gone forever. May this year be a long prosperous year for you and your family. May the fresh 365 days to come inspire you to do something fresh and amazing.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGERS AND A BELATED EID MUBARAK!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1164755458112710682006-11-28T22:56:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:16:24.117+00:00Updating Glitch<span style="font-family: georgia;">Dear Bloggers,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">There's a problem with the blog roll, in that some of the non-blogger blogs (what a mouthful) are not updating when a new post is posted. This is due to a problem with the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.blogrolling.com/">blogrolling</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> website.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">For blogs hosted by sites other than blogger: when you publish a new post, it's advisable to go to </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.blogrolling.com/">blogrolling.com</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and manually update your blog by filling in the '</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">ping form</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">'. Blogger-hosted blogs usually update themselves, but if they don't, please follow the same procedure. You don't need to register in order to 'ping'.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thanks!</span>Fireflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221729627820693179noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1164052607095435732006-11-20T19:26:00.000+00:002007-09-11T20:15:25.845+00:00A long time coming<span style="font-family:georgia;">She is a warrior with words and a voyeur with images. Her works vibrate and emote what lies beneath the surface. She is BlueEpocha. A poet and photographer that hails from the Canadian country. BlueEpocha has two blogs, </span><a href="http://vistablue.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Anamnesis Vista</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> hosts her photographic images including three official photoshoots and one prize winning picture. On the other hand, </span><a href="http://wordvase.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Vase of a Phase</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">, showcases her poetic talent. There are thousands of folks that walk this earth and yet only a fraction of them will grace us with the essence of their soul. BlueEpocha captures two different worlds and merges them succinctly to form her world. A world that invites you the reader to connect through your internal dialogue. What you see and what you read in her blogs transcedes & brings forth the dialogue we hold within ourselves and with it, we (the reader) comes to a realization that there is a string of thought, of conscious, of being that runs through and between our worlds. She is an inspiration and in light of that, comes a dedication from the works of a Noble Prize poet.</span><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><br /><div align="center">But I forgot that your hands fed the roots,</div><div align="center">watering the tangled roses,</div><div align="center">till your fingertips bloomed</div><div align="center">full, in a natural peace.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />Like pets, your hoe and your sprinkling can</div><div align="center">follow you around, biting and licking the earth.</div><div align="center">That work is how you let this richness loose,</div><div align="center">the carnations fiery freshness.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />I wish the love and dignity of bees for your hands,</div><div align="center">mixing and spreading their transparent brood</div><div align="center">in the earth: they cultivate even my heart,</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />so that I am like scorched rock</div><div align="center">that suddenly sings when you are near, because it drinks</div><div align="center">the water you carry from the forest, in your voice</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">By Pablo Neruda.<br /><br /></div></blockquote><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Take light not what I said, for I do not think I did her justice. Seeing is believing and therefore take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with her works. </div>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1163704107346812432006-11-16T18:56:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:18:21.494+00:00A vision for the Sightless<div align="justify"><em></em><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He stares at me with profound enthusiasm as I speak to him of my friend’s engagement. His round pupils become dilated at once and, following the direction of my voice, gaze deeper into my soul as I narrate to him the special occasion of a friend’s engagement ceremony he had missed. He nods his head up and down to reassure me of his responsiveness and understanding of what is being discussed. He pictures, all in his head with great detail, every word that I announce to him.</span><br /><br /><em style="font-family: georgia;">Alla! hadaad arki lahayd siduu Maxamad u lebisnaa waad yaabi lahayd</em><span style="font-family: georgia;">, I say, shedding light on the colourful event, not thinking about my words, using them metaphorically to enlighten him. Just after completing that sentence it struck me, God! How could I be so vain to talk to a blind man of what wondrous thing I see or the brilliance of colours and clothes when all he stares into is darkness and nothing but blackness constitutes his daily life?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">How could I have been so heedless of my words when for him only blackness stretches far and wide and reigns supreme in his life? How could I talk to him of things for which he cannot catch their glance? To this day, I kick myself for that, and regard highly of my Friend, whose world is categorized by the amalgamation of different voices. All praise due to Allah for his Blessings!</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia;" align="justify"><blockquote><div align="justify"><em>He ne'er had seen one earthly sight;<br />The sun, the day; the stars, the night;<br />Or tree, or butterfly, or flower,<br />Or fish in stream, or bird in bower,<br />Or woman, man, or child. </em></div><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify"><br /><em>W. Wordsworth</em><em><br /></em></div></blockquote></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">p.s I pass my greetings to all the Somali Bloggers around the Globe, and Thank you fair ladies of SomaliBlogs for the addition. ;)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1162356235692345812006-11-01T04:39:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:18:22.693+00:00Making contact<span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey Bloggers,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just thought I should give you guys a heads up. If there is any issues,concerns or you just want to talk/contact with FOC,Firefly or I please use the e-mail link at the bottom of the blog roll and that should get your message to us. The contact is somali.blogs@gmail.com. It is checked at least once a day so feel free to use it. Have a great week!</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1162078634470449412006-10-28T23:36:00.000+00:002007-09-11T20:23:09.700+00:00Come One, Come All<span style="font-family:georgia;">What are you doing on DECEMBER 15th? <br /><br />I'll tell you what! If you are living in London attend the evening celebrating fatherhood, organised by Nomadic Expression and win prizes! The charity, Nomadic Expression, main objective is to bring young people and their parents together so that they may learn and play together. Aside from such a noble cause, Nomadic Expression also seeks to create leaders in the community. Their first project will be <span style="color:#ff0000;">The Evening Celebrating Fatherhood</span>. So Bloggers in UK, here are different ways to participate in making this an evening of bridges and ties that will usher in a new beginning.<br /><br />1. The event will be organised by interested young people who will as a result gain experience in event management, PR & Media, fund-raising and sponsorship etc. See more here:<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.abigforehead.com/organise-celebratin-fatherhood" target="_blank">http://www.abigforehead.com/organise-celebratin-fatherhood</a>. Particular focus on CONEL, North London.<br /><br />2. Nomadic Expression needs a leader in at least one school in North, South,East and West London. There are already leaders for South and North London.East and West Londoners- if you are a teacher or a youth worker at a school and want to be the charity's point of contact there, introducing the headteacher, head of years, teachers and students to the poetry contest, the story-telling competition and the evening celebrating fatherhood, get in touch. Poetry judge to be announced very soon! Information and support will be provided to you.<br /><br />3. If you have a talent you would like to share with 500 people at the evening celebrating fatherhood get in touch and show us what you can do!Whatever age you are, remember the poetry contest, storytelling competition and talent sharing is open to you. See here:<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.abigforehead.com/" target="_blank">http://www.abigforehead.com/</a><br /><br />4. If you run a business that can sponsor the event or contribute a prize to the poetry contest winners, write to us too.Nomadic Expression aims to bring together all involved every Saturday for a couple of hours to catch up on the progress of the competitors, leaders,talents. Venue confirmed soon.<br /><br />It will be an evening full of talent and fun. Poets, perfomers, storytellers, comedians etc are going to grace the stage. If you have a talent that you want to showcase infront of 500 people please contact <a href="mailto:nomadicexpression@googlemail.com">nomadicexpression@googlemail.com</a> with your name, age and contact info. More information on entry guidelines and requirements can again be found @ <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.abigforehead.com/" target="_blank">http://www.abigforehead.com/</a>. Don't miss out on this night!</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1161330202809187822006-10-20T07:43:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:20:03.928+00:00Eid Mubarak<embed src="http://youtube.com/v/0hote__S830" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I watched this group perform when I was in UK during Eid. It brings memories of the Eid festival held by the joint association of muslim students in Manchester. </span><strong style="font-family: georgia;">Eid Mubarak Ya Somali bloggers!</strong><span style="font-family: georgia;"> May Allah accept our fast during the month of Ramadhan and may we incorporate the many lessons we learnt during Ramadhan into our daily life. May Allah help us in being fulltime muslims and not seasonal/part-time muslims. I pray this for me and for all of our Ummah. Amin!</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1160857983871630712006-10-14T20:33:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:28:52.728+00:00A PEACHY character<embed src="http://youtube.com/v/ZwyNDIiOX_Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pucca's corner aptly named after a Korean character that doesn't give up was brought forth by Pucca. At the moment, I do believe it is manned by two other individuals. During the course of a year or so, I have wandered over to her side of the blogosphere to see what she is up to. Pucca has grown infront of my eyes. She constantly questions concepts/norms around her. One of my most memorable posts is one about her </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://pokkah.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_pokkah_archive.html">grandfather</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and how he passed away due to a reckless driver. The other post was the discovery of a recurring </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://pokkah.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_pokkah_archive.html">nightmare</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> that she finally realized was a memory of her family's flight during the civil war. In her twenties, she sometimes gives me food for thought with her posts. I am not one to place people in boxes but I do believe she is the first somali I have ever met who is into alternative rock. In closing, I would like to say to me Pucca is a character and an interesting one at that.</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1160932973937924882006-10-14T17:17:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:20:50.545+00:00A Minor Announcement<span style="font-family: georgia;">Blogrolling i.e. the site that shows the updated links has been down for two days and thats why the updated blogs have not been showing on the right hand side. So I've re-organized the links in alphabetical order (to make searching easier) until things get back to normal. Hope its as easy for you guys to find your favourite blogs now than it has been for the past couple of days. I know its quite annoying to individually check the various blogs for updates and mostly find out there have been none.</span>Flower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1158967865656050602006-09-22T23:16:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:21:20.925+00:00Ramadan Kariim Blogsphere!<span style="font-family: georgia;">A big fat Ramadan kariim to each and everyone of you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">May you have an excellent and blessed month, I'A.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">p.s. We've had to change the last template because it had glitches. Hope the new one looks OK on your screens. Please report any chaotic or disorderly observations regarding the template.</span>Fireflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221729627820693179noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1158863240442435492006-09-21T17:41:00.001+00:002007-09-12T05:22:19.530+00:00Collage of the world<span style="font-family: georgia;">On February the 16th, Espresso Royale Commentaries, the blog child of three people was conceived. The proud parents were </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Banaadir</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Madame Mysterious </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">and off course </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Urban-Geeljire</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">. A precedent was set early on with the first post linking an article by Abubak Ali,"</span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://sayidka.blogspot.com/2006/01/land-of-gods-brief-study-of-somali.html">The Land of the Gods-A brief study of Somali Etymology and its historio-linguistic potential</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">." From then on there was no looking back. From the Cartoon controversy to politics in East Africa to reflections of trips back home, this blog certainly does cater to most palates. Personally my blog hopping is not complete without taking a look at this blog. A recent addition to the contributors is </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Maua </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Cjuu </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">preceding her/him. Maua is a contributor to another </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://urkenya.com/">website</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, which at first glance seems to be a commentary site geared to kenyans. I recently became more intuned to media and one phrase that has struck me is "</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">imagined community</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">". Somali blogs is my imagined community and to make this community flourish, I would urge each and everyone of you to arm themselves with information. Information that not only pertains to us but to the world as a whole. Building these connections within our virtual somali community can then be translated and practiced in a real time society. Make it then your aim to learn something/gain new understanding each time you visit our virtual and thriving somali community.</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1157580465569315212006-09-06T21:30:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:23:01.021+00:00A quick welcome to the new bloggers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2874/1176/1600/Smile.1.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2874/1176/200/Smile.0.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hello everyone,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just want to take this opportunity to welcome the newest additions to our corner of Blogsphere; </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: georgia;" href="http://lefrontnational.blogspot.com/">Nonchalante</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://calidhuux.blogspot.com/">Mr. A. Shirwa</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-family: georgia;" href="http://ihsaan-thestruggle.blogspot.com/">Ihsaan</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://thejourney2islam-team.blogspot.com/">Admin</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;" href="http://encyclopediaofaidealist.blogspot.com/">Hombre</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153); font-family: georgia;" href="http://flight711.wordpress.com/">Sam</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://flight-thirteen.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Flight-13</span>.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The same welcome goes to recent additions </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;" href="http://thetwoadvocates.blogspot.com/">The Two Advocates</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://thecalmoptimist.blogspot.com/">The Calm Optimist</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-family: georgia;" href="http://abuucorner.blogspot.com/">Dee Nooh</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://madman26.blogspot.com/">Angry Somali Man</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-family: georgia;" href="http://shirwajama.blogspot.com/">Shirwa Jama</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://brokensmile.wordyblog.com/">Lone Dreamer</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://wife2omar.blogspot.com/">Somali Canadian</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204); font-family: georgia;" href="http://idilsinsight.blogspot.com/">Idil</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-family: georgia;" href="http://exquizitdreams.blogspot.com/">Xquizit Dreams</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;" href="http://hereslookinatyoukid.blogspot.com/">5F</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-family: georgia;" href="http://easeyourmind.blogspot.com/">Filsan</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, the welcome also extends to all the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">established bloggers</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> who didn't get one when they found their way to this watering hole.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Keep up the good work!</span>Fireflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221729627820693179noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1156280273075659952006-08-27T06:39:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:28:11.781+00:00Stats and Twats<span style="font-family: georgia;">Since I have been forced to concoct something quickly, I shall post some traffic stats for the site. Yes, it's time for the good people of Bloggerland to sit back and tighten their belts for a statistics assault on the senses! Err, maybe 'assault' isn't the right word to use, perhaps 'tickle' is a better fit. Yes, that's it....get ready to be tickled, folks! Oh who cares...just pay attention, will you? Daft beggers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;"> Visitors to Somali Blogs</span><br /><br /><ul style="font-family: georgia;"> <li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> Total Number of Unique Visitors Since March: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">5,987</span></li> </ul> <ul style="font-family: georgia;"> <li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Number of Average Visitors by day: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">51</span></li> </ul> <ul style="font-family: georgia;"> <li><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Number of Visitors this Week: </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">359</span></li> </ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">Country Share</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Naturally, the Brits are not only the most active bloggers but they also make up most of the visitors. As usual they are followed lazily by the Americans and Canadians further down. A ragtag group of Arabs and Africans [</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">Edit</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">: and Europeans] bring up the rear. See the colourful diagram below for further clarification.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2874/1176/1600/server.asp.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2874/1176/320/server.asp.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Interesting, huh? </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:85%;" >Stats from <a href="http://www.sitemeter.com/">Site Meter</a></span>Fireflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221729627820693179noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1156083363944000812006-08-20T14:15:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:31:14.455+00:00Welcome New Member<span style="font-family: georgia;">Yes, SomaliBlogs has a new contributor who is far more active and vibrant than me and SD put together (or so we hope). Of course, in our defence, we have had alot to contend with lately.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Welcome Firefly.</span>Flower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1153081343707526922006-07-16T20:20:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:23:54.555+00:00Neglected Corner<span style="font-family: georgia;">I feel absolutely terrible for deserting this site for the past few months and not giving our new comers a welcome, keeping the community together and most pressing to me - giving this space its own flavour. I hope you all forgive me, I’ve every intention of doing something about it soon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I’ve been incredibly busy with finding a job, hosting guests from Canada, then France and now Holland and trying to enjoy the weather while it lasts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the meantime, can I extend a warm welcome to the new comers (especially </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://flimsygossamer.blogspot.com/">Firefly</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, who after some serious begging has allowed me to add her – terrific blog I’ve been the sole reader of for almost a year…check it out); thank those who keep their blogs constantly updated and those who check back with us every now and then.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Keep Smiling</span>Flower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1144534194396153252006-04-08T22:06:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:24:27.962+00:00Pace Magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1052/1136/1600/0000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1052/1136/320/0000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just want to let you all know that the new issue (10) of </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://pacemagazine.com/">Pace Magazine</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is out. Please check it out and give </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.adishu.com/">Adishu</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">, the editor in chief, your feedback.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">This issue is dedicated to Somaliland and has alot of articles that portray Somaliland from the perspective of the ordinary Somali(lander). It provides a new insight into life in 'everday Somaliland'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Enjoy.</span>Flower.of.Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10885054638558826116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937762.post-1142235382436121692006-03-13T07:07:00.000+00:002007-09-12T05:28:52.728+00:00Bill Ainashe<span style="font-family: georgia;">Seriously I haven't abandoned you lot to fend for yourself. I apologize for not continuing to post the highlights for the bloogers as we find them. FOC has done a wonderful job of keeping me up with the new links and I appreciate and thank all those who help with tips and advice not to mention encourage us along the way.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back to Bill Ainashe, shall we? What can I say about this brother? I am not one for politics as many of my friends can concur. I keep away from it at all cost. Somalia to me was but an abstract concept. I never set foot in the country nor was I ever inclined to find out about it. What Mukhtar Ainashe has done is open a portal for me to Somalia, put simply. </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://ainashe.net/">Food crisis in Somalia</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is one of his sites that is linked in our blog. He is a graduate of University of Oslo, University of East Anglia & Sheffield Hallam University. He currently works at the World Bank in Washington DC and resides in the great state of Virginia. His blog doesn't only contain news about Somalia but it also contains very useful links to other sites that can help one to gather information on certain issues that he touches upon in his commentaries. Mukhtar is not afraid to speak his mind at all especially on issues that he feels passionately about. His approach seems to break down the issue in a logical progression which lets face it makes it easier for some of us who don't have a head for political discussion. Last but not least he is an avid cyber contributor in every sense of the word i.e he pops up in some sites and articles. I will wrap up the spotlight on Mukhtar Ainashe by stating a suspicion I have of him. I do believe he is an SOL member and I for one would be mighty interested to know his username on that forum board. So bloggers if you wish to find out what is going on in your homeland stop on by Mukhtar's blog!</span>SleepDepravedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483688002609035266noreply@blogger.com5